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Kettering Planning Commission unanimously recommends approval of pattern‑district amendment to protect walkable centers
Summary
The Planning Commission voted unanimously Sept. 16 to recommend City Council approve zoning-code text amendments (PC‑24‑012) that add criteria and definitions governing requests to change pattern‑district designations, aiming to preserve walkability in neighborhood and town centers.
The Kettering Planning Commission on Sept. 16 recommended that City Council approve zoning-code text amendments (PC‑24‑012) that add criteria and definitions for when property may be reclassified between pattern districts, particularly those designated as neighborhood‑center and town‑center areas.
City planner Ryan Hamsey, presenting the amendment at a public hearing, told the commission the changes revise Chapter 11.53 and add definitions in Chapter 11.59 to make explicit the standards reviewers should apply when a property owner asks to change a pattern‑district designation. Hamsey said the amendments are intended to prevent downgrading of pedestrian‑oriented areas and to clarify when reclassification is appropriate.
Hamsey highlighted several specific…
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