City of Columbus - File #: 0890-2022

• File #: 0890-2022
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/18/2022
• In control: Zoning Committee
• On agenda: 4/4/2022
• Final action: 4/6/2022
• Title: To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses; 3309.14(B), Height districts; 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3356.05(F), C-4 district development limitations; and 3356.11, C-4 district setback lines, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 303 E. 6TH AVE. (43201), to permit a mixed-use development with reduced development standards in the C-4, Commercial District (Council Variance #CV21-108).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/6/2022	2	CITY CLERK	Attest
4/5/2022	2	MAYOR	Signed
4/4/2022	2	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
4/4/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Accept entire staff report into evidence as an exhibit	Pass
4/4/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Amended as submitted to the Clerk	Pass
4/4/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Approved as Amended	Pass
4/4/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Adopt the findings of staff as the findings of Council	Pass
3/28/2022	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time

Explanation

Council Variance Application: CV21-108

APPLICANT: Marker Development; c/o Jackson B. Reynolds, III, Atty.; Smith and Hale LLC; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 460; Columbus, OH 43215.

PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.

UNIVERISTY AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.

CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of one parcel developed with a charitable organization in the C-4, Commercial District. The requested Council variance will permit redevelopment of the property with a mixed-use building with 275 260 apartment units and 3,400 square feet of commercial space calculated as an eating and drinking establishment for parking variance purposes. Standard variances for increased building height (from 35 to 60 feet), reduced building setbacks, and a parking space reduction from 459 390 required to 265 245 provided spaces are included in the request. The site is within the planning boundaries of the University District Plan (2015), which recommends institutional land uses at this location. The site is just outside the NC, Neighborhood Commercial Subarea of the University District Zoning Overlay which supports mixed-use development, and Planning Division and Division of Parking Services staff took this into consideration as they evaluated this project, especially since the site abuts a mixed-use project to the immediate west, subject of Ordinance #2756-2020 (CV20-074). Staff notes that this project is generally consistent with existing and proposed projects along the 5th Avenue corridor in this vicinity. The Planning Division has reviewed building elevations and has determined that they include design elements that are compatible with surrounding structures. The Division of Parking Services has approved a parking study for this proposal and supports the requested parking variance.

Title

To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 pe...