City Planning and Engagement

FC Cincinnati Stadium Development Background

On November 26, 2018, FC Cincinnati submitted a formal application to change the zoning from Commercial Community – Auto (CC-A) and Residential Multi-family (RM-0.7) to a Planned Development (PD) to facilitate the development of their proposed new soccer-specific stadium. The zone change request included a Concept Plan, which generally outlines where everything will be located on the site (how tall the buildings will be, seating capacity, square footage, etc.) along with a Final Development Plan for the foundation only. The Final Development Plan for the foundation will allow for construction to begin while the final details of the stadium are completed and approved. The City Planning Commission approved this item on Friday, January 4, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at their regularly scheduled meeting at 805 Central Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45202 on the 7^th floor.

Public Meetings Held

Zone Change from CC-A and RM-0.7 to PD and Final Development Plan Review for Foundation Only

Public Staff Conference
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 | 6:00 p.m.
Cincinnati College Prepartory School | Auditorium
1425 Linn Street
Cincinnati, OH 45214

Cincinnati City Planning Commission
Friday, January 4, 2019 | 9:00 a.m.
Two Centennial Plaza | J. Martin Griesel Conference Room
805 Central Avenue, 7th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Items from the January 4, 2019 City Planning Commission Meeting can be accessed here.

Major Amendment to Planned Development and Zone Change for Portions of Central Avenue, W. 15th Street and Nome Alley

Public Staff Conference 
Monday, April 22, 2019 | 6:00 p.m.
Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses
901 Findlay Street
Cincinnati, OH 45214

Public Staff Conference
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 | 6:00 p.m.
Two Centennial Plaza | J. Martin Griesel Conference Room
805 Central Avenue, 7th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Special City Planning Commission Meeting
Friday, May 10, 2019 | 9:00 a.m.
Two Centennial Plaza | J. Martin Griesel Conference Room
805 Central Avenue, 7th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Final Development Plan review for the FC Cincinnati Stadium Super-Structure Only

Public Staff Conference
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 | 6:00 p.m.
Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses
901 Findlay Street
Cincinnati, OH 45214

Cincinnati City Planning Commission
Friday, June 14, 2019 | 9:00 a.m.
Two Centennial Plaza | J. Martin Griesel Conference Room
805 Central Avenue, 7th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Major Amendment to Concept Plan and Final Development Plan for Stadium

Public Staff Conference
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 | 7:00 p.m.
Carl Linder YMCA (Location of West End Community Council Meetings)
1425 Linn Street
Cincinnati, OH 45214

Cincinnati City Planning Commission
Friday, September 13, 2019 | 9:00 a.m.
Two Centennial Plaza | J. Martin Griesel Conference Room
805 Central Avenue, 7th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Final Development Plan for the North Garage

Public Staff Conference
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | 5:00 p.m.
The meeting was held virtually on Zoom.

The Public Staff Conference presentation can be viewed here.

Cincinnati City Planning Commission
Friday, May 22, 2020 | 9:00 a.m.
Virtually at City Hall | Council Chambers
801 Plum Street, Room 300
Cincinnati, OH 45202

The Final Development Plan application can be found here and the staff report for this item can be found here.
 

Concept Plan (November 26, 2018)

The Concept Plan submitted November 26, 2018 indicates:

• A 110 foot tall, 26,500 seat soccer stadium.

• An elevated plaza with future development buildings up to six-stories (90 feet) tall located east of the stadium along Wade Street (62,500 gross square feet) and Central Parkway (100,000 gross square feet). Access to these out buildings is being shown from both street level and the plaza and will be open year round.

• Two on-site parking facilities: A 105 space surface parking lot located to the west of the stadium off John Street for players, coaches, and VIPs during game day, and a 400 space, two level parking garage on the northeast corner of the site located underneath the plaza. The team has also identified public parking opportunities within a 15 minute walk from the stadium as part of the required traffic impact study.
   

Resources and Materials

• Applications and Documents Received by the Department of City Planning