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REZONING APPLICATION: Z05-003
APPLICANT: Julian & Evelyn Sanfillipo; c/o Jackson B. Reynolds III, Atty.; Smith and Hale; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 725; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Office development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (4-0) on March 10, 2004.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant is requesting the L-C-2, Limited Commercial District to develop up to 15,000 square feet of office space. While the Northland Plan: Volume I (2001) recommends residential land uses, staff believes that the proposed office development would be an appropriate transitional use between an existing office building and restaurant/bar east of the site in the C-4, Commercial District and single-family dwellings to the west in Sharon Township. In addition to limiting the amount and scale of office development, the limitation text includes development standards that address site access, setbacks, building materials, lighting controls, and landscaping and buffering in consideration of adjacent residential development.
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To rezone 1345 COMMUNITY PARK DRIVE (43229), being 1.20± acres located on the south side of Community Park Drive 935± feet west of Cleveland Avenue, From: R, Rural District, To: L-C-2, Limited Commercial District (Z05-003).
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WHEREAS, application #Z05-003 is on file with the Building Services Division of the Department of Development requesting rezoning of 1.20± acres from R, Rural 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 the applicant's request for the L-C-2, Limited Commercial District to develop up to 15,000 square feet of office space. While the Northland Plan: Volume I (2001) recommends residential land uses, staff believes that the proposed office development would be an appropriate transitional use between an existing office building and restaurant/bar east of the site in the C-4, Commercial District and single-family dwellings to the west in Sharon Township. In addition to limiting the amount and scale of office development, the limitation text includes development standards that address site access, setbacks, building materials, lighting controls, and landscaping and buffering in consideration of adjacent residential development; 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:
1345 COMMUNITY PARK DRIVE (43229), being 1.20± acres located on the south side of Community Park Drive 935± feet west of Cleveland Avenue, and being more particularly described as follows:
ZONING DESCRIPTION FOR 1.20± ACRES
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin and the City of Columbus:
Being lot number seventy (70) in the North Home Acres Addition, of record in Plat Book No. 18, page 109, in the Recorders' office of Franklin County Ohio, said lot being approximately 980' west of the centerline of Cleveland Avenue as measured along the southern right of way of Community Park Drive. Starting at the northeast corner of lot seventy (70), go 414.5' south thence 125' west, thence 414.5' north and thence 125' east to the point of beginning.
Being parcels 600-175672 and 600-175667 - owned by Evelyn I. Sanfillipo, Trustee.
To Rezone From: R, Rural 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 titled, "LIMITATION TEXT," signed on February 23, 2005 by Jackson B. Reynolds, III, attorney for the applicant, and the text reading as follows:
LIMITATION TEXT
PROPOSED DISTRICT: L-C-2, Limited Commercial
EXISTING DISTRICT: R, Rural
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1345 Community Park Drive
OWNER: Evelyn I. Sanfillipo, Trustee
APPLICANT: Julian & Evelyn Sanfillipo
DATE OF TEXT: 2/23/05
APPLICATION NUMBER: Z05-003
1. INTRODUCTION: The site is south of Community Park Drive west of Cleveland Avenue. To the east are properties zoned C-4 and include a restaurant/bar and a flex office/warehouse development. The proposed rezoning would provide an appropriate transition from the C-4 district on the east to the Rural residential areas to the west.
2. PERMITTED USES: Those uses permitted in Chapter 3353 of Columbus City Code (C-2, Commercial). No billboards or cellular transmission towers shall be permitted.
3. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: Unless otherwise specified in the following Development Standards, the Development Standards shall be as specified in Chapter 3353 of Columbus City Code (C-2, Commercial District).
A. Density, Height, Lot and/or Setback Commitments.
1. The parking setback from Community Park Drive shall be 30 feet.
2. The parking setback from the south property line shall be 20 feet.
3. The building setback from the east property line shall be 5 feet.
4. The building setback from the west property line shall be 19 feet.
5. The building height shall allow for one floor of office space and shall not exceed 1 and ½ stories in height.
6. The maximum buildable square footage for the subject property shall be 15,000 square feet and no single building shall exceed 8,000 square feet.
B. Access, Loading, Parking and/or Other Traffic Related Commitments.
1. The design of the curb cuts and any traffic improvements shall be subject to the review and approval of the City's Division of Transportation.
2. The access point on Community Park Drive shall be located as close to the eastern property line as permitted.
3. All major driving aisles and lanes within the parking lot shall be defined with raised-curbing islands, dividers or medians. The eastern parking lot edge shall be defined with raised curbing or parking blocks to prevent trespass into the green space. There shall be a minimum 3 feet wide raised sidewalk in front of the buildings to provide access and parking control. These raised areas shall be planted with trees and/or evergreen plant materials of the low spreading variety to increase visibility of the island.
C. Buffering, Landscaping, Open Space and/or Screening Commitments.
1. Street trees shall be planted within the parking setback 15 feet along Community Park Drive at a ratio of one tree per 40 feet of frontage.
2. Within the parking setback area along Community Park Drive a 3 foot average height continuous (except at access points) planting hedge, fence, wall, earth mound or combination hereof shall be installed.
3. All trees and landscaping shall be well maintained. Dead items shall be replaced within six months or by the next planting season.
4. All loading areas shall be screened from off site views to a height of 7 feet by either landscaping, fencing, walls, or buildings, individually or in any combination thereof.
5. All trees meet the following minimum size at the time of planting: Shade trees, 2.5"caliper; Ornamental trees, 1.5"caliper; Evergreen trees, 5 feet in height. Caliper is measured six (6) inches above grade.
6. Parking areas located within 80 feet of residentially zoned property shall provide screening which shall consist of a fence, landscaped earth mound; wall, planting or combination thereof installed, repaired, replaced and maintained to a total height of no less than 6 feet above the parking lot grade and to an opacity of not less than 75% and as indicated on the perimeter site plan.
7. For the first 175 feet, south of the Community Park Drive right-of-way, along the western property line, there shall be a staggered row of 5 foot high evergreens planted 15 feet on-center in order to provide greater screening opacity along the existing single family residence. Five (5) foot high evergreen trees will be planted 25 feet on center along the remaining length of the western property line.
8. Within the 5 foot wide green space along the east property line a row of ornamental trees shall be installed 30 feet on center along the length of the lot.
D. Building Design and/or Interior-Exterior Treatment Commitments.
1. Mechanical equipment or other utility hardware on the roof of a building shall be screened (on all four sides) to the height of the equipment or placed away from the residentially zoned properties ( there shall be no mechanicals on south or west sides as long as the ajacent parcels are zoned or used residentially). Any ground mounted mechanicals must use landscaping, fencing or walls to shield the view and noise emission from the south and west as long as those properties are zoned or used for residential activities.
2. The exterior building materials shall be brick, wood, glass, stone, or stucco style stone, individually or in any combination thereof. The rear of the buildings shall be at a minimum constructed of split face block with the ability to upgrade materials and add fenestration to those facades.
E. Dumpsters, Lighting, Outdoor Display Areas and/or Other Environmental Commitments.
1. All external outdoor lighting shall be cut-off fixtures (down lighting) and shall be designed and placed to prevent spillage of light off the site and to prevent glare visible from the property lines.
2. Except for decorative lighting, all other light poles shall be metal and such light poles shall be dark in color. Light poles in the parking lot shall not exceed 18 feet in height. Lighting shall not exceed .1 foot candle along the property line of a residentially used or zoned property.
3. Dumpsters shall be located along the eastern property line and shall be screened on three sides with a fence, wall or landscaping to a height of six feet with a gate on the fourth side and shall be located to screen its use from the abutting residential properties.
F. Graphics Commitments.
All graphics shall comply with the Graphics Code, Article 15, Title 33 of the Columbus City Code as it applies to the C-2 Commercial District and any variance to the sign requirements shall be submitted to the Columbus Graphics Commission for consideration.
G. Miscellaneous Commitments.
The developer shall comply with the City's parkland dedication ordinance by paying $400/acre at the time of submission for zoning clearance.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.