Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV18-104
APPLICANT: Trolley Barn LLC; c/o David Hodge, Atty.; 8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 260; New Albany, OH 43054.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed use commercial and apartment residential development.
NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (ORD #1969-2019; Z18-079) to the CPD, Commercial Planned Development and AR-3, Apartment Residential districts which will permit a mixed-use development consisting of retail, office, restaurant, brewery, and outside dining uses in Subarea A (the CPD district) and multi-unit residential development with a maximum of 102 units in Subarea B (the AR-3 district). The requested variance will allow off-site distribution for the proposed brewery in Subarea A, and up to 2,250 square feet of C-3, Commercial District uses in a portion of Subarea B. Standard variances have also been incorporated to increase lot coverage and to reduce parking lot landscaping, maneuvering, vision clearance, setbacks, perimeter yard, and the number of required parking spaces from 162 to 102. The proposal is consistent with the recommendations of the Near East Area Plan (2005) which contains criteria to evaluate whether proposed commercial uses are appropriate in residentially-zoned areas, and takes into consideration the restoration of existing contributing buildings when supporting new commercial activities. The Plan also recommends that new housing be compatible with the existing architecture, and that density be consistent with housing types and densities found in the surrounding area. The requested variance would permit a mixed-use development that is consistent with criteria within the Near East Area Plan as it relates to rehabilitation of contributing buildings for commercial use, and for compatible housing types, architecture, and density for the...
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