Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z23-032A
APPLICANT: Metro Development, LLC; c/o Jeffery L. Brown, Atty.; Smith and Hale, LLC; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 460; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-unit residential development.
GREATER SOUTH EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on March 14, 2024.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The 25.80± acre site consists of three parcels developed with agricultural uses and a single-unit dwelling in the L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District and R, Rural District. Ordinance #0126-2025, passed January 27, 2025 (Z23-032), rezoned the majority of the site, 22.30± acres, from R, Rural District to L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District. The balance of the site, 3.50± acres located directly south of the original site, was proposed to be included in that ordinance, but annexation was delayed, and the ordinance was approved with that portion omitted. This proposed L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District will allow an apartment complex consisting of a maximum of 504 units (19.54 dwelling units per acre) to be developed in accordance with the submitted site plan and building elevations on the full 25.80± acre site. The South East Land Use Plan (2018), recommends “Employment Center” land uses at this location. While multi-unit residential development is inconsistent with the recommended land use, staff notes the site's adjacency to areas recommended for residential uses and proximity to emerging employment uses to the east along Winchester Pike as factors for supporting this proposed L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District. Additionally, the proposal meets the City’s objective of providing more housing within all neighborhoods. A concurrent Council variance (Ordinance #0475-2025; CV23-050A) has been filed to increase the maximum height of detached private garages.
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To rezone 5656 BIXBY RD. (43110), 25.80± ac...
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