Explanation
Rezoning Application Z08-035
APPLICANT: Integrity Cycles; c/o David L. Hodge and Jeffrey L. Brown, Attys.; Smith and Hale LLC; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 725; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Motorcycle sales, service and training.
FAR SOUTH COLUMBUS AREA COMMISSION: Approval.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (4-0-1) on November 13, 2008.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The 5.8± acre site includes several buildings on property zoned in the L-M, Limited Manufacturing District, and undeveloped property zoned in the R-2, Residential District. The existing L-M district allows only retail, wholesale and storage of utility supplies. The applicant requests the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District to allow a motorcycle sales, service and training facility. The site is located within the boundaries of the Scioto Southland Area Plan (2007), which recommends commercial uses for this location. The proposed CPD would permit most C-4, Commercial District uses and includes development standards for setbacks, lighting, and landscaping. The proposal includes variances for existing conditions to conform existing building setbacks and to eliminate interior parking lot landscaping, and also allows a reduction of 188 required parking spaces. The parking variance is supported because the applicant is providing 30 motorcycle spaces and 26 un-striped spaces adjacent to the pavilion, which raises the total of available spaces to 127. The paved training area can also be utilized for additional parking if needed, and the majority of the proposed variance is related to the pavilion and patio, which are charged at a ratio of 1 space per 30 square feet as assembly space and are not going to be used for assembly on a daily basis. The request is consistent with the land use recommendations of the Scioto Southland Area Plan, and with development in the area.
Title
To rezone 156 DERING AVENUE (43207), being 5.8...
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