RezoneRecommended denial (Feb 2026) · Council outcome not on record4530 N. Hamilton Road

Z-0001-2026 — Hotel rezoning, 4530 N. Hamilton Road

Gahanna

Description

Rezoning 2.26 acres from Neighborhood Commercial to General Commercial to allow an 86-room hotel with a 60-foot-tall building; the commission declined to recommend it to Council.

Impact summary

Neighbors feared a 60-foot building towering over their condos, crime and noise, and u-turn traffic on Hamilton Road; the site stays Neighborhood Commercial.

Applicant

Name: Rebecca Mott, Plank Law Firm
Address: 4530 N. Hamilton RoadSee this on the map

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 5
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended denial (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 proposal to rezone 2.26 acres from Neighborhood Commercial to General Commercial for an 86-room, four-story Comfort Inn & Suites with an outdoor pool. The commission refused to recommend it to council, 7-0.

Related issues (1)

Proposed hotel at 4530 N. Hamilton Road

An 86-room, 60-foot Comfort Inn & Suites next to the Woods at Shagbark condos split the room — but not the commission. Neighbors packed chambers worried about noise, crime, traffic with no southbound access, and a building that would tower over their homes. The commission unanimously declined to send the rezoning to council.

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