Explanation
Rezoning Application # Z03-116
APPLICANT: Ronald L. Williams; 7924 Silver Lake Court; Westerville, Ohio 43082.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-family residential development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (6-0) on March 8, 2007.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The requested L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District would permit a maximum of forty-six (46) multi-family residential units on the 3.84-acre site. The limitation text includes development standards that address applicable Northland Development Standards (1992), including maximum density permitted, lot coverage, sidewalks, street trees, buffering along the south property line, headlight screening, exterior building materials, lighting restrictions, and storage space for each unit. The applicant has filed a companion Council variance (CV04-007) to allow three (3) two-family dwellings and two (2) six-unit apartment houses within a multiple dwelling development with a perimeter yard reduction from twenty-five (25) feet to fifteen (15) feet. With the provided limitations, the proposal is compatible with the zoning and development patterns of the area.
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To rezone 5771 MAPLE CANYON AVENUE (43229), being 3.84± acres located on the west side of Maple Canyon Avenue, 340± feet north of East Dublin-Granville Road, From: L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District, To: L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District (Rezoning # Z03-116).
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WHEREAS, application #Z03-116 is on file with the Building Services Division of the Department of Development requesting rezoning of 3.84± acres From: L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District, To: L-AR-12, 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 requested L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District would permit a forty-six unit multi-family residential development that includes applicable Northland Development Standards (1992). With the provided limitations, the proposal is compatible with the 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:
5771 MAPLE CANYON AVENUE (43229), being 3.84± acres located on the west side of Maple Canyon Avenue, 340± feet north of East Dublin-Granville Road, and being more particularly described as follows:
A tract of land situated in Franklin County, State of Ohio, in Sharon Township and being all of Lot 48 of Sharon Acres, a subdivision as shown in Plat Book 20, Page 1, as recorded in the Franklin County Ohio Recorder's Office, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
Beginning at an existing iron pin on the west line of Maple Canyon Avenue (said point being the Southeast Corner of Lot 48, of Sharon Acres, a subdivision as shown in Plat Book 20, Page I, as recorded in the Franklin County Ohio Recorder's Office), South 89 degrees 59 minutes 08 seconds West along the original line between Lots 48 and 49, 580.30 feet, to and existing iron pin at the Southwest Corner of said Lot 48;
Thence, North 00 degrees 07 minutes 37 seconds East along the west line of said Lot 48, 288.15 feet, to an existing iron pin at the Northwest Corner of said Lot 48;
Thence, East along the original line between Lots 47 and 48, 580.00 feet, to the center of a power pole (passing a 5/8 inch rebar with cap at 578.00 feet) to the Northeast corner of said Lot 48 on the west line of Maple Canyon Avenue;
Thence, South 00 degrees 04 minutes 03 seconds West along the west line of Maple Canyon Ave., 288.00 feet, (passing a 5/8 inch rebar with cap at 2.0 feet) to the Point of Beginning;
Containing 3.837 acres all in Franklin County, Ohio.
Subject to all existing easements and rights-of-way and restrictions of record.
Base line for bearings is the East-West line between Lots 47 and 48.
To Rezone From: L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District,
To: L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District.
SECTION 2. That a Height District of Thirty-five (35) feet is hereby established on the L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District on this property.
SECTION 3. That the Director of the Department of Development be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to make the said changes on the said original zoning map in the office of the Building Services Division and shall register a copy of the approved L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District and Application among the records of the Building Services Division as required by Section 3370.03 of the Columbus City Codes; said text being titled, "LIMITATION TEXT," signed by Ronald L. Williams, Applicant, dated February 23, 2007, and the text reading as follows:
LIMITATION TEXT
PROPOSED DISTRICT: L-AR-12
ADDRESS: 5771 Maple Canyon Avenue
PROPERTY OWNERS: Ronald & Deia Williams
DATE: February 23, 2007
APPLICATION #: Z03-116
INTRODUCTION: The subject site is a 3.837 acre parcel which is currently occupied by one two-story single family home with detached garage. The site is located on the west side of Maple Canyon Avenue, 250+ feet north of East Dublin-Granville Road, and is more particularly identified in the legal description submitted as part of this Rezoning Application.
PERMITTED USES: The permitted use for this property shall be a multiple dwelling development as permitted in Section 3333.02, Apartment Residential District, of the City of Columbus Zoning Code.
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: Except as otherwise noted in this text, the Development standards of Section 3333 of the Columbus Zoning Code as it pertains to the AR-12, Apartment Residential District shall apply to this parcel.
A. DENSITY, HEIGHT, LOT COVERAGE, SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
1. Density shall be a maximum of 12 units per acre.
2. The Lot coverage for all buildings and paved areas must be less than 80%.
3. Setback: The setback from the East (Maple Canyon Ave.) property line shall be a minimum of (30) feet for all buildings.
B. ACCESS, LOADING, PARKING AND OTHER TRAFFIC RELATED COMMITMENTS
1. A maximum of 30 feet of right-of-way will be dedicated to the City of Columbus, from center line to property line.
2. The applicant shall install concrete sidewalks within the right-of-way along the Maple Canyon Avenue frontage.
C. BUFFERING LANDSCAPING, OPEN SPACE AND/OR SCREENING
1. Landscaping:
a. Street trees shall be installed along the Maple Canyon Avenue frontage at a minimum of one tree per forty feet. The trees may be spaced evenly or grouped. The species of said tree shall be subject to the approval of the City Forester.
b. Applicant/Developer will provide two-foot high, three-foot wide mounding with a 30" hedge planted on it along the front of the property in compliance with vision clearance provisions.
c. Each new building within the development shall have at least one deciduous or ornamental tree along the private or public roadway on which it fronts. There shall be landscaping in front of each building between the building and parking lot.
d. All trees shall meet the following minimum size at the time of planting: 2 1/2" caliper for shade trees; 1 1/2" caliper for ornamental trees; 5 feet in height for evergreen trees. Tree caliper is measured six (6) inches from the ground.
e. All trees and landscaping shall be well maintained. Dead items, weather permitting, shall be replaced within six months or the next available planting season, whichever occurs first.
2. Screening Commitments: Applicant will install deciduous or evergreen trees evenly spaced at 20 foot intervals and a six-foot high privacy fence along the south property line to act as a buffer to the commercial property to the south. This buffer space will be a minimum of 10 feet wide.
D. BUILDING DESIGN AND OR INTERIOR-EXTERIOR TREATMENT COMMITMENTS
1. Exterior treatment: The exterior building material shall be brick and/or stucco.
2. Applicant /Developer will provide a minimum of 50 square feet of storage in each garage plus a minimum of 50 square feet of floored storage with pull down stairs above the garage.
E. DUMPSTERS, LIGHTING, OUTDOOR DISPLAY AREAS AND/OR OTHER ENVIROMENTAL COMMITMENTS.
1. Lighting:
a. All lighting (other than externally illuminated graphic lighting) shall be cut-off type fixtures (down lighting).
b. Any parking lot lighting is not to exceed sixteen (14) feet in pole height.
F. GRAPHICS AND SIGNAGE COMMITMENTS
All graphics and signage shall comply with Article 15, Title 33 of the Columbus City Code and any variance to those requirements will be submitted to the Columbus Graphics Commission for consideration.
G. MISCELLANEOUS COMMITMENTS
1. At the time of Zoning Clearance, the applicant will meet the City's Recreation and Parks Department Parkland Dedication Ordinance requirement based on a valuation of $30,000/per acre.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.