Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z18-079
APPLICANT: Trolley Barn LLC; c/o David Hodge, Atty; 8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 260; New Albany, OH 43054.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed use commercial and apartment residential development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on April 11, 2019.
NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of two parcels, one of which is developed with the historic Trolley Barn and zoned I, Institutional District, and the other is undeveloped and zoned R-3, Residential District. The applicant proposes mixed-use development in two subareas. Subarea A, the Trolley Barn site, is proposed as retail, office, restaurant, brewery, and outside dining uses in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District. Subarea B is proposed for multi-unit residential development in the AR-3, Apartment Residential District. The CPD plan depicts the proposed development on Subarea A. The CPD text proposes C-4, Commercial District uses and development standards, and includes commitments for setbacks and parking. Variances to reduce building setback, parking lot landscaping, loading space requirements, and the number of required parking spaces from 412 to 168 are included in the CPD text. The site is within the boundaries of the Near East Area Plan (2005), but no land use recommendation is given for this location. The Plan does contain criteria to evaluate whether proposed commercial uses are appropriate in residentially-zoned areas, recommends that new housing be compatible with the existing architecture, and that density be consistent with housing types and densities found in the surrounding area. The Plan also takes into consideration the restoration of existing contributing buildings when supporting new commercial activities. The requested CPD, Commercial Planned Development and AR-3, Apartment Residential districts would permit a mixed-use development that is consistent w...
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