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Developer outlines mixed-use vision for Ballantyne parcel on U.S. 42, seeks PUD approach
Summary
McCabe Company presented a concept plan for roughly 40 acres along U.S. 42 that would reframe the site as mixed-use, with a mix of local services, multifamily housing and assisted-living rather than heavy industrial; the Planning & Zoning Commission provided initial feedback but took no vote on the concept plan.
Dwight McCabe, representing McCabe Company, told the Plain Planning & Zoning Commission on Jan. 15 that his team’s concept for the Ballantyne property on U.S. 42 would be a mixed-use planned unit development rather than an industrial corridor. “We see this as a mixed use location,” McCabe said, describing a plan that would reserve substantial green space while offering storefront services, child care, medical offices, multifamily housing and assisted-living options.
The concept covers a large parcel that includes land previously conveyed to the city and a conservation overlay established in the mid-2000s. McCabe said the original tract has long been part of regional conversations — “there was an MOU done between the city and [ODNR] and Ballantyne in 2004,” he said — and that the current proposal aims to integrate the site with the city parkland and Darby Creek corridor. He noted existing…
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