Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z22-062
APPLICANT: Laura MacGregor Comek, Atty.; 17 South High Street, Suite 700; Columbus, OH 43219.
PROPOSED USE: Parking lot.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (6-0) on February 9, 2023.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The 35.17± acre site consists of two parcels in the R, Rural District, R-1 Residential District, and M-2, Manufacturing District developed with a parking lot for the John Glenn Columbus International Airport. A portion of the site is subject to Council Variance CV07-014; Ordinance #1068-2007, which permits a parking lot. That ordinance was conditioned on the applicant filing a rezoning application for the subject property and any adjacent properties owned and /or operated by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority within ten months from the effective date of the ordinance (6/29/2008). The requested M, Manufacturing District will permit the continued use of the parking lot and satisfy the condition of Ordinance #1068-2007. A concurrent Council variance (Ordinance #1040-2023; CV22-083) has been submitted to modify the landscaping and screening, maneuvering, and parking space requirements. The site is within the planning area of the East Columbus Neighborhood Plan (2012), which recommends “Institutional” land uses at this location and the Port Columbus Joint Economic Development Strategy Plan (2008) which recommends “Airport” land uses at this location. Additionally, this site is subject to the Port Columbus International Airport Environs Overlay. The proposal is consistent with the Plans’ recommendations for airport-related uses, and satisfies a condition from Ordinance #1068-2007.
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To rezone 1115 STELZER RD. (43219), being 35.17± acres located at the northwest corner of Stelzer Road and East Seventeenth Avenue, From: R, Rural District, R-1 Residential District, and M-2, Manufacturing District, To: M, Manufacturing District (Rezoning #Z22-062).
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