Michael A Boryca

The New Albany Planning Commission meeting included discussions and actions on several zoning and development-related cases. These included requests for rezoning, modifications to final development plans, and conditional use approvals. Key topics involved the rezoning of properties for business districts and church expansions, modifications for centralized mailbox units, and the development of a new Dutch Bros coffee shop, including considerations for drive-through facilities and various variances related to parking, signage, and building design. Additionally, the commission addressed conditional use extensions and approvals for model homes within the Woodhaven subdivision.

The IDEA Implementation Panel meeting included a recap of the Business Park Tour and A Train Near Magdeburg exhibits and educational sessions. The panel discussed and shared details about the upcoming Diwali Celebration. The 2026 IDEA Implementation Panel Work Plan and proposed Budget were reviewed and approved. Details were shared about the upcoming Volunteer Appreciation Event.

The New Albany Architectural Review Board meeting includes discussion of the Nationwide Children's Hospital Final Development Plan, which involves developing a pediatric medical center. The plan includes a new outpatient medical center with parking and landscaped amenity spaces. The review is based on compliance with design guidelines, landscape design, lighting, vehicular and pedestrian circulation, and signage.

The agenda includes action on minutes from October 13, 2025, and a hearing for visitors on items not listed. Key cases involve a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for a new elementary school for New Albany-Plain Local Schools and a Master Sign Plan Update. The review board also discussed a COA to allow a building addition at the New Albany police station, a COA to add the Parks and Preservation building typology to the Urban Center Code for Rose Run II, a COA to allow a pavilion to be built as part of the Rose Run Phase II improvements and a COA to allow a zoning change from the Rural Residential sub-district of the Urban Center Code to Infill-Planned Unit Development (I-PUD) at 6600 New Albany-Condit Road.

The meeting addressed several applications, including a Certificate of Appropriateness for a building addition at the New Albany police station, where the board discussed changes to the pilasters, window trim, and the addition of cupolas, ultimately approving the application with the condition that the cupolas be removed and the rooflines reworked. Additionally, the board reviewed and approved a building typology for Rose Run II and a pavilion, and discussed a zoning change for 6600 New Albany-Condit Road, focusing on the re-purposing of existing structures and the need for a comprehensive master plan.