REZONING APPLICATION # Z04-026
APPLICANT: Royal Tallow Holdings Ltd; c/o Donald T. Plank, Atty; Plank Law Firm; 145 East Rich Street; Columbus, Ohio 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Follow-up rezoning to CV04-006 to conform the zoning to the existing development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0-1) on October 11, 2012.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. This is finalizing a follow-up rezoning to the AR-2, AR-3, Apartment Residential, and R-2F, Residential Districts to bring the zoning into conformance with how this was developed under CV04-006. Currently the site is zoned in the M, Manufacturing and various commercial districts. Staff’s position is that the site will likely not be used for manufacturing purposes again and that the zoning should reflect the land use for an orderly zoning map and for ease of administration including refinancings and sales. The site is developed with single and multi-unit dwellings as well as a community center. Only part of lot 7, is left to be developed. The applicants sought and were granted variances to development standards via CV04-006 which currently governs the site. Those will be reiterated to maintain conformance of the development via CV04-009, concurrent with this application. Staff requested the completion of this rezoning since it is consistent with the land use recommendations of the Harrison West Plan (2005), is consistent with CV04-006 and would result in the zoning map finally representing how the site is actually developed. Because the map will now reflect the actual use, the residents of the site should benefit with less confusion amongst lenders and appraisers when attemptng to buy, sell or refinance the properties.
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To rezone 577 WEST FIRST AVENUE (43215), being 10.72± acres surrounding the intersection of West First Avenue and Perry Street. From: M, Manufacturing, C-3, C-4, Commercial and CPD Commercial Planned Development Districts, To: AR-2, AR-3, Apartment Resident...
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