Plain City Council approves zoning changes, fee schedules and joins ODOT US‑42 project

Plain City Council on June 9 approved a string of zoning ordinance amendments and resolutions, adopted a new planning and zoning fee schedule, and voted to participate in an Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) project on U.S. 42 West Avenue.

The actions taken included approval of ordinances described in the meeting as Ordinance 16‑2025 and Ordinance 17‑2025 amending planning and zoning code provisions, adoption of a revised planning and zoning fee schedule (listed in the record as Resolution 34‑2025), and formal authorization for the village to participate in ODOT’s U.S. 42 West Avenue project (Resolution 35/36‑2025 in the transcript). The council also approved a measure described in the meeting as moving 70.58 acres from Darby County, Ohio, into Plains City.

Why it matters: The zoning and fee changes affect where certain commercial uses are allowed and the schedule for planning fees, which can influence development patterns and municipal revenue. Participation in the ODOT project signals the village’s involvement in a regional transportation effort on a state route that runs through the community.

Details and votes: During the meeting the public hearings related to zoning items were opened and closed before council action. Motions to adopt the listed ordinances and resolutions carried with recorded affirmative votes. Several roll‑call confirmations in the transcript show votes recorded as “yes” from council members, and multiple items were recorded as approved by five ayes and zero nays on roll calls noted in the meeting record.

Council discussion included a staff response to a question about siting drive‑throughs in the community business district: a staff speaker said placement and design would be considered “case by case” and that joint residential contexts and screening standards affect where drive‑throughs could be sited.

The meeting also included notice of an existing application for a permit at 101 South Chillicothe Street by Around the Clock Hospitality LLC; the council took no further action on that application at the session.

Next steps and related items: The transcript records that the council scheduled executive sessions after the meeting on three topics under Ohio law (see authorities): purchase of property for public purposes, confidential information related to an applicant for economic development assistance, and consideration of public‑employee compensation. No additional public action on those subjects was taken that evening.

Ending: The approved ordinances and resolutions take effect according to local code and the actions recorded at the June 9 meeting; the transcript does not specify effective dates for each measure.