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Residents raise drainage concerns as Hebron council sets June 15 public hearing on zoning changes
Summary
At the May 4 Hebron council meeting, planning staff recommended and council set a June 15 public hearing on zoning text amendments; resident John Slater raised concerns that drainage tied to the MI Homes development is redirecting water onto neighboring properties and creating standing water.
Village planning staff asked the council to set a public hearing to consider proposed zoning-code text amendments; legal counsel reviewed statutory timing and staff recommended scheduling the hearing within the required notice window. Council voted 6–0 to set the public hearing for June 15 at 6:00 p.m. and directed that notices and a comparison document be made available to the public by email on request.
Director Meissner told the council the planning and zoning board had completed a public hearing on recommended red-line changes and urged the council to choose a date that fit notice requirements. Legal counsel said the code provides 45 days to hold the hearing and that the village must give 30 days’ notice; the council agreed that a June 15 date would meet those requirements.
During the second visitor-comment period resident John Slater (10001 Canal Road) urged the council to address drainage associated with the MI Homes development, saying the new ditch “has been improved through the trees then ended” and asked whether the village had plans to extend or otherwise remedy the outfall. Slater said the altered drainage has caused standing water on adjacent property and could create mosquito problems.
Mayor responded that the intent remains to continue drainage work under Canal Road to the former White property and on to the river but that “at this point in time, that’s not moving forward,” and that the village is open to suggestions. Staff later said the village will provide specific notices that outline the portions of code under consideration and can email a document showing the proposed changes in red-line form to interested residents.
The council also heard from the administrator that Licking County will perform a drone flight to map the Canal Park multiuse trail and that village staff will attend an Ohio stormwater conference, items staff said are intended to inform future water and stormwater planning.
Next steps: The council will publish notices for the June 15 public hearing and provide the red-line zoning document on request; drainage concerns raised by residents may be addressed during the hearing or through follow-up with planning and public-works staff.
