City of Columbus - File #: 1010-2011

• File #: 1010-2011
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/17/2011
• In control: Zoning Committee
• On agenda: 7/25/2011
• Final action: 7/26/2011
• Title: To grant a variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 Permitted Uses; 3363.01, M-Manufacturing districts; 3309.14, Height districts; 3312.49 Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3372.406 (B), (C), and (H), Design standards; 3372.407 (A), Parking and circulation; 3372.604 (B), Setback requirements; 3372.607, Landscaping and screening; and 3372.609(A), Parking and circulation, of the Columbus City codes, for the property located at 540 WEST BROAD STREET (43215), to permit a 100-unit apartment building with up to 4,089 square feet of commercial space with reduced development standards in the C-4, Commercial, and M, Manufacturing Districts and to declare an emergency (Council Variance # CV11-002).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/26/2011	2	MAYOR	Signed
7/26/2011	2	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/25/2011	2	Zoning Committee	Approved as Amended	Pass
7/25/2011	2	Zoning Committee	Amended to Emergency	Pass
7/25/2011	2	Zoning Committee	Taken from the Table	Pass
7/25/2011	2	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/18/2011	1	Zoning Committee	Tabled to Certain Date	Pass
7/11/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
6/30/2011	1	Building and Zoning Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/29/2011	1	Building and Zoning Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/29/2011	1	Building and Zoning Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/29/2011	1	Building and Zoning Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/29/2011	1	BUILDING ZONING DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

Council Variance Application # CV11-002

APPLICANT: Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority; c/o Michael E. Zatezalo, Atty.; Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter; 65 East State Street, Suite 1800; Columbus, OH 43215.

PROPOSED USE: One-hundred unit apartment building with up to 4,089 square feet of commercial space.

FRANKLINTON AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.

CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with a truck dealership and parking lots in the C-4, Commercial, and M, Manufacturing Districts, and is located in both the East Franklinton (EFO) and Urban Commercial (UCO) overlays. The requested Council Variance will allow a 100-unit apartment building with up to 4,089 square feet of commercial space. A Council variance is necessary because apartment residential development is only permitted above certain commercial uses in the C-4, Commercial District, and is prohibited in the M, Manufacturing District. Variances for building height, minimum number of required parking spaces, and EFO and UCO provisions as they apply to parking setback, circulation, building design, and parking lot screening are included in the request. The site is located within the planning area of The Franklinton Plan (2003), which recommends mixed-use development for this location. The requested variance would permit a mixed-use development that is consistent with the development patterns and historic character of the surrounding neighborhood. Variances to the EFO and UCO provisions are supported due to the mixed-use nature of the site and the practical difficulty of having to comply with design standards of two different overlays.


Title

To grant a variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 Permitted Uses; 3363.01, M-Manufacturing districts; 3309.14, Height districts; 3312.49 Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3372.406 (B), (C), and (H), Design standards; 3372.407 (A), Parking and circulation; 3372.604 (...