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Dublin council agrees to take West Innovation District rezoning back up after residents press for more study
Summary
After hours of public comment calling for more study and neighbor meetings, Dublin City Council voted unanimously May 19 to remove Ordinance 06-25 from the table and place it on the June 23 agenda for a second-reading public hearing so the discussion can continue.
Dublin City Council voted May 19 to remove Ordinance 06-25 from the table and place the West Innovation District (WID) rezoning matter on the June 23 council agenda for a second-reading public hearing after multiple residents urged council to slow the process and provide more analysis.
The action followed more than an hour of public comment from residents of Ballantray, Houchard Road and nearby neighborhoods who said they had received limited notice about the proposed rezoning from rural to ID2 and ID3 and raised concerns about traffic, infrastructure capacity, potential industrial uses and loss of tree buffers. Dozens of speakers asked council to keep the item tabled while they work with staff to produce additional information and mitigate impacts.
Resident Dave Bullock told the council the rezoning would “likely be negatively impacted by what we consider to be the industrialization” of land a half a football field from neighbors’ backyards and asked council to “leave Ordinance 06-25 on the table for further research, further evaluation, and further comment.” Sandy McIntosh said there was no reliable data on the revenue the city expects to gain from the change and asked council not to “unnecessarily rush any activity on this.” Todd Hemmert urged council to “slow it down and figure it out” and to send the matter back to Planning and Zoning for more study. Multiple speakers described difficulties with notice and asked for a working group or one-on-one meetings with staff.
Mayor Ambrose Grooms explained the procedural effect of the council motion before the vote: removing an item from the table “is a procedural act required by Robert’s Rules of Order” that places the item on a future agenda so discussion can continue; it does not immediately bring the measure to a vote. He said the city manager will reach out to the Ballantray Community Association leadership and other residents to schedule meetings and to provide the public-notice materials required by state law prior to future readings.
Council members and staff also discussed outstanding technical studies residents said were incomplete, including traffic and infrastructure capacity south of Shire Rings and whether feasibility studies requested by council are available. Staff confirmed some feasibility work is not yet final and committed to follow-up meetings with residents to try to answer questions.
The roll-call vote to remove Ordinance 06-25 from the table and place it on the June 23, 2025 agenda for second reading and public hearing was recorded as: Mayor Ambrose Grooms — Yes; Councilmember Reiner — Yes; Councilmember Fox — Yes; Councilmember Rosa — Yes; Councilmember Keeler — Yes; Vice Mayor Ludo — Yes; Councilmember Kram — Yes. The mayor noted council can continue to hold readings as often as needed before any final vote.
Council and staff emphasized they will continue outreach and that scheduling the second reading is intended to provide a forum for more discussion, not to guarantee a vote on adoption on June 23.
