Explanation
Background: Ordinance 0411-2021, passed by City Council on October 11, 2021, rezoned ±126.3 acres of property at or near the southeast corner of the intersection of West Broad Street and Alton Darby Creek Road and generally located at 6145 West Broad Street (the “Developer Property”). The Developer Property now includes tax parcel ID 010-256886 owned by GMT Property Holdings LLC and Rock Capital Holdings LLC and tax parcel ID’s 010-306518 and 010-306519 owned by Darby Crossing Apartments LP (the tax parcels collectively being, the “Expansion Area,” and the companies collectively being, the “Owners”). Pursuant to Ordinance 2659-2021 passed by City Council on October 25, 2021, the Director of the Department of Development entered into the Big Darby - Blauser Farms Development Agreement dated November 22, 2021 to outline the plans and respective commitments for the fulfillment of “Big Darby Revenue Program” adopted by Resolution 0216X-2008. This included the requirement to add the Expansion Area to the “Big Darby West Broad Street NCA” established in accordance with the petition pursuant to Resolutions 0060X-2021, 0242X-2021. The petition was submitted by Crown Pointe LLC and the role of developer was assigned to and assumed by Metro Development, LLC by Ordinance 1291-2022. On September 9, 2022, a Written Consent to Add Property to the Big Darby West Broad Street NCA (as amended by the City pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Chapter 349 with the consent of the Owners, the “Consents”) were filed by each of the Owners with the Clerk of City Council. City Council, by Resolution 0182X-2022 adopted on October 3, 2022, determined the sufficiency of the Consents and set a public hearing date on the Expansion Area, which was held on October 19, 2022. This resolution authorizes the expansion of and defines the boundaries of the Big Darby West Broad Street NCA’s new community district by adding the Expansion Area. This resolution also certifies that the public hearing...
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