If the council approves it, the developers said they think construction will take about three years. They don’t have estimate on the value of the development or how much the houses would sell for when completed.
According to plans submitted to Huber Heights Planning Commission, 46 single-story, three-bedroom, two-bath homes are planned for the site. Each house would be at least 1,600 square feet.
Two spaces will be left open, including a space in the center of the development for the residents.
The property is currently being considered for a zoning change and city council has yet to vote on the measure. The property was split from the original “Oaks of Huber Heights” for a church on the 14.2-acre parcel, according to the city. The church was not built and the city would have to zone the property to build homes on it instead.
Several residents wrote to Huber Heights after the planning commission board meeting in November. The emails are available in a work session packet for Jan. 19.
Nearby residents wrote to say they were concerned about their own home prices going down due to the smaller homes being built, were concerned about the quality of the homes and plans for sharing sewer and retention ponds with the old development. They also took issue with the idea of the homes being rental homes, as was the plan presented to the planning commission.
Deborah McNeely, president of the homeowners association for the Oaks of Huber Heights existing development, said she had “serious concerns” regarding the new property. She mentioned in an email property values going down, a need for a retaining pond.
A total of 43 Oaks of Huber Heights residents also signed a petition in opposition to the zoning.
Council will also consider the measure at a city council work session on Jan. 19. If it passes, it would then go to a hearing at council on the zoning on Jan. 25
According to the planning commission, the proposal calls for a sidewalk to be extended from the west property line to the corner or Fishburg Road and Bellefontaine Road. City staff recommended both Fishburg Road and Bellefontaine Road be improved with sidewalks and curbs.
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