Commission tables 2529 East Broad landscape review after applicants change plan; staff to review revised submission

The Bexley Tree and Public Gardens Commission on June 18 tabled the landscape review for 2529 East Broad after the applicants (owners Marcel Bischoff and Melissa Rodier) disclosed that the landscaping plan had changed since it was filed. Walter Raines, the commission’s landscape consultant, reviewed the earlier submitted plan and noted discrepancies between Google Maps imagery, earlier plantings and the current on‑site conditions. He recommended the applicants resubmit an updated plan because the submission in the packet did not match the current plantings and proposed revisions. The owners said they had replanted arborvitae and were proposing additional plantings for privacy along Cassidy; they acknowledged the plan had been modified from the originally submitted version. Why it matters: the commission uses the submitted plan to evaluate compatibility and right‑of‑way impacts. Raines and commissioners emphasized legible, accurate plans; one commissioner requested that outdated arrows and labels be removed so staff could efficiently review revisions. Outcome: a motion to table review of 2529 East Broad until a revised plan is submitted and reviewed by staff passed. Staff asked the applicants to submit a corrected, legible plan; staff will review and place the item on a future agenda (the commission does not meet in July; the next meeting is in August).