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City Council, May 5, 2026

Approved: Rezoning 69.654 acres AG to CF (Bevelheimer Park public service campus), 6-0

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On May 5, 2026, New Albany approved Rezoning 69.654 acres AG to CF (Bevelheimer Park public service campus) (6-0).

New Albany City Council adopted Ordinance O-12-2026 rezoning 69.654 acres at the intersection of East Walnut Street and Bevelheimer Road from AG (Agricultural) to CF (Community Facilities) on a 6-0 vote, enabling a new police training facility, park restroom, and public service s…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
New Albany, OH
Governing body
Final authority
Date
May 5, 2026
Decisions
11 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 6-0

Projects in this meeting (2)

Case O-12-2026

Approved 6-0
Intersection of East Walnut Street and Bevelheimer Road, New Albany

Lincoln Property Company rezoning

Approved 6-0
Northeast of intersection of Jug Street and Clover Valley Road, New Albany · Lincoln Property Company
3 conditions of approval
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Annexation of 106.4 acres from Jersey Township (Clover Valley East)

Ordinance O-03-2026, expedited Type 1 annexation of 106.4 +/- acres from Jersey Township, Licking County to the City of New Albany, requested by Lincoln Property Company. Public hearing held; tabled to May 19 council meeting at applicant's request to allow property closings to occur. 6 yes votes.

  • Tabled to May 19, 2026 to allow contract closings across roughly two dozen properties.

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Key Decisions (11)

Tabled

Annexation of 106.4 acres from Jersey Township (Clover Valley East)

Vote: 6-01 conditions attachedMoved by Casey Kist
Tabled

Rezoning 106.4 acres AG to LGE (Clover Valley East)

Vote: 6-01 conditions attachedMoved by Casey Kist
Approved

Rezoning 69.654 acres AG to CF (Bevelheimer Park public service campus)

Vote: 6-0Moved by Andrea Wiltrout
Approved

Code amendment for development plan extension standards

Vote: 6-0
Other

First reading: Prairie House neighborhood rezoning R-2 to IPUD

Other

First reading: Hamlet at Sugar Run Phase 1 final plat

Other

First reading: Hamlet at Sugar Run Phase 2 final plat

Approved

Construction Manager at Risk contract for Bevelheimer Facilities Improvement

Vote: 6-01 conditions attachedMoved by Andrea Wiltrout
Approved

2026 City Street Improvement Project authorization

Vote: 6-01 conditions attached
Approved

Amendment to 2026-2027 community grants criteria and application

Vote: 6-0
Amended

Strike executive session from agenda

Vote: 6-0Moved by Sloan Spaulding

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Zoning Changes (3)

AGLGE106.4 +/- acres
AGCF69.654 +/- acres
R-2IPUD18.461 +/- acres

Development Activity (6)

Clover Valley East Zoning District

Industrial

Bevelheimer Park / Public Service Campus Facilities Improvement

Infrastructure

Prairie House neighborhood

Residential

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Market Signals (6)

Commercial Demand

Applicant rep noted that once zoning is in place in…

Housing Demand

Prairie House homes expected to average ~$2 million driven largely…

Infrastructure

Heavy traffic at Dublin-Granville Road / Hampstead Heath area and…

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Agenda results

ORDINANCE O-03-2026 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE EXPEDITED TYPE 1 ANNEXATION OF 106.4…

Continued 6-0
freeContinued 6-0moved by Casey Kist1 condition of approval

ORDINANCE O-07-2026 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY… rezone

Continued 6-0
freeContinued 6-0moved by Casey Kist1 condition of approval

ORDINANCE O-12-2026 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY… rezone

Approved 6-0
freeApproved 6-0moved by Andrea Wiltrout

ORDINANCE O-13-2026 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 1159.11 OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE… plan amendment

Case O-13-2026
Approved 6-0
freeApproved 6-0

Who spoke

20 distinct speakers; 7 identified names.

All speaker roles: 7 Councilmember, 8 Staff, 1 Public, 1 Attorney, 1 Mayor, 1 Clerk, 1 Witness.

Identified name roles: 2 Councilmember, 2 Staff, 1 Attorney, 1 Mayor, 1 Witness.

Speaker sample: Joe Stefanov, Staff.

6 more identified names in Pro: 2 Councilmember, 1 Staff, 1 Attorney, 1 Mayor, 1 Witness.

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Zoning terms (18)

138 recorded timestamps

  • rezone (3 timestamps)
  • annexation (6 timestamps)
  • tabled (2 timestamps)
  • zoning (30 timestamps)
  • variance (3 timestamps)
  • approved (10 timestamps)

Decision moments (11)

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