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Commissioners press design and deed‑restriction concerns for proposed LiveWell veterinary clinic
Summary
A concept plan for a single‑story LiveWell veterinary clinic on West Dublin Granville Road drew detailed questions about deed restrictions, water taps, building type waivers, and whether the single‑tenant proposal meets the Bridge Street District's pedestrian activation goals. Commissioners provided non‑binding feedback and requested more information.
Developers seeking feedback on a proposed LiveWell veterinary clinic faced a series of design and regulatory questions from the Dublin Planning & Zoning Commission, which underscored a tension between deed restrictions on the property and the Bridge Street District's pedestrian, mixed‑use objectives.
Matt Murphy, representing Mission Pet Health, presented a concept for a single‑tenant veterinary clinic on an approximately 2‑acre site zoned BSD‑SCN (Sawmill Center neighborhood). Murphy said the plan includes a condo plat to allow a second parcel in the future; Crawford Hoying's Reese Moore attended to discuss deed restrictions and prior approvals.
Staff explained the site is designated for a mixed‑use urban character and principal frontages require architectural articulation and ground‑floor activation. Holt and other staff members flagged a request for a waiver to use a commercial center building type (one story) in a location where the community plan envisages more vertical, activated frontages. Staff also raised practical constraints: city water service is provided by Columbus and could limit two water taps; deed restrictions recorded by a neighboring outlot holder (Lowe's) previously limited building height and the number of allowed outlot buildings.
Commissioners asked whether the applicant had obtained deed‑restriction consents, whether Lowe's would approve splitting the lot, and how the proposal would meet frontage, parking and activation goals if the second phase did not materialize. The applicant said Lowe's had agreed to a split as of January 2024 (for compensation) and that a 17‑foot right‑of‑way take would affect the parking count and shift the building footprint.
Several commissioners signaled they were not comfortable supporting the waivers or a single‑story, single‑tenant building at this gateway location without stronger pedestrian activation and assurances about how a potential second building would be delivered. They asked the applicant to return with clearer documentation of deed‑restriction status, water‑service feasibility from Columbus, and refined design work demonstrating ground‑floor activation along the principal frontage. Because this was a concept review, no vote was required.
