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Council Variance Application: CV14-011
APPLICANT: New Par, d/b/a, Verizon Wireless; c/o Robert Ferguson, Agent; 3960 Brown Park Drive, Suite 1; Hilliard, OH 43026.
PROPOSED USE: Monopole telecommunication antenna.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The requested Council variance will allow the construction of a 105-foot tall monopole telecommunication antenna and accessory equipment building in the SR, Suburban Residential District on property developed with a private high school. The monopole will be designed to accommodate two carriers, and variances for height and landscaping requirements are included in the request. The site is located within the planning area of the Livingston Avenue Area Plan (2008), which recommends institutional uses for this location. Staff supports the request because locating the monopole within the high school complex does not have the negative impact that introducing a new monopole in a residential neighborhood would. Furthermore, the mechanical equipment associated with the monopole will be screened from adjacent residences because it is located in the center of the school property in the parking lot. Several institutional uses have incorporated monopoles within their facilities with no adverse effect on surrounding neighborhoods.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.029, SR, Suburban Residential District; 3309.14, Height districts; and 3353.05(C)(2), C-2 District development limitations, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 3179 EAST LIVINGSTON AVENUE (43227), to permit a monopole telecommunication antenna and accessory equipment building in the SR, Suburban Residential District (Council Variance #CV14-011).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV14-011, the owner of property at 3179 EAST LIVINGSTON AVENUE (43227), is requesting a Variance to permit a monopole telecommunication antenna and accessory equipment building in the SR, Suburban Residential...
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