Explanation
Rezoning Application Z21-005
APPLICANT: Mid-Ohio Food Collective; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown, Atty.; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 460; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Farming, market, and event and educational space.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on May 13, 2021.
GREATER HILLTOP AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Disapproval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of one parcel developed with an urban farm and several agricultural buildings operated by the Mid-Ohio Food Collective zoned in the NG, Neighborhood General District. The requested CPD, Commercial Planned Development District will permit the expansion of existing farming operations, and will allow the construction of a market with multi-purpose event and educational space. The development text also permits C-2, Commercial District uses, commits to a site plan, and includes supplemental development standards that address site access and landscaping. A variance to reduce the parking requirement from 201 required spaces to 125 provided spaces is included in this request. Council variance CV21-039 has been filed on the adjacent property to the north to permit a secondary vehicular access to the site through the multi-unit residential development. The requested CPD district is consistent with the Hilltop Land Use Plan’s recommendation for agricultural land uses at this location, and includes sufficient landscaping and buffering to mitigate the impact on adjacent residential uses, as recommended by Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines.
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To rezone 116 N. WHEATLAND AVE. (43204), being 6.90± acres located on the east side of North Wheatland Avenue, 600± feet north of West Broad Street, From: NG, Neighborhood General District, To: CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Rezoning #Z21-005).
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WHEREAS, application #Z21-005 is on file with the Department of Building and Zoning Services requesting rezoning of...
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