Explanation
Rezoning Application Z14-042
APPLICANT: Moo Moo Express Car Wash; c/o David B. Perry, Agent; David Perry Co., Inc.; 145 East Rich Street, 3rd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215 and Donald Plank, Attorney; Plank Law Firm; 145 East Rich Street, 3rd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Automatic car wash.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (6-0) on November 13, 2014.
CLINTONVILLE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Disapproval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is currently occupied by a used car lot zoned in the C-4, Commercial District. The original structure was constructed as a car wash in 1968 when they were permitted in the C-4 district prior to the creation of the C-5 district several years later. The structure was converted to a used car sales office in 1984. The requested CPD, Commercial Planned Development District will allow the re-establishment of a car wash utilizing the original structure. The site is located within the planning area of the Community Commercial Overlay (CCO) and the Clintonville Neighborhood Plan (2009), which recommends the following in regard to the site: retail and/or multi-family development (new developments abide by the CCO standards); ravine preservation; parking lots are recommended to incorporate Low Impact Design features to minimize their impact on nearby waterways; and developers are encouraged to preserve mature trees. The CPD commits to a site plan, landscaping plan, and elevation drawings, and the text provides use restrictions and development standards addressing access, ravine and tree preservation, and landscaping. The proposal includes three variances: due to the narrow configuration of the site, maneuvering for dumpster service is proposed within the stacking lane when the car wash is closed, and not to provide a by-pass lane; and to the Community Commercial Overlay requirement of a public entrance on the building's facade because that would be the vehicular exit from the car...
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