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Planning committee backs renewing most TIF agreements, moves to repeal stalled United Auto Wash TIF
Summary
The planning committee on Oct. 14 reviewed the Tax Incentive Review Council's recommendations to continue multiple TIF agreements and agreed to bring a repeal of the TIF for 808 East Turkey Foot Lake Road (United Auto Wash/FC Wash) to council after noting the proposed development did not proceed.
The Planning, Community and Economic Development Committee on Oct. 14 reviewed the annual Tax Incentive Review Council recommendations and agreed to send two tax-increment-financing items to the full City Council.
Chair Council Member Davidis said the review, required by ORC 5709.85, recommended continuing several community reinvestment area and TIF agreements because participants were meeting their terms and that the FedEx Freight agreement had met its obligations and should be allowed to expire. Davidis said the review covers dozens of parcels and businesses summarized in the materials attached to the legislation.
"Per ORC 5709.85, it's required that any city that enters into these agreements has to have a tax incentive review council to review such agreements on an annual basis," Davidis said. He told the committee the council met on Aug. 14, 2025, and endorsed continuing agreements where developers were complying with the terms.
The committee also took up Ordinance 2025-10 to repeal the 2022 TIF ordinance covering 808 East Turkey Foot Lake Road, an agreement originally authorizing incentives for a United Auto Wash (the business identified in records as FC Wash). City administration explained the car-wash project did not move forward and the parcel should be "taken off the books," and that any future developer would need to return with a new ordinance.
"This particular project did not move forward, so that's why we're asking you to review it — just get it off the books," an administration representative said.
Committee members agreed to bring both the 2025-R-43 review resolution and the repeal ordinance to the council for action at tonight's regular meeting. No committee vote on the repeal was recorded in committee; Davidis said he would move both items forward for the council vote.
What happens next
Both items were placed on the docket for council consideration. The planning committee record notes that the city intends to continue TIF agreements that remain in compliance and to repeal the 2022 TIF ordinance for 808 East Turkey Foot Lake Road because the development did not proceed.
