Plan Hamilton Update - Planning Commission July 17, 2025 6:00 PM (Public Hearing)

The City of Hamilton Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing in the Council Chambers of the City Building located at 345 High Street, First Floor, One Renaissance Center, Municipal Building on amending Plan Hamilton, the City’s Comprehensive Plan.

APPLICANT:     City of Hamilton

REQUEST:       Plan Hamilton (City’s Comprehensive Plan) update.

Amendment to Plan Hamilton, to adopt the Innovation District Master Plan

The plan is located in the Planning Commission July 17, 2025 Directory:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TAdaK_9vWg3EuvXDw1IeV8rsGNQZCB10/view?usp=drive_link

Public Hearing Information:

Darana Hybrid (1093 Belle Ave) - Major Planned Development Amendment; Campus Expansion. - - ***July 17, 2025, 6:00 PM, Planning Commission***

Reserved for updates.

SECOND UPDATE (7/11/25): Darana Hybrid submitted an updated revised set of plans during the Planning Commission Agenda distribution. That item can be found below:

This note will be updated as further developments regarding the case occur.

Darana Hybrid - Major Planned Development Amendment (1093 Belle Ave)

(Applicant: Dave Osterday; for Darana Hybrid)

The Plans have been updated by Darana Hybrid on July 2, 2025. - - Updated Plans located here:

Planning Commission (Night) - - July 17, 2025, 6:00 PM, Council Chambers, 345 High Street, Hamilton OH

Reserved for Updates

Darana Hybrid - Major Planned Development Amendment (1093 Belle Avenue)

(Applicant: Dave Osterday; for Darana Hybrid)

1620 Ray Combs Avenue (and 1464 Mosler Avenue) - Conditional Use to allow an auto repair and an auto detail

Applicant: LeStavion Beverly, Chaatrik Architecture

644, 654, 934, and 938 East Avenue, Build back the Block - Single-Family Housing proposal

Applicant: City of Hamilton

320 Village Street - Minor Planned Development amendment to allow an office and an upper floor single dwelling

Applicant: Shawna Smith

346 South Third Street - Conditional Use to allow reoccupation of the structure as a residence. Two dwelling units total.

Applicant: Blue Heron Contracting LLC

Innovation District Plan - - Major Amendment to the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Plan Hamilton.

Adopting of the Innovation District Plan.

Applicant: City of Hamilton

Plan Location:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TAdaK_9vWg3EuvXDw1IeV8rsGNQZCB10/view?usp=sharing

It is the responsibility of the ADRB to review the plans, monitor the work, and administer the Architectural Conservation/Historic District section of the Hamilton City Zoning Ordinance. Learn More

July 15, 2025 Architectural Design Review Board Meeting

New Business – Properties Seeking COAs

1. Corner of N 3rd St & N MLK Blvd - Replacement Ground Sign

2. 223 Ross Ave - Roof Replacement

Miscellaneous

The Nuisance Appeals Board decides to either accept the City Manager’s Nuisance Declaration, or accept the appeal with the conditions specified by the Board. Learn More.

Cancelled: July 3, 2025 Planning Commission

Due to a lack of quorum among commission members, the July 3 2025 Planning Commission meeting has been cancelled.

It is the responsibility of the ADRB to review the plans, monitor the work, and administer the Architectural Conservation/Historic District section of the Hamilton City Zoning Ordinance. Learn More

July 1, 2025 Architectural Design Review Board Meeting

New Business – Properties Seeking COAs

1. 460 S Third St - Install new 6ft tall privacy fence

2. 24 S Third St - New wall sign

3. 810 Dayton St - Replacement Windows, Detached Garage Expansion

Miscellaneous

June 19, 2025 Planning Commission, 6:00 PM - 345 High Street, Council Chambers

Reserved for updates.

3406 Port Union Road

-- Conditional Use to allow Sunbelt Rentals, a vehicle and equipment rental type business. Conditional Use per Section 1308, Other Vehicle Rentals, of the Hamilton Zoning Ordinance.

(Applicant: Residential Rentals LLC,)

Findings of Fact - 1195 Shuler Ave, Neighborhood Event Venue (as a Planning Commission review per Section 1250)

Planning Department website: hamilton-oh.gov/planning

Reformatted zoning ordinance: [Here]  |  Zoning Use Chart: [Here]  |  Interactive Zoning Map [Here]

It is the responsibility of the ADRB to review the plans, monitor the work, and administer the Architectural Conservation/Historic District section of the Hamilton City Zoning Ordinance. Learn More

June 17, 2025 Architectural Design Review Board Meeting

New Business – Properties Seeking COAs

1. 841 Campbell Ave - Box Gutter Removal & New Aluminum Gutters

2. 463 S D St - Replacement Doors, New Door Openings, & New Aluminum Railing

Old Business

1. 22 Bab Ln - New 100 sq ft Accessory Structure

Miscellaneous

City Council, Public Hearing: 2350 Pleasant (Shuler-Benninghofen) - Preliminary & Final Planned Development, June 11, 2025, 6:00 PM - 345 High Street, Council Chambers

Reserved for updates.

Shuler-Benninghofen (2350 Pleasant Avenue)

-- Preliminary & Final Planned Development for the re-use of the building and overall site as a mixed-use project. 125 apartments & 7,000 square feet of commercial space. Property zoned “BPD” (Business Planned Development).

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Hamilton City Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday evening, June 11, 2025 at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City Building located at 345 High Street, First Floor, One Renaissance Center, Municipal Building on the following item:

LOCATION:     2350 Pleasant Avenue (Parcel: P6461040000043, 44, & 45) Shuler-Benninghofen building.

2270 Pleasant Avenue (Parcel: P6461040000004, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9) 
640 Williams Ave (Parcel: P6461040000025, 26, 27, 28, & 29)

APPLICANT:     Kenneth Schon; Bloomfield, Schon, and Partners

REQUEST:      Preliminary & Final PD (Planned Development) to allow reuse and reoccupation of the building and redevelopment of the proposed campus site.  Mixed-Use proposal as 125 apartments and 7,000 square feet of commercial use. 

Building is 100,000 square feet, approximate; Site is 5.25 acres, approximate.

(Applicant: Kenneth Schon - for Bloomfield, Schon and Partners - - - [website])

Audio of the May 15, 2025 Planning Commission has been included in the following link:

June 5, 2025 Planning Commission, Meeting 1:30 PM - 345 High Street, City Council Chambers

Agenda order: TBD

New Business:

Subject:     AGENDA ITEM – Old Business (Public Hearing)

2251 NW Washington Blvd / 2301 NW Washington Blvd - - (Two Commercial Tenant-Type buildings) - Request 1 Year Extension to the Planned Development

(Mo Patel, MNR Investment LLC, Applicant & Owner)

Applicant Items

Subject:     AGENDA ITEM – New Business (Public Hearing)

Spooky Nook Champion Mill (601 North B Street) - Minor Planned Development Amendment to allow a one-year temporary gravel parking area at the western portion of the main campus.

(Sam Beiler, Applicant)

Applicant Items

It is the responsibility of the ADRB to review the plans, monitor the work, and administer the Architectural Conservation/Historic District section of the Hamilton City Zoning Ordinance. Learn More

June 3, 2025 Architectural Design Review Board Meeting

New Business – Properties Seeking COAs

1. 841 Campbell Ave - Box Gutter Removal & New Aluminum Gutters

2. 22 Bab Ln - New 100 sq. ft. Accessory Structure

3. 27 N C St - Replacement vinyl siding, new 6 ft wood privacy fence, soffit & gutter replacement, porch columns, & rear patio

Miscellaneous

It is the responsibility of the ADRB to review the plans, monitor the work, and administer the Architectural Conservation/Historic District section of the Hamilton City Zoning Ordinance. Learn More

May 20, 2025 Architectural Design Review Board Meeting

New Business – Properties Seeking COAs

1. 237 Race St - New privacy fence

2. 19 N 6th St - Replacement vinyl windows

3. 49 N 6th St - Replacement vinyl siding, door infill, vinyl soffit repair, and metal window frame repair

Miscellaneous

May 15, 2025 Planning Commission, 6:00 PM - 345 High Street, Council Chambers

Reserved for updates.

Shuler-Benninghofen (2350 Pleasant Avenue)

-- Preliminary & Final Planned Development for the re-use of the building and overall site as a mixed-use project. 125 apartments & 7,000 square feet of commercial space. Property zoned “BPD” (Business Planned Development).

(Applicant: Kenneth Schon - for Bloomfield, Schon and Partners - - - [website])

241 North Third Street - - (Former Easy’s)

— Minor PD Amendment for Casa Noona Piccola, a restaurant with alcohol. Property zoned “BPD” (Business Planned Development), and in the German Village Historic District.

(Applicant: Amy Hucke, CDA; for City of Hamilton)

Findings of Fact - 1195 Shuler Ave, Neighborhood Event Venue (as a Planning Commission review per Section 1250)

Planning Department website: hamilton-oh.gov/planning

Reformatted zoning ordinance: [Here]  |  Zoning Use Chart: [Here]  |  Interactive Zoning Map [Here]

It is the responsibility of the ADRB to review the plans, monitor the work, and administer the Architectural Conservation/Historic District section of the Hamilton City Zoning Ordinance. Learn More

May 6, 2025 Architectural Design Review Board Meeting

New Business – Properties Seeking COAs

1.  329 N 3rd St - New Ground Sign

2.  35 N D St - New Wheelchair Ramp

3.  300 High St - New Wall Sign

Miscellaneous

• 436 Riverfront Plaza - Pre-application meeting, New Single-Family Residence

• Non-Historic Window Replacement Discussion

April 17, 2025 Planning Commission, 6:00 PM - 345 High Street, Council Chambers

Reserved for updates.

1195 Shuler Avenue — Planning Commission Review for a Neighborhood Community Venue

(Applicant: Scott Webb, Architect - for Karen Flores & Martinez Luis, owners)

2210 S Erie — Minor PD Amendment for covered parking; City Maintenance Garage

(Applicant: Amy Hucke, CDA; for City of Hamilton)

9 North Third Street, Irregular Lot Split - Non-Public Hearing

(Applicant: City of Hamilton)

426 Neal Boulevard, Conditional Use Extension request - Public Hearing

(Applicant: Robert Brown II, Bud’s Buzzing)

It is the responsibility of the ADRB to review the plans, monitor the work, and administer the Architectural Conservation/Historic District section of the Hamilton City Zoning Ordinance. Learn More

April 15, 2025 Architectural Design Review Board Meeting

New Business – Properties Seeking COAs

1. 225 Main St - Exterior Paint, Porch Railing

2. 26 Bab Ln - New Rear Yard Fence

2025 First Round Zoning Text Amendments — City Council, April 9, 2025, 6:00 PM - 345 High Street, Council Chambers

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON

AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE

The Hamilton City Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday evening, April 9, 2025 at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City Building located at 345 High Street, First Floor, One Renaissance Center, Municipal Building on amending the Hamilton Zoning Ordinance No. 7503:

APPLICANT:     City of Hamilton

REQUEST:        Changes to the Hamilton Zoning Ordinance:

2025 First Round, of proposed amendments to the Hamilton Zoning Ordinance:

·         Section 1700, “Signs” -  - (Legal Non-Conforming Signs reference will also be updated)

·         Section 2400, “Planned Development (PD) Regulations”

·         Section 2405, “Office Planned Development (OPD) District Regulations”

·         Section 2406, “Business Planned Development (BPD) District Regulations”

·         Section 3000, “Performance Standards”

·         Section 4300, “Non-Conforming: Lots, Land Uses and Structures”

·         Correction of any pertinent miscellaneous grammatical and/or typological errors discovered in this review of the zoning ordinance document.

An application for this project is on file and available for your review at the Planning Department located at 345 High Street, Suite 350. These materials, in addition to future updates and reports completed by staff during the review process, can found online at:
https://www.hamilton-oh.gov/planningcommission.

They are also included on the City Events page of the City Website (please see February 6, 2025, Planning Commission).

April 3, 2025 Planning Commission, Meeting 1:30 PM - 345 High Street, City Council Chambers

Agenda order: TBD

New Business:

Subject:     AGENDA ITEM – Old Business (Public Hearing)

1115 High Street, QuikTrip (Gas Station, Convenience Store) - Request to Extend Conditional Use

(Jonathan Haley, Applicant)

Applicant Items

Subject:     AGENDA ITEM – New Business (Public Hearing)

7 Rowe Court - Conditional Use, Exterior Storage as an accessory use

(Tony Nasser for Bren Ko, Applicant)

Applicant Items

It is the responsibility of the ADRB to review the plans, monitor the work, and administer the Architectural Conservation/Historic District section of the Hamilton City Zoning Ordinance. Learn More

April 1, 2025 Architectural Design Review Board Meeting

New Business – Properties Seeking COAs

1. 309 Court St - Projecting Sign

2. 319 Main St - Exterior Paint

182 North Brookwood Avenue, Preliminary & Final Planned Development, and Specific Use application - Kroger Marketplace and Fuel Center, Public Hearing - - March 26, 2025, 6:00 PM, - City Council Chambers

New Business:

Public Hearing:

182 North Brookwood Avenue, Preliminary & Final Planned Development, and Specific Use application - Kroger Marketplace and Fuel Center

(Anne McBride, FAICP, McBride Dale Clarion, Applicant - On behalf of Kroger Corporation)

The Hamilton City Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday evening, March 26, 2025 at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City Building located at 345 High Street, First Floor, One Renaissance Center, Municipal Building on the following item:

     LOCATION:     182 North Brookwood Avenue (Parcel: P6411133000057 & P6411133000058)

    APPLICANT:     Anne McBride, FAICP, McBride Dale Clarion (for Kroger Corporation)

      REQUEST:      Preliminary & Final PD (Planned Development) to allow construction of a new Kroger Marketplace, grocery store; and a Specific Use request to allow a Kroger Fueling Center, automobile fueling.

Summary of Proposal here

• Applicant Narrative (Project Description)

• Proposed Building Elevations (appearance of building)

• Gas Station Canopy and Elevations - Update 02.12.2025

• Site Plan (Proposed Site Layout) | Site Plan PDF (added for clarity, file size).

• Landscape Plan

Cancelled: March 20, 2025 Planning Commission, 1:30 PM - 345 High Street, Council Chambers

Due to a lack of applications and lack of items requiring action, the March 20, 2025 Planning Commission meeting has been cancelled.

It is the responsibility of the ADRB to review the plans, monitor the work, and administer the Architectural Conservation/Historic District section of the Hamilton City Zoning Ordinance. Learn More

March 18, 2025 Architectural Design Review Board Meeting

New Business – Properties Seeking COAs

1. 27 N C St - doors, windows, infill, demolition

The Nuisance Appeals Board decides to either accept the City Manager’s Nuisance Declaration, or accept the appeal with the conditions specified by the Board. Learn More.

Temporary Urban Renewal Plan Extension — City Council, March 12, 2025, 6:00 PM - 345 High Street, Council Chambers

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON

A TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN

The Hamilton City Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday evening, March 12, 2025 at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City Building located at 345 High Street, First Floor, One Renaissance Center, Municipal Building:

         APPLICANT:      City of Hamilton   

           REQUEST:      Urban Renewal Plan, Temporary Extension

3045 Moser Court, BCRTA - Major PD Planned Development Amendment, campus expansion — City Council, March 12, 2025, 6:00 PM - 345 High Street, Council Chambers

The Hamilton City Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday evening, March 12, 2025 at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City Building located at 345 High Street, First Floor, One Renaissance Center, Municipal Building on the following item:

     LOCATION:     3045 Moser Court – BCRTA (Butler County Regional Transit Authority)

    APPLICANT:     John Bayer, P.E. (Bayer Becker) for BCRTA.

      REQUEST:      Major Planned Development Amendment, to allow on-site expansion of BCRTA operations, including bus fleet parking, and related on-site vocational training.

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An application for this project is on file and available for your review at the Planning Department located at 345 High Street, Suite 350. These materials, in addition to future updates and reports completed by staff during the review process, can found online at:
https://www.hamilton-oh.gov/planningcommission.

They are also included on the City Events page of the City Website (please see February 6, 2025, Planning Commission).

Site Plan and Materials

Supplemental Materials

Tattoo and Body Art, Zoning Text Amendments — City Council, March 12, 2025, 6:00 PM - 345 High Street, Council Chambers

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON

AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE

The Hamilton City Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday evening, March 12, 2025 at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City Building located at 345 High Street, First Floor, One Renaissance Center, Municipal Building on amending the Hamilton Zoning Ordinance No. 7503:

APPLICANT:     City of Hamilton

REQUEST:        Changes to the Hamilton Zoning Ordinance:

Changes pertain to Tattoo and Body Art as a land use within the Hamilton Zoning Ordinance:

·         Section 1250, “Zoning Land Use Chart”

·         Section 1300, “Conditional Uses & Specific Uses”

·         Section 1378, “Tattoo & Piercing”

·         Section 3900, “Glossary”

The proposal is a comprehensive update regarding Tattoo and Body Art uses, including consideration of Tattoo/Body Art as an accessory use (secondary / minor use) in Salon or Beauty Shop establishments.

An application for this project is on file and available for your review at the Planning Department located at 345 High Street, Suite 350. These materials, in addition to future updates and reports completed by staff during the review process, can found online at:
https://www.hamilton-oh.gov/planningcommission.

They are also included on the City Events page of the City Website (please see February 6, 2025, Planning Commission).

First Round, Zoning Text Amendments — Planning Commission Meeting (Day), March 6, 2025, 1:30 PM, - 345 High Street, Council Chambers

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON

AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE

A public hearing will be held before The City of Hamilton Planning Commission, meeting as a Committee of the Whole, on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 1:30 P.M., in the Council Chambers located at 345 High Street, First Floor, One Renaissance Center, Municipal Building on amending the Hamilton Zoning Ordinance No. 7503:

APPLICANT:      City of Hamilton

REQUEST:        Changes to the Hamilton Zoning Ordinance:

2025 First Round, of proposed amendments to the Hamilton Zoning Ordinance:

·         Section 1250, “Zoning Land Use Chart”

·         Section 1300, “Conditional Uses & Specific Uses”

·         Section 1400, “Accessory Uses”

·         Section 1500, “Land Area, Setback, and Density Standards”

·         Section 1600, “Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations”

·         Section 1700, “Signs”

·         Section 1800, “Residential Design Standards”

·         Section 1900, “Commercial Design Standards”

·         Section 2400, “Planned Development (PD) Regulations”

·         Section 2405, “Office Planned Development (OPD) District Regulations”

·         Section 2406, “Business Planned Development (BPD) District Regulations”

·         Section 3900, “Glossary”

·         Section 4200, “Board of Zoning Appeals: Powers and Duties”

·         Section 4300, “Non-Conforming: Lots, Land Uses and Structures”

·         Correction of any pertinent miscellaneous grammatical and/or typological errors discovered in this review of the zoning ordinance document.

Hamilton Zoning Ordinance found here: (https://www.hamilton-oh.gov/planning)

https://gis.hamilton-oh.gov/webdocs/Dept%20Planning/Hamilton%20OH%20-%20Zoning%20Ordinance.pdf

March 6, 2025 Planning Commission, Meeting 1:30 PM - 345 High Street, City Council Chambers

Agenda order: TBD

New Business:

Subject:     AGENDA ITEM – New Business (Public Hearing)

500 Joe Nuxhall Blvd, City of Hamilton, Resident Services - Minor PD Amendment, Specific Use to allow Seasonal Exterior Storage, related to City Events (RiversEdge, Operation Pumpkin, et. al).

(City of Hamilton, Applicant)

Applicant Items

Applicant Items 2 | Applicant Items 3

Supplementary Items

Subject:     AGENDA ITEM – New Business (Public Hearing)

First Round Zoning Text Amendments

(City of Hamilton, Applicant)

Notice of Public Hearing

2025 First Round, of proposed amendments to the Hamilton Zoning Ordinance:

·         Section 1250, “Zoning Land Use Chart”

·         Section 1300, “Conditional Uses & Specific Uses”

·         Section 1400, “Accessory Uses”

·         Section 1500, “Land Area, Setback, and Density Standards”

·         Section 1600, “Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations”

·         Section 1700, “Signs”

·         Section 1800, “Residential Design Standards”

·         Section 1900, “Commercial Design Standards”

·         Section 2400, “Planned Development (PD) Regulations”

·         Section 2405, “Office Planned Development (OPD) District Regulations”

·         Section 2406, “Business Planned Development (BPD) District Regulations”

·         Section 3900, “Glossary”

·         Section 4200, “Board of Zoning Appeals: Powers and Duties”

·         Section 4300, “Non-Conforming: Lots, Land Uses and Structures”

·         Correction of any pertinent miscellaneous grammatical and/or typological errors discovered in this review of the zoning ordinance document.

Update, Ed Wilson, Planning Dept. - 02.27.2025 - please note that the non-strikethrough items are up for review at this Planning Commission meeting and public hearing. The remaining items are to be revisited in a second round of proposed text amendment updates, pending further revision, and legal review.

February 20, 2025 Planning Commission, Meeting 6:00 PM - 345 High Street, City Council Chambers

Agenda order: TBD

New Business:

Subject:     AGENDA ITEM – New Business (Public Hearing)

182 North Brookwood Avenue, Preliminary & Final Planned Development, and Specific Use application - Kroger Marketplace and Fuel Center

(Anne McBride, FAICP, McBride Dale Clarion, Applicant - On behalf of Kroger Corporation)

Summary of Proposal here

• Applicant Narrative (Project Description)

• Proposed Building Elevations (appearance of building)

• Gas Station Canopy and Elevations - Update 02.12.2025

• Site Plan (Proposed Site Layout) | Site Plan PDF (added for clarity, file size).

• Landscape Plan

Other detailed items are included in the Meeting Agenda folder - - - it is a link to a Public Shared Google Drive for City Boards & Agendas, Planning Commission.