Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z24-052
APPLICANT: NRP Holdings, LLC, c/o Dave Perry, Agent; David Perry Company, Inc.; 411 East Town Street, First Floor; Columbus, OH 43215, and Donald Plank, Atty.; 411 East Town Street, Second Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-unit residential development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on March 13, 2025.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The 27.27± acre site consists of part of one undeveloped parcel in the M-2, Manufacturing District. The applicant requests the L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District for a portion of the site known as “Area East,” which will allow the development of an apartment complex with a maximum of 336 dwelling units. Additionally, the applicant requests the L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District for a second portion of the site known as “Area West,” which will allow townhouse development with a maximum of 138 dwellings. The development text includes supplemental development standards addressing parking and building setbacks, perimeter yards, building height, traffic access and improvements, street types, landscaping, and building materials. The site will be developed in accordance with the submitted site plan. While The Northwest Plan (2016) recommends “Institutional” land uses at this location, but the Plan does include language that supports the replacement of institutional uses with residential uses. The submitted site plan is consistent with the Plan’s design guidelines regarding landscaping and bike parking. The proposed L-AR-1 and L-AR-12 districts will allow multi-unit residential development, totaling 474 dwelling units, consistent with the city’s objective of providing more housing in all areas of the city, and with the proposed land use recommendation of “Mixed-Use 2” in the Columbus Growth Strategy (2026). Concurrent Council Variance (CV24-124; Ordinance #0277-2026) is also being considered for the proposed site plan, and includes variances to building setback, building height, private streets, and perimeter yard.
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To rezone 2575 W. DUBLIN-GRANVILLE RD. (43235), being 27.27± acres located on the south side of West Dublin-Granville Road, at the terminus of McVey Boulevard, From: M-2, Manufacturing District, To: L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District and L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District (Rezoning #Z24-052).
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WHEREAS, application #Z24-052 is on file with the Department of Building and Zoning Services requesting rezoning of 27.27± acres from M-2, Manufacturing District, to L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District and 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 the requested L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential and L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential districts include a site plan that is consistent with guidelines contained within The Northwest Plan, the city’s objective to provide more housing in all areas of the city, and with the proposed land use recommendation of the Columbus Growth Strategy; and
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 #0179 -03, passed February 24, 2003, and as subsequently amended, is hereby revised by changing the zoning of the property as follows:
2575 W. DUBLIN-GRANVILLE RD. (43235), being 27.27± acres located on the south side of West Dublin-Granville Road, at the terminus of McVey Boulevard, and being more particularly described as follows:
AREA EAST, 13.97± acres:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, Township of Perry, City of Columbus, Section 4, Township 2, Range 19, United States Military Lands, and being 13.97+/- acres out of an original 102 acre tract of land as conveyed to State of Ohio, of record in Deed Book 1957, Page 195, all document references are to the records of the Recorder’s Office of Franklin County, Ohio, and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at the southwesterly corner of a 7.981 acre tract of land as conveyed to Tansky Properties, LLC, of record in Instrument Number 200407120161022;
Thence through said 102 acre tract the following courses:
North 88°11’50” West, a distance of 440.01 feet to a point;
North 1°29’19” East, a distance of 435.55 feet to a point;
North 87°46’43” West, a distance of 195.00 feet to a point;
North 1°29’19” East, a distance of 740.06 feet to a point in the centerline of West Granville Road
(State Route 161)(Variable width);
South 87°46’43” East, a distance of 460.04 feet to a point in the northwesterly corner of a 0.686 acre tract of land as conveyed to Griffith Family Properties LLC, of record in Instrument Number 202102030022404;
Thence with the perimeter of said 0.686 acre tract the following courses:
South 1°29’19” West, a distance of 298.63 feet to a point in the southwesterly corner thereof;
South 87°46’43” East, partially with the southerly line of a 0.014 acre tract of land as conveyed to JDMB Properties LLC, of record in Instrument Number 200912300188420, a distance of 175.00 feet to a point;
Thence South 1°29’19” West, with the westerly line of said 7.981 acre tract, a distance of 873.76 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 13.97± acres of land, more or less;
This description is not intended for transfer and does not meet Franklin County Transfer and Conveyance Standards.
To Rezone From: M-2, Manufacturing District,
To: L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District.
AREA WEST, 13.54± acres:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, Township of Perry, City of Columbus, Section 4, Township 2, Range 19, United States Military Lands and being 13.54 +/- acres out of an original 102 acre tract of land as conveyed to State of Ohio, of record in Deed Book 1957, Page 195, all document references are to the records of the Recorder’s Office of Franklin County, Ohio, and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING FOR REFERENCE at the southwesterly corner of a 7.981 acre tract of land, as conveyed to Tansky Properties, LLC, of record in Instrument Number 200407120161022;
Thence North 88°11’50” West, through said original 102 acre tract, a distance of 440.01 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING;
Thence North 88°11’50” West, continuing through said original 102 acre tract, a distance of 627.59 feet to a point in the easterly line of Lot 8 of a plat entitled “Brookside Business Park Section 1”, of record in Plat Book 63, Page 50;
Thence North 1°55’25” East, with said easterly line and the easterly line of a 9.141 acre tract of land as conveyed to Genuine Parts Company, of record in Deed Book 5748, Page I12, a distance of 1180.11 feet to a point in the centerline of West Granville Road (S.R. 161)(Variable Width), being a point in the southerly line of a 1.815 acre tract of land as conveyed to Northwest Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Columbus, Ohio, Inc, of record in Deed Book 3993, Page G13;
Thence South 87°46’43” East, with said centerline, the southerly line of said 1.851 acre tract, and with the southerly line of a 0.994 acre tract of land as conveyed to Tracy D. Will and Marcia L. Will, of record in Instrument Number 200410180240751, a distance of 423.67 feet to a point;
Thence through said original 102 acre tract the following courses:
South 1°29’19” West, a distance of 740.06 feet to a point;
South 87°46’43” East, a distance of 195.00 feet to a point;
South 1°29’19” West, a distance of 435.55 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 13.54± acres of land, more or less;
To Rezone From: M-2, Manufacturing District,
To: L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District.
SECTION 2. That a Height District of sixty (35) feet is hereby established on the L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential and L-AR-12, Limited Apartment residential districts 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 change on the said official zoning map and shall register a copy of the approved L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential and L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential districts 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 being titled, “ZONING SITE PLAN,” and text titled, “DEVELOPMENT TEXT,” both dated January 8, 2026, and signed by David B. Perry, Agent for the Applicant, and Donald Plank, Attorney for the Applicant, and the text reading as follows:
DEVELOPMENT TEXT
EXISTING ZONING: M-2, Manufacturing District
PROPOSED ZONING: L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District and L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2575 W Dublin Granville Road. Columbus, OH 43235
APPLICANT: NRP Holdings, LLC c/o Dave Perry, Agent, David Perry Company, Inc., 411 E. Town
Street, FL 1, Columbus, OH 43215
OWNER: State of Ohio/The Ohio State University c/o Amada Hoffsis, VP - Planning, Architecture and
Real Estate, 1534 N High Street, Gateway D, 2nd Floor, Columbus, OH 43201
DATE OF TEXT: January 08, 2026
APPLICATION NUMBER: Z24-052
INTRODUCTION:
The site is the north 27.51 +/- acres of PID: 610-159043, located on the south side W Dublin Granville Road, 415’ +/- east of Nicholas Drive and including frontage in alignment with the intersection of McVey Boulevard and W Dublin Granville Road. The undeveloped site is zoned M-2, Manufacturing. Applicant proposes to rezone the east 13.97 +/- acres of the site (“Area East”) to the L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District for development of an apartment complex and rezone the west 13.54 +/- acres (“Area West”) to the L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District for a Town House Development, as defined (Section 3303.20, Town House Development). The east (“Area East”) and west (“Area West”) developments will be on separate tax parcels. The site plan titled “Z24-052, 2575 W Dublin Granville Road Zoning Site Plan”, dated 01/08/2026, hereafter “Site Plan”, is submitted to depict the proposed site development. See also CV24-124.
AREA EAST (L-AR-1), 13.97 +/- acres:
1. PERMITTED USE: The permitted use shall be an apartment complex and accessory uses to an apartment complex, as permitted by Chapter 3333, Apartment Districts, Section 3333.02, AR-1, Apartment Residential District Use.
2. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: Unless otherwise indicated on the Site Plan or in this written text, the applicable development standards shall be those standards contained in Chapter 3333, Apartment Districts, Chapter 3312, Off-Street Parking and Loading and Chapter 3321, General Site Development Standards, of the Columbus City Code. as applicable to the AR-1 Apartment Residential District and as depicted on the Site Plan.
A. Density, Height, Lot, and/or Setback Commitments:
1. A maximum of 336 dwelling units shall be permitted.
2. The minimum W. Dublin Granville Road building and parking setback shall be 60 feet and 25’, respectively, as measured net of 60’ of W. Dublin Granville Road right of way from centerline.
3. The minimum Perimeter Yard shall be 15’ along the east, south and west property lines, as shown on the submitted Site Plan. See CV24-124.
B. Access, Loading, Parking and/or other Traffic Related Commitments:
1. One (1) full turning movement driveway aligned with McVey Boulevard shall be permitted. Internal vehicular connection between Area East and Area West shall be provided.
2. Pavement striping shall be provided on the on-site private streets and parking areas to designate pedestrian and bicycle crossings.
3. The applicant shall be responsible for the implementation of the following improvements at the intersection of West Dublin-Granville Road and McVey Boulevard, subject to the review and approval of the applicable agencies:
a. an eastbound left turn lane with a length of 225 feet, inclusive of a 50-feet diverging taper,
b. a westbound left turn lane with a length of 275 feet, inclusive of a 50-feet diverging taper,
c. traffic signal installation,
d. implementation of a three-lane roadway section along West Dublin-Granville Road from McVey Boulevard to the existing three-lane roadway section approximately 500 feet east of McVey Boulevard, and
e. the applicant shall enter into a Developer Agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation involving the improvements that will need to be implemented within unincorporated right-of-way.
C. Buffering, Landscaping, Open Space, and/or Screening Commitments:
Trees (min. 2” caliper) at the rate of 50’ (min.) on center shall be provided in the West Dublin Granville Road parking setback, as depicted on the Site Plan. Tree spacing may be adjusted as needed for the site driveway or any physical obstructions.
D. Building Design and/or Exterior Treatment Commitments:
The primary exterior building material shall be vinyl lap siding.
E. Lighting and/or other Environmental Commitments:
N/A
F. Graphics and Signage Commitments.
All graphics shall conform to Article 15 of the Columbus Graphics Code, as it applies to the AR-1, Apartment Residential District. Any variance to applicable sign requirements shall be submitted to the Columbus Graphics Commission.
G. Code Modifications.
Subject to CV24-124 for reduction of Perimeter Yard from 25’ to 15’.
H. Miscellaneous Commitments.
1. The site shall be developed in accordance with the submitted Site Plan titled “Zoning Site Plan,” dated 1/08/2026, submitted to depict the proposed site development, signed by David B. Perry, Agent for Applicant and Donald Plank, Attorney for Applicant. See also CV24-124. The referenced plans may be slightly adjusted to reflect engineering, topographical, architectural or other site and/or building data developed at the time final development, engineering plans and architectural plans are completed.
2. Applicant shall comply as applicable with the Parkland Dedication Ordinance (PDO) in conjunction with the Final Site Compliance Plan.
3. Refuse service and bulk pickup shall be provided by private hauler
AREA WEST (L-AR-12), 13.54 +/- acres:
1. PERMITTED USE: The permitted use shall be a Town House Development and accessory uses to a Town House Development, as permitted by Chapter 3333, Apartment Districts, Section 3333.02, AR-12, Apartment Residential District Use.
2. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: Unless otherwise indicated on the Site Plan or in this written text, the applicable development standards shall be those standards contained in Chapter 3333, Apartment Districts, Town House Development, Sections 3333.36 - 3333.41, inclusive, and Chapter 3312, Off-Street Parking and Loading and Chapter 3321, General Site Development Standards, of the Columbus City Code. as applicable to a Town House Development, and as depicted on the Site Plan for Area West.
A. Density, Height, Lot, and/or Setback Commitments:
1. A maximum of 138 dwelling units shall be permitted. The Town House dwelling units shall be on separate lots, as required by Town House Development Standards, Sections 3333.36 - 3333.41, inclusive.
2. The minimum W. Dublin Granville Road building and parking setback shall be 60 feet and 25’, respectively, as measured net of 60’ of W. Dublin Granville Road right of way from centerline.
3. The minimum Perimeter Yard shall be 15’ along the east, west and south property lines, as shown on the Site Plan. See Section CV24-124.
4. A hotbox, maximum 62” tall, may be located in the E Dublin Granville Road building setback, as depicted on the Site Plan. See CV24-124.
5. Permitted height of the Townhouse units is increased from 35’ to 37’. See CV24-124.
B. Access, Loading, Parking and/or other Traffic Related Commitments:
1). Vehicular access shall be from a private street connecting to Area East and the McVey Boulevard intersection on Area East. Emergency access shall be provided along the west Area West frontage, as depicted on the Site Plan.
2. Private streets, rather than public streets, within the Town House Development shall be minimum 22’ wide measured from face of curb, except for the north/south boulevard private street, which shall have a center landscape island, as depicted on the site plan. Parking on one side of the private streets shall be permitted, except for the north/south boulevard private street, which shall have parallel parking on each lane of the divided street. See CV24-124.
3. Each Town House driveway shall be a minimum length of 18’ from garage door to the applicable adjacent edge curb of the internal private road easement.
4. Pavement striping shall be provided on the on-site private streets and parking areas to designate pedestrian and bicycle crossings.
5. The applicant shall be responsible for the implementation of the following improvements at the intersection of West Dublin-Granville Road and McVey Boulevard, subject to the review and approval of the applicable agencies:
a. an eastbound left turn lane with a length of 225 feet, inclusive of a 50-feet diverging taper,
b. a westbound left turn lane with a length of 275 feet, inclusive of a 50-feet diverging taper,
c. traffic signal installation,
d. implementation of a three-lane roadway section along West Dublin-Granville Road from McVey Boulevard to the existing three-lane roadway section approximately 500 feet east of McVey Boulevard, and
e. the applicant shall enter into a Developer Agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation involving the improvements that will need to be implemented within unincorporated right-of-way.
C. Buffering, Landscaping, Open Space, and/or Screening Commitments:
1. Trees (min. 2” caliper) at the rate of 50’ (min.) on center shall be provided in the West Dublin Granville Road parking setback, as depicted on the Site Plan. Tree spacing may be adjusted as needed for any physical obstructions.
2. Common areas shall be owned and managed by an association.
D. Building Design and/or Exterior Treatment Commitments:
The primary exterior building materials will be wood, wood composition, brick, brick veneer, stone, stone veneer, vinyl, beaded vinyl or cultured stone, metal, glass and/or a combination thereof. Trim material will be wood, vinyl or aluminum. Primary roofs will be dimensional asphalt shingles and secondary roofs will be dimensional asphalt shingles and/or metal seam.
E. Lighting and/or other Environmental Commitments:
The front and rear of each dwelling unit shall have wall or ceiling mounted lighting, such as, for example, entrance lights and decorative coach lights.
F. Graphics and Signage Commitments.
All graphics shall conform to Article 15 of the Columbus Graphics Code, as it applies to the AR-12, Apartment Residential District. Any variance to applicable sign requirements shall be submitted to the Columbus Graphics Commission.
G. Miscellaneous Commitments.
1. The site shall be developed in accordance with the submitted Site Plan titled “Zoning Site Plan”, dated 01/08/2026, submitted to depict the proposed site development, signed by David B. Perry, Agent for Applicant, and Donald Plank, Attorney for Applicant. See also CV24-124. The referenced plans may be slightly adjusted to reflect engineering, topographical, architectural or other site and/or building data developed at the time final development, engineering plans and architectural plans are completed.
2. Refuse service and bulk pickup shall be provided by private hauler
3. Applicant shall comply as applicable with the Parkland Dedication Ordinance (PDO) in conjunction with the Final Site Compliance Plan.
4. Town House dwelling units may be used as model homes for marketing and sale of units.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.