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Plans for a 94-unit condominium development on County Line Road were put on hold after the Beavercreek Planning Commission decided to table the application to rezone the property.
Dayton-based developer Charles Simms filed an application to rezone the 20-acre site from agricultural to residential to build the Cottages of Beavercreek. The development would include 15 two-story buildings, according to city documents.
Charles Simms Development projects include Brownstones at 2nd and Monument Walk in downtown Dayton; Parkside Row in Springboro; and The Links at Yankee Trace in Centerville.
More than 40 people packed Beavercreek City Hall on Wednesday for a public hearing about the controversial condo proposal.
The planning commission tabled the issue after several residents said they were opposed to the development during the public comments portion of the meeting, which lasted about an hour.
Neighboring residents pointed to a number of concers including traffic, crime and overcrowding issues.
“Personally, as a member of the planning commission, I would like to see staff and the developer take a look at some of these suggestions that have been offered by the folks tonight to see if there’s any medium middle ground that can be met,” said Charles Curran, a planning commission member.
Kevin Washington, a city resident who lives nearby, said he was opposed to the proposed condos because of anticipated increased traffic and a potential negative financial impact on home values.
“In the last two years we’ve had 64 units added to our subdivision,” he said. “When I originally built this house six years ago I had built it because of the seclusion, and my seclusion now has been eroded. The values of our houses have been threatened.”
Simms thanked the opponents for voicing their concerns, and told commission members he would like to work with neighboring developments and the city to reach compromises on some of the issues.
“I built, I think, most of you guys’ homes or you bought a house that we built,” he said to the audience. “You had the opportunity to have your home built and live in a new home with current amenities. Other people deserve that right in America, too.”
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