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Council Variance Application: CV17-051
APPLICANT: SPS Hospitality, LLC; c/o Sanjay K. Bhatt, Atty.; 2935 Kenny Road, Suite 225; Columbus, OH 43221.
PROPOSED USE: Shared living facility or hotel/motel.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is zoned in the C-3, Commercial District and is developed with a non-conforming hotel. The requested Council variance will conform the hotel use and permit the property to be used alternatively as a shared living facility. A variance is included in the request to reduce the minimum number of required parking spaces from 80 to 75 to conform existing parking conditions. Furthermore, the Northland I Area Plan (2014) recommends “Regional Mixed Use” for this site which would support an institutional residential use as proposed.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3355.03, C-3 Permitted uses; and 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1111 MEDITERRANEAN AVENUE (43229), to permit a shared living facility or a hotel/motel with a reduction to the required number of parking spaces in the C-3, Commercial District (Council Variance # CV17-051).
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WHEREAS, by application # CV17-051, the owner of property at 1111 MEDITERRANEAN AVENUE (43229), is requesting a Council variance to permit a shared living facility or a hotel/motel with a reduction to the required number of parking spaces in the C-3, Commercial District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3355.03, C-3 permitted uses, does not permit a shared living facility or hotel/motel, while the applicant proposes a shared living facility or to continue the use of a hotel/motel; and
WHEREAS, Section 3312.49(B), Minimum number of parking spaces required, requires 1 parking space per 400 square feet for a shared living facility, a total of 80 parking spaces, while the applicant proposes to maintain 75 parking spaces as currently developed on the site; and
WHEREAS, City Dep...
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