Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV20-074
APPLICANT: Thrive Companies; c/o Dave Perry, Agent; David Perry Company, Inc.; 411 East Town Street, 1st Floor; Columbus, OH 43215, and Joseph M. Reidy, Atty.; Thrive Companies; 842 North Fourth Street, Suite 200; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
UNIVERISTY AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of one undeveloped parcel in the C-4, Commercial District and is within the Neighborhood Commercial (NC) subarea of the University District Zoning Overlay. The requested Council variance will permit ground floor residential uses within a mixed-use development. The variance is necessary because residential uses are only permitted above certain commercial uses in the C-4 district. The proposed development includes a mixed-use building with 15,000 square feet of eating and drinking establishment (or other commercial) space, 1,200 square feet of patio space, and up to 315 apartment units along with parking garage containing 566 parking spaces. Variances for increased building height, a reduction of the required loading space, and to permit the required parking to potentially be on a separate parcel are included in the request. The site is within the planning boundaries of the University District Plan (2015), which recommends neighborhood mixed-use development at this location. The site is assigned a 60-foot height district and the NC subarea further limits building height to 45 feet which is consistent with the Plan recommendation. However, the applicant proposes a building height of 74 feet. Although the proposal exceeds the recommended height in the Plan, staff notes that this project is generally consistent with existing and proposed projects along the Fifth Avenue corridor in this vicinity.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 33...
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