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Resident asks commission to revisit 633–645 Grand Avenue redevelopment and planning decision
Summary
A Grafton Hill resident urged the commission to reopen plan-development decisions for the apartment building at 633–645 Grand Avenue, citing past condemnation, altered terms in an ordinance and unresolved zoning variance issues.
A Grafton Hill resident asked the Dayton City Commission to revisit planning decisions tied to a long-troubled apartment building at 633–645 Grand Avenue.
The request matters because the building has a history of condemnation and public-safety concerns and neighbors say earlier redevelopment terms were voided by late changes in an ordinance, leaving outstanding questions for the neighborhood.
Dan Barton, of the Grafton Hill Historic District, told the commission the building was condemned after a 2019 fire and related code violations and that the building "had been used as an appartel, Had been condemned for fire hazards by the city of Dayton." He said the prior owner disabled fire suppression and alarm equipment while attempting to address a bed-bug infestation, which damaged wiring and prompted condemnation.
Barton said the building was later donated to a church, sold to an investor identified in his remarks as an Australian investor, and that the city and the developer worked through a public process to reopen the property. He said, however, that "at the time of the publication of the final ordinance, different terms were invert inserted at the very end and the whole process was voided," and asked the commission to revisit the matter.
The mayor and staff asked Barton to stay after the meeting so staff could follow up and collect his contact information. Planning staff in the chamber were asked to review the prior proceedings and provide additional information.
No formal action or vote on the planning request was taken at the meeting; commissioners directed staff to follow up with Barton and examine the planning record for Plan Development 179 and related ordinance language.
