Explanation
Rezoning Application Z07-061
APPLICANT: Richard E. Guyer; c/o David L. Keister, Atty.; 5248 Bethel-Reed Park; Columbus, OH 43220.
PROPOSED USE: Office development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on March 13, 2008.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The requested L-C-2, Limited Commercial District would allow office uses with appropriate limitations and separation from existing residences. The request is consistent with the Northwest Plan (2007) recommendation for compatible infill development, and the established zoning and development patterns of the area.
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To rezone 5054 REED ROAD (43220), being 1.35± acres located on the east side of Reed Road, 509± feet north of Francisco Road, From: R-1, Residential District, To: L-C-2, Limited Commercial District (Rezoning # Z07-061).
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WHEREAS, application #Z07-061 is on file with the Building Services Division of the Department of Development requesting rezoning of 1.35± acres from R-1, Residential District, to L-C-2, Limited Commercial 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-C-2, Limited Commercial District would allow office uses with appropriate limitations and separation from existing residences. The request is consistent with the Northwest Plan (2007) recommendation for compatible infill development, and the established zoning and development patterns of the area:
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:
5054 REED ROAD (43220), being 1.35± acres located on the east side of Reed Road, 509± feet north of Francisco Road, and being more particularly described as follows:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, being in
Quarter Township 1, Township 1, Range 19, United State Military Lands and being a 1.353 acre area of land, more or less, said 1.353 acre area being all of that 1.35 acre tract of land described in the deed to Ernest A. Leo and Gloria Anne Leo, of record in Deed Book 1898, Page 377, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio, said 1.353 acre area of land being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning, for reference, at the centerline intersection of Reed Road and
Francisco Road; thence N02º40'00"E, with the centerline of said Reed Road, a distance of 509.00 feet to a railroad spike found at the true point of beginning at the southwesterly corner of said 1.353 acre tract;
Thence N02º40'00"E, with the centerline of said Reed Road and with the westerly
line of said 1.353 acre tract, a distance of 129.93 feet to a point at the northwesterly corner of said 1.353 acre tract, the same being the southwesterly corner of that 0.119 acre tract of land described in Exhibit "A" in the deed to the City of Columbus, of record in Instrument No. 200603300059062, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio;
Thence S86º43'08"E, with the northerly line of said 1.353 acre tract, with the
southerly line of said 0.119 acre tract and with the southerly line of the 1.241 acre residue of that 1.36 acre tract of land described in the deed to Five Chicks & A Dude, LLC., of record in Instrument No. 200511030232927, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio, crossing a 5/8 - inch (I.D.) iron pipe found at the southeasterly corner of said 0.119 acre tract at a distance of 40.00 feet, a total distance of 454.73 feet to a 1- inch solid iron pin found at the northeasterly corner of said 1.353 acre tract, the same being the southeasterly corner of said 1.241 acre residue tract, said iron pipe also being the northwesterly corner of Lot 1 as the same is numbered and delineated upon the recorded plat of Valhaven Sub -Division, of record in Plat Book 27, Page 25A, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio;
Thence S03º08'02"W, with the easterly line of said 1.353 acre tract and with the
westerly line of said Lot 1, a distance of 129.68 feet to a 1 - inch solid iron pin found at the southwesterly corner of said 1.353 acre tract, the same being the northeasterly corner of Unit 1731 of Paula Place Condominium, of record in Condominium Plat Book 81, Pages 72 through 7 and conveyed to Ann S. Bardwell and Robert Franklin Bardwell by Instrument No. 200011290241137, both being of record in the Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio;
Thence N86º44'59"W, with the southerly line of said 1.353 acre tract, with the
northerly line of said Paula Place Condominium with the northerly line of that 0.785 acre tract of land described in Exhibit "A" in the deed to Scientific Forming Technologies Corporation, of record in Instrument No. 199707180050254 and with the northerly line of that 0.030 acre tract of land described in Exhibit "A" in the deed to the City of Columbus, of record in Official Record 24170C02, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio, crossing a 3/4-inch (I.D.) iron pipe found at the northeasterly corner of said 0.030 acre tract at a distance of 413.67 feet, a total distance of 453.67 feet to the true point of beginning and being a 1.353 acre area of land, more or less.
Subject to all rights-of-way, easements and restrictions, if any, of previous record. Also subject to all legal highways.
We hereby state that the foregoing description was prepared from information
obtained from an actual field survey conducted by Bauer, Davidson & Merchant, Inc., in November of 2007.
The bearings given in the foregoing description are based upon the bearing of
N02º40'00"E as given for the centerline of Reed Road in the deed to Ernest A. Leo and Gloria Anne Leo, of record in Deed Book 1898, Page 377, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio.
BAUER, DAVIDSON & MERCHANT, INC.
Consulting Engineers
To Rezone From: R-1, Residential District,
To: L-C-2, Limited Commercial District.
SECTION 2. That a Height District of Thirty-five (35) feet is hereby established on the L-C-2, Limited Commercial 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-C-2, Limited Commercial 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 OVERLAYT EXT," signed by David A. Keister, Attorney for the Applicant, dated March 26 July 7, 2008, and reading as follows:
LIMITATION OVERLAY TEXT
PROPOSED DISTRICT: L-C-2, Limited Commercial District
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 5054 Reed Road
APPLICANT: Richard E. Guyer; c/o David A. Keister, Atty.; 5248 Bethel-Reed Park; Columbus, OH 43220
DATE OF TEXT: March 26, 2008
APPLICATION NUMBER: Z07-061
1. INTRODUCTION: The property is located on the east side of Reed Road between Rittenhouse Square and Francisco Road.
2. PERMITTED USES: Those uses permitted in Section 3353.03 of the Columbus City Code except that no permitted use shall have a drive-thru window or a monopole telecommunications antenna.
3. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: Unless otherwise indicated in the site plan and in the limitation text, the applicable development standards are contained in Chapter 3353, Commercial of the Columbus City Code.
A. Density, Height, Lot and/or Setback commitments.
1. The parking setback shall be 25 feet from Reed Road.
2. The parking and building setback shall be 50 feet from the east property line.
3. The building setback shall be 10 feet from the north property line.
4. The building setback shall be 20 feet from the south property line, at any point that it is adjacent to a residential tract of land.
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 Transportation.
2. Upon any expansion of the structure located on the subject site including construction of a new building, an addition to the existing building, a change in height of the existing building, or alteration or expansion of the parking area, the subject site shall close its driveway to Reed Road and connect to the driveway or parking lot of the property to the north, to share a joint access driveway for both properties. Evidence that an easement or driveway agreement has been approved by the adjoining owner shall be submitted to City of Columbus Transportation Division prior to construction of the shared access. An easement for joint driveway access has been approved by the City of Columbus Transportation Division and has been filed with the Franklin County Recorder.
C. Buffering, Landscaping, Open space and/or Screen commitments.
1. Street trees shall be planted evenly spaced along Reed Road at a ratio of one tree per thirty (30) feet of frontage.
2. If the exterior of the building or the parking lot are altered or expanded, or if a new structure is built on the site, evergreen trees shall be planted along the east side and south side of the parking area at a ratio of one tree per twenty (20) linear feet. These trees may be evenly spaced or grouped, and shall be planted to screen the adjoining residential tracts from the parking area and structure.
3. A continuous 30" hedge shall be planted within the setback along Reed Road.
4. Notwithstanding the above landscaping requirements, in areas where the developer maintains existing landscaping, that landscaping shall satisfy any landscaping requirement in this text provided the existing landscaping is of sufficient size as specified in this text or in the Columbus City Code.
5. All trees and landscaping shall be well maintained. Dead items shall be replaced within six (6) months or the next planting season, whichever occurs first.
6. All trees meet the following minimum size at the time of planting: Shade trees 2 ½" caliper; Ornamental trees 1 ½" caliper; Evergreen trees 5 feet in height. Tree caliper is measured six (6) inches from the ground.
D. Building design and/or Interior-Exterior commitments.
1. Rooftop Mechanicals Screening: Any mechanical equipment or utility hardware on the roof of a building shall be screened from view to prevent the equipment from being visible from the property line of the parcel. Ground mounted mechanical or utility equipment shall be fully screened from view from ground level by landscaping or any fence or wall utilizing comparable and compatible materials as the building materials.
E. Dumpsters, Lighting, Outdoor display areas and/or other environmental commitments.
1. All external lighting shall be cut-off fixtures (down-lighting) and shall be designed to prevent offsite spillage.
2. All external outdoor lighting fixtures to be used shall be from the same or similar manufacturers' type to ensure compatibility.
3. Accent lighting shall be permitted provided such light source is concealed.
4. Any wall-mounted lighting shall be shielded to prevent offsite spillage.
5. If the parking area is expanded, light poles in the parking lot shall not exceed 18 feet in height and shall be brown in color.
6. Any dumpster shall be screened by evergreens.
F. Graphics and Signage commitments.
1. All graphics and signage shall comply with the Graphics Code, 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. The developer shall install a sidewalk along the Reed Road frontage if required by the City. Developer will consider whether to install 5 foot wide sidewalks.
2. The applicant shall comply with the parkland dedication ordinance by paying $400/acre at the time of final zoning clearance approval or within 30 days of the passage of this legislation if final zoning clearance approval has already been granted.
3. Prior to the submission for zoning clearance, the property owner shall dedicate forty feet from the centerline of Reed Road in a general warranty deed to the City of Columbus at no cost to the City.
4. When the structure is expanded or the parking area altered, property owner shall install a bike rack near the entrance to the office and shall provide safe pedestrian means (i.e. a sidewalk or multi-use path) from the street to the office.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.