Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV24-093
APPLICANT: Lincoln Avenue Communities; c/o David Hodge, Atty.; 8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 260
New Albany, Ohio 43054.
PROPOSED USE: Multiple dwelling development.
FAR SOUTH COLUMBUS AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The 44.45± acre site consists of three undeveloped parcels in the CAC, Community Activity Center District. Because the applicant filed a site compliance plan prior to the effective date of the CAC district, the project is being considered under the former R, Rural District. Staff supports the project being reviewed under the former district because it had been designed well before the CAC district design standards had been made available to the general public. The applicant proposes a multiple dwelling development consisting of single-unit and two-unit dwellings, totaling 321 units. The variance is necessary because a multiple dwelling development is only allowed in the R-4 Residential District, or in apartment residential districts in the Title 33 Zoning Code. A variance to lot area is also included as the R district requires five acres per dwelling unit. The site is within the planning boundaries of the Scioto Southland Area Plan (2007), which recommends “Commercial” and “Multi-family” (12-16 units per acre) land uses at this location. Staff notes that the proposed development is consistent with these recommended uses. Staff also notes that the committed-to site plan reflects supplemental landscaped screening of the southern building setback area, internal landscaping, and a proposed eight foot wide pathway activating the western portion of the site, consistent with design recommendations of the Scioto Southland Area Plan and with the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018). The project will also provide more housing, consistent with th...
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