Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV19-079
APPLICANT: Homeport; c/o Dave Perry, Agent; David Perry Company, Inc.; 411 East Town Street, 1st Floor; Columbus, OH 43215; and Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 411 East Town Street, 2nd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-unit residential development.
NORTH LINDEN AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance #2974-2019; Z19-056) to the AR-2, Apartment Residential District. The site is to be developed with a 45-unit apartment building previously permitted by a Council variance (Ordinance #3301-2018; CV18-085). This Council variance will accommodate reduced development standards associated with the newly-established AR-2, Apartment Residential District. Variances for reduced parking lot landscaping and screening, reduced parking from 68 spaces to 46 spaces, and reduced building setback line along Cleveland Avenue are included in this request. Staff recognizes that these variances allow the development to contribute to the traditional and established building pattern of this urban corridor.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3312.21(A)(3);(B)(3), Landscaping and screening; 3312.49 Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; and 3333.18(D)(2), Building lines, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 2959 CLEVELAND AVE. (43224), to permit an apartment building with reduced development standards in the AR-2, Apartment Residential District, and to repeal Ordinance #3301-2018, passed December 8, 2018 (Council Variance #CV19-079).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV19-079, the owner of property at 2959 CLEVELAND AVE. (43224), is requesting a Council variance to permit an apartment building with reduced development standards in the AR-2, Apartment Residential District; and
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