Delaware Planning Commission Meeting - April 8, 2026
Delaware Planning Commission Meeting Summary - April 8, 2026
The Delaware Planning Commission met on April 8, 2026, to consider two zoning map amendment requests and to table several development items. The Commission approved amendments to the Coughlin's Crossing and Fed One Dublin properties, with modifications to conditions.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Motion Summary from the March 4, 2026 meeting (note: the agenda lists April 8, 2026, as the date of the minutes, but the transcript confirms the minutes were from March 4, 2026). Unanimously approved.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Michael Ruhmond (executor of an estate involved in the I PUD 26-4 property) expressed support for the zoning change from agricultural to industrial. He cited potential investment, job creation, and noted the personal significance to family members, including two disabled grandchildren and two senior citizens with partial interest.
Discussion Items
- MX PUD 26-1 (Coughlin's Crossing): Request to rezone 37.4 acres from C-CC PMU to MX-PUD. Staff presented that the applicant, Delaware Development Plan, LTD., seeks to adapt to market changes since the original 2016 approval. The plan includes up to 450 multifamily units in Sub-area A (corrected from 400 in the staff report), preservation of historic barn for the Delaware County Historical Society in Sub-area A1, and commercial/office in Sub-area B. Staff recommended preserving design guidelines from the original development text to maintain cohesion with Stratford. The Commission discussed land use tables for Sub-area A1 and added neighborhood commercial uses while removing the "retail under 80,000 sq ft" category. A motion to amend the density condition (from 22.47 to 25.28 units per acre reflecting 450 units) passed 4-0.
- I PUD 26-4 (Fed One Dublin): Request to rezone 62.95 acres from A-1/I-2 to I-PUD for speculative industrial development. Staff noted four parcels annexed in 2025. Commissioner Feller objected to making "manufacturing of products from raw materials" a permitted use, preferring a conditional use to retain community oversight. The applicant explained a prospective user needs that use. The Commission voted 4-0 to change it to conditional use. The rest of the application was approved with staff recommendations.
Key Outcomes
- MX PUD 26-1: Approved (4-0) with amendment to condition 4A (density) and updated land use table for Sub-area A1. First reading at City Council on April 27, 2026; public hearing May 11, 2026.
- I PUD 26-4: Approved (4-0) with amendment changing "manufacturing of products from raw materials" from permitted to conditional use. First reading April 27, public hearing May 11.
- Boulder Farms Development Plan (2022-0632 DVP #1), Final Plats S 26-3 and S 26-4: All tabled to May 6, 2026 meeting at applicant's request.
- Next regular meeting: May 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM.
Meeting Transcript
Good evening, everybody. I'd like to call call tonight's session of the City of Delaware Planning Commission to order. Could the clerk please read the role? Mr. Feller. Here. Mr. Cross is absent. Mr. Stroud is absent as of now. Mr. Prahl? Yeah. Mayor Riggle? Yeah. Vice Chair Nana is absent. Chair Simpson. Here. Do we have a motion to excuse? Motion to excuse Mr. Manor, Mr. Cross, and Mr. Stroud. Motion by Commissioner Prahl. Second. Second by Mayor Wriggle. Mr. Feller. Yes. Mr. Prahl? Yes. Mayor Rickle? Yes. And Chair Simpson. Yes. All right. Moving on to the next item on tonight's agenda, the approval of the motion summary from the Planning Commission meeting held on March 4th, 2026, as recorded and transcribed. What's the wish of the commission? Motion to approve. A motion by Mayor Wriggle and a second by Commissioner Prahl. Mr. Fowler? Yes. Mr. Prahl. Yes. Mayor Wrigg? Yes. Chair Sensen.
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