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Commission agrees to move forward on Brandt Farms rezoning for 73 homes; staff say wetlands will be minimized and mitigated
Summary
City planning staff recommended and the commission advanced a rezoning to allow Brandt Farms, a 73‑home development on 28.77 acres; staff and the applicant said they will avoid disturbing the main stream, may impact up to half an acre of wetlands and will mitigate through Ohio EPA and city stormwater requirements.
Planning staff presented a rezoning and plan‑development request from the applicant (identified as Dr. Horton) to change roughly 28.77 acres at Brandt Pike and Schwin Drive from light industrial and suburban general commercial to SR2 (suburban single‑family) to allow a 73‑lot development called Brandt Farms.
Mr. Green, the staff presenter, said the plan development proposal reserves about 52% of the site as open space, proposes 215 new trees and removes two existing billboards. Staff recommended approval, citing the long lack of industrial redevelopment on the parcel and the surrounding residential context.
Commissioners pressed staff and the applicant about wetlands and traffic. Mr. Green and applicant representatives (Rob Smith and Aaron Horn) said the site contains a stream that the team plans to avoid; they estimated potential impacts at up to about a half‑acre of surrounding wetlands and said mitigation will be required under Ohio EPA and city storm‑water rules. The applicant’s civil engineer described standard erosion controls, including double rows of silt fence during construction and a storm‑water pollution prevention plan for disturbances over one acre.
Commissioners also asked about neighborhood outreach and access. Staff said the city of Riverside raised concerns about vehicular access via Schwin Drive; the applicant revised the plan to restrict primary access so traffic would instead use Brandt Pike. The applicant said proposed prices are preliminary, with an opening range targeted in the mid‑$200,000s and higher‑end models reaching the mid‑$300,000s.
After the public‑hearing presentation and applicant responses, a commissioner moved to “move forward” with the zoning change; the item was recorded as a first reading (ordinance number 32193‑26) and will return to the commission for final action following plan‑board review and required technical approvals.
