Council holds public hearing on proposed planned residential district for 85.611-acre annexed tract

Brookville City Council on a motion opened a public hearing on Ordinance 2025-07, a proposal to establish a planned residential district for an 85.611-acre parcel annexed to the city on Upper Lewisburg–Salem Road.

The ordinance would make single-family dwellings the only permitted use, allow parks or recreational facilities as the only special use, and impose specific development standards: a minimum lot area of one-half acre, a minimum lot frontage of 120 feet, front and rear setbacks of 40 feet, side setbacks of 20 feet, a maximum building height of 35 feet, a minimum finished floor area of 2,000 square feet (excluding enclosed patios, garages and basements), and a requirement that at least 50% of building exteriors be brick, masonry or stone (vinyl siding would not be permitted). The ordinance would also require at least 25% of the land be reserved as common open space, with eligible open-space parcels at least 50 by 100 feet, and a 50-foot…