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Huber Heights staff seek to remove deed restriction at 8261 State Route 235 to allow Hy Tech vehicle storage as company plans expansion
Summary
City staff asked the Huber Heights City Council to advance an ordinance to remove a deed restriction on 8261 State Route 235 so Hy Tech can store fleet vehicles there as it plans to relocate and expand its operations in the city.
City staff asked the Huber Heights City Council at its Sept. 16 work session to move forward with an ordinance to remove a deed restriction on 8261 State Route 235 so Hy Tech (referred to in materials as High-tech Industries) can use the rear lot to store fleet vehicles.
An economic development presenter said Hy Tech was founded in 1994, provides environmental and industrial cleaning services across Ohio and northern Kentucky, currently employs 67 people with a payroll of about $4,000,000 and intends to increase employment to roughly 100 employees within one to three years.
The presenter said Hybrid title-search language found a storage-related restrictive covenant on the property that is more restrictive than current I-1 industrial zoning. "The deed restriction is extremely specific about what can be stored in the lot. It's way more restrictive than our zoning code allows in the I-1 District," a city planner said. By removing the restriction, the property would default to existing I-1 zoning rules, which permit fleet vehicle storage in that district subject to code standards.
Council members asked whether the company would bring hazardous materials or on-site treatment to the location. Staff said Hy Tech complies with EPA and other regulatory requirements for disposal and that highway-spill or high-rate-response materials are taken to permitted, regulated treatment locations rather than being handled at the proposed Huber Heights site.
Staff said the ordinance is drafted with an emergency clause so that, if council adopts it, the deed restriction could be removed quickly and not remain a cloud on title. Council agreed to move the ordinance forward to Monday’s meeting for formal consideration with a waiver of second reading to be requested at that time. There was no objection to placing the ordinance on the Monday agenda.
Council members also discussed the economic impact of the company: staff estimated current payroll of about $4 million and cited an approximate current income-tax contribution of $100,000 per year; if Hy Tech realizes its expansion, staff suggested the city could see additional payroll and corporate-tax revenue in future years.
Council did not take final action at the work session; the item will appear on the council meeting agenda for formal consideration.
