City of Columbus - File #: 0970-2011

• File #: 0970-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/13/2011
• In control: Zoning Committee
• On agenda: 10/3/2011
• Final action: 10/3/2011
• Title: To grant a variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 Permitted uses; 3312.11, Drive-in stacking area; 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; and 3372.705(F) and (G) Building design standards, of the Columbus City codes, for the property located at 3163 EAST MAIN STREET (43213), to permit a drive-thru/carry-out business with reduced development standards in the C-4, Commercial District (CV11-009).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/5/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/4/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/3/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/3/2011	1	Zoning Committee	Taken from the Table	Pass
10/3/2011	1	Zoning Committee	Approved	Pass
9/26/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
7/11/2011	1	Zoning Committee	Waive the 2nd Reading	Pass
7/11/2011	1	Zoning Committee	Tabled Indefinitely	Pass
6/24/2011	1	Building and Zoning Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/24/2011	1	Building and Zoning Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/24/2011	1	Building and Zoning Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/24/2011	1	BUILDING ZONING DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/24/2011	1	Building and Zoning Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council

Explanation

Council Variance Application: CV11-009

APPLICANT: Azeb Hussein; 1071 Ross Road; Columbus, Ohio 43227.

PROPOSED USE: Drive-thru and carry-out.

CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is comprised of two separate parcels zoned in the C-4, Commercial District, one of which is developed with a former transmission shop now being used as a carry-out, and the other used as a parking lot. The applicant requests a Council variance to allow a drive-thru business. The C-4, Commercial District allows accessory pick-up units, but does not permit a stand-alone drive-thru business which is a C-5, Commercial District use. Automotive uses are prevalent along this portion of East Main Street, but rezoning to the C-5 District would not alleviate the need for other variances because of the site's existing conditions. The site is also located within the Community Commercial Overlay (CCO). Variances for drive-in stacking, minimum number of parking spaces and CCO design standards are included in the request. The site is located within the planning area of the Eastmoor: Main and Broad Corridor Revitalization Plan (2007), which recommends development in accordance with the Community Commercial Overlay. The Planning Division does not support the variances to the CCO that are required for the building alterations. However, since the building had previously been used for automotive uses and already has a rear bay door, Zoning Staff is supportive of the requested variances to permit adaptive reuse of the building as a drive-thru. Approval of this request will not add a new or incompatible use to the neighborhood.


Title

To grant a variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 Permitted uses; 3312.11, Drive-in stacking area; 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; and 3372.705(F) and (G) Building design standards, of the Columbus City codes, for the property located at 3163 EAST MAIN STREET (43213), to permit a...