- Developers want to replace an approved mixed-use project with a 33,000-square-foot Planet Fitness about two miles from an existing location.
- Planning staff flagged zoning issues, including excess parking, signage limits, and design conflicts.
- A nearby resident voiced concerns about traffic, safety, and the need for another gym so close to schools and neighborhoods.
Developers seek to build a second Planet Fitness in Boone County, with the proposed location just a short distance from the existing gym.
Cornerstone Development LLC, a Cincinnati-based real estate holding company, wants to change the concept development plan for a 3.9-acre parcel of land in Florence to allow the development of a two-story, approximately 33,000-square-foot Planet Fitness Health Club.
The property, owned by Plantation Luxury Flats LLC and zoned Commercial Two with a Planned Development overlay, sits between Richmond Road and Wetherington Boulevard, just south of the Express Street intersection. If approved, Cornerstone’s proposal would replace a previously approved concept with the standalone Planet Fitness. The developers presented their proposal to the Boone County Planning Commission during a public hearing on Wednesday, April 1…