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Commission recommends approval of Parkway neighborhood PUD and first-phase apartment site plan
Summary
After technical review and public hearing, the planning commission recommended approval of the Parkway neighborhood comprehensive-plan amendment, zoning change to GMU-5, PUD preliminary plat and first-phase site plan—authorizing an initial 80-unit apartment building—with several standard conditions and clarifications about wetlands review and conservation easement timing.
The Dayton Planning Commission on Nov. 6 recommended approval of a multi-application package for the Parkway neighborhood, covering a comprehensive-plan sewer-staging amendment, a zoning map change to GMU‑5, a conservation‑style planned-unit development (PUD), preliminary plat, and a site plan for an initial multi-family building.
The development team outlined a multi-phase project on roughly 50 acres for a mixed-use neighborhood with an initial 80-unit apartment building, plans for additional residential buildings in later phases and commercial outlots. The site contains wetlands and floodplain features tied to Rush Creek, and the project will proceed through wetland technical-review panels; staff noted a second technical evaluation panel (TEP) review was pending and that mitigation or permit requirements could affect later phases.
Key PUD public benefits include preserving woodland in a conservation easement and providing a trailhead linking to Three Rivers Park District regional trails. The applicant requested reductions from code parking requirements (proposing fewer surface stalls—65 proposed vs. 98 required for the 80-unit building —and a smaller standard stall size of 9x18 vs. 10x20). Commissioners and staff agreed the mix of garage stalls and guest parking was sufficient for market norms and accepted the proposed reductions for the initial phase but asked for truck parking accommodations and clarified that final engineering must meet city-engineer recommendations.
Commission conditions recorded in the motion include standard engineering compliance, requirements for emergency access planning (including a future emergency connection to Brockton), submittal of final plat within code timeframes, and coordination with the TEP for wetlands permitting. Commissioners asked to remove a requirement to record a conservation easement immediately for Outlot B and instead resolve conservation-easement details with a subsequent plat to provide flexibility tied to final wetland determinations.
The commission voted 4-0 to recommend approval; staff will finalize engineering comments and conditions and the application will be forwarded for council action and subsequent permitting steps. The applicant said construction of the first phase is expected to begin in spring 2025 pending wetland permit approval.
