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Developers and neighbors clash over proposal to rezone 5201 Macon Road for 337 homes
Summary
A developer seeking higher-density single-family and townhome zoning for 5201 Macon Road faced sustained opposition from multiple nearby neighborhoods at a Jan. 7 Columbus City Council public hearing. The Planning Advisory Commission had recommended denial; council set a follow-up hearing for Jan. 28.
A private developer’s bid to rezone 5201 Macon Road from SFR-2 (75-foot lots) to SFR-3 (60-foot lots) and include townhomes drew hours of testimony and a packed public hearing at the Columbus City Council meeting on Jan. 7.
Wiser Home Builders representative David Erickson told council the project would be a roughly $120 million private investment, proposing 337 units (84 attached townhomes plus single-family detached homes) and estimated annual property tax revenue of about $2 million and additional construction-related retail taxes of about $6 million. “This proposal is for a $120,000,000 project,” Erickson said during his presentation. He described the plan as a mostly for‑sale subdivision with a park‑like layout and deep perimeter lots intended to buffer existing neighbors.
Neighbors from Sears Woods, Shenandoah Forest, Farmington, Wintree, Chatham Woods and other subdivisions repeatedly told council the scale and density were incompatible with the surrounding area. Karen Gaskins, representing the Sears Woods…
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