CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Business Courier) - The Cincinnati Planning Commission unanimously approved a massive new parking lot for Cincinnati Bengals tailgating at the site of the former Hilltop concrete plant Friday, but only on a temporary basis until March 2026.

The commission OK’d a rare “notwithstanding” ordinance, an acknowledgement that the measure does not comply with the city’s zoning code. It now heads to Cincinnati City Council, where it will be considered before council breaks for the summer.

While the city’s staff emphasized that the parking lot’s approval has a finite life, Hamilton County’s top official for riverfront development acknowledged that the long-term plan is to continue to park cars on the site, albeit fewer vehicles in perhaps a more pleasing park-like setting in

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