Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z22-086
APPLICANT: RWOTE, LLC; c/o David Hodge, Atty.; 8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 260; New Albany, OH 43054.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (6-0) on February 9, 2023.
NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of three parcels developed with two parking lots in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District and ARLD, Apartment Residential District. The applicant proposes the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District to permit a mixed-use development containing up to 3,000 square feet of commercial space, 51 apartment units, and a new parking lot. The CPD text establishes use restrictions and supplemental development standards addressing density, setbacks, site access, landscaping, building design, lighting, and graphics commitments. Included in the text are code modifications to building height, minimum number of parking spaces required, parking setback, vision clearance, and building design standards. Additionally, the text includes commitments to develop the site in accordance with the submitted site plan and building elevations. The western portion of the site is located within the boundaries of the Parsons Avenue/Olde Towne Quarter Urban Commercial Overlay, and a portion of the site is located within the boundaries of the Near East Area Plan (2005), which recommends “Higher Density Residential/ Mixed Use” land uses. The Plan also encourages higher residential densities designed such that they ensure an appropriate transition to lower densities in the surrounding neighborhood. The proposed mix of uses, building elevations that focus most intensity onto Parsons Avenue, and a site plan that demonstrates a buffer from neighboring residential uses to the east are all consistent with the Plan’s recommendations. Staff is also supportive of the requested parking reduction as the site is in an...
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