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Residents urge council to reject or revise Hyde Park planned development
Summary
Multiple Hyde Park residents told Cincinnati City Council they oppose the current planned-development (PD) application for Hyde Park Square, urging the council to decline or delay approval until the developer accepts stricter limits on size, parking and affordable housing.
Dozens of residents told Cincinnati City Council during public comment that a planned-development application for Hyde Park Square is too large and too vague, and urged council members to deny or send the proposal back for changes.
Community members said the proposal — associated in public comment with PL Communities and Factory 52 parcels — risks undermining Hyde Park’s character and could set a precedent for taller, denser projects across other neighborhoods.
Speakers pressed council to preserve neighborhood standards and require the developer to commit to specific guarantees on parking, affordable units and traffic-study details. Residents said the community wants housing but not a hotel or towers that they called “too big” for the business district.
Susan Kelly Fernandez, a Hyde Park resident, told council: “Please, mayor…
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