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Developer presents concept to reduce large‑format retail at SR‑310 site; commissioners raise traffic, retail revenue and school capacity concerns
Summary
Addison Properties pitched a concept July 2 to reconfigure a Planned Development at SR‑310 and Refugee Road, cutting the approved large retail pad from about 25 acres to 9 acres and replacing much of the original footprint with townhomes and single‑family lots; commissioners expressed concerns about lost retail tax base, traffic and school capacity.
Addison Properties presented a conceptual revision July 2 for a large Planned Development at the northeast corner of State Route 310 and Refugee Road, proposing to reduce the originally approved large retail component and increase residential units (townhomes and single‑family) to create a more neighborhood‑scaled plan.
Under the developer’s concept, the commercial subarea along SR‑310 would drop from about 25.1 acres to roughly 9 acres; the residential/assisted‑living component would increase from about 18.9 acres to 35 acres to provide a transition between the road frontage and interior neighborhoods. The concept presented roughly 155 single‑family homes on the eastern half in the previously approved plan; the redeveloped concept showed approximately 131 single‑family lots in one subarea and about 130 townhomes in another (developer provided rough figures). The developer also proposed three smaller retail buildings totaling about 16,100 square feet and roughly 241 parking spaces instead of the larger 163,000‑square‑foot retail footprint previously shown in the PDP.
Developer representative Eddie Hunt said the new plan would generate significantly less daily traffic than the full commercial buildout and that an updated traffic study and negotiated Memorandum of Understanding with the city would allow more targeted roadway improvements. He referenced an existing MOU tied to the original PDP but noted the MOU allows a new developer to submit a new traffic study and revise obligation terms.
Commissioner concerns: several commissioners said Pataskala has limited arterial retail frontage and losing large‑format retail would reduce sales tax potential that helps fund major corridor improvements. Multiple commissioners described existing congestion at the SR‑310/Refugee Road intersection and questioned whether the smaller retail footprint and added residential would meaningfully improve that problem. School capacity and utility/service impacts were raised; commissioners asked the developer to discuss proposals with the school district and to provide examples where a small‑format retail plus residential mix has produced sustained retail investment and intersection improvements in similar corridors.
No vote was taken; staff and the developer agreed to continue meetings. The developer said an updated traffic impact study is underway and that the team will revise the plan and follow the formal application process if the commission indicates conceptual support.
