“The Need” “The Concept” “The Details” Comprehensive Plan Update: Conservation Residential Development: Since the township last adopted this In this corridor the recommendation to promote comprehensive plan in 2008 there have been conservation development is reinforced with numerous changes in the region. The Village new recommendations and a closer interest in of New Albany and the City of Columbus have several “target parcels”. These target parcels continued to annex Township land reducing the (darker green map areas) have significant natural township boundaries, the metro parks is nearing features or are adjacent to the Metro Parks completion of its plans to acquire property and and, through conservation development, may establish a new park, and the business campus potentially contribute open space to the park. has continued to grow and add businesses and Recommendations in this area include: employment. Despite the recent challenges of • Significant natural features should be preserved the economy the area has continued to grow and within open space and could be dedicated to prosper. Because of these changes, and increased the Metro Park if developers wish to avoid the inquiries to develop various businesses within maintenance of these areas. the township, the township leaders have elected • “Frontage” lots or the parcelling of existing road to explore updating the current comprehensive frontage is discouraged while more creative plan. The results of this effort are the draft development arrangements will be promoted. recommendations presented here. Small Office / Business Uses: Many of the recommendations of the 2008 plan Within this corridor the township has seen remain unchanged, such as the recommendations growing interest in the potential for business for the southeast corner of the township and growth. If land in this area to be re-zoned recommendations for many of the residential to business uses, this update recommends areas surrounded by the City of Columbus and that the proposed development must meet Village of New Albany. However, several key areas strict development standards and aesthetic of the township have updated recommendations requirements to protect the character of 62 and in response to many of the changes indicated the residents of the New Albany Links to the west. above. The main areas of focus are as follows: Recommendations for this area include: • Adopt a new “Overlay” zoning to restrict The Metro Parks Residential Corridor: the types of uses and establish design and The Metro Parks Residential Corridor is development standards that would protect the encompassed by Smothers and Bevelhymer character of the 62 corridor. Roads to the north, Walnut Road to the south, the • Establish front setbacks that maintain a “rural” township border to the west, and Peter Hoover 62 feel. Road to the east. When the previous plan was • Establish Minimum lot widths to support access being prepared there was no clear outcome for management. the location of the Metro Park and as such the • Large rear setbacks and screening between area was simply recommended for conservation residential to the rear. development at a maximum density of 1 unit Commercial Node: per acre. With the metro parks now nearing On this corner the 2008 plan permitted the completion of their property acquisition and establishment of business / Office / Small Retail planning it is anticipated that the desire for new uses. Given the prominent nature of the coner residential surrounding the proposed metro this plan builds on the earlier plan with new park will only increase. This update will promote recommendations that stringent design and strategies to allow more creative residential development standards be adopted including the development that will remove incentive for following: frontage lot development, take more advantage • Adopt a new “Overlay” zoning to restrict of the parks location, and aggregate new open the types of uses and establish design and space which could be assimilated into the park. development standards. • Retail uses should be limited to a New Commercial Areas: neighbourhood scale. 10,000 - 15,000 max. The township has continued to see interest • The township should very selective about uses from various parties to develop business in the permitted on this important “Gateway” corner. township. The more controversial of these have been the proposals for new storage units along Commercial Node: state route 62. This update looks at several Within these nodes the updated locations where businesses may be appropriate recommendations allow for the development of while recommending much more stringent business, offices, and neighbourhood retail uses development and appearance standards that with the following recommendations: protect the character of the township and its • Retail uses should be limited to a corridors. neighbourhood scale. 10,000 - 15,000 max. • Explore options to fix the alignment of 605 & Walnut as the property develops. • Implement design standards or “Overlay” Residential Planned Unit Development Planned Conservation Development New Albany Corporation Limit Columbus Corporation Limit zoning standards to insure that development fits with the character of the community. Plain Township, Ohio - Conceptual Land Use Plan 0 1200 2400