Explanation
Rezoning Application Z05-042
APPLICANT: Metro Partners at NW, LLC; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown, Atty.; Smith and Hale; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 725; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-family residential development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (4-0) on October 13, 2005.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
Until a policy for infill development is formulated, infill development proposals will be evaluated on a case by case basis. Staff can support this proposal based on the following considerations: First, the site is already zoned in the C-4, Commercial District which would permit commercial use. Second, the property in question is located at the end of a block adjacent to an intersection of two arterials which contain bus lines and two collector streets. Third, the property is of an unusual shape. Fourth, the façade of the proposed structure is broken up with openings which help diminish the mass of the building. The applicant is committing to these elevations. Finally, the north façade faces the side of the existing single-family dwelling to the north and is stepped back, helping to minimize privacy issues for the existing single-family dwelling.
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To rezone 1266 WEST THIRD AVENUE (43212), being 0.38± acres located at the northeast corner of West Third Avenue and Northwest Boulevard, From: C-4, Commercial District To: L-AR-3, Limited Apartment Residential District and to declare an emergency. (Rezoning # Z05-042)
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WHEREAS, application #Z05-042 is on file with the Building Services Division of the Department of Development requesting rezoning of 0.38± acres from C-4, Commercial District, to L-AR-3, Limited Apartment Residential District; and
WHEREAS, the Development Commission recommends approval of said zoning change; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation in the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to pass this o...
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