Lucas County planners approve zone change and preliminary plat for Stoneridge Farms; public raises density, access concerns

The Lucas County Planning Commission voted to approve a zone change (case Z19C698) and a preliminary drawing (case S15-25) for Stoneridge Farms plat 9 and 10, a proposed subdivision south of Angola Road and west of Centennial Road in Springfield Township. Staff recommended approval, and the commission’s approvals will move to the Springfield Township trustees for their final decision.

Staff said the zone change would introduce a land use compatible with surrounding residential uses and would be consistent with the 2020 Springfield Township land-use plan. The commission’s approval covers a change from RA (suburban residential district, PUD overlay) to straight RA suburban-family residential and approval of a preliminary drawing for 54 lots, subject to the conditions listed in the staff report.

The developer’s representative, Greg Feller of Feller, Finch and Associates, told the commission the request removes an overlay PUD and returns the parcel to the underlying RA zoning. “All’s we’re doing is just, eliminating the PUD,” Feller said. He added the request is not seeking greater density: “We’re just asking for the underlying…