City of Columbus - File #: 3401-2023

• File #: 3401-2023
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/21/2023
• In control: Zoning Committee
• On agenda: 12/11/2023
• Final action: 12/14/2023
• Title: To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.03, AR-3 residential district; 3312.21(A) and (D)(1), Landscaping and screening; 3312.27, Parking setback line; 3312.49(C), Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3321.05(B)(2), Vision clearance; 3333.15(C), Basis of computing area; and 3333.18(F), Building lines, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1599 OAK ST. (43205), to allow mixed-use development with reduced development standards in the AR-3, Residential District, and to repeal Ordinance #1970-2019 (CV18-104), passed July 29, 2019 (Council Variance #CV23-058).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/14/2023	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
12/13/2023	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/11/2023	1	Zoning Committee	Accept entire staff report into evidence as an exhibit	Pass
12/11/2023	1	Zoning Committee	Adopt the findings of staff as the findings of Council	Pass
12/11/2023	1	Zoning Committee	Approved	Pass
12/11/2023	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
12/4/2023	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time

Explanation

Council Variance Application: CV23-058

APPLICANT: 1659 Franklin, LLC; c/o Sean Mentel, Atty. and Jon Stevenson, Atty.; 250 East Town Street, Suite 200; Columbus, Ohio 43215.

PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.

NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Disapproval.

CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of an undeveloped parcel in the AR-3, Apartment Residential District. The site is subject to Ordinance #1970-2019 (CV18-104), which allowed a 102-unit apartment building with an approved site plan. The requested Council Variance will also allow a 102-unit apartment building with a commercial fitness facility and an updated site plan that includes parking on the western side of the property along Oak Street and Kelton Avenue. Variances for parking setback, parking lot landscaping and screening, vision clearance, lot coverage, building lines, and a parking reduction from 162 to 102 parking spaces are included in the request. The site is located within the planning boundaries of the Near East Area Plan (2005), which does not contain a specific land use recommendation for this location, but does state that new residential development should be consistent with the existing housing types and densities of the area. Staff continues to support the proposed mixed-use development at this location as it contains the same number of dwelling units as previously approved, includes a commitment to building elevations, and does not introduce an incompatible use to the area.

Title

To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.03, AR-3 residential district; 3312.21(A) and (D)(1), Landscaping and screening; 3312.27, Parking setback line; 3312.49(C), Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3321.05(B)(2), Vision clearance; 3333.15(C), Basis of computing area; and 3333.18(F), Building lines, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1599 OAK ST. (43205), to allow mixed-use development with reduced development...