Explanation
Rezoning Application Z12-045
APPLICANT: Orange Barrel Media; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown & David L. Hodge, Attys.; Smith and Hale; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 725; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Corporate Offices.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (7-0) on October 11, 2012.
FRANKLINTON AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant proposed to construct its corporate offices on the site of a former concrete plant. The building will feature a 150 foot tall strcture with two 120 foot by 75 foot advertising banners and solar panel on the third side. The proposed office use would be allowed without a rezoning. Staff has no objection to the proposed land use, development standards or the proposed graphic plan and standards and therefore recommends approval of the requested CPD, Commercial Planned Development District. Staff is concerned about the precedent of handling graphics issues within a rezoning and thus circumventing the power assigned to the Graphics Commission, however, there is a provision in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development Chapter that allows the applicant to utilize CPD zoning to address graphics issues.
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To rezone 251 NORTH HARTFORD AVENUE (43213), being 1.03± acres located 117± feet north of the northeast corner of John Street and North Hartford Avenue. From: M, Manufacturing District, To: CPD, Commercial Planned Development District and to declare an emergency (Rezoning # Z12-045).
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WHEREAS, application #Z12-045 is on file with the Building and Zoning Services Department requesting rezoning of 1.03± acres from M, Manufacturing District, to CPD, Commercial Planned Development District; and
WHEREAS, the Development Commission recommends approval of said zoning change; and
WHEREAS, the Franklinton Area Commission recommends approval of said zoning change; and
WHEREAS, the City Departments recommend approval of said zoning change becaus...
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