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Canal Winchester reports surge in industrial activity; Miller Farms rezoning set for Sept. 8 hearing
Summary
City staff reported groundbreakings for large speculative industrial buildings, an OPUS acquisition and a rezoning application for roughly 110–111 acres at Miller Farms; council set a Sept. 8 public hearing for the rezoning and staff noted an OPWC application deadline of Aug. 28.
City development staff told the Canal Winchester City Council on July 20 that industrial construction activity is ramping up across multiple sites and that a rezoning application for a large single‑family development has been referred to council.
Development Director Lucas Hare said Browning has broken ground on a 200,200‑square‑foot industrial building on Hill Road (the Velocity Hill Road project) and Molto Properties has started a separate 210,000‑square‑foot speculative building near Robinette Way. "Browning has broke ground on their Velocity project on Hill Road, which will be a 200,200 square foot industrial building," Hare said, and added that OPUS recently closed on a site on Bixby Road adjacent to US‑33 and is expected to begin site work shortly.
Hare also said Miller Farms submitted a rezoning application for about 110–111 acres west of the existing Miller Farms area; that application was referred by the Planning & Zoning Commission to city council and a public hearing was set for Sept. 8 at 5:45 p.m. Staff described the proposed development as single‑family housing with more than 200 lots under consideration.
Separately, public‑works staff discussed the Route 33 widening project carried out by the Ohio Department of Transportation; city staff said consenting to ODOT’s contract language is a routine step that may postpone the city’s maintenance responsibility until after project completion and warranty period, and warned the city would cover costs for any aesthetic upgrades it requests above ODOT’s standard infrastructure provisions.
What happens next: The rezoning for Miller Farms will return for a public hearing on Sept. 8; staff also noted the deadline to apply to the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) for Hill Road funding is Aug. 28, and if OPWC funds are secured, construction would be scheduled for 2028.
