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Planning Commission approves preliminary plan for 190-unit subdivision expansion
- Published: November 23, 2025
At the group’s most recent meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 11, Planning Commission approved a preliminary plat application for a sizable addition to the Spring Meadows subdivision in the northwestern reaches of Yellow Springs.
Miamisburg-based development company DDC Management LLC aims to build 190 dwelling units on approximately 28 acres.
That land was recently annexed into Yellow Springs municipal limits following Village Council’s unanimous approval at an Oct. 6 meeting; the 28 acres are presently owned by CF Land Holdings, a farming operation run by local resident Jim Clem.
According to DDC’s preliminary plat application, 120 of the units will be attached single-family units — 12 condos with 10 dwelling units in each — and the remaining 70 units will be detached single-family homes.
Upon completion, the 190-unit subdivision — dubbed for now as “Spring Meadows Extension” — would be continuous with the 90-unit single-family Spring Meadows subdivision, which has been under development since 2023. Like the initial Spring Meadows subdivision, this extension would be built over several phases of construction.
DDC Principal Jonathan Bills told Planning Commissioners on Tuesday that while DDC is the land developer, Fischer Homes is slated to build the single-family homes and condos; Fischer is the same company that has been building the Spring Meadows homes.
A memo from Village Planning and Economic Director Meg Leatherman notes that the addition would yield an overall density of 6.7 dwelling units per acre, consistent with the Village’s R-C, or high-density, residential standards.
Leatherman’s memo also states that the proposed Spring Meadows Extension “directly advances” various goals outlined in the Yellow Springs Comprehensive Land Use Plan — a living document last updated in 2020 that aims to guide public and private development in the village.
She writes that the project abides by the CLUP by “increasing the diversity and supply of housing, supporting growth within walkable areas, strengthening multimodal connectivity and improving access to public green spaces and recreation amenities.”
In accordance with the Village code, DDC is required to dedicate park land — a kind of green space — of five acres per 1,000 residents. Assuming there will be an average of three individuals in each of the 190 units, that means DDC is required to build out just short of three acres of green space. Their preliminary plat application indicates the development company aims to provide just over five acres — thus exceeding the minimum requirement.
Preliminary plans show that four open space areas are being proposed by DDC — including centralized green spaces, a pocket park along Iris Drive and a community park reserve amenity.
“These areas will support active and passive recreation, enhance community character and contribute to stormwater and environmental sustainability,” the memo stated.
A traffic study completed by CESO, Inc. on behalf of DDC concludes that the subdivision, upon completion, will create a “minimal impact” on nearby intersections. The study estimates that the project will generate over 1,600 daily trips in and out of the neighborhood, with 139 “peak hour trips” during the morning and 166 “peak hour trips” in the evening.
By a unanimous vote of 5–0, Planning Commissioners accepted the Village’s recommendation to approve the preliminary plat plan — albeit with some conditions built into the approval.
Present for Tuesday’s vote were Commissioners Scott Osterholm, Stephen Green, Susan Stiles, Gary Zaremsky and Village Council liaison Gavin DeVore Leonard.
The conditions that DDC must incorporate in its final plat plan — which will again be presented to Planning Commission for approval before any construction can begin — include:
• Prior to approval of the first building permit, DDC must obtain approval from the Village of a landscape plan that includes screening and landscaping for the garbage enclosure, mail kiosk areas, bicycle racks and open space lots;
• 60 bicycle parking spaces within the multifamily area;
• A 10-foot-wide sidewalk along the entirety of the development frontage on East Enon Road;
• A 10-foot-wide sidewalk in the southwest corner of the proposed development;
• Approval from the Village for the location of a temporary dumpster for phase one;
• Parking lot construction to be approved by the Village before a certificate of occupancy is issued;
• Final approval from Village Public Works and contracted engineers on the stormwater management plan, traffic impact study and construction plans prior to commencing construction;
• Signage that restricts on-street parking beyond designated areas;
• A subdividers agreement with the Village regarding the installation of the public infrastructure, to be eventually transferred for municipal ownership;
• A survey with Spring Meadows residents regarding a potential joint homeowners association between the existing subdivision and the newly constructed one — specifically, whether or not to have them abide by combined or distinct regulations; and
• Two-hundred-forty parking spaces, or an approximating number, to provide future occupants with more spaces than the built-in garages on some of the homes.
Some local residents present for Tuesday’s meeting vocalized concerns with DDC’s plans to build 190 more homes — concerns ranging from the Village’s capacity to supply infrastructure to that many homes, to concerns over affordability, traffic and pedestrian accommodations.
Villager Eric Clark — the very first resident of the Spring Meadows neighborhood — asked DDC to consider adding a second entrance to the new subdivision; present plans show one egress onto East Enon Road, and another through the existing neighborhood that funnels onto Kenneth Hamilton Way and Wright Street.
Guy Glass, another Spring Meadows resident, requested due consideration for stormwater mitigation, and noted that his backyard tends to pool with water during storms.
“In terms of traffic, I’d encourage people to consider the speed limit,” Mattie Fitch, an East Enon Road resident, said. “If we’re going to have more families and children … let’s consider their safety.”
Currently, the speed limit on East Enon Road, where the proposed neighborhood would abut and adjoin, is 55 miles per hour.
Commissioner Stiles beseeched DDC’s Bills to consider adding an affordable housing component to their proposed subdivision extension.
“In this community, any time there’s new development done, we would like to see 10 to 15% of the units to be affordable,” Stiles said.
Bills responded and said that the homes will be market-rate, and that the density of the condos is DDC’s attempt to satisfy the housing needs. When nudged by Stiles to estimate the eventual home costs of what Fischer builds in the new subdivision, Bills guessed they would start in the $300,000 range.
The News will provide additional coverage of DDC’s “Spring Meadows Extension” plans in future issues.
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