Explanation
Rezoning Application Z21-107
APPLICANT: Moo Moo Car Wash.; c/o Dave Perry, Agent; David Perry Company; 411 East Town Street, 1st Floor; Columbus, OH 43215, and Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 411 East Town Street, 2nd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Car wash facility.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (6-0) on March 10, 2022.
FRANKLINTON AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of four undeveloped parcels. Three parcels are zoned in the M, Manufacturing District and the fourth, southernmost parcel along West Mound Street is zoned in the C-4, Commercial District. The requested CPD, Commercial Planned Development District will permit the development of a car wash, a C-5 district use, which is permitted in the M district but not permitted in the C-4 district. The site is within the planning area of the West Franklinton Plan (2014), which recommends ”Community Commercial” land uses for this location, and includes the adoption of the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018). The CPD text proposes a single unit tunnel car wash with off-site vacuum areas, or C-4 district uses if the car wash is not developed. The text incorporates development standards that address setbacks, site access, right-of-way dedication, lot coverage, street trees, landscaping and screening, exterior building materials, graphics requirements, and includes a commitment to develop the site in accordance with the submitted site plan. This proposal includes modifications to code standards to reduce the parking setback line along South Central Avenue from 10 feet to 3 feet, to reduce the building setback line along West Mound Street from 50 feet to 15 feet, and to eliminate the requirement for an exclusive by-pass lane for the car wash. The proposal is compatible with adjacent commercial developments and is consistent with the land use recommendations of the West...
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