Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV15-046
APPLICANT: Pilot Dogs, Inc., c/o Catherine L. Strauss, Atty.; Ice Miller LLP; 250 West Street, Suite 700; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use building containing offices, veterinary medical suites, and kennels for guide dogs in training.
FRANKLINTON AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
EAST FRANKLINTON REVIEW BOARD RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of commercial buildings and two dwellings, and is zoned in the EF, East Franklinton District within the Dodge Park Sub-District. The applicant, Pilot Dogs, proposes redeveloping the site with a mixed-use building, including veterinary offices and kennels, to be used in conjunction with their existing guide dog training facility, which is located just west of the site at 625 West Town Street. The Pilot Dogs operations currently exist on two separate properties that are several miles from each other. This proposal will consolidate the operations by relocating their facility on Stimmel Avenue to the subject site. The East Franklinton District is an urban, mixed use zoning classification that was established in 2013 as a new zoning tool to implement the land use recommendations of the East Franklinton Creative Community District Plan (2012). The variance is required because the proposed kennel use is not listed as a permitted use within the EF district. The East Franklinton Creative Community District Plan recommends medium-density mixed residential development for the Dodge Park Sub-District. The East Franklinton Review Board has issued a Certificate of Approval for the use variance necessary for the accessory kennels, as Pilot Dogs has been a staple of this community for over sixty years. A Certificate of Approval will also be required for the building and site design as part of the site compliance review process.
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To grant a variance from the provisions of Section 3323.19, Uses, of the C...
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