Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV08-034
APPLICANT: Franklin County Commissioners; c/o James Kinney; 277 West Nationwide Boulevard; Columbus, Ohio 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Animal shelter.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with a vacant building and zoned in the C-4, Commercial District. The applicant is requesting a Council variance to allow an animal shelter with outdoor runs, cages, or structures for open air confinement of animals in the C-4, Commercial District. Animal shelters with outdoor runs are permitted only in an M or M-1 Manufacturing District with a Special Permit. The applicant is also requesting a reduction of required parking spaces. The site is located within the boundaries of the Northland Plan: Volume I (2001), which recommends that the area be redeveloped mixed-use site. The outdoor activities for the animals are required to be supervised, with group activities allowed until 8:00 p.m. and individual animal activities allowed until 9:00 p.m. Site design and use restrictions make the proposed animal shelter with outdoor runs compatible with existing uses in the area.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.05, C-4 district development limitation; 3372.809, Parking and circulation; and 3389.032, Animal kennel or animal shelter, of the Columbus City Codes, for the property located at 1865 MORSE ROAD (43229), to permit an animal shelter with outdoor runs, cages, or structures for open air confinement of animals to be utilized for supervised activities with reduced development standards in the C-4, Commercial District and to declare an emergency. (Council Variance #CV08-034)
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WHEREAS, by application No. CV08-034, the owner of property at 1865 MORSE ROAD (43229), is requesting a Council variance to allow an animal shelter with structures for open air confinement and reduced development standards in the C-4, Commercial District; and
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