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Hamilton Township hearing draws residents’ objections to proposed 48-unit condominium rezoning on State Route 48

Hamilton Township Board of Trustees · January 9, 2026
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Summary

At a public hearing, residents pressed trustees to deny a Stage 1 planned unit development rezoning that would convert 8.088 of a 9.8267-acre parcel on State Route 48 from M-2 industrial to R-3 multifamily for 48 condominium units, citing traffic, safety and notification concerns; staff recommended approval with conditions and county planners recommended denial.

Hamilton Township trustees heard more than an hour of testimony on a Stage 1 rezoning request for 8.088 of a 9.8267-acre parcel on State Route 48 that would change the site from M-2 heavy industry to R-3 multifamily and authorize a planned unit development of 48 condominium units.

Staff planner Kathy Walton told the board the property (owner: Martin Landig Holding Investments; applicant: Darren Backstrom) was the subject of required legal notice and that the township zoning commission recommended approval with standard partner-agency conditions while the Warren County Regional Planning Commission executive committee recommended denial because the parcel remains designated for industrial uses on the township’s future land use map.

The applicant’s representative, developer Dave Froelker, described a…

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