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Plain City approves preliminary plans for Creekview Commerce Park and Darby Station Phase 5, and backs 184.667‑acre annexation
Summary
Council unanimously approved preliminary development plans for Creekview Commerce Park and Darby Station Phase 5, set public hearings on planning code amendments, and waived second readings to approve two resolutions supporting and describing services for a proposed 184.667‑acre annexation in Jerome Township.
Plain City council unanimously approved several development actions and moved to support a large annexation at its Jan. 27 meeting.
Council approved Preliminary Development Plan PUD‑24‑7 (Creekview Commerce Park) and PUD‑24‑8 (Darby Station Phase 5, Parts 1–3), and the final plat PZ‑24‑5 for Darby Station Phase 5, Parts 1–3. Motions to approve were made and seconded and recorded as "All in favor." Planner Derek Hutchinson said revisions to the Creekview zoning text include updated stormwater management language, noise nuisance regulations, truck routing requirements and limits on hours for loading and deliveries; certain prohibited uses were also added. The Darby Station Phase 5 plan follows previously approved zoning text, and Hutchinson clarified that the wooded area in the plan will be private.
Dwight McCabe of The McCabe Companies presented a separate concept plan (CP‑24‑4) for roughly 39.45 acres—about 40% of which had been donated to the village as greenspace—proposing a mixed‑use PUD west of U.S. 42 with assisted living, commercial units and multi‑family rental housing. McCabe said the project would likely be completed in two phases and noted coordination with the Mid‑Ohio Water and Sewer District on utilities; he and staff discussed the possible use of a density bonus to fund a pedestrian tunnel under U.S. 42 and confirmed the property currently lies inside village boundaries and therefore will require rezoning rather than annexation.
On annexation, council waived the second reading and approved Resolution 08‑2025 (stating what services the village will provide to the proposed annexation) and Resolution 09‑2025 (supporting the annexation of approximately 184.667 +/- acres in Jerome Township). The motions to waive and to approve were both recorded as unanimous.
Votes at a glance - PUD‑24‑7 (Creekview Commerce Park): approved unanimously (motion by Ms. Ferguson; second by J. Eudaily). - PUD‑24‑8 (Darby Station Phase 5, Parts 1–3): approved unanimously (motion by T. Harriman; second by A. Lewis). - PZ‑24‑5 (Final Plat Darby Station Phase 5): approved unanimously (motion by J. Sintz; second by T. Harriman). - Resolutions 08‑2025 and 09‑2025 (annexation services and support for ~184.667 acres): waived second readings and approved unanimously (motion by M. Terry; seconds recorded in transcript).
Next steps: rezoning hearings were set (ZC‑24‑6 and ZC‑24‑7 public hearings set for March 10, 2025) and staff will proceed with implementation steps for the approved PUDs and plats, subject to any required conditions and utility availability. The meeting record shows council progressed approvals by unanimous vote; the minutes do not record individual roll‑call votes beyond "All in favor."
