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City Council, July 7, 2026

Approves Rezoning 22.6 acres to IPUD - Beach Interchange Southeast Expansion, 7-0

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What happened

New Albany City Council approved by 7-0 the rezoning of 22.6 acres (9.6 of which were newly annexed) from AG and LOCD to Infill Planned Unit Development for the Beach Interchange Southeast Expansion Zoning District (Ordinance 019-2026, requested by MBJ Holdings LLC), and accepted…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
New Albany, OH
Governing body
Final authority
Date
July 7, 2026
Decisions
13 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 7-0

Free sample: decision 1 of 13

Expedited Type 1 Annexation of 9.61 acres from Jersey Township

Ordinance 018-2026 accepts the expedited Type 1 annexation of 9.61 +/- acres from Jersey Township, Lincoln/Licking County, located east of Beach Road, west of Harrison, south of State Route 161, north of Worthington Road. Licking County Board of Commissioners approved the petition April 2, 2026; 60-day waiting period met. Approved 7-0.

The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.

Meeting Summary

New Albany City Council approved by 7-0 the rezoning of 22.6 acres (9.6 of which were newly annexed) from AG and LOCD to Infill Planned Unit Development for the Beach Interchange Southeast Expansion Zoning District (Ordinance 019-2026, requested by MBJ Holdings LLC), and accepted…

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Key Decisions (13)

Approved

Expedited Type 1 Annexation of 9.61 acres from Jersey Township

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Rezoning 22.6 acres to IPUD - Beach Interchange Southeast Expansion

Vote: 7-0Conditions attached
Approved

Home Occupation Code Amendment (Chapter 1165.07)

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Mid-Year Appropriations Amendment (Ordinance 022-2026)

Vote: 7-0
Other

TIF Amendment - Oak Grove 2 (First Reading, Ordinance 023-2026)

Other

Acceptance of 21.601-acre deed and easement from Licking County (Ordinance 024-2026)

Other

Municipal Petition for Annexation of 6.24 acres (Ordinance 025-2026)

Approved

2027 Tax Budget Adoption (Ordinance 026-2026, Emergency)

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Amend Oak Grove 2 CRA / Economic Opportunity Zone (Resolution R21-2026)

Vote: 7-0
Approved

CRA Agreement with LPC Commercial Investments LLC (Resolution R22-2026)

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Second Amendment to Lease at Walton Parkway (Resolution R23-2026)

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Grant of 0.74 mils inside millage (Resolution R24-2026)

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Lease with New Albany Plain Local School District - Former Discover Site (Resolution R25-2026)

Vote: 7-0Conditions attached

Zoning Changes (1)

AGIPUD22.6 acres

Development Activity (4)

Beach Interchange Southeast Expansion IPUD

Industrial

Lincoln Property Company New Albany Industrial Campus

Industrial

Former Discover Site Athletic Campus & Community Park

Other

The Hamlet residential/commercial development

Mixed-Use

Market Signals (5)

Commercial Demand

Strong industrial/logistics investment continues near the SR 161/Beach Road interchange,…

Infrastructure

A traffic analysis condition covering the entire Beach Interchange zone…

Sentiment

Council explicitly confirmed the Oak Grove 2 expansion parcel will…

Who Spoke (20)

MayorCouncilmemberStaffClerkApplicantPublic

On the record: the mayor, a councilmember, a staff member, the clerk, the applicant, and a member of the public.

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