Explanation
Rezoning Application Z05-075
APPLICANT: Port Columbus Enterprises, LLC; c/o Jill Tangeman, Attorney; 52 East Gay Street; Columbus, OH 43216.
PROPOSED USE: Commercial and industrial development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on December 8, 2005.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The requested L-M, Limited Manufacturing District, is compatible with the development and zoning patterns of the area. The site is located within the I-670 Corridor Development Plan (1989), in the Airport Subarea, which recommends landscaping along the freeway side of properties adjacent to I-670. The landscaping is recommended to support the 'green-belt' theme and to create a 'Gateway ' to the City of Columbus that will be remembered by business people traveling in the area. The limitation text includes acceptable standards for access, outdoor lighting and landscaping along I-670.
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To rezone 1243 NORTH CASSADY AVENUE (43219), being 0.94± acres located on the west side of North Cassady Avenue, 50± feet north of Johnstown Road, From: R-1, Residential District, To: L-M, Limited Manufacturing District and to declare an emergency. (Rezoning # Z05-075)
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WHEREAS, application #Z05-075 is on file with the Building Services Division of the Department of Development requesting rezoning of 0.94± acres from the R-1, Residential District to L-M, Limited Manufacturing District; and
WHEREAS, the Development Commission recommends approval of said zoning change; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation in the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to pass this ordinance to begin construction as soon as possible for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety; and
WHEREAS, the City Departments recommend approval of said zoning change because the requested L-M, Limited Manufacturing District, is compatible with the development and zoning patterns of the area. The site is located within the I-670 Corridor Development Plan (1989), in the Airport Subarea, which recommends landscaping along the freeway side of properties adjacent to I-670. The landscaping is recommended to support the 'green-belt' theme and to create a 'Gateway ' to the City of Columbus that will be remembered by business people traveling in the area. The limitation text includes acceptable standards for access, outdoor lighting and landscaping along I-670, 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:
1243 NORTH CASSADY AVENUE (43219), being 0.94± acres located on the west side of North Cassady Avenue, 50± north of Johnstown Road, and being more particularly described as follows:
0.935 ACRE
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, located in Quarter Township 3, Township 1, Range 17, United States Military Lands and being part of that original 42.01 acre tract conveyed to Port Columbus Enterprises by deed of record in Deed Book 3312, Page 19, (all references refer to the records of the Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio) and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a railroad spike found in the centerline of Cassady Avenue at the southeast corner of said original 42.01 acre tract and the northeast corner of the 0.634 acre tract conveyed to Stephen L. Polis, Joseph J. Polis and Frederick J. Simon by deed of record in Instrument Number 199906240161009;
thence North 86° 01' 43" West, a distance of 293.32 feet, with the southerly line of said original 42.01 acre tract and the northerly lines of said 0.634 acre tract and the original 1.817 acre tract conveyed Neal T. Hartfield Limited by deed of record in Instrument Number 200108300201163, (passing a ¾ inch iron pipe found at 60.01 feet), to an iron pin set at the common corner of the 0.058 acre tract conveyed as Parcel 819-WL to the State of Ohio by deed of record in Official Record 9885 I07 and the 0.359 acre tract conveyed as Parcel 822-WL to the State of Ohio by deed of record in Official Record 9774 D13;
thence North 50° 20' 07" East, a distance of 318.30 feet, with the line common to the remainder of said original 42.01 and said 0.359 acre tract, to an iron pin set in the westerly right-of-way line of said Cassady Avenue;
thence North 46° 30' 31" East, a distance of 87.48 feet, across the right-of-way of said Cassady Avenue and continuing with said common line, to a railroad spike set in the centerline of said Cassady Avenue;
thence South 03° 12' 08" West, a distance of 284.14 feet, with the centerline of said Cassady Avenue, and the easterly line of said original 42.01 acre tract, to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 0.935 acres of land, more or less.
Subject, however, to all legal rights-of-way and/or easements, if any, of previous record.
Iron pins set, where indicated, are iron pipes, thirteen sixteenths (13/16) inch inside diameter, thirty (30) inches long with a plastic plug placed in the top bearing the initials EMHT INC.
The bearings shown hereon are based on the same meridian as the bearings shown on the centerline survey plat of Interstate Route 670 Section 3.93-AA, of record in Plat Book 62, Page 22, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio.
To Rezone From: R-1, Residential District,
To: L-M, Limited Manufacturing District.
SECTION 2. That a Height District of Thirty-five (35) feet is hereby established on the L-M, Limited Manufacturing 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-M, Limited Manufacturing 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 by Jill Tangeman, attorney for the applicant, and dated February 2, 2007, and the text reading as follows:
LIMITATION TEXT
Property Location: Cassady Avenue and Johnstown Road
Parcel No.: 010-020299
Owner: Port Columbus Enterprises LLC
Applicant: Port Columbus Enterprises LLC
Proposed District: LM - Limited Manufacturing
Date of Text: February 2, 2007
Application No.: Z05-075
I. INTRODUCTION
The subject property consists of .935 +/- acres located at the corner of Cassady Avenue and Johnstown Road along I-670 near the Columbus International Airport. The property is surrounded by a mix of commercial and warehousing uses. The applicant proposes to rezone the subject site to Limited Manufacturing with C-2 and C-4 uses to allow for future commercial, office or warehouse development.
II. PERMITTED USES
A. The following uses shall be permitted:
1. All uses in the C-4 Commercial Uses as listed in Title 33, Chapter 3356 of the Columbus City Code except that the following uses will be prohibited: Automobile and Light Truck Dealers, Bars, Cabarets and Nightclubs.
2. Uses in the M Manufacturing Uses listed in Title 33, Chapter 3363.02 through 3363.08.
III. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:
A. Access, Loading, Parking and/or Other Traffic Related Commitments.
1. There shall be one full access point on Cassady Avenue, which will be a shared access with the adjacent property to the south. The access location of the shared access will be in a mutually acceptable location to both property owners and shall be subject to the approval of the Division of Transportation at the time of zoning clearance.
B. Buffering, Landscaping, Open Space and/or Screening Commitments.
1. Landscaping shall be installed along the north side of the property along I-670. Landscaping shall include a minimum of five shade trees and a three-foot evergreen hedge that will extend the total length of the property line along I-670. Minimum tree size at installation for deciduous trees and ornamental trees shall be 2'' caliper. All trees shall be well maintained. Dead items shall be replaced within six months or the next planting season, whichever occurs first.
C. Building Design and/or Interior - Exterior Treatment Commitments.
1. Any mechanical equipment or utility hardware on the roof of a building shall be screened from view to prevent the equipment from being visible from the property line of the parcel. Ground mounted mechanical or utility equipment shall be fully screened from view from ground level by landscaping, fencing, or a wall utilizing compatible building materials.
D. Lighting, Outdoor Display Areas and/or other Environmental Commitments.
1. All external lighting shall be cut-off fixtures (down-lighting) and shall be designed to prevent offsite spillage. Accent lighting shall be permitted provided such light source is concealed. Any wall-mounted lighting shall be shielded to prevent offsite spillage. Light poles are to be a maximum of 18 feet in height.
E. Graphic and/or Signage Commitments.
1. All graphics and signage shall comply with the Graphics Code, Article
15, Title 33 of the Columbus City Code and with the I-670 Corridor Development Plan as follows:
a. The height of all signage shall comply with the provisions of the Columbus Graphics Code and the I-670 area of special graphics control. No high-rise signs exceeding 35 feet shall be permitted. All ground signs should not exceed 20 feet unless they would be allowed under current code requirements.
b. No off-premise graphics are to be permitted.
c. No roof-mounted graphics shall be allowed.
Any variances to the above requirements will be submitted to the Columbus Graphics Commission for consideration.
F. Miscellaneous.
1. At the time of zoning clearance, the applicant shall pay $400 per acre Parkland Dedication fee as required by the City of Columbus.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or 10 days after its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.