Rezoning for auto mall’s move, homes approved in Miamisburg
Zoning MIAMISBURG — changes for a combined 80 acres have been approved for a new housing development and the relocation of one of the area’s largest auto malls.
The affirmative votes by Miamisburg City Council Tuesday night also included the preliminary development plans for Courseview at Pipestone and the Matt Castrucci Auto Mall, home of more than 150 jobs.
Courseview plans call for Inverness Homes to build 127 units on about 42 acres that is largely vacant farmland. The project involves land the city annexed from Miami Twp. at the northwest corner of Miamisburg Springboro and Medlar roads near Pipestone Golf Club.
The change from agricultural to planned residential is a significant step toward Inverness creating a subdivision of lifestyle – or empty nester - homes and traditional houses, said Miamisburg City Planner Ryan Homsi.
Thirty-nine homes “will be more of a lifestyle (concept), single stories, age targeted,” Homsi said. “The remaining 88 lots will be more of a traditional product. The lots are a little bit bigger in that area of the site. But they are predominantly two-story homes for families.”
Based on current information, the price range is expected to start around $200,000, he said. Pending approval of final plans, Inverness is targeting a spring 2020 groundbreaking for the phased project expected to take five to six years, according to Homsi.
The proposal is one of two in Miamisburg that, if approved, could bring more than 300 new homes to the city. The other — Deer Valley — calls for nearly 200 homes off Benner Road, west of the Miamisburg Springboro intersection.
City council has approved the rezoning for Deer Valley, which calls for 197 homes on about 86 acres. That rezoning is the focus of a petition drive to have voters decide on the issue this fall.
Unlike Deer Valley, there was no opposition voiced to the Courseview proposal during a public hearing Tuesday night.
The Castrucci plan calls for the dealerships to relocate from Mall Park Drive north of the Dayton Mall to Byers Road, west of the mall and Interstate 75.
The rezoning involves about 38 acres at the Lyons Road intersection, more than doubling the 17 acres it now occupies, according to the city.
Two parcels will change from highway service and office service to special development district. About 7.5 acres on the south end along Lyons Road will remain undeveloped, Homsi said.
Plans call for the construction of five buildings — four dealerships and a body shop — and a large parking area for customers, inventory and employees.
Dealerships would include Honda, Kia, Nissan and used cars. Mazda is not part of the plan, records show. The proposal includes about 150,000 square feet of buildings with nearly 2,900 parking spaces, according to the city.
The property would be buffered by a wall on the north side and will include significant landscaping, Homsi said.