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Findlay planning commission backs GE Aerospace expansion, approves parking modification
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended Board of Supervisors approval for GE Aerospace to expand its engine maintenance facility in Findlay Township and granted a modification to allow all parking in front of the building; staff reported the project would increase staffing and involve limited stormwater changes.
Assistant Manager Brandon Stanick told the Findlay Township Planning Commission on Jan. 27 that GE Aerospace has proposed an expansion of its existing maintenance, repair and testing facility for aircraft engines in Findlay Township.
The staff review letter describes a 4,100-square-foot addition; the motion recorded in the minutes lists the expansion as 4,200 square feet. Stanick also noted the plan includes demolition work, stormwater conveyance, sanitary sewer work and construction of a dedicated parking lot, and that the applicant requested a modification to allow 100% of parking spaces in front of the building.
Jason Carney, identified in the minutes as GE maintenance and facility manager, described interior changes that would add two workstation bays for airplane engines, two air compressors, a monorail system, a new roof and HVAC, break rooms and driver bathrooms, and replacement of an existing crane. Paul England of GE Aerospace said nine employees currently work at the site and that staffing would rise to about 40 when the expansion is complete. Kristina Coppinger of Burns & McDonnell (via video call) told the commission that stormwater discharge would be directed to two existing rear inlets, and that impervious area on the site would be removed and replaced with grass, so overall stormwater impacts would be minimal.
After discussion, Rade Opacic moved that the commission recommend the Board of Supervisors waive preliminary and approve the final land development for GE Aerospace, with the requested modification to allow all parking in front of the building; John Thomas seconded. The motion passed on a unanimous voice vote.
The commission’s recommendation will go to the Board of Supervisors for final action; the staff review letters dated Jan. 20, 2026 were cited as the basis for the commission’s technical findings.
Notes: The minutes record two slightly different figures for the building expansion (4,100 sq. ft. in the staff review summary and 4,200 sq. ft. in the motion); the discrepancy remains in the official minutes and will be addressed in the Board of Supervisors materials.
