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Council approves Wolpert PUD for tech/employment park after enhanced buffer added for Hayden Crest residents
Summary
Council approved the Wolpert Development PUD rezone for a technology/employment campus west of Leap Road after adding a condition requiring enhanced landscaping adjacent to the Hayden Crest neighborhood; planning commission had recommended approval with conditions.
Hilliard City Council on March 10 approved an employment‑based Planned Unit Development (PUD) for property west of Leap Road and north of Hayden Run Road, authorizing a mixed campus of ‘‘flex employment’’ uses aimed at technology, office and lab‑oriented tenants. Council amended the PUD text to require enhanced landscaping and screening adjacent to the Hayden Crest residential neighborhood before voting to adopt the ordinance.
Planning staff described the proposal as a campus‑style, flex employment park with shared parking, pedestrian and bike connections and a substantial open‑space buffer. The concept plan shows about 71 developable acres and nearly 48 acres of open space, with connective trail opportunities and proposed buffers between the employment area and adjacent single‑family neighborhoods.
Why it matters: The PUD is intended to diversify Hilliard’s employment base and provide non‑residential tax revenue in locations…
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