Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV07-047
APPLICANT: Easton Town Center II, LLC; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown, Atty.; Smith and Hale; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 725; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Residential development.
NORTHEAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is zoned in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District and encompasses some of the undeveloped land of the Easton Town Center development. The 63.8± acre site is part of a 430± acre CPD District that was established in 1999 (Ordinance No. 1721-99, Z97-083A) for commercial development in accordance with C-4 development standards. The requested Council Variance will allow residential development on this site. A Council variance is necessary in that dwelling units are permitted only above certain ground floor commercial uses in the C-4 District. Additional variances are included in the request to allow buildings to be constructed at a maximum height of two hundred seventy-five feet (275'), and to allow a parking space reduction by adopting a parking ratio of one parking space per bedroom for residential uses. The site is located within the boundaries of The Northeast Plan (2007) which recommends mixed use development for the site. The majority of the original 430± acre tract is developed with a variety of regional scale commercial, office, and residential uses. The proposal is consistent with the mixed-use nature of the Easton Town Center, and incorporates all of the development standards in the underlying CPD, Commercial Planned Development District.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 Permitted uses; 3356.05, C-4 District development limitations; 3309.14, Height districts; and 3342.28, Minimum number of parking spaces required, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 4015 MORSE ROAD (43219), to permit ground floor residential use, and residential ...
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