Planning commission postpones I‑270 zoning code update after public concerns

The Hilliard Planning and Zoning Commission on May 22 postponed consideration of PZ‑25‑24, a zoning‑code amendment to Chapter 11.16 that would create new form‑based community development districts around Interstate 270, after staff presentation and extensive public comment.

City planning staff said the changes come from the city’s 2023 Comprehensive Plan update and aim to clarify permitted forms and uses in five focus areas, including the I‑270 corridor and Mill Run. The staff member said the city mailed more than 700 notices to property owners and that many recipients received letters because they are within 400 feet of parcels in the proposed map. “Existing uses will not be impacted by these zoning code changes,” the planning staff member said, adding that “expansion of uses shall be permitted, provided that at least one of the permitted or conditional uses under the prior zoning has been operated continuously for the previous 12 months.”

The code updates would create several new districts: an I3 suburban zone around Hickory Chase, an I6 urban‑core district intended for large office sites that could incorporate structured parking and mixed uses, a Lehi Employment (IFE) flex employment district aimed at tech‑flex and light industrial uses, and an IMR Mill Run district to provide…