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File #: 3429-2023    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/22/2023 In control: Zoning Committee
On agenda: 12/11/2023 Final action: 12/14/2023
Title: 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).
Attachments: 1. ORD3429-2023_Attachments_Amendend.pdf, 2. ORD3429_Attachments, 3. ORD3429-2023_Labels
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting Details
12/14/20232 ACTING CITY CLERK Attest  Action details Meeting details
12/13/20232 MAYOR Signed  Action details Meeting details
12/11/20231 Zoning Committee Accept entire staff report into evidence as an exhibitPass Action details Meeting details
12/11/20231 Zoning Committee Adopt the findings of staff as the findings of CouncilPass Action details Meeting details
12/11/20231 Zoning Committee Amended as submitted to the ClerkPass Action details Meeting details
12/11/20231 Zoning Committee Approved as AmendedPass Action details Meeting details
12/11/20232 COUNCIL PRESIDENT Signed  Action details Meeting details
12/4/20231 Columbus City Council Read for the First Time  Action details Meeting details
Explanation

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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