Written with the help of AI from the Warren County Board of Commissioners agenda, Tuesday, November 17, 2026.
Rezoning of 30 acres on Lebanon Road
At 10:30 a.m., commissioners will continue a public hearing on a request from Tyler Holden of Blue Rock Properties LLC to rezone about 30 acres in Union Township. The land, at 2300 Lebanon Road, Lebanon, has 150 feet of road frontage. It is currently zoned Mixed Use Neighborhood (MXU-N). The request is for Light Industrial Manufacturing (I-1) with a Planned Unit Development, or PUD, a zoning type that sets site-specific rules for what is allowed. The case is numbered 2026-04.
Why it matters: The commissioners’ decision determines whether the 30 acres at 2300 Lebanon Road can be zoned Light Industrial with a PUD for civil construction use, after the two advisory bodies recommended opposite outcomes.
The county’s materials list the property’s existing land use as light industrial (civil construction). Its designation on the county’s future land use map is Agricultural-Rural Residential. The stated purpose of the rezoning is to allow a civil construction use. The county’s definition covers building highways, streets, roads, airport runways, public sidewalks, utilities, bridges and other infrastructure, including reusing materials such as steel, concrete and asphalt generated during construction.
The two advisory bodies that reviewed the case disagreed. The Regional Planning Commission’s Executive Committee recommended denial on July 23, 2026. The Warren County Rural Zoning Commission recommended approval on August 11, 2026. The Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to make the decision on November 17.
What the PUD would allow and ban
Under the proposed standards, civil construction would be the only primary use, and only one primary use would be permitted. Accessory uses, which are secondary activities that support the main one, would include light industrial manufacturing, general office, commercial warehousing and distribution, sheet metal and machine shops, and welding shops.
The proposal prohibits several uses, including automobile fuel stations, truck stops, manufacturing and storage of acids, chemicals, flammable liquids or gases, casinos, motor vehicle impound lots, shooting ranges, energy recycling plants, recycling and salvage centers, and sexually oriented businesses. The agenda says the list is not limited to these.
Routine and other items
At 10:15 a.m., Jena Short, deputy director of OhioMeansJobs Warren County, will discuss the Ohio Career Launch Incentive Policy with commissioners. The agenda gives no further details and lists no dollar amounts.
At 11:30 a.m., commissioners will hold a work session on the 2027 budget. The agenda lists no figures for it.
How to weigh in
The Board of Commissioners meets at 9 a.m. Tuesdays in the Commissioners’ meeting room, 406 Justice Dr., Lebanon. The rezoning hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m., and the agenda describes it as a public hearing. The agenda does not describe public comment rules. Questions can go to commissioners@warrencountyohio.gov or (513) 695-1250. The board’s public meetings can also be streamed live on the Warren County Board of Commissioners YouTube channel.
Source: Warren County Board of Commissioners agenda, Tuesday, November 17, 2026.
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