City of Columbus - File #: 2678-2023

• File #: 2678-2023
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/20/2023
• In control: Zoning Committee
• On agenda: 10/9/2023
• Final action: 10/12/2023
• Title: To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses, 3361.02, Permitted uses, and 3312.49(C), Minimum numbers of parking spaces required, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1215 W. MOUND ST. (43223), to allow ground floor residential uses and limited manufacturing uses with reduced parking requirements in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Council Variance #CV19-082).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/12/2023	2	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/11/2023	2	MAYOR	Signed
10/9/2023	1	Zoning Committee	Accept entire staff report into evidence as an exhibit	Pass
10/9/2023	1	Zoning Committee	Adopt the findings of staff as the findings of Council	Pass
10/9/2023	1	Zoning Committee	Approved as Amended	Pass
10/9/2023	1	Zoning Committee	Amended as submitted to the Clerk	Pass
10/9/2023	2	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/2/2023	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time

Explanation

Council Variance Application: CV19-082

APPLICANT: SPARC Holding, LLC; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown, Atty.; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 460; Columbus, OH 43215.

PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.

SOUTHWEST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.

CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from the Development Commission and staff for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance #2677-2023, Z19-060) to the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District, which permits limited C-4, Commercial District uses in accordance with the submitted exhibits. The requested Council variance will allow ground floor residential, research laboratories, and wholesaling, distributing, and warehousing uses that would otherwise be prohibited. A parking space reduction is also proposed with the development. Approval of this request will allow a long vacant site to be replaced with a mix of uses that are consistent with the land use recommendations of the Southwest Area Plan (2009).

Title

To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses, 3361.02, Permitted uses, and 3312.49(C), Minimum numbers of parking spaces required, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1215 W. MOUND ST. (43223), to allow ground floor residential uses and limited manufacturing uses with reduced parking requirements in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Council Variance #CV19-082).

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WHEREAS, by application #CV19-082, the owner of property at 1215 W. MOUND ST. (43223), is requesting a Council variance to allow ground floor residential uses and limited manufacturing uses with reduced parking requirements in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District; and

WHEREAS, Section 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses, prohibits residential uses other than apartments above specified commercial uses, research laboratories, and warehousing, storage, wholesaling and distribution uses, while the proposes...