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Council Variance Application: CV15-033
APPLICANT: City of Columbus Land Bank; c/o Danny Popp, Agent; 855 East Cooke Road; Columbus, Ohio 43224.
PROPOSED USE: Parking lot.
SOUTH LINDEN AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The undeveloped site is zoned AR-O, Apartment Office District, and is within an Urban Commercial Overlay area. The requested variance will allow the construction of a parking lot that will serve a nearby business located at 1609 Cleveland Avenue. The site is located within the boundaries of the South Linden Neighborhood Plan Amendment (2012), which recommends Neighborhood Mixed Use for this location. Variances to reduce aisle width and maneuvering, and to permit privacy fencing in the UCO to screen adjacent residential uses are included in the request. Staff supports the proposal because it meets most of the UCO design requirements, and will benefit businesses within this neighborhood. The request is consistent with the land use recommendations of the South Linden Neighborhood Plan Amendment and with the desired development pattern of the Urban Commercial Overlay.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3333.04, AR-O, Apartment Office District; 3312.09, Aisle; 3312.25, Maneuvering; and 3372.607(D), Landscaping and screening, of the Columbus City codes; for the property located at 1627 CLEVELAND AVENUE (43211), to permit a parking lot with reduced development standards in the AR-O, Apartment Office District (Council Variance # CV15-033).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV15-033, the owner of the property at 1627 CLEVELAND AVENUE (43211), is requesting a Variance to permit a parking lot with reduced development standards in the AR-O, Apartment Office District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3333.04, AR-O, Apartment Office District, prohibits a parking lot as a principal use, while the ap...
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