OtherRecommended approval (Feb 2026) · Council outcome not on recordAcademy Park

2026-0025 — Academy Park stormwater waiver

Gahanna

Description

A waiver of the city's stormwater quantity standard for Academy Park improvements — new ADA playgrounds, a concession building, trails, and a dry detention pond abutting Walnut Creek.

Impact summary

The park gets its upgrades without requiring a much larger detention pond, with runoff essentially unchanged.

Applicant

Name: City of Gahanna Department of Engineering
Address: Academy Park

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended approval (Feb 2026) · Council outcome not on record7–0, unanimous

A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.

Last discussed Feb 11, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Feb 11, 2026Recommended approval 7–0

Planning Commission — February 11, 2026

A waiver of the city's stormwater quantity standard for Academy Park improvements — new ADA playgrounds, a concession building, trails, and a dry detention pond abutting Walnut Creek.

Related issues (1)

Academy Park stormwater detention waiver

The city is rebuilding Academy Park with ADA playgrounds, a concession building, and trails, and asked to skip its own stricter stormwater rule in favor of state standards, since the site drains directly to Big Walnut Creek. The commission agreed and sent the waiver to council.

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