Explanation
BACKGROUND:
As state law and state building codes have changed, allowing for long term, residential stays at facilities built under the Ohio Building Code as hotels and licensed by the state as such, the City of Columbus has seen exponential growth in the number of hotels being used as residential apartments despite being located in commercial zoning districts and not in areas zoned for multi-unit residential uses.
When developed in this manner, these hotels are subjected to less restrictive development standards and have no density limitations. These developments provide fewer parking spaces, less lot area, and are not required to participate in the Parkland Dedication Ordinance. When compared to traditional multi-unit residential developments, this creates an unfair competitive advantage, while creating an environment not designed for long term residential use.
This code change creates a definition for extended stay hotels and modifies the C-4, Commercial District to ensure that extended stay hotel uses are subject to the same development standards as multi-unit residential uses in the AR-4, Apartment Residential District, as well as being subject to the Parkland Dedication Ordinance.
The Columbus Development Commission voted to recommend approval of this Columbus Zoning Code revision at its monthly public meeting on September 12, 2013.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To amend various sections of the Columbus Zoning Code in order to create a definition for extended stay hotels and to modify the C-4, Commercial District to require extended stay hotels to be subject to the development standards of the AR-4, Apartment Residential District as well as being subject to the Parkland Dedication Ordinance.
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WHEREAS, as state law and state building codes have changed, allowing for long term, residential stays at facilities built under the Ohio Building Code as hotels and licensed by the state as suc...
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