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Planning commission approves variance to widen primary truck access for industrial site on Bone Road
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Summary
Canal Winchester Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously approved Variance VA-26-001 to allow a 30-foot primary access drive (up from 25 feet) for a proposed 210,000+ sq ft speculative industrial building east of Bone Road, citing improved internal truck routing and safety. The action was approved as presented by staff.
The Canal Winchester Planning & Zoning Commission on Feb. 9 approved Variance VA-26-001 to allow a 30-foot primary access drive for a proposed speculative industrial site east of Bone Road.
City planning staff described the roughly 23.67-acre parcel and said the applicant seeks the variance from Chapter 11-85.05(a) and related limits in Ordinance 24-019 that had capped private access drives to a maximum of 25 feet along Bone Road. City staff recommended approval, saying the wider drive aligns with prior phases, accommodates full-size semi trucks, and improves internal truck routing to reduce conflicts with the general traveling public. "The variance itself is consistent with this access drive to the applicant's prior phases," staff stated, and recommended VA-26-001 be approved as presented.
Commissioner Deeds moved to approve the variance and Commissioner Ritchie seconded. After a roll-call vote the commission was unanimous in favor; the chair announced that VA-26-001 had been approved.
Why it matters: The variance clears a regulatory hurdle for a large speculative industrial building proposed on the site and formalizes the planned primary access from Robinette Way rather than routing truck traffic onto Bone Road. Staff said the change is intended to increase public health, safety and convenience by keeping truck movements internal to the site.
What happens next: Approval of the variance allows the applicant to proceed with the associated site design that relies on a wider primary access drive; additional approvals (site plan and required construction easements) remain part of the development review process.
Attribution: Details and recommendations above were presented by city planning staff (Mister Moore). The motion to approve VA-26-001 was made by Commissioner Deeds and seconded by Commissioner Ritchie; the vote was recorded as unanimous.
