Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z22-065
APPLICANT: American Campus Communities; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown Atty.; Smith and Hale; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 460; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (4-0) on March 9, 2023.
UNIVERSITY AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Disapproval.
UNIVERSITY IMPACT DISTRICT REVIEW BOARD RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The 1.72± acre site consists of three parcels: the western two parcels are developed with a religious facility in the AR-4, Apartment Residential and R-2F, Residential districts; and the eastern parcel is developed with a bar in the C-4, Commercial District. The requested AR-3, Apartment Residential and CPD, Commercial Planned Development districts will permit redevelopment of both sites into an integrated mixed-use development. The CPD portion of the development will be comprised of 28 apartment units containing 72 beds and a 10,588± square foot religious facility or commercial space. The AR-3 portion of the site will be comprised of 191 apartment units of an apartment building containing 599 beds, 2,600 square feet of commercial space, and a parking structure to serve the entire development, as proposed with concurrent Council variance Ordinance #1785-2023 (CV22-087). The CPD text establishes appropriate use restrictions and supplemental development standards that address floor area ratio (FAR), maximum number of units and beds, building height, and parking, and includes commitment to a site plan. Staff notes that the building fronting North High Street is under the purview of the University Impact District Review Board, and will require a Certificate of Approval for final building design. The text also includes code modifications to provide parking off-site in the proposed AR-3 district, and to permit the proposed building to encroach into the required vision clearance triangle. The site is within th...
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