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Hebron advances draft comprehensive plan, expands business outreach and extends Lakeland Meadows deadline
Summary
Economic & Community Development Director Brittany Misner reported progress on a draft comprehensive plan driven by resident input, new outreach and business-retention work, engagement with MORPC planners, a community newsletter sent to ~180 people, and approval to extend Pulte Group’s Lakeland Meadows deadline to April 10, 2024.
The Village of Hebron is moving forward with a draft Comprehensive Plan and expanded community and business outreach, Economic & Community Development Director Brittany Misner told council on Feb. 28.
Misner said the plan was driven by recent resident feedback sessions and that the draft will be provided to council for review and comments. She described ongoing stakeholder discussions with groups including local realtors, churches, landlords and small-business owners, and said the village has engaged the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) to help produce a more detailed developer guidebook.
Misner reported the village’s first community newsletter went to about 180 people and that staff are addressing roughly 38 active exterior property maintenance/code-enforcement cases. She said a community survey will be circulated soon and that she and Mayor Mockus plan to travel to Iowa to study municipalities where Microsoft has established a new facility to gather lessons learned.
Council action tied to development: Pulte Group requested more time to firm up its Planned Residential Development for Lakeland Meadows; council approved a 45-day extension, setting the new deadline at April 10, 2024. Council also accepted Planning & Zoning Board recommendations on proposed amendments to the zoning code and directed the village solicitor to draft legislation implementing those recommendations; the acceptance passed with one council dissent (Andrea Chapman voted against).
Why it matters: The Comprehensive Plan, zoning-code amendments and developer outreach shape Hebron’s future growth pattern and set expectations for developers and residents. The village’s use of MORPC resources and a planned community survey indicate a more structured approach to growth management.
Next steps: Staff will circulate the draft Comprehensive Plan to council for feedback, issue the community survey, and coordinate with MORPC on a developer guide. The solicitor will prepare implementing legislation for recommended zoning updates.
