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Consultant previews Plain City comprehensive-plan draft, seeks revisions before adoption
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Summary
MKSK associate principal Kyle May presented a draft update to Plain City’s comprehensive plan, highlighting growth-and-conservation direction, a street typology, engagement metrics and a timetable for staff revisions and a planning commission recommendation toward adoption.
Kyle May, associate principal with planning firm MKSK, told the Plain City Council on April 27 that a draft comprehensive plan is ready for council review and public comment. "We're trying to take a picture of a moving train," May said, urging council members to view the draft as a tool that gives the village permission to explore growth and conservation options.
May outlined key plan directions including future land use, a street typology framework and priorities for strategic growth and infrastructure. He said outreach included two open houses and substantial online engagement — "85 total in person folks, 350 online," he said — and that about 400 unique voices had contributed to the process.
The presentation emphasized the plan’s role as a living document to guide parcel-level decisions, align investments and prepare Plain City for anticipated regional change. May said the draft will be circulated with staff for edits, followed by a public posting and a revision cycle before a formal adoption request is prepared for the planning commission.
Council members asked procedural questions about the adoption schedule and related zoning work. The mayor said staff will circulate the draft and public-comment instructions; May said the team will collect comments, revise the draft and prepare an adoptable document for the council and planning commission. The firm recommended the planning commission review and then forward a recommendation to the council for adoption after revisions.
Next steps: staff will share the draft with council and the public via the village website, collect comments and work with MKSK on revisions before scheduling the plan for commission and council action.
