Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV26-013
APPLICANT: Amerco Real Estate Company; c/o Rebecca Mott, Atty.; 411 East Town Street, Floor 2; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Moving truck rental facility.
FRANKLINTON AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of one parcel developed with a moving truck rental facility in the UCT, Urban Center District. The requested Council variance will legitimize a U-Haul facility that was not legally established at the time the UCT district went into effect. A Council variance is required because a moving truck rental facility is considered to be an automobile, vehicle, and equipment storage use which is not allowed in the UCT district. Additionally, the requested variance will facilitate an updated final site compliance plan in response to an active zoning code violation, and is in response to existing site conditions. The Columbus Growth Strategy (CGS) (2026) recommends “Mixed-Use 2” land uses at this location, consistent with the request. Staff recognize the requested variances are to legitimize an existing use, and therefore, support the proposal. Additionally, planter boxes are proposed along the site frontages, subject to the review and approval of the Department of Public Service, consistent with CGS Design Guidelines.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 34.E.20.100.A, Uses, Use Table; 3312.09, Aisle; 3312.25, Maneuvering; 34.E.20.060.G, Urban Center (UCT), On-Site Parking; 34.G.20.030.A.1, Landscaping, Development Site Landscape Requirements; 34.G.20.030.D, Landscaping, Parking Lot Shade Trees; 34.G.20.040.A, Screening, Headlight Screening; and 34.G.20.050.A.2, Vision Clearance, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1420-1432 W. BROAD ST. (43222), to allow a moving truck rental facility with reduced development standards in the UCT, Urban Center District (Council Variance #CV26-013).
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