Explanation
Rezoning Application # Z10-010
APPLICANT: Chick-fil-A; c/o Gary R. Rouse, Agent.; GBC Design, Inc.; 3378 West Market Street; Akron, OH 44333.
PROPOSED USE: Commercial development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (4-0) on July 8, 2010.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The 1.15± acre site is developed with supplemental parking spaces for an adjacent department store and is zoned in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District. The applicant requests the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District to allow the construction of a restaurant with a drive-thru. The current CPD District allows the proposed use, but requires a maximum setback of 40 feet from Sawmill Road which could not be accommodated by this site design. The site is located within the planning area of The Northwest Plan (2007), and the Regional Commercial Overlay. The Plan suggests that new commercial development comply with the Overlay requirements. The CPD text includes new setback requirements, landscaping, exterior building material commitments, and lighting controls. A variance to the Regional Commercial Overlay landscaping requirement to allow the existing three-foot high mounding along the Sawmill Road frontage in lieu of a three-foot high row of shrubbery is included in the request. The proposed CPD, Commercial Planned Development District would allow infill development of an under-utilized parking lot that is essentially compliant with the Regional Commercial Overlay requirements. The request is compatible and consistent with development in the area.
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To rezone 6051 SAWMILL ROAD (43017), being 1.15± acres located on the west side of Sawmill Road, 250± feet north of Krier Drive, From: CPD, Commercial Planned Development District, To: CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Rezoning # Z10-010).
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WHEREAS, application #Z10-010 is on file with the Department of Building and Zoning Services requesting rezoning of 1.15± acres from CPD, Commercial Planned Development to CPD, Commercial Planned Development 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 CPD, Commercial Planned Development District would allow infill development of an under-utilized parking lot that is essentially compliant with the Regional Commercial Overlay requirements. The request is compatible and consistent with development in 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:
6051 SAWMILL ROAD (43017), being 1.15± acres located on the west side of Sawmill Road, 250± feet north of Krier Drive, and being more particularly described as follows:
Situated in the City of Columbus, County of Franklin, State of Ohio, and known as being part of Quarter Township 3, Township 2, Range 19, United States Military Lands, also known as being part of Parcel 1 (Kohls 7.264 Acre Parcel) of lands now or formerly owned by Sawmill Ridge Plaza LP as recorded in O.R. 19646, P. I06-I12 of the Franklin County records and more fully described as follows:
Beginning, for reference, at the northwesterly corner of the Dedication Plat of Sawmill Road, Service Road and Krier Drive as recorded in P.B. 58, P. 62 of the Franklin County records;
Thence S 04°14'45" W along the westerly right-of-way line of Sawmill Road, a distance of 45.91 feet to a point which is the True Place of Beginning for the parcel of land herein described:
Thence continuing S 04°14'45" W, along the westerly line of said Sawmill Rd., a distance of 235.00 feet to a 5/8" capped rebar found;
Thence N 84°43'23" W, along the northerly line and northerly line extended of Parcel 4 (Out Lot 2 - 0.642 Acres) of said Sawmill Ridge Plaza LP lands, a distance of 221.45 feet to a point;
Thence N 05°26'28" E, along a new lease line, a distance of 181.40 feet to a point;
Thence S 84°43'23" E, along a new lease line, a distance of 53.26 feet to a point;
Thence N 05°26'28" E, along a new lease line, a distance of 62.59 feet to a point;
Thence S 84°43'23" E, along a new lease line, a distance of 125.20 feet to a point;
Thence S 71°23'36" E, along a new lease line, a distance of 39.12 feet to the True Place of Beginning and containing 1.1456 Acres of land, more or less, as determined in January, 2010 by Louis J. Giffels, Registered Surveyor No. 7790, with GBC Design, Inc., but subject to all legal highways and any restrictions, reservations, or easements of record.
Basis of Bearing for this description is Exhibit "A", Parcel 1 as recorded in O.R. 19646, P. I06-I12 of the Franklin County records.
To Rezone From: CPD, Commercial Planned Development District,
To: CPD, Commercial Planned Development District.
SECTION 2. That a Height District of thirty-five (35) feet is hereby established on the CPD, Commercial Planned Development 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 CPD, Commercial Planned Development District and Application among the records of the Department of Building and Zoning Services as required by Section 3311.12 of the Columbus City Codes; said plan being titled, "SITE PLAN," and text titled, "CPD TEXT," both signed by Gary R. Rouse, Agent for the Applicant, dated June 24, 2010, and the text reading as follows:
CPD TEXT
PROPOSED DISTRICT: CPD, Commercial Planned Development
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 6051 Sawmill Road
OWNER: Sawmill Ridge Plaza LP
APPLICANT: Chick-fil-A
DATE OF TEXT: 6/24/2010
APPLICATION NUMBER: Z10-010
1. INTRODUCTION: The site is part of tax parcel 590-222112 within the CPD Z98-096 Zoning District. The applicant wants to retain the minimum 30' structure & parking setback but eliminate the 40' maximum structure & parking setback.
2. PERMITTED USES: Those uses permitted in Chapter 3356 (C-4, Commercial) of the Columbus City Code.
3. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: Unless otherwise indicated in the submitted site plan or in the text, the applicable development standards are contained in Chapters 3356 (C-4, Commercial) and 3372 (Regional Commercial Overlay) of the Columbus City Code.
A. Density, Lot and/or Setback Commitments.
1. Parking setback shall be a minimum of 30 feet from Sawmill Road.
2. Building setback shall be a minimum of 30 feet from Sawmill Road.
3. Lot coverage for structures and paved areas may not exceed 85% of net useable area (gross zoned acreage excluding publicly dedicated streets).
B. Access, Loading, Parking, and/or Other Traffic Related Commitments.
1. Access shall be through existing adjacent drives to Sawmill Road.
C. Buffering, Landscaping, Open Space, and/or Screening Commitments.
1. Tree plantings shall be required at a spacing of forty (40) feet on center at a minimum distance of ten (10) feet from and parallel to the Sawmill Road right-of-way.
2. All parking areas adjacent to Sawmill Road to have headlight screening of thirty (30) inches minimum height along and parallel to the Sawmill frontage as measured from the elevation of the nearest section of the adjacent parking area.
3. All trees and landscaping shall be well maintained. Weather permitting, dead items shall be replaced within six (6) months.
4. The minimum size of trees at the time of planning shall be as follows: Deciduous - 2 ½ inches; Ornamental - 2 inches; Evergreen - 5-6 feet. The minimum size of shrubs shall be two (2) gallons.
5. The landscaping required in this section may offset the landscaping required in Chapter 3312 of the Columbus City Code for parking lots.
6. Every parking aisle shall be terminated by a landscaped island.
D. Building Design and/or Interior-Exterior Treatment Commitments.
The building exterior walls excluding door or window openings shall be brick, brick veneer, or similar brick-like material.
E. Lighting, Outdoor Display Areas, and/or Environmental Commitments.
1. All external outdoor lighting shall be cut-off fixtures (down lighting).
2. All external outdoor lighting fixtures to be used shall be from the same or similar manufacturer's type to insure aesthetic compatibility.
3. No external light source shall project upon Don Scott Airfield or the take-off and approach zones to said airport.
4. All light poles and standards shall be black, brown, or bronze in color and shall either be constructed of black, brown, or bronze wood or black, brown, or bronze color metal.
5. Parking lot lighting shall be no higher than twenty (20) feet.
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 C-4 Commercial District and the Regional Commercial Overlay and any variance to these requirements will be submitted to the Columbus Graphics Commission for consideration.
G. Miscellaneous Commitments.
1. The site shall be developed in general conformance with the attached 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 plans are completed. Any slight adjustment to the Site Plan is subject to review and approval by the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services or his designee, upon submission of the appropriate data regarding the proposed adjustment.
2. Upon development of the site there shall be a pedestrian connection from the public sidewalk to the front of the building(s).
H. Variances
1. Section 3372.807, A. of the Regional Commercial Overlay requires a 3 foot high continuous row of planted shrubs be planted to screen surface parking lots from a public street. We are requesting that a 3 foot high earthen mound be permitted in lieu of the 3 foot high plantings along Sawmill Road because it is a better screen and it exists today on this parcel as well as adjacent parcels.
I. CPD Criteria
Natural Environment
The site is developed with a commercial building and parking areas.
Current Land Use
The site contains a parking lot.
Circulation
The site has access to existing drives which have access to Sawmill Road.
Proposed Development
Fast Food Restaurant
Behavior Patterns
Existing development in the area has established the behavior pattern for pedestrian and motorists.
Emissions
It is anticipated that this development would not adversely affect adjacent uses in this regard.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.