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Findlay planners approve multiple development items: assisted-living sewer access, zoning change for Blanchard Valley and several site plans
Summary
At the meeting the commission approved a special review for water/sewer service for a 124-unit assisted living facility, rezoned a parcel for multifamily redevelopment tied to Blanchard Valley Health Systems, and cleared site plans for a Findlay Bridal expansion, a Taco Bell rebuild and a Dutch Bros drive-through; two items were tabled for follow-up.
City planning staff recommended and the commission approved several procedural and project-level items in a single meeting, advancing housing, institutional service and commercial reinvestment projects in Findlay.
Assisted-living water/sewer: The commission approved SR-01-2026, a special review request by the Leo Brown Group to provide city water and sewer service for a 124-unit assisted living facility proposed at 8455 County Road 140 (Liberty Township). Nathan Banker of Leo Brown Group described a three-story, 124-unit facility with amenities and circulation; engineering said service would be master metered and largely private but found no objection to the request.
Rezoning for multifamily: The commission recommended approval of ZA-06-2026 to rezone Parcel 230001026450 from C-1 local commercial to M-2 multifamily high density to allow coordinated multifamily development in the Eastern Woods plan area. Sean Murphy (Mid Ohio Development) said the rezoning would allow a continuation of the existing apartments and enable new age-targeted ranch-style units.
Commercial site approvals: The commission approved SP-05-2026 for a 13,572 sq ft Findlay Bridal manufacturing and storage building at 100 Stanford Parkway (applicant said the largest shift will be six employees); it approved SP-06-2026 for a prototype Taco Bell rebuild at 1125 Tiffin Avenue with sign and curb-cut adjustments; and it approved SP-07-2026 for a Dutch Bros drive-through at 615/623 Trenton Avenue with conditions to consolidate lots, replace fencing where possible and submit photometric plans.
Tabled items: The commission tabled an alley/street vacation application (AV-01-2026) because the applicant was not present and also tabled a storage-facility proposal (SP-08-2026/CU-11-2026) at 2351 Keith Parkway to allow the applicant to resolve open items (elevations, screening, photometrics and setback variance issues).
Votes: Each action was recorded by roll call as shown in the meeting minutes; staff will track required follow-up (variances, lot consolidation, photometrics and fire inspections) before permits or final approvals are issued.
