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Hilliard council schedules public hearing on Wolpert PUD after neighbors press for larger buffers and path access
Summary
Council set a March 10 public hearing on a proposed 119-acre Wolpert Planned Unit Development after neighbors from Hayden Crest urged larger setbacks, thicker tree buffers and guaranteed path access; staff and developers said many details will be finalized during rezoning and site plan review.
Hilliard City Council on Feb. 24 set a second-reading public hearing for March 10 on a rezoning request to create the Wolpert Development Planned Unit Development on about 119.183 acres along Davidson Road.
The item drew more than a half-hour of questions from council and detailed comments from nearby residents during the meeting’s public-comment period, who asked for larger setbacks, more plantings in the buffer between new development and the Hayden Crest neighborhood, and guaranteed pedestrian-path access from Hayden Crest into the new development.
Why it matters: The site sits between existing neighborhoods and railroad tracks and is envisioned by the city’s comprehensive plan as a location where employment-generating uses could balance the long-term revenue effects of new residential growth. Neighbors and several council members pressed how the proposal will protect adjacent single-family yards while allowing commercial and “flex” employment uses.
Residents’ requests and examples: Sarah Bloom Anderson, a Hayden…
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