Residents urge Dublin City Council to bar industrial uses near homes in West Innovation District

Jennifer Hamill, a Ballantree resident, opened the citizen-comment period by asking the council to "keep Dublin green and safe for families" and to eliminate industrial uses near homes in the West Innovation District (WID). She said residents had expected follow‑up after council tabling in 2025 and expressed alarm that manufacturing, research and warehouses now appear to be moving forward next to neighborhoods.

Her husband, Dan Hamill, told the council he had spoken with nearby landowners who he said withdrew support for a zoning change (he cited parcel number 274001419 and an email dated Jan. 22 to city staff) and asked why prior council direction had not been followed. Both said they wanted the city to revise the Envision Dublin plan and the zoning code to prohibit industrial uses adjacent to existing residential areas.

Clerk-read written comments echoed those concerns. Submissions entered into the record — from Victoria McDonald, Amy Swank, Kamal Aldridge, Kelly Weber and Matthew ("Matt") Connolly — urged the council to oppose "Ordinance 06‑25" as it was described in the written comments and to strengthen setbacks, land‑use limits and the Envision Dublin plan to prevent industrial uses west of the railroad tracks from being sited next to homes.

Council members acknowledged resident frustration and said staff and council would continue to consider the land‑use questions as part of upcoming zoning and planning processes. No formal action on the WID zoning occurred at this meeting; multiple speakers asked for more collaboration with residents and for staff to follow prior directional comments.

The council did not adopt any ordinance modifying WID zoning at this meeting; residents urged the body to pursue code changes and additional review before any land‑use approvals proceed.