Explanation
Rezoning Application # Z06-013
APPLICANT: Maronda Homes, Inc.; c/o Daniel Schoedinger, Atty.; 52 East Gay Street; Columbus, Ohio 43216.
PROPOSED USE: Change in development standards for single-family, multi-family and commercial development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on April 13, 2006.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Disapproval. The site is located within the boundaries of the Southeast Area Plan (2000), which recommends neotraditional village/neighborhood, multi-family residential, and open space uses for the site. A major component of neotraditional village is pedestrian-oriented design. One component of pedestrian oriented design is to provide automobile access to residences through alleys, limiting the interaction between pedestrians and automobiles along the sidewalks. Two of the three neighborhood zoning districts which are part of the TND (Traditional Neighborhood Development) districts, NG, Neighborhood General and NC, Neighborhood Center, require garages to be accessed from alleys at the rear of the lots. The NE, Neighborhood Edge District allows single-width driveways for lots which are 55 feet wide or greater with the garage set back two feet from the front facade of the main building. The current PUD zoning allows only single-width driveways on lots 40 feet wide or larger and less than 55 feet wide. The proposed revision would allow 16 foot wide driveways on lots 40 feet wide or wider, 25 foot deep rear yards and the relocation of the community center. The wider driveways increase the auto-oriented nature of the streetscape, decreasing the pedestrian oriented nature of the streetscape. This site was rezoned in 2002 with development standards generally consistent with the principles of TND, however, this proposed rezoning removes some of the TND elements. Staff supports the proposed revisions to the rear yard requirements and the relocation of the community center to the CPD, Commercial Plan...
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