Thrusday, January 07, 1999
Hearing on Ohio 741 zoning
Springboro will consider changes
BY DAVID ECK
Enquirer Contributor
SPRINGBORO — City council today will hold a public hearing on a proposal to rezone several parcels on Ohio 741 for offices, some retail space and new homes.
The rezoning would affect 10 tracts along Ohio 741 north of Ohio 73, allowing for office development along the corridor.
Some retail development would be allowed at some intersections in the area, and some residential zoning will remain. The area now contains residential and business zoning.
Council also is considering a change to the city's zoning ordinance to allow for the creation of office districts.
The proposed rezoning is intended to ensure that zoning along the Ohio 741 corridor is consistent with the suggestions of a newly adopted city master plan, City Manager Ed ward Doczy said in a Dec. 15 letter to area property owners.
The rezonings, recommended by the city planning commission, are among the first in reaction to the master plan.
“We're trying to get all the different zoning in compliance with the master plan,” said Councilman John Agenbroad, who also is on the planning commission.
“We're piecemealing it the best way we can to get it done as quickly as possible.”
The master plan will serve as a blueprint for the development in this growing city, but some zoning updates are necessary to accommodate the plan.
“You have to go back and look at the zoning carefully, and really that's what the city is doing now,” said Dan Boron, a planning consultant working with the city.
“We're looking at an entire corridor in a systematic way with a clear view ... based on the guidance of the master plan.”
After the public hearing, council can either accept the rezonings or make adjustments to them, based on what it heard.
Members “gather the information and try to make an intelligent decision,” Mr. Agenbroad said.
“Nothing at this point in time is etched in stone. We're trying to do this in a professional manner.”
If you go
The public hearing will begin at 7 p.m. at Heatherwoode Golf Course on Heatherwoode Boulevard in Springboro. The hearing will be limited to 30 minutes.
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