Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z03-029
APPLICANT: Columbus Jewish Federation; c/o Harrison Smith; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 725; Columbus, Ohio 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-family development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (4-0) on June 12, 2003.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is the southern portion of the Columbus Jewish Federation complex and is zoned in the L-AR-3, Limited Residential (Z90-018) and R-3, Residential Districts. The complex is developed with a variety of institutional uses including housing and health care facility for the elderly, a recreation center and synagog. Some of the uses were permitted by past council variance actions, others by zoning to the AR-3 and I, Institutional Districts. The applicant requests the L-AR-3, Limited Apartment Residential District to remove a site plan required with the previous zoning and incorporate half of a single-family lot to the south. The applicant has also filed a companion Council Variance application to permit housing for the elderly use and incorporate variances for the intended development, an 82-unit elderly housing facility.
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To rezone 1231 BROOKWOOD PLACE (42209), being 5.7± acres located on the west side of College Avenue, 1050+ feet south of East Livingston Avenue, From L-AR-3, Limited Apartment Residential District and R-3, Residential District, To L-AR-3, Limited Apartment Residential District (Z03-029).
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WHEREAS, application #Z03-029 is on file with the Building Services Division of the Department of Development requesting rezoning of 5.7± acres from L-AR-3, Limited Apartment Residential District and R-3, Residential District to L-AR-3, 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 , 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:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
TRACT 1
Situate in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus and being part of Reserve A Berwick, as the same is shown of record in Plat Book 19, pages 25, 26, and 27, Recorders Office, Franklin County, Ohio and being more particularly described as follows:
For reference, beginning at a point in the westerly line of Brookwood Place, same point being the northeasterly corner of Lot No. 1171 of said Berwick, as the same is shown of record in Plat Book 19, pages 25, 26, and 27 of the aforementioned records; thence from said beginning point and along a curve to the right with a radius of 244 ft. and along the westerly line of Brookwood Place, the chord of which bears N. 58 deg. 40" W. a distance of 156.22 ft. to a point at the end of said curve; thence N. 40 deg. 00" W. and along the line tangent to the last mentioned curve along the westerly line of Brookwood Place, a distance of 140.0 ft. to a point at the beginning of a curve; thence with said curve to the right having a radius of 1840 ft. and along the westerly line of Brookwood Place, a radius of 1840 ft. and along the westerly line of Brookwood Place, the long chord of which bears N. 29 deg. 45' W. a distance of 654.82 ft. to a point at the end of said curve; thence No. 19 deg. 30" W. and along the line tangent to the last mentioned curve and along the westerly line of Brookwood Place, a distance of 436.30 ft. to a point at the beginning of a curve; thence with said curve to the right having a radius of 271 ft. and along the westerly line of Brookwood Place, the long chord of which bears N. 6 deg. 23" 08" W. a distance of 122.98 ft. to the point of beginning of the herein described, said point also being the northeasterly corner of a certain 2.177 Acre Tract; thence from said point to true beginning, S. 78deg. 47' 39" W. and along the northerly line of the said 2.177 Acre Tract a distance of 641.43 ft. to a point in the centerline of Alum Creek and in the westerly line of the aforementioned Reserve A, said point also being the northwesterly corner of the above mentioned 2.177 Acre Tract; thence N. 50 deg. 28" 40" W. and along the centerline of Alum Creek and the westerly line of said Reserve A a distance of 446.15 ft. to a point; thence N. 88 deg. 49" E. and along the northerly line of said Reserve A, a distance of 1056.17 ft. to a point at the northeasterly corner of said Reserve A and in the westerly line of Brookwood Place; thence along a curve to the right having a radius of 218 ft. and along the westerly line of Brookwood Place, the long chord of which bears S. 28 deg. 28' W. a distance of 64.7 ft. to a point at the end of said curve; thence along a curve to the left having a radius of 271 ft. and along the westerly line of Brookwood Place, the long chord to which bears S. 21 deg. 51' 50" W. a distance of 141.51 ft. to the place of beginning, containing 4.692 acres, more or less; subject to all easements and restrictions shown of record, and part of Brookwood Place vacated adjacent (Ordinance 1443-63).
TRACT 2
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, being part of Reserve A of Berwick, as same is delineated upon the recorded plat thereof, of record in Plat Book 19, Page 25, Recorders Office, Franklin County, Ohio, and being part of the 2.0928 acre tract conveyed to Aryeh Gorenstein as shown of record in Official Record 19812-I-10, said Recorders Office, and being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at found iron pin at the northeast corner of said 2.0928 acre tract, a southeast corner of an original 4.692 acre tract conveyed to Columbus Jewish Federation (Deed Book 3440, Page 341) and in the westerly right-of-way line of Brookwood Place (60 feet wide);
Thence, along part of the northerly line of said 2.0928 acre tract and part of the southerly line of said 4.692 acre tract, South 79 degrees 20 minutes 52 seconds West, 193.00 feet to a set iron pin at the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING of this description;
Thence, across said 2.0928 acre tract, South 24 degrees 11 minutes 50 seconds West, 213.05 feet to a point in the westerly line of said 2.0928 acre tract and in the center of Alum Creek (passing a reference iron pipe set at 100.00 feet);
Thence, along part of the westerly line of said 2.0928 acre tract and said centerline of Alum Creek, North 77 degrees 39 minutes 05 seconds West, 300.17 feet to an angle point;
Thence, continuing along the westerly line of said 2.0928 acre tract and said centerline of Alum Creek, North 50 degrees 32 minutes 06 seconds West, 75.00 feet to a point at the northwest corner of said 2.0928 acre tract, and the southwest corner of said 4.692 acre tract;
Thence, along part of the northerly line of said 2.0928 acre tract and part of the southerly line of said 4.692 acre tract, North 79 degrees 20 minutes 52 seconds East, 446.13 feet to the place of beginning CONTAINING 1.013 ACRES, (passing a found iron pipe at 139.14 feet) subject however, to all legal; highways, easements, leases and restrictions of record, and of records in the respective utility offices.
The foregoing description was based on a Boundary Survey made by Albert H. Andrews, P.S. #5669, in December, 1983. Iron pins set are 30" x 1" (O.D.) with an orange plastic cap inscribed P.S. 6579". Basis of bearings is the southerly line of said 4.692 acre tract held as South 79 degrees 20 minutes 52 seconds West.
To Rezone From: L-AR-3, Limited Apartment Residential District and R-3, Residential District,
To: L-AR-3, Limited Apartment Residential District.
Section 2. That a Height District of One Hundered Ten (110) feet is hereby established on the L-AR-3, Limited Apartment Residential 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-AR-3, Limited Apartment Residential 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 TEXT", signed by Jeffrey Brown, Attorney for the applicant, dated June 30, 2003, and reading as follows:
LIMITATION OVERLAY TEXT
PROPOSED DISTRICT: L-AR-3
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1231 Brookwood Place
OWNER: Columbus Jewish Federation et al
APPLICANT: Columbus Jewish Federation
DATE OF TEXT: 6/30/03
APPLICATION NUMBER: Z03-029
1. INTRODUCTION: The rezoning request expands the original site which was zoned in 1990.
2. PERMITTED USES: These uses permitted in Section 3333.03 (AR-3) of the Columbus City Code.
3. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: Unless otherwise indicated in the written text, the applicable development standards are contained in Chapter 3333 of the Columbus City Code.
A. Density, Lot, and/or Setback Commitments.
1. Maximum number of dwelling units shall be 82 units.
B. Access, Loading, Parking, and/or Other Traffic Related Commitments.
1. There shall be no access to Brookwood Place for this site.
C. Buffering, Landscaping, Open Space, and/or Screening Commitments.
1. The trees between the floodway line and the property line shall remain in their natural state subject to utility crossings, bike path and sound forestry management. This restriction shall not apply to the cleaned mound area within the floodway.
D. Building Design and/or Interior-Exterior Treatment Commitments.
N/A
E. Lighting, Outdoor Display Areas, and/or other Environmental Commitments.
N/A
F. Graphics and/or Signage Commitments.
N/A
G. Miscellaneous Commitments.
1. The applicant has agreed to provide pedestrian and bike access from the bridge that crosses Alum Creek thru the site to College Avenue. The exact location of the access shall be negotiated between the applicant and the City's Recreation and Parks Department.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.