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Rezoning Application Z05-070
APPLICANT: Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio, Inc.; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown, Attorney; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 725; Columbus, Ohio 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Institutional development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on November 10, 2005.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The proposed CPD, Commercial Planned Development District, would permit the expansion of an existing retirement village and related institutional uses, adult daycare, and recreation facilities open to the residents and the public. The proposed development standards include parking and building setbacks, landscaping, road improvements, street trees, a 150-foot setback from Alum Creek for a preservation zone, and preservation of wooded areas along I-670 which provide compatibility with the surrounding properties.
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To rezone 969 NORTH CASSADY AVENUE (43219), being 41.4± acres located on the west side of North Cassady Avenue, opposite East 10th Avenue, From: L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential, AR-3, Apartment Residential, M, Manufacturing, and R-2, Residential Districts, To: CPD, Commercial Planned Development District and to declare an emergency. (Rezoning # Z05-070)
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WHEREAS, application #Z05-070 is on file with the Building Services Division of the Department of Development requesting rezoning of 41.4± acres from the L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential, AR-3, Apartment Residential, M, Manufacturing, and R-2, Residential Districts to CPD, Commercial Planned Development 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 proposed CPD, Commercial Planned Development District, would permit the expansion of an existing retirement village and related institutional uses, adult daycare, and recreation facilities open to the residents and the public. The proposed development standards include parking and building setbacks, landscaping, road improvements, street trees, a 150 foot setback from Alum Creek for a preservation zone, and preservation of wooded areas along I-670 which provide compatibility with the surrounding properties 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:
969 NORTH CASSADY AVENUE (43219), being 41.4± acres located the west side of the intersection of North Cassady Avenue and 10th Avenue, and being more particularly described as follows:
Situated in the City of Columbus, County of Franklin, State of Ohio; being those lands as conveyed to Lutheran Senior City, Inc. as described in Instrument No. 200506290126988, Official Record 18503 C-19, Official Record 28299 I-13 and Official Record 18503 C-14, being more particularly described as follows:
Along the centerline of Cassady Avenue, North 09˚ 17' 09" East, for a distance of 283.01'; thence,
Along the centerline of Cassady Avenue, North 04˚ 57' 08" East, for a distance of 253.74'; thence,
Departing the centerline of Cassady Avenue, North 86˚ 00' 44" West, for a distance of 30.00'; thence,
Along the westerly right-of-way line of Cassady Avenue, North 03˚ 55' 19" East, for a distance of 99.91'; thence,
Along the southerly line of lands as conveyed to Professional Realty Organization as described in Official Record 4511 J-02 and then the southerly line of lands as conveyed to Joanne Pritchett as described in Official Record 34859 B-09, North 86˚ 00' 54" West, for a distance of 139.63'; thence,
Along the easterly line of Lot No. 34 of "Resubdivision of Part of Kensington Subdivision" as recorded in Plat Book 34 Page 92, South 03˚ 59' 16" West, for a distance of 99.90'; thence,
Along the southerly lines of Lots No 34, No. 32, No. 31, No. 30, No. 29, No. 28, No. 27, No. 26, No. 25, and No.1 of said "Resubdivision of Part of Kensington Subdivision" and then the southerly terminus of Parkview Boulevard (80' right-of-way), North 86˚ 00' 44" West, for a distance of 766.34'; thence,
Along the westerly right-of-way line of Parkview Boulevard, North 02˚ 02' 46" East, for a distance of 31.12'; thence,
Along the westerly right-of-way line of Parkview Boulevard, following a curve to the left that has a radius of 302.76', an arc length of 184.77', a central angle of 34˚ 57' 59", and a chord that bears North 15˚ 27' 14" West for a distance of 181.91'; thence,
Along the westerly right-of-way line of Parkview Boulevard, following a curve to the right that has a radius of 761.26', an arc length of 639.84', a central angle of 48˚ 09' 27", and a chord that bears North 08˚ 52' 30" West for a distance of 621.17'; thence,
North 27˚ 39' 05" West, for a distance of 28.81'; thence,
Along the centerline of a vacated portion of Johnstown Road, South 59˚ 07' 49" West, for a distance of 264.58'; thence the following 9 courses along the easterly right-of-way line of Interstate Route No. 670,
South 36˚ 23' 45" West, for a distance of 85.21'; thence,
South 00˚ 40' 50" East, for a distance of 43.60'; thence,
South 52˚ 00' 48" West, for a distance of 78.91'; thence,
South 30˚ 10' 45" West, for a distance of 156.52'; thence,
South 30˚ 01' 47" West, for a distance of 68.63'; thence,
South 27˚ 47' 55" West, for a distance of 387.04'; thence,
South 18˚ 13' 49" West, for a distance of 97.38'; thence,
South 86˚ 15' 05" West, for a distance of 97.89'; thence,
South 21˚ 28' 03" West, for a distance of 252.09'; thence,
Along the northeasterly line of a 2.295 acre tract as conveyed to City of Columbus as described in Official Record 12176 C-16, South 15˚ 22' 08" East, for a distance of 315.38'; thence,
Along an easterly line of said 2.295 acre tract, South 04˚ 08' 08" West, for a distance of 466.63'; thence,
Along the northeasterly line of a 0.683 acre tract as conveyed to City of Columbus as described in Official Record 12176 C-16, South 10˚ 19' 05" West, for a distance of 89.35'; thence,
Along the northerly line of lands as conveyed to BSC Columbus, LLC as described in Instrument No. 200402190036049, South 86˚ 27' 18" East, for a distance of 655.48'; thence,
Along a westerly line of lands of said BSC Columbus, LLC, North 03˚ 50' 00" East, for a distance of 184.45'; thence,
Along a westerly line of lands of said BSC Columbus, LLC, North 04˚ 04' 00" West, for a distance of 87.50'; thence,
Along a westerly line of lands of said BSC Columbus, LLC, North 03˚ 50' 00" East, for a distance of 204.00'; thence,
Along a westerly line of lands of said BSC Columbus, LLC, North 10˚ 10' 10" East, for a distance of 109.00'; thence,
Along a westerly line of lands of said BSC Columbus, LLC, North 03˚ 43' 03" East, for a distance of 113.74'; thence,
Along a northerly line of lands of said BSC Columbus, LLC, South 86˚ 13' 20" East, for a distance of 467.89'; thence,
Along a northerly line of lands of said BSC Columbus, LLC, South 86˚ 40' 15" East, for a distance of 281.80'; thence,
Along a northerly line of lands of said BSC Columbus, LLC, South 86˚ 21' 35" East, for a distance of 100.20'; thence,
Along a northerly line of lands of said BSC Columbus, LLC, South 86˚ 06' 38" East, for a distance of 294.02' to the point of beginning containing 41.427 acres of land, more or less, as calculated by Michael L. Keller, Professional Surveyor, Ohio License No. 7978, Kleingers & Associates in January, 200.
Basis of bearings of the above-described courses is the State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone (NAD83).
This description is solely prepared for the purpose of zoning considerations. The above-described parcel is based on record information only, and not an actual field survey.
To Rezone From: the L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential, AR-3, Apartment Residential, M, Manufacturing, and R-2, Residential Districts,
To: CPD, Commercial Planned Development District.
SECTION 2. That a Height District of Sixty (60) feet is hereby established on the CPD, Commercial Planned Development 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 CPD, Commercial Planned Development District and Application among the records of the Building Services Division as required by Section 3311.12 of the Columbus City Codes; said plan being titled, "MASTER PLAN," signed by Jeffrey Brown, attorney for the Applicant, dated May 118, 2006, and text titled, "COMMERCIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TEXT," signed by Jeffrey Brown, attorney for the Applicant, and dated May 522, 2006, and the text reading as follows:
COMMERCIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TEXT
PROPOSED DISTRICT: CPD, Commercial Planned Development
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 969 North Cassady Avenue
OWNER: Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio, Inc., et al.
APPLICANT: Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio, Inc.
DATE OF TEXT: 5/5/065/22/06
APPLICATION NUMBER: Z05-070
1. INTRODUCTION: The proposed development is a redevelopment plan for Lutheran Social Services at its Cassady Avenue campus.
2. PERMITTED USES: Those uses permitted in Section 3349.03(a, b, c, h, p, q, r and w) I, institutional, of the Columbus City Code, private and public recreation facilities and adult daycare facility.
3. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: Unless otherwise indicated in the submitted site plan or written text, the applicable development standards are contained in Chapter 3356, C-4, Commercial of the Columbus City Code.
A. Density, Height, Lot and/or Setback commitments.
1. The building and parking setbacks from Cassady Avenue and Parkview Boulevard shall be 25 feet. except for the garage building along Parkview Boulevard as shown on the submitted site plan which shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet.
2. No buildings shall be constructed at the northeast corner of the subject site. Being the area between Cassady Avenue main driveway, fire lane and the north property line as shown on the submitted drawing.
3. The building and parking setbacks along the north property line between Parkview Boulevard and Cassady Avenue shall be 30 feet. This setback does not apply to the service driveway described in Section 3B2 and to the entry canopy roof overhang off the north side of the northwest corner of Building 4A4.
B. Access, Loading, Parking and/or other Traffic related commitments.
1. Access shall be subject to the review and approval of the City's Division of Transportation.
2. There shall be a service driveway north of building 4A4; the balance of that service driveway shall be a fire access lane and shall not be paved.
3. The developer shall install a north bound left turn lane plus taper on Cassady Avenue and if required by the City's Transportation Division install a south bound right turn lane plus taper on Cassady Avenue. Design of said improvements shall be subject to the review and approval of the City's Transportation Division.
C. Buffering, Landscaping, Open space and/or Screening commitments.
1. Street trees shall be installed 40 feet on center along the sites' Cassady Avenue frontage.
2. A six foot wood fence shall be installed north of building 4A4 adjacent to the site's north property line. Six trees shall be installed between the service drive and building 4A4.
3. Any parking lot which is adjacent to a public street or adjacent to a single family house shall comply with the parking lot screening requirement in Chapter 3342 of the Columbus City Code.
4. The developer shall install one tree per forty feet of the north property line on the north side of building 89 between that building and that site's north property line.
5. The 150 foot setback along the creek which is shown on the submitted site plan shall be subject to the City's Recreation and Parks conversation easement provided that the property owners retain the right to cross that easement area for utilities.
6. The wooded area between Building E3E2 and I-670 shall be maintained in a natural state subject to sound forestry management practices.
7. All trees and shrubbery shall meet the following minimum size at the time of planting unless otherwise indicated.
Shade trees 2 1/2" caliper
Ornamental Trees 1 1/2" caliper
Evergreen Trees 5 to 6 feet in height
Shrubbery 2 gallon container
8. All trees and landscaping shall be well maintained. Dead items shall be replaced within six months or the next planting season whichever occurs first. The applicant shall install the landscape buffer as shown on the submitted landscape plan in phases as the site is developed.
D. Building design and/or Interior-Exterior treatment commitments.
N/A
E. Dumpsters, Lighting, Outdoor display areas and/or other environmental commitments.
1. Any parking lot lighting located within 100 feet of residentially zoned property shall have a maximum height of 14 feet and shall have cutoff styled fixtures.
F. Graphics and Signage commitments.
1. Any free standing graphic shall be a monument style graphic. All other graphics standards shall be those standards contained in Article 15 of the Columbus City Code as it applies to the I, Institutional District. Any variance to said standards hall be obtained from the Graphics Commission.
G. Miscellaneous commitments.
1. At the time of filing for a certificate of zoning clearance the applicant shall pay the required park fee to the City of Columbus.
2. The building and parking locations, as shown on the site plan, are conceptual and the buildings and parking area may be relocated or changed in size, so long as the respective building and parking setbacks, as shown on the site plan, are maintained.
3. This site may be divided into different tax parcels. For the purpose of zoning clearance however, the site shall be considered as one tax parcel.
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT: The site is a mixture of developed and undeveloped properties.
EXISTING LAND USES: To the north are single family residential housing; to the east single-family homes and multi-unit buildings across Cassady Avenue; to the south is existing industrial and to the west I-670.
TRANSPORTATION AND CIRCULATION: Access to the site shall be via Cassady Avenue and Parkview Boulevard.
VISUAL FORM OF THE ENVIRONMENT: See text.
VIEW AND VISIBILITY: In the development of the subject property and in the location of the buildings and access points, consideration has been given to the visibility and safety of the motorist and pedestrian.
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: Residential, Institutional
EMISSIONS: No adverse affect from emissions shall result form the proposed development.
BEHAVIOR PATTERNS: The existing developments have established both behavior and transportation patterns. The proposed development will provide alternative housing opportunities for the elderly.
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.