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Council Variance Application: CV24-043
APPLICANT: Perennial Housing Partners LLC, c/o Rebecca Mott, Atty.; 411 E. Town Street, Floor 2; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-unit residential development.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance #2366-2024; Z24-015) to the L-AR-O, Apartment Office District. The proposal includes the conversion of an extended stay hotel into a multi-unit residential development with a maximum of 99 units. Variances to reduce drive aisle width, driveway width, required maneuvering, parking lot shade trees, minimum number of required parking spaces (from 149 to 99), and perimeter yard are included in the request, and reflect as-built conditions that were allowed under commercial zoning. The request includes a site plan that is compatible with surrounding uses, and contains common residential design elements consistent with the Far North Area Plan’s (2014) guidelines as they relate to landscaping, parking, and building design.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3312.09, Aisle; 3312.13, Driveway; 3312.25, Maneuvering; 3312.21, Landscaping and screening; 3312.49, Required parking; and 3333.255, Perimeter yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 115 HUTCHINSON AVE. (43235), to allow reduced development standards for a multi-unit residential development in the L-AR-O, Apartment Office District (Council Variance #CV24-043).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV24-043, the owner of property at 115 HUTCHINSON AVE. (43235), is requesting a Council variance to allow reduced development standards for a multi-unit residential development in the L-AR-O, Apartment Office District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3312.09, Aisle, requires a minimum drive aisle width of 20 feet for 90-degree parking spaces, while the applicant proposes to maintain a minimu...
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