Articles About Planning Commission

• Village Planning Commission recommends repealing Gateway Overlay District

  By Reilly DixonDecember 16, 2024

  

  At the most recent Planning Commission meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 10, the group revisited — and ultimately recommended to repeal — an anomalous and oft-under-referenced section of the Yellow Springs zoning code: the Gateway Overlay District.

• Planning Commission approves next steps in ongoing development projects

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 24, 2024

  

  At the group’s Tuesday, Sept. 10 meeting, Planning Commission members approved: a phase two final plat application from DDC Management, a conditional use application from Ruetschle Architects on behalf of the Village School District and a zoning map amendment to rezone 3.612 acres of school district-owned land.

• Township trustees support Polecat Road speed change

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 31, 2023

  

  Village Planning Commission member Scott Osterholm spoke before the trustees on a plan to request that Greene County change the speed limit on Polecat Road to 35 mph outside Village limits near Ellis Park, on a stretch of road located within Miami Township.

• Planning Commission | Zoning amendments, senior housing move forward

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 30, 2023

  

  The plan for the proposed senior housing development includes 22 affordable duplex and triplex rental units earmarked for seniors and 10 two-story townhomes to be sold at low cost to qualifying buyers of varying age demographics.

• Planning Commission | Residential zoning changes proposed

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 28, 2023

  

  At their most recent meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 14, the members of YS Planning Commission voted to initiate the process of amending some text of the Village Zoning Code.

• 2022 In Review | Planning Commission

  By Reilly DixonJanuary 2, 2023

  

  In 2022, Yellow Springs Planning Commission reviewed a new major subdivision, approved a plan to rezone land to accommodate a new agricultural business, approved the demolition and rebuilding of the structure that previously housed Earth Rose and more.

• Dave Chappelle to demo, rebuild downtown Yellow Springs structure

  By Reilly DixonDecember 14, 2022

  

  On Monday, Dec. 12, Yellow Springs Planning Commission members unanimously approved a plan for the demolition of the commercial and residential building at 221 Xenia Ave. — which formerly housed the independently owned retailer Earth Rose International Imports — and the construction of a new, more modern-looking structure there.

• ‘Spring Meadows’ to go before Village Council

  By Reilly DixonOctober 26, 2022

  

  A proposed 90-home major subdivision — dubbed “Spring Meadows” — is one step closer to being developed in Yellow Springs.

• Planning Commission reviews ‘Spring Meadows’

  By Reilly DixonApril 27, 2022

  

  Miamisburg-based development company DDC Management LLC presented a preliminary plat application for a 92-lot subdivision to the Yellow Springs Planning Commission during the commission’s most recent meeting Tuesday, April 12, conducted online via Zoom.

• Planning Commission approves new village farm

  By Carol SimmonsMarch 31, 2022

  

  A proposal for a small farm and adjacent farm goods store within the village was given the green light, with several caveats, by the Yellow Springs Planning Commission.