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Council approves Mission Point PUD amendment that doubles potential units
Summary
After debate, Beavercreek City Council voted 4–3 to approve Ordinance 25‑25, amending the Mission Point PUD to allow up to double the previous potential units by changing allowable density from 3 to 6 dwelling units per acre on the identified acreage; council members raised concerns about density, ingress/egress, and whether the change reflected only an administrative fix or a substantive change.
Beavercreek City Council approved Ordinance 25‑25, an amendment to the Colonel Glen/Mission Point planned unit development (PUD), after extended questions about unit counts and access.
At issue was language that staff said both corrected inconsistencies from the original 2007 PUD and added a higher‑density option that increases the cap on dwelling units. One council member asked directly whether the amendment would increase potential units “from 90 to potentially 180.” Staff answered that the change allows a move from 3 to 6 dwelling units per acre on up to 30 acres, effectively doubling the maximum potential number of units under the revised land‑use allowances.
Several members said the amendment was more than a clerical fix and reflected a substantive change in allowable density. Council members pressed staff about whether the developer must return with a specific site plan (staff replied yes) and about ingress/egress and whether fire and emergency services could safely serve taller or denser construction. A resident later raised similar safety and access concerns in citizen comment.
After discussion, Council moved and voted on Ordinance 25‑25; the motion carried on a recorded count of 4 yes to 3 no.
Council guidance and procedural notes: staff told council that individual engineering and site plan reviews will still apply and can reduce density where physical constraints make the maximum infeasible. The rezoning/amendment is a legislative zoning action, council was told, and thus members should weigh typical zoning considerations when deciding.
Quote: “It does double the number of units … up to 6 dwelling units an acre on 30 acres,” a staff member said when explaining the change.
Ending: The council approved the PUD amendment; staff and the developer must still complete site‑level engineering, permitting and any plan adjustments required by subsequent approvals.
