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Passed by council (roll call unless noted)
- Ordinance 25‑O‑03 — Wolpert Development PUD (Rezoning to PUD west of Leap Road): Passed 6–0. Council added an amendment requiring enhanced landscaping adjacent to the Hayden Crest neighborhood; next step: site plan and landscape plan review (planning staff).
- Ordinance 25‑O‑04 — Amend zoning code to add child care facilities as permitted use in S‑1 Support Facilities District: Passed 6–0. Staff said change corrects an omission and aligns S‑1 with other commercial districts; in effect at earliest date allowed by law.
- Resolution 25‑R‑20 — Appointments to the Hilliard Development Corporation Board (reappointments): Passed 6–0 (reappointments: Andy Teeter, Duane Powell, Michelle Crandall). Next step: appointments take effect on passage.
- Resolution 25‑R‑21 — Authorize purchase/implementation agreement for work order/asset management software (CityWorks), not to exceed $325,000: Passed 6–0. Implementation: IT to manage vendor onboarding and data migration.
- Resolution 25‑R‑22 — Conditional use approval for major vehicle repair (Meadows Car Fine Collision) at 4540 Edgewood Avenue within M‑1: Passed 6–0 with conditions required by planning commission; follow up: applicant to comply with 11 conditions listed in staff packet.
- Resolution 25‑R‑23 — Conditional use approval for general retail (less than 15,000 sq ft) and a drive‑in/pickup window for DeJuan Café, 3870 Main Street: Passed 6–0 with conditions on stacking/operations and seating limits per building code.
- Resolution 25‑R‑24 — Accept sanitary sewer easement from Partners LLC: Passed 6–0. Staff noted this accepted an extension completed by a developer north of the Lehi office site.
- Resolution 25‑R‑21 (earlier in packet numbering) — Personnel salary band and job title amendments (first reading scheduled; second reading March 24): Introduced; no council final action at this meeting.

Postponed / No final action
- Ordinance 25‑O‑02 — Annexation of parcels along Cosgray Road (Norwich Township): Postponed to March 24, 2025 (motion to postpone passed 6–0). Council requested more detailed engineering, access and parking information from the applicant prior to deciding.
- Ordinance 25‑O‑05 and 25‑O‑06 (Hill Farm 2 rezoning) and Ordinance 25‑O‑07 (development agreement with MI Homes): Introduced and discussed; second readings/public hearings set for March 24, 2025.

Votes and procedure notes
- Most roll calls recorded unanimous votes (6–0) for items that came with staff recommendations and planning commission approvals.
- Council used a roll call vote on the postponement of the Cosgray annexation and the adoption of the sewer‑tap policy (25‑R‑81), which passed 6–0.

Follow‑up items for staff
- Provide council with requested engineering, traffic and parking details for Cosgray annexation (due before March 24, 2025 hearing).
- For Wolpert PUD, carry the enhanced buffer language into final PUD text and work with developer on clustered planting details during landscape plan submission.
- For Hill Farm 2 items, deliver additional technical memos requested by council and compile ODNR/Columbus materials for the March 24 public hearings.

Ending
Council adopted a set of business‑friendly and planning measures while deferring major land‑use approvals in one of the most contested items (Hill Farm 2) until the March 24 hearing. The sewer‑tap assignment policy adopted March 10 will be a key reference for future allocations of the newly identified ERUs.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council - Mar 10 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of formal actions taken during the March 10 Hilliard City Council meeting including ordinances, resolutions and conditional use approvals, with vote tallies and short notes on follow‑up.","taxTitle","Hilliard, Franklin County, Ohio","taxId",52752,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6287277,"Council postpones annexation for Cosgray Road parcels after councilors request more detail",1665,3900000,5565000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2554227-01875b637d45088d20cda1548a9cb8b1&start=3900&end=5565","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2554227-01875b637d45088d20cda1548a9cb8b1/thumbnail_3900000.jpg","/articles/6287277/Hilliard/Franklin-County/Ohio/Council-postpones-annexation-for-Cosgray-Road-parcels-after-councilors-request-more-detail","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6287277-f34b7f43b904c76f4cf58b950f688c42/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159430&Signature=L~UjjJzxV~lLTA5F23bP1t8ieRmDm2uEoR0PWNkXRrVkkJNJY1Gb7JCVMpjer-KbHQn7pO-WU5WBsuQY6YOy4cw2jylYGXmke-sNTG5zcOlVJsf2OLIlc17t~stJ0kl3UT-0KoResXEoCz5jEHTcapM9bhpKhMSI~lAuoHnb2eZqSTXU0c1lyLKTUnJzZcoYKfygdYRqdvCQlCFbQMET6wVVqHkF12KEyLYLRLJu2BoZ7nG98OSduksiQdD0fGkB6szp5P31ADSlYRGokjhAG6RO5v3IuSlqvxfi4rOMJFN9LGyjKKYKTRF3pYLnHKkfb8DMB0Ewg4kwX76x54CUpg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Hilliard City Council postponed consideration of an annexation ordinance affecting two parcels along Cosgray Road (ordinance 25‑O‑02) after lengthy discussion about the lack of a firm development plan and unresolved circulation and parking concerns. The vote to postpone was 6–0.

What the item would do
The ordinance would annex roughly 5.642 acres in Norwich Township into the city and set the stage for future rezoning and development review. The applicant has provided a concept plan that initially showed a daycare on the west parcel and a possible elementary/middle school on the east parcel; staff said both uses raised parking and circulation concerns near Cosgray and the Heritage Trail because of likely event and school pickup/drop‑off overflow.

Why council postponed
Councilmembers said the submittal lacked the level of engineering, access and parking detail needed to assess whether those uses are feasible. The applicant’s attorney, Donald Plank, said the applicant is seeking annexation first to begin the zoning and engineering processes and that dimensions and final building size depend on preliminary engineering and landscaping requirements, which are not usually done before annexation. Several council members said they were comfortable with postponement to allow staff and the applicant to provide more concrete information.

Action taken
Council voted to postpone the annexation decision until the March 24, 2025 regular meeting (motion seconded and approved by roll call 6–0). Staff noted statutory timelines associated with annexation (60–120 days after county return) and that postponement fits within that window.

Sources quoted in the meeting
- Donald Plank, attorney for the applicant: explained annexation is typically the step before doing engineering and that ‘‘the size of that building is going to depend on everything that deals with development…parking requirements, access study, preliminary engineering.’’
- Councilmembers: several said they expected a more detailed concept or site plan when an annexation is presented.

Ending
The council delayed a decision to give staff and the applicant two weeks to present a firmer plan on access, parking, circulation and any off‑site impacts; the matter will return for a second reading and public hearing March 24, 2025.","Council postponed action on an annexation and potential school/daycare development along Cosgray Road to March 24, after staff and council said the applicant did not provide a firm plan and council wanted more time to consider traffic, parking and neighborhood impacts.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":46,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6287282,"Council approves Wolpert PUD for tech/employment park after enhanced buffer added for Hayden Crest residents",3788,3384000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2554227-01875b637d45088d20cda1548a9cb8b1&start=3384&end=7172","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2554227-01875b637d45088d20cda1548a9cb8b1/thumbnail_3384000.jpg","/articles/6287282/Hilliard/Franklin-County/Ohio/Council-approves-Wolpert-PUD-for-techemployment-park-after-enhanced-buffer-added-for-Hayden-Crest-residents","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6287282-527c3c0871eaeeb2c868e72fcfda043c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159430&Signature=RrVx9wu-ivG68tyBXE4TiA1ZQ~hKCuBG1KC17zxH~xU4lR8M3I~Zp101E6E7XYIEaL3o9r-e-F4Kg2yCDz69Wdd2YOYDRD8Z55ZimTaMPgrY4XnRucu2zELMybDyg9Ff~AwEX6VNlJla0Pzz6WyNkEYIVBdFAiPkF2Qf0NKkjm1NUYEzC9Yj5ip8bykBI-EgNZ~s7~AOu94bUkGrGfnrMKheGVWRnjChtP~HX22BeC8XyVmoFY~xnSQTKNrrMLhdJRugtDqHVBYQwCzO~el2AJ2qqkEz-tMZfVxXaxxgWDl4-ywtWSHV0VfkYNHIBiWoBFFXV5adQKtmek-MHvw34w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Hilliard City Council on March 10 approved an employment‑based Planned Unit Development (PUD) for property west of Leap Road and north of Hayden Run Road, authorizing a mixed campus of ‘‘flex employment’’ uses aimed at technology, office and lab‑oriented tenants. Council amended the PUD text to require enhanced landscaping and screening adjacent to the Hayden Crest residential neighborhood before voting to adopt the ordinance.

Planning staff described the proposal as a campus‑style, flex employment park with shared parking, pedestrian and bike connections and a substantial open‑space buffer. The concept plan shows about 71 developable acres and nearly 48 acres of open space, with connective trail opportunities and proposed buffers between the employment area and adjacent single‑family neighborhoods.

Why it matters: The PUD is intended to diversify Hilliard’s employment base and provide non‑residential tax revenue in locations where the community plan encourages employment growth. Nearby residents sought additional tree plantings to preserve screening and property values.

What council changed and why
Council accepted an amendment to the PUD text requiring that ‘‘the area adjacent to the Hayden Crest neighborhood shall also have enhanced landscaping to provide screening’’ (added to the buffers section of the PUD text). Residents from Hayden Crest had earlier submitted a written request and a speaker, Sarah Bloom Anderson, asked for explicit language guaranteeing concentrated tree plantings along the northern boundary. Planning staff said the site’s required buffer widths already exceeded code and that tree grouping could be done adjacent to residences during landscape plan review; council opted to add the explicit enhancement language to the PUD text.

Project design and limitations
- Allowed uses: The PUD intends to prioritize flex employment—corporate offices, light industrial/advanced manufacturing, research and development, and incubator facilities—designed with campus landscaping, pedestrian networks and shared parking. The PUD text limits heavy warehouse uses: warehouse tenant area is capped at 40% of a building’s tenant floor area in the proposed text (the number can be adjusted by council in future applications).
- Buffers and trails: The concept shows a minimum 50‑foot buffer adjacent to Hayden Crest and a 150‑foot buffer along another residential edge; planning staff noted the developer proposes additional stormwater and trail corridors within the open space.
- Outdoor storage and screening: The PUD allows outdoor storage only on dust‑free gravel and requires screening, bollards or fencing to prevent expansion of gravel storage beyond approved limits; staff said the city will enforce these as zoning violations if necessary.

Vote and implementation
Council voted to amend the PUD text to require enhanced screening and then approved ordinance 25‑O‑03 by a 6–0 roll call. Staff will next review landscape and preliminary engineering plans during site plan review; trail construction would likely require future capital funding decisions if the city chooses to deliver off‑site connectors.

Voices quoted in the meeting
- John (planning staff): described the concept plan and noted ‘‘the implementation portion of the community plan recommends providing comfortable bicycle and pedestrian facilities along key thoroughfares with priority for shared use paths.’’
- Sarah Bloom Anderson (Hayden Crest): asked for enhanced screening near her neighborhood and commended the council when it added the amendment.

Ending
With the amendment in place, council approved the Wolpert PUD; the city will work with the developer on landscape and engineering details during the normal site plan and PUD implementation steps.","Council approved the Wolpert Development PUD rezone for a technology/employment campus west of Leap Road after adding a condition requiring enhanced landscaping adjacent to the Hayden Crest neighborhood; planning commission had recommended approval with conditions.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6287287,"Hilliard council discusses Hill Farm 2 rezoning, adopts sewer-tap policy while hearings continue",9111,578000,9689000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2554227-01875b637d45088d20cda1548a9cb8b1&start=578&end=9689","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2554227-01875b637d45088d20cda1548a9cb8b1/thumbnail_578000.jpg","/articles/6287287/Hilliard/Franklin-County/Ohio/Hilliard-council-discusses-Hill-Farm-2-rezoning-adopts-sewer-tap-policy-while-hearings-continue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6287287-5ae3de1075ee686203f9e8ec1a178293/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159430&Signature=cpZTPjj1h4hURALnrCbDJWn90dMu56G09JrrINXNdR7eGe0YbVs~hC0y3FM9jZAkT3n836F~FlQxR-9FAiis601-IE9L1c0fSPjVYYTj7Bl9ceVRlW4XZHFoLENtGBVPGN7UN-w6vxzndR9s0NxgQWw0xe94oxHjr8EQwAVd4iIxuF0luJj7DQQqDnE1cJSfPMuY6SouFaz7eP-pEy14JKdhhKbcZcZqVXDQKar8RcZzR4ku4dteJmzq4j517ZylvaxZnMdf6f7i5IjGPlM-ceIDDvBr8L6TIsw~qcAB-sx~8~hmKhd9Ieb0pnhrxTTT5HtJZC534zWLnjShB3296A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Residents from multiple neighborhoods asked Hilliard City Council on March 10 to delay or change plans for the proposed Hill Farm 2 housing development, saying the project could harm Big Darby watershed streams and increase dangerous traffic on local streets. Council voted to adopt a policy for assigning newly available sewer ‘‘taps’’ but did not decide the rezoning or the development agreement for Hill Farm 2; both were scheduled for a March 24 public hearing.

Many residents said the expansion would add hundreds of homes and worsen safety on Jeffrey Lynn and surrounding streets. ‘‘The extension of the current Hill Farm housing development will add 300 homes and will have an effect on not only my family and neighbors on Elliot Road, but especially on the Big Darby Creek,’’ said Kara Bettner, a Brown Township resident who spoke during the public comment period.

The council’s new policy directs how Hilliard will assign 1,331 sewer ERUs that the city of Columbus identified as available for the Roberts Milliken subtrunk. Law Director Daniel Riley explained the policy’s intent: ‘‘Sanitary sewer taps are to be assigned by city council as part of the approval of future development plans, and the assignment will be guided by the following rank order,’’ (the resolution lists priorities that favor in‑city properties consistent with the community plan, then annexations that align with the plan, then other proposals). The resolution passed on a 6–0 roll call.

Why it matters: The Big Darby watershed is nationally recognized for high biodiversity. Multiple speakers urged the council to wait for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) water‑quality and biodiversity update and for the ongoing Darby Accord revision before allocating new sewer capacity or approving large new subdivisions.

Key facts and local context
- Project scale and design: The Hill Farm 2 proposal presented by the applicant would create about 300 single‑family lots clustered on roughly 265.8 acres, preserving about 186 acres as open space; the developer’s density works out to about 1.13 units per acre in the planned conservation design.
- Sewer capacity: City of Columbus provided a letter (dated in February 2025) indicating 1,331 taps could be available in the Roberts Milliken subtrunk; speakers and staff noted that some lots on the Hill Farm site would route to a separate sewer trunk and would not count against that 1,331 in that calculation.
- Developer contributions and finances: The draft development agreement filed with council would include a $370,000 developer contribution toward a single‑lane roundabout at Jeffrey Lynn and Cosgray and an estimated $8.6 million in assessed millage revenues if Hill Farm enters the Hilliard Community Authority; the agreement also contemplates up to roughly $1 million in partial sanitary sewer reimbursement credits for the developer for certain regional sewer costs, per the materials presented by staff and the applicant.

Public comments and technical concerns
Speakers from Tarleton Meadows, Estates at Hoffman Farms and other nearby neighborhoods described repeated close calls, high speeds and at least two recent roll‑over crashes near the Jeffrey Lynn–Cosgray intersection. Resident Heather Bickley described a near‑miss when a driver passed a stopped car while her son was crossing after school.

Environmental groups and scientists at the meeting urged caution. Nathan Johnson of the Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund requested a delay, saying, “ODNR recently began updating its water quality biodiversity data,” and that waiting for that modeling and the Darby Accord update would give decision‑makers better information. John Tetzloff, president of the Darby Creek Association, told council: ‘‘Under the Darby Accord, Hilliard is limited to 2,000 taps full stop,’’ and urged the city not to reallocate taps unilaterally while the accord update is underway.

Council action and next steps
- Tap‑assignment policy: Council adopted resolution 25‑R‑81 establishing the policy and rank order to guide assignment of the additional ERUs; vote: 6–0 (yes: Vermillion, Cole, Betts, Hale, Catone, Teeter). The policy requires council approval for tap assignments and ranks in‑city, community‑plan‑consistent proposals highest.
- Rezoning and development agreement (ordinances 25‑O‑06, 25‑O‑07): Both items were introduced and discussed in detail. Council did not vote on either ordinance at this meeting; both were scheduled for a second reading and public hearing on March 24, 2025. Staff and council asked for further technical details and noted the statutorily constrained annexation/review timeline for related properties.

Discussion points council and staff emphasized
- Watershed monitoring and science: Several speakers and council members stressed the need to incorporate ODNR’s ongoing modeling and biodiversity work and to participate in the Darby Accord revision process before final approvals.
- Traffic mitigation: City staff described the traffic studies submitted for the site, noting the Hill Farm development would add an estimated 45 new AM peak hour trips and about 62 PM peak‑hour trips on the eastern portion. The developer’s proposed partial funding for the single‑lane roundabout at Cosgray/Jeffrey Lynn was described as a potential mitigation measure and a factor in scoring grant applications for the roundabout.
- Conservation design and density bonuses: Planning staff explained the proposal uses conservation clustering (clustered lots plus large preserved open space) and that city code allows density bonuses when developments add extraordinary infrastructure costs or sustainable design elements (staff cited roughly $1 million in additional developer costs tied to sewer, roundabout contributions and woodland restoration as relevant to any bonus calculation).

Voices quoted in the meeting (selection)
- Kara Bettner, resident: ‘‘The extension of the current Hill Farm housing development will add 300 homes and will have an effect on not only my family and neighbors on Elliot Road, but especially on the Big Darby Creek.’’
- Nathan Johnson, Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund: ‘‘ODNR recently began updating its water quality biodiversity data.’’
- John Tetzloff, Darby Creek Association: ‘‘Under the Darby Accord, Hilliard is limited to 2,000 taps full stop.’’

What council said about timing and procedure
Council members repeatedly referred to the ongoing Darby Accord update and ODNR work and said they would consider those materials in advance of the March 24 public hearing. Council also adopted the sewer‑tap policy to provide a framework for how to allocate additional ERUs across potential proposals.

Ending
Council left the substantive land‑use choices for Hill Farm 2 and the developer agreement open for formal decision at the March 24 hearing. In the interim, residents and conservation groups said they will press for tabling or restrictions until ODNR modeling and the Darby Accord update are complete.","Dozens of residents urged the council to delay or limit Hill Farm 2 amid environmental and traffic concerns. Council adopted a policy to guide assignment of newly available sewer connections; rezoning and the developer agreement for Hill Farm 2 were discussed and set for a March 24 public hearing.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Hilliard City Council, March 10, 2025 — major outcomes and next steps

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