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Beavercreek planning commission denies Birch Hill Hotel’s request to operate as apartment hotel
Summary
The commission voted 4–0 to deny a conditional-use request from Beavercreek Lodging LLC for the Birch Hill Hotel at 3845 Germany Lane to operate as an apartment hotel, citing parking shortfalls and a disproportionate share of police dispatches.
Beavercreek — The Beavercreek Planning Commission voted 4–0 to deny a conditional-use application that would allow the Birch Hill Hotel at 3845 Germany Lane to operate as an apartment hotel. Commissioners found the property could not meet zoning criteria, citing a 47-space parking deficit and elevated police-dispatch and severe-incident rates compared with other city hotels.
Planning staff told the commission that the property appears to be operating as an apartment hotel because a fire-marshal roster showed multiple guests staying well beyond 182 days, which the code treats as permanent residency. "They are actually operating as an apartment hotel," staff said during the presentation, citing the residency durations and the zoning definition…
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