Council holds first reading on rezoning 1501 Kingsbury Drive to RPUD-7
June 19, 2025 | Forest Park City Council, Forest Park, Hamilton County, Ohio
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The Forest Park City Council conducted the first reading on June 16 of ordinance 17-2025, an ordinance that would rezone about 27.78 acres at 1501 Kingsbury Drive from R-2 (one-family residence) to RPUD-7 (residential planned unit development) and would approve an associated development plan.
Clerk of Council Kia Bailey read the ordinance title aloud during the meeting. The reading followed a successful motion to suspend the rules so the ordinance could be read by title; the motion to suspend passed on a roll call vote, 6–1 (Adams, Brown, Harrison, Holt, Moore and Sylvester voted yes; Clark voted no). Because this was a first reading, council did not vote on adoption.
Why it matters: rezoning would change allowed uses and authorizes a development plan for the site. The ordinance text read at first reading tied approval to a submitted development plan, and council members asked for clarity about whether a revised site plan or different lot count would require a new ordinance or a postponement.
During follow-up discussion, Law Director John Wyckoff confirmed that the ordinance as drafted would approve the submitted preliminary site plan along with the rezoning. A council member asked what would happen if the developer later submitted a different site plan or changed the proposed number of lots; staff and legal counsel said the council could postpone or table a subsequent reading or require a new ordinance if the developer submits a materially different plan.
Key details from the hearing: ordinance number 17-2025; property described in the ordinance as roughly 27.78 acres at 1501 Kingsbury Drive; rezoning proposed from R-2 (one-family residence) to RPUD-7 (residential planned unit development). The council treated the item as a first reading only and did not adopt the ordinance on June 16.
Next steps: the item may return for a second reading if no substantive changes are submitted; if the developer submits a different plat or site plan that changes lot counts or major design elements, council indicated it would consider tabling or requiring a revised ordinance to reflect the new plan.
Clerk of Council Kia Bailey read the ordinance title aloud during the meeting. The reading followed a successful motion to suspend the rules so the ordinance could be read by title; the motion to suspend passed on a roll call vote, 6–1 (Adams, Brown, Harrison, Holt, Moore and Sylvester voted yes; Clark voted no). Because this was a first reading, council did not vote on adoption.
Why it matters: rezoning would change allowed uses and authorizes a development plan for the site. The ordinance text read at first reading tied approval to a submitted development plan, and council members asked for clarity about whether a revised site plan or different lot count would require a new ordinance or a postponement.
During follow-up discussion, Law Director John Wyckoff confirmed that the ordinance as drafted would approve the submitted preliminary site plan along with the rezoning. A council member asked what would happen if the developer later submitted a different site plan or changed the proposed number of lots; staff and legal counsel said the council could postpone or table a subsequent reading or require a new ordinance if the developer submits a materially different plan.
Key details from the hearing: ordinance number 17-2025; property described in the ordinance as roughly 27.78 acres at 1501 Kingsbury Drive; rezoning proposed from R-2 (one-family residence) to RPUD-7 (residential planned unit development). The council treated the item as a first reading only and did not adopt the ordinance on June 16.
Next steps: the item may return for a second reading if no substantive changes are submitted; if the developer submits a different plat or site plan that changes lot counts or major design elements, council indicated it would consider tabling or requiring a revised ordinance to reflect the new plan.
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