The City of Dublin is one step closer to a denser future as Dublin City Council officially approved new zoning regulations yesterday that would allow over 800 acres of land to be developed according to the Bridge Street Corridor Plan.
“Council’s approval of the Bridge Street Corridor zoning regulations follows an extensive public review process,” says Dublin Mayor Tim Lecklider. “We are excited to make this vision a reality for Dublin and the region.”
The Bridge Street Corridor is roughly bounded by Sawmill Road, State Route 161 and Interstate 270. This large zone only makes up six percent of Dublin’s land area, but could eventually be home to over 8,000 residential units, 15 million square feet of mixed-use space, and a significant new comprehensive walkable urban community in the region.
The City of Dublin has adopted a hybrid form-based code that will assist with moving development forward. Dublin City Council also approved a development application review process, which Mayor Leckider says will add a “speed to build” incentive to streamline processes and applications for developers.
The next steps include the establishment of public-private partnerships with interested developers to impliment portions of the Bridge Street Corridor Vision. Steve Langworthy, Director of Dublin’s Division of Land Use and Long Range Planning, says that there is already significant interest from both local and national private development firms, and that those meetings and discussions have already begun.
An in-depth five-page feature on the Bridge Street Corridor was published on Columbus Underground on February 2, 2012 and can be read by clicking here.
More information can be found online at www.dublinohiousa.gov/bridgestreet.