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Developer seeks variances as Fisher Homes presents 244-lot plan near SR 161
Summary
Fisher Homes, represented by Hillary of Grama Communities, presented a preliminary plan for a mixed single‑family subdivision off State Route 161 and Cemetery Pike, requesting multiple variances including a five‑year FTP expiration to await sanitary‑sewer extension and waivers for a northern stub connection and block‑length limits.
Fisher Homes presented a preliminary development plan to the Plain City Village Council for a site bounded by State Route 161 to the north and Cemetery Pike to the south. Hillary, planning entitlements manager for Grama Communities, said the company is working to annex two parcels now in the township into the village and provided details on lot mix, setbacks, and site constraints.
Hillary said the plan would include three product lines: 130 entry-level “Maple Street” lots (minimum 55 feet wide), 82 designer lots (minimum 65 feet), and 32 wider “masterpiece” lots (minimum 80 feet). She told the council that the proposal would provide 30% open space where 25% is required and called the anticipated density roughly 2.81 units per acre, below the PUD maximum of 3 units. “30% open space will be provided on the site when only 25% is required,” Hillary said.
The developer outlined three variance requests tied to infrastructure and site configuration. On timing, Hillary asked the council to allow the FTP (final development plan filing) expiration to move from 24 months to 60 months “just to allow for the extension of the sanitary sewer to come online,” citing uncertainty about when sewer service will be available. She also asked to waive a required stub connection to an adjacent parcel to the west that is currently zoned industrial and to allow certain blocks to exceed 1,200 feet to enable curving streets and avoid dead ends.
Council members questioned how the heritage trail would intersect the development and whether amenities would be public. Hillary said the developer envisions private amenities (playground, picnic shelter, neighborhood fields) maintained by a homeowners association, with the heritage trail potentially dedicated by easement so the village could own and maintain it. Staff confirmed a traffic study is underway and that any required turn lanes on SR 161 would be installed as indicated by study results.
Next steps discussed on the record included continued coordination with planning staff, refinement of buffers along the north boundary adjacent to a ready‑mix facility, and further review of the requested variances as part of the formal application process. The council proceeded to a motion later in the meeting on a related land‑use item.
