The Shoppes at North Meadows – Preliminary Development Plan
Grove City
Description
An 8,616-square-foot multi-tenant retail and restaurant building with a drive-thru, 57 parking spaces, and curb cuts on both North Meadows Drive and London-Groveport Road. The commission recommended approval to City Council; rezoning and a final development plan come next.
Impact summary
New dining and retail at North Meadows and London Groveport Road, potentially breaking ground this fall.
Applicant
- Name
- Matt Robinson, O'Brien Robinson Development, LLC
- Address
- Northeast corner of North Meadows Drive and London-Groveport Road (Parcel 040-004969)
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 2
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · City Council
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 21, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
City Council - Sep 21, 2026
Development plan for the Shoppes at North Meadows postponed to November 2 at the petitioner's request.
Planning Commission - Sep 8, 2026
~9,000 sq ft multi-tenant retail/restaurant building with drive-through; recommended 4-0 with a cross-easement stipulation after the neighboring Lehman property's attorney objected.
Planning Commission - Jul 7, 2026
An 8,616-square-foot multi-tenant retail and restaurant building with a drive-thru, 57 parking spaces, and curb cuts on both North Meadows Drive and London-Groveport Road. The commission recommended approval to City Council; rezoning and a final development plan come next.
Related issues (2)
North Meadows / London-Groveport Road intersection improvements
Speaker after speaker slammed traffic at Seeds Road and North Meadows. The city has improvements planned this year plus a stop bar at the FedEx exit and a citywide traffic study underway.
Shared access easement for neighboring Lehman property
The adjacent Lehman property owners want certainty they'll keep access to London-Groveport Road and that the planned east-west drive aisle easement will actually be recorded. The developer agreed to record the easement as part of the process.
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