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Council Variance Application: CV23-119
APPLICANT: Preferred Living; c/o David Hodge, Atty.; Underhill and Hodge, LLC; 8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 260; New Albany, OH 43054.
PROPOSED USE: Apartment complex.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance #3426-2023; Z23-059) to the AR-O, Apartment Office District. This concurrent Council variance proposes a 204-unit apartment complex with a density of 7.4 dwelling units per acre, and includes a variance for reduced perimeter yards. The requested variance allows for a site design that places parking behind buildings and provides centralized open space, generally consistent with the Far North Area Plan’s (2014) design recommendations.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3333.255, Perimeter Yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 7450 HUNTINGTON PARK DR. (43235), to allow reduced development standards for an apartment complex in the AR-O, Apartment Office District (Council Variance #CV23-119).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV23-119, the owner of property at 7450 HUNTINGTON PARK DR. (43235), is requesting a Council variance to allow reduced development standards for an apartment complex in the AR-O, Apartment Office District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3333.255, Perimeter yard, requires a minimum perimeter yard of 25 feet, while the applicant proposes reduced perimeter yards along the north, east, and south property lines varying between three, nine, and of five feet, respectively, as depicted on the site plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Departments recommend approval of said Council variance because the variance will allow an apartment complex generally consistent with Far North Area Plan’s design recommendations; and
WHEREAS, said ordinance requires separate submission for all applicable permits and Certificates of Occupancy...
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