Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z21-040
APPLICANT: 3500 ACD, LLC; c/o Deanna R. Cook, Atty.; 52 East Gay Street; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Limited commercial or industrial development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on February 10, 2022.
FAR SOUTH COLUMBUS AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The 23.48± acre site consists of one parcel developed with a former vocational school building that has been converted to an office/storage facility in the L-M, Limited Manufacturing District with Rezoning Application #Z16-072 (Ordinance #0629-2017). The requested L-M, Limited Manufacturing District will add outdoor storage of boats, campers, and RVs in addition to the limited commercial, industrial, and storage yard uses permitted by the current district. The limitation text provides use restrictions, buffering and screening provisions, and a commitment to a site plan. The site is located within the boundaries of the South Alum Creek Neighborhood Plan (2004), which recommends “Institutional” land uses for this location. The plan notes that since the site was occupied by a vocational school, it should be reserved for institutional uses in perpetuity. Deviation from the Plan recommendation was supported with the previous rezoning because the proposed uses were not a complete departure from the activities that occurred when the property was being used as a vocational school, and because of the industrial nature of the corridor. With preservation of the previously established vocational and institutional uses, and the addition of street trees along the Alum Creek Drive frontage to screen the storage area, staff recognizes these as mitigating factors to not oppose the proposed additional use.
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To rezone 3500 ALUM CREEK DR. (43207), being 23.53± acres located on the east side of Alum Creek Drive at the intersection with New World Drive, From: L-M, Limited Manufacturing District, To...
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