Explanation
Rezoning Application Z13-058
APPLICANT: Casto Communities; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown, Attorney; Smith & Hale, LLC; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 725; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-unit residential development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (4-1) on February 13, 2014.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The requested L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential District will allow a 152-unit residential complex to be developed on an approximate 11 acre site.Staff has determined that this proposal is compatible with the surrounding residential development as recommended by the Northwest Plan, noting that the requested 13.7 units per acre represents a negligible difference of approximately 20 dwelling units more than a density of 12.1 units per acre allowed by the AR-12, Apartment Residential District. The requested L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential District also replaces nearly four acres of more intense commercial zoning with a consolidated residential development that incorporates substantial specificity and development standards in consideration of adjacent residential uses. The limitation text, site plan, elevations and landscaping plans provide specific guidelines on which development will occur.
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To rezone 5450 RIVERSIDE DRIVE (43017), being 11.1± acres located on the east side of Riverside Drive, 83± feet north of Hayden Road, From: CPD, Commercial Planned Development, L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential and AR-12, Apartment Residential Districts, To: L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential District (Rezoning # Z13-058).
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WHEREAS, application #Z13-058 is on file with the Building and Zoning Services Department requesting rezoning of 11.1± acres from CPD, Commercial Planned Development, L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential and AR-12, Apartment Residential Districts, to L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential District; and
WHEREAS, the Development Commission recommends approval of said zoning change; and
WHEREAS, the City Departments recommend approval of said zoning change because the proposal is compatible with the surrounding residential development as recommended by the Northwest Plan. The requested L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential District also replaces nearly four acres of more intense commercial zoning with a consolidated residential development that incorporates substantial specificity and development standards in consideration of adjacent residential uses; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Official Zoning Map of the City of Columbus, as adopted by Ordinance No. 0179 -03, passed February 24, 2003, and as subsequently amended, is hereby revised by changing the zoning of the property as follows:
5450 RIVERSIDE DRIVE (43017), being 11.1± acres located on the east side of Riverside Drive, 83± feet north of Hayden Road, and being more particularly described as follows:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, lying in Quarter Township 3, Township 2, Range 19 of the United States Military Lands, and being across Reserve "D", Reserve "E", and Lot 23 as shown on the plat entitled "Hayden Falls" of record in Plat Book 60, Page 73, those tracts of land conveyed to The Firwood Company, Ltd. by deed of record in Instrument Number 199705220005992, the 0.473 acre tract conveyed to The Firwood Company, Ltd. by deed of record in Instrument Number 20010622014084 7, and the 1.325 acre tract conveyed to The Firwood Company, Ltd. by deed of record in Instrument Number 200711280204691 (all references are to the records of the Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio) and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a southwesterly comer of said 1.325 acre tract, in the southerly line of said Reserve "D", the northerly line of said Reserve "E", and in the easterly right-of-way line of Riverside Drive (U.S. Route 33), being 20.00 feet with common line of said Reserve "D" and said Reserve "E" easterly from a common comer of said Reserve "D" and said Reserve "E";
thence North 21° 21' 46" West, With said easterly right-of-way line, a distance of 122.19 feet, to the southwesterly comer of East Bank II Condominiums at Hayden Falls of record in Condominium Plat Book 187, Page 96; thence North 70° 59' 13" East, with the southerly line of said East Bank II Condominiums, a distance of 325.98 feet, to a southeasterly comer thereof; thence North 19° 04' 52" West, with the easterly line of said East Bank II Condominiums, a distance of 67.30 feet, to a southwesterly comer of The East Bank at Hayden Falls Condominiums of record in Condominium Plat Book 111, Page 82; thence North 69° 50' 28" East, with the southerly line of said East Bank Condominiums, a distance of 103.01 feet, to a southeasterly comer thereof and in the westerly line of Hayden Falls Condominium No. 1 Eighteenth Amendment of record in Condominium Plat Book 107, Page 7;
thence with the perimeter of said Hayden Falls Condominium No. 1 Eighteenth Amendment, the following courses:
South 19° 46' 18" East, a distance of 182.99 feet, to a point;
South 19° 47' 11" East, a distance of 146.25 feet to a point of curvature;
with the arc of a curve to the left, having a central angle of27° 32' 21", a radius of 43.59 feet, an arc length of 20.95 feet, a chord bearing of South 33° 37' 23" East and chord distance of 20.75 feet, to a point of tangency;
South 46° 20' 56" East, a distance of 45.06 feet, to a point of curvature;
with the arc of a curve to the left, having a central angle of 92° 03' 36", a radius of 9.45 feet, an arc length of 15.18 feet, a chord bearing of North 90° 00' 00" East and chord distance of 13.60 feet, to a point of tangency;
North 43° 58' 12" East, a distance of92.53 feet, to a point of curvature;
with the arc of a curve to the left, having a central angle of 73° 48' 45", a radius of25.62 feet, an arc length of 33.00 feet, a chord bearing of North 06° 25' 18" East and chord distance of 30.77 feet, to the westerly right-of-way line of Newgate Road as dedicated in Plat Book 60, Page 73;
thence with said westerly right-of-way line, with the arc of a curve to the left, having a central angle of09° 30' 18", a radius of 183.98 feet, an arc length of30.52 feet, a chord bearing of South 36° 55' 28" East and chord distance of 30.49 feet, to the northwesterly comer of Hayden Falls Condominium No. 1 Fourteenth Amendment of record in Condominium Plat Book 52, Page 98;
thence South 19° 57' 25" East, with the westerly line of said Hayden Falls Condominium No. 1 Fourteenth Amendment, a distance of 336.93 feet, to a southwesterly comer thereof, a westerly line of said Lot 23 and a westerly line of Hayden Falls Condominium No. 2A, Part 2 of record in Condominium Plat Book 93, Page 66;
thence South 22° 41' 13" West, with the westerly line of Lot 23 and the westerly line of said Hayden Falls Condominium No. 2A, Part 2, a distance of 133.28 feet, to a point;
thence South 15° 00' 25" East, across said Lot 23 with said the westerly line of said Hayden Falls Condominium No. 2A, Part 2, a distance of 258.74 feet, to a southwesterly corner thereof in the southerly line of said Lot 23, the northwesterly corner of the 1.378 acre tract conveyed to Sawmill Ravine LLC of record in in 200602030021955, and the northeasterly corner of the 1.710 acre tract conveyed to Weber Holdings-Riverside, Ltd. of record in Instrument Number 200212260332065;
thence North 86° 49' 42" West, with the southerly line of Lot 23 and the northerly line of said 1.710 acre tract, a distance of 167.85 feet, to a common corner thereof;
thence with the common perimeter of said 1. 71 0 acre tract and Reserve "E", the following courses:
South 23° 16' 20" West, a distance of71.63 feet, to a point;
South 66° 34' 32" West, a distance of 213.06 feet, to the easterly right-of-way line of Riverside Drive (U.S. Route 33);
thence with said easterly right-of-way line, the following courses:
North 10° 40' 31" West, a distance of 44.27 feet, to a point;
North 48° 17' 41" West, a distance of 139.04 feet, to a point;
North 19° 13' 4 7" West, a distance of 13 9. 06 feet, to a point;
North 10° 02' 13" West, a distance of 45.90 feet, to a point;
North 30° 37' 21" West, a distance of25.91 feet, to a point;
North 19° 06' 47" West, a distance of74.82 feet, to a point;
North 01 ° 46' 20" East, a distance of 80.84 feet, to a point;
North 23° 59' 34" West, a distance of 250.11 feet, to a point;
North 20° 01' 40" West, a distance of 87.60 feet, to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 11.0 acres, more or less.
To Rezone From: CPD, Commercial Planned Development, L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential and AR-12, Apartment Residential Districts
To: L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential District
SECTION 2. That a Height District of sixty (60) feet is hereby established on the L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential District on this property.
SECTION 3. That the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services be, and is hereby authorized and directed to make the said changes on the said original zoning map and shall register a copy of the approved L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential District and Application among the records of the Department of Building and Zoning Services as required by Section 3370.03 of the Columbus City Codes; said plans being titled, "Site Plan," and "Exterior Elevations," and text titled, "TEXT," signed by Jeffrey L. Brown, Attorney for the Applicant, dated April 17, 2014, and reading as follows:
TEXT
PROPOSED DISTRICTS: L-ARLD
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 5450 Riverside Drive
OWNER: Firwood Co. Ltd.
APPLICANT: Casto Communities
DATE OF TEXT: 4/17/14
APPLICATION: Z13-058
1. INTRODUCTION: The site is on the east side of Riverside Drive between two multi-family (one four stories, the other five stories) buildings and a commercial store. The whole frontage along Riverside Drive, south of Case Road had been rezoned for commercial development. Over the years, portions of that property have been down zoned for multi-family development. This application takes the last of the commercial zoned property and zones it for multi-family development.
2. PERMITTED USES: Those uses permitted under Section 3333.02 (AR-12, ARLD and AR-1 apartment residential district use) of the Columbus City Code.
3. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: Unless otherwise indicated in the zoning text or on the submitted site plan the applicable development standards are contained in Chapter 3333 (Apartment Districts) of the Columbus City Code.
A. Density, Height, Lot and/or Setback Requirements
1. The maximum number of dwelling units shall be 152.
2. Building and parking setback shall be 100 feet along Riverside Drive.
B. Access, Loading, Parking and/or Traffic Related Commitments
N/A
C. Buffering, Landscaping, Open Space and/or Screening Commitments
1. Street trees shall be installed along the Riverside Drive frontage on the basis of one tree for every 30 feet. These trees may be grouped together or evenly spaced.
2. The east and north perimeter yards shall be landscaped in accordance with the submitted site plan.
3. The existing trees in the southeast corner of the site (as shown on the submitted site plan) shall be maintained in its natural state subject to the installation/maintenance of utilities and the removal of dead or diseased trees and brush.
4. A no build area has been established as shown on the submitted site plan.
D. Building Design and/or Interior-Exterior Treatment Commitments
1. The garages shall have a hip roof with dimensional shingles and vinyl siding.
E. Dumpsters, Lighting, Outdoor Display Areas, and/or other Environmental Commitments
1. Exterior mechanicals/HVAC equipment shall be screened to the height of the equipment or located so that a pedestrian in the parking lot cannot see the equipment.
2. The light fixtures in the parking lot shall not exceed 18 feet in height and shall be cutoff style fixtures.
F. Graphics and Signage Commitments
All graphics and signage shall comply with the Graphics Code, Article 15, Title 33 of the Columbus City Code as it applies to the ARLD District and any variance to those requirements will be submitted to the Columbus Graphics Commission.
G. Miscellaneous
1. Site Plan. The subject site shall be developed in accordance with the site plan. The Site Plan may be slightly adjusted to reflect engineering, topographical, or other site data developed at the time of the development and when engineering and architectural drawings are completed. Any slight adjustments of the Site Plan shall be subject to review and may be approved by the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services, or designee, upon submission of the appropriate data regarding the proposed adjustment.
2. Building Elevation. The buildings shall be developed in accordance with the building elevation drawing. The building elevation may be slightly adjusted to reflect engineering, topographical, or other site data developed at the time of the development and when engineering and architectural drawings are completed. Any slight adjustment of the building elevation shall be subject to review and may be approved by the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services, or designee, upon submission of the appropriate data regarding the proposed adjustment. The developer shall comply with the City's parkland dedication ordinance.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.