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Rezoning Application # Z08-028
APPLICANT: Deborah Iacoboni; c/o Walter S. Withers; Architect; 1250 Chambers Road, Suite 110; Columbus, OH 43212.
PROPOSED USE: Housing for the elderly and assisted living facility.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (4-0) on December 10, 2009.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with a 169-unit retirement community in the L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential District. The requested CPD, Commercial Planned Development District would allow the conversion of 31 two-bedroom units into 31 one-bedroom units and 31 assisted-living units (no kitchen) for a new total of 200 units. The CPD text commits to the existing site layout, contains use restrictions, and carries over appropriate development standards to preserve the extensive landscaping. The request is compatible with the zoning and development patterns in the area.
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To rezone 7041 BENT TREE BOULEVARD (43235), being 12.0± acres located north of the intersection of Bent Tree and Federated Boulevards, From: L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential District, To: CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Rezoning # Z08-028).
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WHEREAS, application #Z08-028 is on file with the Department of Building and Zoning Services requesting rezoning of 12.0± acres from L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential District to CPD, Commercial Planned Development District; and
WHEREAS, the Development Commission recommends approval of said zoning change; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Public Health Healthy Places program reviews applications for active living features, and recognizes this development has included bike racks for employees, residents, or visitors that ride their bike by choice or because of limited alternatives; and
WHEREAS, the City Departments recommend approval of said zoning change because the requested CPD, Commercial Planned Development District is consistent with the zoning and ...
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