Beavercreek planning commission backs denser housing for portion of Mission Point PUD

The Beavercreek City Planning Commission voted to approve a recommendation for PUD 06‑6 Amendment 10‑25 to increase the allowable residential density from 3 dwelling units per acre to 6 dwelling units per acre for a portion of the Mission Point Planned Unit Development. The motion passed on a 5–0 roll call and will proceed to Beavercreek City Council for a public hearing and final action.

Todd Foley of POD Design, representing the applicant, told the commission the change applies to roughly 31 acres of the overall PUD and is limited to the residential portion shown on the proposed concept plan. "We're not here requesting anything that affects the entire PUD that's previously approved," Foley said, adding the developer intends single‑story attached units with garages and that setbacks, buffers and existing landscape protections would remain in place.

City planner Colin Carville summarized the PUD's history and staff analysis. He said the original PUD was approved on Aug. 23, 2007, and the overall PD totals about 134 acres with roughly 93,000 square feet of office currently built and 137,000 square feet approved but not yet constructed. Carville told the commission…