Explanation
Rezoning Application Z14-033
APPLICANT: JD NWCC, LTD.; c/o Deanna R. Cook and Jill Tangeman, Attys.; 52 East Gay Street; Columbus, Ohio 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Apartment complex and park.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (7-0) on October 9, 2014.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: The site is developed with a former technical school in the R, Rural, and AR-12, Apartment Residential Districts. A portion of the parcel that is divided by Sawtooth Lane is zoned CPD, Commercial Planned Development District, and provides access from Sawmill Road. The requested L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District will allow a 252-unit apartment complex to be developed on approximately twelve acres, with three additional acres being dedicated to the City of Columbus as parkland. The over-all density including the park is 16.72 units/acre, which is consistent with an ARLD District, but because the park will be a different parcel after dedication, the AR-1 District must be utilized to permit the proposed density on the development parcel. The site is located within the planning area of the Northwest Plan (2007). The Plan provides no specific land use recommendation for this site but includes a general recommendation that infill residential development be "consistent and compatible with the land use and density of the surrounding area." Multi-unit residential development is appropriate at this location, and concerns about the proposed density are mitigated by commitment to a site plan, limitations and development standards that address building height, pedestrian connectivity, landscaping, building materials, lighting restrictions, and the significant parkland dedication.
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To rezone 2960 CRANSTON DRIVE (43017), being 15.07± acres located on the north side of Cranston Drive, 480± feet west of Sawtooth Lane, From: R, Rural, AR-12, Apartment Residential, and CPD, Commercial Planned Development Districts, To: L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District (Rezoning # Z14-033).
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WHEREAS, application #Z14-033 is on file with the Department of Building and Zoning Services requesting rezoning of 15.07± acres from R, Rural, AR-12, Apartment Residential, and CPD, Commercial Planned Development Districts, to L-AR-1, 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 multi-unit residential development is appropriate at this location, and concerns about the proposed density are mitigated by commitment to a site plan, limitations and development standards that address building height, pedestrian connectivity, landscaping, building materials, and lighting restrictions, and the significant parkland dedication; 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:
2960 CRANSTON DRIVE (43017), being 15.07± acres located on the north side of Cranston Drive, 480± feet west of Sawtooth Lane, and being more particularly described as follows:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, being in Quarter Township 3, Township 2, Range 19 in the United State Military District and being part of a 15.222 acre tract as conveyed to the Board of Education of the City School District of Columbus, Ohio as recorded in Deed Volume 3509, Page 339 and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of Lot 69 of Riverside Hills, Section 2 as recorded in Plat Book 51, Page 52, also being in the northerly right of way line Cranston Drive (60' R/W), and being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING for the property herein described;
Thence with the northerly right of way line of Cranston Drive along a curve to the right with a radius of 650.00 feet, a central angle of 17° 36' 37", arc length of 199.78 feet, chord bearing N 71° 33' 29" W, chord distance of 199.00 feet;
Thence continuing with the northerly right of way line of Cranston Drive, N 62° 45' 11" W, 299.52 feet;
Thence continuing with the northerly right of way line of Cranston Drive along a curve to the left with a radius of 830.00 feet, a central angle of 17° 29' 59", arc length of 253.50 feet, chord bearing N 71° 30' 11" W, chord distance of 252.52 feet;
Thence continuing with the northerly right of way line of Cranston Drive, N 80° 15' 11" W, 131.08 feet to the southeast corner of Lot 38 of Riverside Hills Section 1 as recorded in Plat Book 51, Page 18;
Thence leaving the northerly right of way line of Cranston Drive with the easterly line of said Riverside Hills Section 1, N 01° 41' 24" E, 386.15 feet to the northeast corner of Lot 43 of said Riverside Hills Section 1, and being in the south line of Lot 112 of the Riverside Green, Section 2 as recorded in Plat Book 51, Page 30;
Thence with the southerly line of said Lot 112, S 86° 04' 30" E, 25.52 feet to the southeast corner of said Lot 112 and the southwest corner of Sawmill Station Condominium Phase IV as recorded in Condo Plat Book 30, Page 89;
Thence with the south line of said Sawmill Station Condominium Phase IV, the south line of Sawmill Station Condominium Phase III as recorded in Condo Plat Book 29, Page 81, the south line of Sawmill Station Condominium Phase II as recorded in Condo Plat Book 27, Page 58, the south line of Sawmill Station Condominium Phase I as recorded in Condo Plat Book 27, Page 52, and crossing Sawtooth Lane (35' R/W) as it is recorded to the north in Plat Book 58, Page 25 and recorded to the south in Plat Book 60, Page 53, and also along the southerly line of a 0.861 acre tract as conveyed to S&I Investment Co., Ltd. in Instrument Number 200211200297467, S 86° 25' 35" E, 1617.39 feet to the southeast corner of said 0.861 acre tract and being in the westerly right of way line of Sawmill Road as it is dedicated in Plat Book 51, Page 18, and in Plat Book 58, Page 25 to the north and Plat Book 60, Page 53 to the south;
Thence with the westerly right of way line of Sawmill Road as dedicated in Plat Book 60, Page 53, S 02° 36' 18" W, 100.00 feet to the northeasterly corner of a 3.529 acre tract as conveyed to Cranston New York, LLC in Instrument Number 201309040149979, and the northwest corner of a portion of Sawmill Road dedicated in Plat Book 58, page 18;
Thence with the northerly line of said 3.529 acre tract, crossing Sawtooth Lane between dedication to the north in Plat Book 60, Page 53 and to the south in Plat Book 58, Page 18, N 86° 25' 35" W, 320.00 feet to a point in westerly right of way line of Sawtooth Lane;
Thence with the westerly right of way line of Sawtooth Lane as dedicated in Plat Book 58, Page 18, S 02° 36' 18" W, 340.00 feet to the northeast corner of Lot 74 in said Riverside Hills Section 2;
Thence with the northerly line of said Riverside Hills Section 2, N 86° 25' 35" W, 480.00 feet to the northwest corner of Lot 69 of said Riverside Hills Section 2;
Thence with the westerly line of said Riverside Hills Section 2, S 02° 36' 18" W, 196.32 feet
to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 15.146 Acres, more or less.
Less and Excepting a portion of Sawtooth Lane as it is dedicated and recorded in Plat Book 60, Page 53 and further described as follows:
Beginning, at the southwest corner of Lot 69 of Riverside Hills, Section 2 as recorded in Plat Book 51, Page 52, also being in the northerly right of way line Cranston Drive (60' R/W);
Thence with the westerly line of said Riverside Hills Section 2, N 02° 36' 18" E, 196.32 feet to the northwest corner of said Lot 69 of Riverside Hills, Section 2;
Thence with the north line of Riverside Hills, Section 2, S 86° 25' 35" E 480.00 feet to the northeast corner of Lot 74 in Riverside Hills, Section 2 in the westerly right of way line of Sawtooth Lane as dedicated in Plat Book 58, Page 18;
Thence with the westerly right of way line of Sawtooth Lane (35' R/W) as dedicated in Plat Book 58, Page 18, N 02° 36' 18" E, 340.00 feet to the northwest corner of Sawtooth Lane as dedicated in Plat Book 58, Page 18, the southwest corner as dedicated in Plat Book 60, Page 53, and being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING for the property herein described;
Thence continuing with the westerly right of way line of Sawtooth Lane as dedicated in Plat Book 60, Page 53, N 02° 36' 18" E, 100.00 feet to the southeast corner of Sawmill Station Condominium Phase I as recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 52, the northwest corner of Sawtooth Lane as dedicated in Plat Book 60, Page 53, and the southwest as dedicated in Plat Book 58, Page 25;
Thence crossing Sawtooth lane between dedications in Plat Book 58, Page 25 and Plat Book 60, page 53, S 86° 25' 35" E, 35.00 feet to the southwest corner of a 0.861 acre tract as conveyed to S&I Investment Co., Ltd. in Instrument Number 200211200297467, the southeast corner of Sawtooth Lane as recorded in Plat Book 58, Page 25, and the northeast corner as dedicated in Plat Book 60, Page 53;
Thence with the easterly right of way line of Sawtooth Lane as dedicated in Plat Book 60, Page 53, S 02° 36' 18" W, 100.00 feet to the northwest corner of a 3.529 acre tract as conveyed to Cranston New York, LLC in Instrument Number 201309040149979, the southeast corner of Sawtooth Lane as dedicated in Plat Book 60, Page 53, and the northeast corner of dedication in Plat Book 58, Page 18;
Thence crossing said Sawtooth Lane between dedications of Plat Book 60, Page 53 and Plat Book 58, Page 18, N 86° 25' 35" W, 35.00 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 0.080 Acres, more or less.
Leaving the total acreage of 15.066 Acres, more or less.
The above description was written by Advanced Civil Design on August 4, 2014 from existing records and a field survey performed in July, 2014. A drawing of the above description has been prepared and is a part hereof.
Bearings are based on the Ohio State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone, NAD83, (CORS96).
All references used in this description can be found at the Recorder's Office Franklin County, Ohio.
To Rezone From: R, Rural, AR-12, Apartment Residential, and CPD, Commercial Planned Development Districts
To: L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District
SECTION 2. That a Height District of thirty-five (35) feet is hereby established on the L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential 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-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential 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 plan titled, "SITE PLAN," signed by Jill Tangeman, Attorney for the Applicant, dated December 4, 2014, and said text titled, "LIMITATION OVERLAY TEXT," both signed by Jill Tangeman, Attorney for the Applicant, dated November 4, 2014, and reading as follows:
Limitation Overlay Text
Proposed District: L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District
Property Address: 2960 Cranston Drive
Owners: Board of Education of the City School District of Columbus, Ohio
Applicant: JD NWCC, LTD
Date of Text: November 4, 2014
Application No: Z14-033
1. Introduction: The subject site is located north of Cranston Drive, south of Sawdust Lane and west of both Sawtooth Lane and Sawmill Road. The majority of the site is located west of Sawtooth Lane, and a small portion of the site is located between Sawtooth Lane and Sawmill Road. The majority of the site is currently zoned AR-12, with the remainder of the site zoned R and CPD. There is a vocational school building located on the site, which is no longer in use. The applicant is seeking to rezone the site to L-AR-1 to allow for the construction of a multi-family apartment project.
The site is surrounded by several parcels with a number of different types of zoning, including, PUD and CPD to the north, AR-12 to the south, CPD and AR-12 to the east and SR to the west. With respect to the area of the subject site located west of Sawtooth Lane, property to the north has been developed with condominiums, property to the south has been developed with duplexes, property to the east has been developed as a strip-mall and property to the west has been developed with single-family homes. With respect to the area of the subject site located east of Sawtooth Lane, property to the north and south have been developed with commercial uses.
The site is ideal for L-AR-1 zoning because properties to the north and south of the site have been developed with similar multi-unit dwellings, the site will act as a transition from the single family homes located west of the site to the property to the east which is retail/commercial. In addition, the single family homes to the west of the site will be buffered from the planned improvements on the subject site by the Parkland Dedication Area (as that term is defined herein and which area is shown on the Site Plan attached hereto as Exhibit A).
The multi-family project will have little impact on existing roadways, and support services. In addition leisure activities, retail and commercial areas, and working environments are nearby.
2. Permitted Uses: Multi-family uses as shown on the "Site Plan" attached hereto as Exhibit A.
3. Development Standards:
A. Density, Lot, and/or Setback Commitments.
1. The maximum number of dwelling units shall be 252.
2. Maximum building height shall be 35'.
B. Access, Loading, Parking and/or Other Traffic Related Commitments.
1. All curb cuts and access points shall be subject to the review and approval of the Public Service Department for the City of Columbus.
2. There shall be an internal pedestrian pathway network constructed that will connect each of the proposed apartment buildings to an existing public sidewalk located along Cranston Drive. The developer will install crosswalks and signage where it is necessary to cross parking areas to connect to the internal pedestrian pathway network. There will also be sidewalks installed at the Sawtooth Lane entrance and along Sawdust Lane to connect to the public sidewalk on Sawmill Road. Subject to the review and approval of the Department of Public Service, the developer will install a crosswalk and signage on Sawtooth Lane, if warranted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no sidewalks shall be constructed by the developer in the Parkland Dedication Area.
3. Right of way of 60' from the centerline of Sawmill Road shall be dedicated.
C. Buffering, Landscaping, Open Space and/or Screening Commitments.
1. The developer shall gift and dedicate an approximate 3 acre portion of the subject site to the City of Columbus Recreation and Parks Department (the "Parkland Dedication Area"). The Parkland Dedication Area, which is identified on the Site Plan attached hereto as Exhibit A, shall be gifted and dedicated in its current, as-is condition, without any obligation on the part of developer to provide landscaping or screening on any part of the Parkland Dedication Area.
2. Perimeter landscaping shall be installed as shown on the Site Plan attached hereto as Exhibit A. The perimeter yard shall be landscaped with deciduous, evergreen, or ornamental trees, totaling a minimum of 5 trees per 100 linear feet or fraction thereof. Trees can be randomly spaced to replicate a natural tree row or uniformly planted.
3. Fencing will be installed along the western property line to limit access from the parkland dedication area to the multi-family development and the storm water management area.
D. Building Design and/or Interior-Exterior Commitments.
1. Maximum height of light poles shall be fourteen feet.
2. All external lighting (parking and wall-mounted) shall be cut-off fixtures (down lighting) and shall be designed to prevent offsite spillage.
3. Lights shall be of the same or similar type and color.
4. Buildings will be constructed with an exterior mixture of (i) brick and/or stone veneer, and (ii) cementitious wood and/or vinyl siding.
E. Graphics and/or Signage Commitments.
1. All graphics and signage shall comply with Article 15, Chapter 33 of the Columbus City Code and any variance to those requirements will be submitted to the Columbus Graphics Commission for consideration.
F. Miscellaneous
1. The developer shall comply with the parkland dedication ordinance by gifting and dedicating the Parkland Dedication Area, in its as-is, current condition, to the City of Columbus Recreation and Parks Department.
2. The site shall be developed in general conformance with the submitted site plan. The site plan may be adjusted slightly to reflect engineering, topographical or other site data developed at the time that development and engineering plans are completed. Any adjustment to the site plan shall be reviewed and may be approved by the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services, or a designee, upon submission of the appropriate data regarding the proposed adjustment.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.