Huber Heights approves 104‑lot Creekstone Bluff subdivision on Fishburg Road

Huber Heights City Council on Aug. 11 approved a rezoning and basic development plan for a 104‑lot subdivision at 4460 Fishburg Road, adopting an ordinance in a 7‑1 vote during the council's regular meeting.

The project, proposed by Rockford Homes and to be called Creekstone Bluff, covers about 38.88 acres and would rezone the parcel from Residential R‑1 to Planned Residential (PR) to allow a mix of 50‑foot and 60‑foot lots totaling 104 lots. The council vote follows a unanimous Planning Commission recommendation and staff conditions intended to address public‑safety, drainage and utility concerns.

City planning staff told council the site is a former horse farm with roughly 40 acres, slopes from northwest to southeast, and contains a creek along the east and south edges. The plan shows a primary entrance from Fishburg Road, an emergency access to the east, a new large retention pond on the southeast side and a lift station to connect the development to the city sewer system. Staff reported a net density of about 4.2 dwelling units per acre and said the project fits the Planned Residential district's maximum allowed net density.

Residents who spoke at the public hearing voiced opposition, citing traffic on Fishburg Road, existing runoff and flooding onto neighboring properties, potential trespassing into wooded buffers, erosion from topography and impacts on wildlife. Dawn Selman, a Lexington Place resident across from…