Explanation
Rezoning Application Z11-032
APPLICANT: 1100 Steelwood LLC; c/o Jackson B. Reynolds, III, Atty.; Smith and Hale LLC; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 725; Columbus, Ohio 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Limited industrial or commercial development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (6-0) on December 8, 2011.
FIFTH BY NORTHWEST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with an office/warehouse building and parking lot which was zoned LI, Limited Industrial District in Clinton Township prior to annexation on September 19, 2011. The requested L-M, Limited Manufacturing District will conform the existing uses and allow limited commercial and less objectionable manufacturing uses. The site is located within the "Tech District" of the Fifth by Northwest Neighborhood Plan (2009), which recommends office, light industrial, research, laboratory and ancillary retail uses for this location. The proposal contains appropriate use restrictions to limit commercial uses and prohibit more objectionable manufacturing uses. The request is consistent with the land use recommendations of the Fifth by Northwest Neighborhood Plan, and the established zoning and development patterns of the area.
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To rezone 1080 STEELWOOD ROAD (43212), being 5.28± acres located at the northwest corner of Steelwood and Kenny Roads, From: R, Rural District, To: L-M, Limited Manufacturing District (Rezoning # Z11-032).
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WHEREAS, application #Z11-032 is on file with the Department of Building and Zoning Services requesting rezoning of 5.28± acres from R, Rural District, to L-M, Limited Manufacturing District; and
WHEREAS, the Development Commission recommends approval of said zoning change; and
WHEREAS, the Fifth by Northwest Area Commission recommends approval of said zoning change; and
WHEREAS, the City Departments recommend approval of said zoning change because the requested L-M, Limited Manufacturing District will conform an existing office/warehouse development while allowing additional ancillary commercial uses. The proposal contains use restrictions to limit commercial uses and prohibit more objectionable manufacturing uses. The request is consistent with the land use recommendations of the Fifth by Northwest Neighborhood Plan, and the established zoning and development patterns of the area, 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:
1080 STEELWOOD ROAD (43212), being 5.28± acres located at the northwest corner of Steelwood and Kenny Roads, and being more particularly described as follows:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, Township of Clinton, being part of Quarter Township 3, Township 1, Range 18, United States Military Lands, said 5.5287 acres of land being the remainder of 5.532 acres of land belonging to the relief and Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention of record in Deed Book 2007, page 195 at the Franklin County Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio and said 5.5287 acres of land being the total of Tract 1 and Tract 2, two non-contiguous tracts of land more particularly described as follows:
TRACT 1:
Beginning at a P.K. Nail set, at the intersection of the northern right of way line of Steelwood Drive (55 feet wide) of record in Plat Book 30, page 46 at said recorder's office, with the centerline of Kenny Road (50 feet wide), as recorded in said dedication plat for said Steelwood Drive said Nail also being the True Point of Beginning for herein described Tract 1;
Thence along the northern right of way line of said Steelwood Drive, crossing said 5.532 acre tract the following four (4) courses and distances:
Thence N. 85 degrees 42'00" W. (passing an iron pin set at 25.00 feet) a total distance of 194.63 feet to a P.K. Nail set;
Thence with a curve to the left, having a radius of 330.00 feet, a central angle of 29 degrees 56' 09" and a chord bearing S. 79 degrees 20' 52" W., a distance of 170.46 feet to a P.K. Nail set;
Thence with a curve to the right, having a radius of 270.00 feet, a central angle of 29 degrees 54' 18" and a chord bearing S. 79 degrees 20' 09" W., a distance of 139.33 feet to a P.K. Nail set;
Thence N. 85 degrees 42'00" W., a distance of 255.55 feet to an iron pin set, in the northern right of way line of said Steelwood Drive, in the western boundary of said 5.532 acre tract, and in the eastern boundary of a 2.71 acre tract belonging to High Street Investment Company of record in Official Record 5251, page J10, at said recorder's office;
Thence along the eastern boundary of said 2.71 acre tract, and the western boundary of said 5.532 acre tract, N. 04 degrees 15' 00" E, a distance of 343.60 feet to an iron pin set, at the northwestern corner of said 5.532 acre tract, the northeastern corner of said 2.71 acre tract, and in the southern boundary of Lot 14 of Lewis Sell's Subdivision of record in Plat Book 8, page 6-B, at said recorder's office;
Thence along the southern boundary of said Lewis Sell's Subdivision, and the northern boundary of said 5.532 acre tract, S. 85degres 37'21" E., (passing an iron pin found at 724.55 feet to the southeastern corner of Lot 11 of said Lewis Sell's Subdivision), a total distance 749.55 feet to a P.K. Nail set at the northeastern corner of said 5.532 acre tract, and in the centerline of Kenny Road:
Thence along the eastern boundary of said 5.532 acre tract and said centerline of Kenny Road, S. 04 degrees 15'00" W., a distance of 262.63 feet to the True Point of Beginning of Tract 1, containing 5.2618 acres of land, more or less.
EXCEPTING THE FOLLOWING:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, Township of Clinton, being part of Quarter Township 3, Township 1 North, Range 18 West, United States Military Lands, being part of that 5.5287 acre tract as described in a deed to Sandelman Sanford Tr. and Hall Properties Company, Inc., of record in Official record 25533, page G01, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio, and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the northeasterly corner of said 5.5287 acre tract and in the centerline of Kenny Road, 50 feet in width, said corner being the true place of beginning;
Thence S. 01 degrees 51'45" W., along said centerline, a distance of 262.63 feet to where the northerly right-of-way line of Steelwood Drive extended would intersect said centerline;
Thence N. 87 degrees 48'15" W., along said right-of-way line, a distance of 55.00 feet;
Thence N. 47 degrees 01'34" E., a distance of 42.30 feet to the westerly right-of-way of Kenny Road;
Thence N. 01 degrees 51'45" E., along said right-of-way line, a distance of 232.54 feet, the northerly property line of said 5.5287 acre tract;
Thence S. 88 degrees 00'15" E., along said northerly property line, a distance of 25.00 feet to the true place of beginning, containing 0.161 acres of land, more or less, of which the present road occupies 0.150 acres of land, more or less;
Bearings are based on a bearing of N. 01 degrees 51'45" E., for the centerline of Kenny Road taken from previous right-of-way plans for said road dated 1974, of record in the office of the Franklin County Engineer.
The above description was prepared in the office of the Franklin County Engineer by David L. Pearson, P.S., Ohio Registered Surveyor No 7298 in July of 1997 from a 1992 survey and the corresponding right-of-way plans of Kenny Road, prepared by M-E Engineering, Inc., Civil Division, for the improvement of said road.
TRACT 2:
Beginning at a P.K. Nail set, at the intersection of the northern right of way line of Steelwood Drive (55 feet wide), with the centerline of Kenny Road (50 feet wide), as recorded in the dedication plat for said Steelwood Drive, in Plat Book 30, page 46 at said recorder's office; Thence along said centerline of Kenny Road, and the eastern boundary of said 5.532 acre tract, S. 04 degrees 15'00" W., a distance of 55.00 feet to a point, in said centerline of Kenny Road, in the southern right of way line of said Steelwood Drive, at a southeastern corner of said 5.532 acre tract, and at the northeastern corner of a 0.358 acre tract (Parcel#6), belonging to Klingbeil Company of record in the Official Record 0564, page B01, at said recorder's office; Thence along the southern right of way line of said Steelwood Drive, and the northern boundary of said 0.358 acre tract, N. 85 degrees 42'00" W., a distance of 194.63 feet to an iron pin found, said iron pin being located in the southern right of way line of said Steelwood Drive, at the northwestern corner of said 0.358 acre tract, at a southeastern corner of said 5.532 acre tract, and said iron pin also being located at the True Point of Beginning for the herein described Tract 2;
Thence along the western boundary of said 0.358 acre tract and an eastern boundary of said 5.532 acre tract, S. 04 degrees 11'18" W., a distance of 79.96 feet to an iron pin found, at the southwestern corner of said 0.358 acre tract, at a southeastern corner of said 5.532 acre tract, and in the northern boundary of Somerset Square Condominium of record in Condominium Plat Book 13, pages 81 through 87, at said recorder's office;
Thence along a southern boundary of said 5.532 acre tract and the northern boundary of said Somerset Squares Condominium, N. 85 degrees 42'00'' W., a distance of 299.49 feet to an iron pin set, in the southern boundary of said 5.532 acre tract, in the northern boundary of said Somerset Squares Condominium, and in the southern right of way line of said Steelwood Drive;
Thence crossing said 5.532 acre tract, and with the southern right of way line of said Steelwood Drive, the following two (2) courses and distances:
Thence with a curve to the left, having a radius of 325.00 feet, a central angle of 29 degrees 55'36" and a chord bearing N. 79 degrees 20'09" E., a distance of 167.83 feet to a P.K. Nail set;
Thence with a curve the right, having a radius of 275.00 feet, a central angle of 29 degrees 55'27" and a chord bearing N. 79 degrees 21' 14" E., a distance of 142.00 feet to the True Point of Beginning of tract 2, containing 0.2669 acres of land, more or less.
The two tracts described above contain 5.5287 acres of land combined, more or less. The Basis of Bearings for this legal description is the centerline of Steelwood Drive as N. 85 degrees 42'00" W., and recorded in said Dedication Plat of Steelwood Drive (Plat Book 30, page 46). The legal description was prepared from information obtained during an actual field survey of the premises in November of 1993. Iron pins set are 30" x 1" O.D. with yellow plastic caps inscribed "6065".
LESS AND EXCEPTING that portion of the property that lies within Steelwood Drive as shown on Plat Book 30, page 46, Franklin County, Ohio records.
To Rezone From: R, Rural District
To: L-M, Limited Manufacturing District
SECTION 2. That a Height District of thirty-five (35) feet is hereby established on the L-M, Limited Manufacturing 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-M, Limited Manufacturing 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 text titled, "LIMITATION TEXT," signed by Jackson B. Reynolds, III, Attorney for the Applicant, dated December 1, 2011, and reading as follows:
LIMITATION TEXT
PROPOSED DISTRICT: L-M, Limited Manufacturing District
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1080 Steelwood Road
OWNER: 1100 Steelwood LLC
APPLICANT: 1100 Steelwood LLC
DATE OF TEXT: December 1, 2011
APPLICATION NUMBER: Z11-032
1. INTRODUCTION: This site is being annexed into the city of Columbus and is developed with a large multi-use building that over the years has been occupied by a wide variety of activities. The site was originally zoned Light Manufacturing under the 1948 Franklin County Zoning Code. The Light Manufacturing District permitted all the less intensive uses found in that zoning code to operate on the site. The Franklin County Zoning was amended in 2001 and the new Limited Industrial District adopted which greatly restricted the types of permitted activities on the property. The owner/applicant would like the flexibility of uses that it enjoyed prior to 2001 as permitted uses in the City of Columbus, so the Limited Manufacturing District is being requested. The property to the west and north that is still in Clinton Township is zoned Limited Industrial. The property to the south is zoned AR-1 and developed with multi-family units and to the east the area is in Clinton Township and developed with single-family houses.
2. PERMITTED USES: Those uses listed in the C-2, P-1and P-2 zoning classifications and the uses listed in Sections 3363.02 thru 3363.08 of the Columbus City Code shall be permitted. Those uses listed in Sections 3363.09 thru 3363.17 shall be prohibited. The following additional uses shall be permitted:
1. Exercise and Health Facilities
2. Locksmiths
3. Linen and Uniform Supply
4. Vending Machine Operators
5. Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
6. Exterminating and Pest Control Services
7. Janitorial Services
The following uses shall be permitted up to a total aggregation of 10,000 sq. ft. on the site either as a single use or in combination with a maximum allowable of the afore defined 10,000 sq. ft. as the uses are ancillary to the primary use of the site.
1. Barber Shops, Beauty and Nail Salons
2. Bicycle Shop
3. Book, Newspaper and Magazine Stores
4. Cafes, Delicatessens and Restaurant (2,000 sq. ft. maximum)
5. Dry Cleaning and Laundry Services (Drop-off only)
6. Florists
7. Appliance, Maintenance and Repair
8. Footwear and Repair
9. Luggage and Leather Goods Sales and Repair
10. Tobacconist
11. Window Treatment Stores
12. Floor Covering Stores
13. Health Supplement and Personal Care Stores
14. Arts and Crafts
15. Jewelry Stores
16. Musical Instruments and Supply Stores
17. Tailors
3. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: Unless otherwise indicated the applicable development standards are contained in Chapter 3363 M, Manufacturing of the Columbus City Code.
A. Density, Lot, and/or Setback Commitments: N/A
B. Access, Loading, Parking, and/or Other Traffic Related Commitments.
1. All circulation, curb cuts and access points shall be subject to the approval of the Division of Planning and Operations and/or the Franklin County Engineer's Office.
2. There shall be no curb cuts allowed along the Kenny Road right of way. The only access to Kenny Road shall be via Steelwood Road, unless otherwise approved by the Division of Planning and Operations and/or the Franklin County Engineer's Office.
C. Buffering, Landscaping, Open Space, and/or Screening Commitments.
1. Street trees shall be planted evenly spaced along Kenny Road at a ratio of one tree per forty (40) feet of frontage.
D. Building Design and/or Interior-Exterior Treatment Commitments: N/A
E. Lighting, Outdoor Display Areas, and/or other Environmental Commitments.
1. Light poles shall not exceed 28 feet in height and shall have cutoff fixtures unless otherwise required by Section 3321.03(B).
2. Outdoor storage of goods shall be prohibited.
F. Graphics and/or Signage Commitments.
1. All graphics and signage shall comply with the Graphics Code, Article 15, Title 33 of the Columbus City Code as it applies to the M, Manufacturing District and any variance to those requirements will be submitted to the Columbus Graphics Commission for consideration.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.