Planning commission backs rezoning, specific site plan for 121-home Wrightwood Springs development

The Beavercreek Planning Commission voted 3-0 on Aug. 6 to recommend rezoning roughly 54.3 acres at 816 Grange Hall Road to an RPUD and approved a specific site plan for Wrightwood Springs (PUD25-4), a 121‑lot single‑family subdivision that the applicant, Rockford Homes, said will be built in multiple phases over about four years.

The commission’s approval sends both the rezoning and the site plan to Beavercreek City Council for final action. Staff recommended approval with nine conditions for the rezoning and 34 conditions for the site plan; commissioners amended the site‑plan conditions to add a walking path and approved the package as amended (35 conditions total).

Rockford Homes’ director of land, Jim Lipnos, told commissioners the company plans 121 homes on about 54.29 acres with an overall density of 2.23 dwelling units per acre—below the land‑use plan cap of three units per acre—and roughly 11 acres of open space. Lipnos said the developer expects to phase work so a connection to Southbrook Drive will be built in phase 2, estimated for late 2026, and projected sales prices starting around $550,000 and averaging about $650,000 fully optioned. He said Rockford agreed to the rezoning and site‑plan conditions and that the homeowners association will own and maintain the open space…