City of Columbus - File #: 1012-2011

• File #: 1012-2011
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/20/2011
• In control: Zoning Committee
• On agenda: 7/11/2011
• Final action: 7/12/2011
• Title: To grant a variance from the provisions of Sections 3333.025, AR-2, apartment residential district use; 3309.14(A), Height districts; 3312.21, Landscaping and screening; 3312.25, Maneuvering; 3312.27, Parking setback line; 3312.49, Minimum number of parking spaces required; 3333.18, Building lines, and 3333.255, Perimeter yard, of the Columbus City codes, for the property located at 813 KINNEAR ROAD (43212), to permit non-residential access, maneuvering, parking, and a dumpster located in residentially zoned property, differing dwelling unit sizes, and reduced development standards for development in the L-M, Limited Manufacturing District, and an apartment complex in the AR-2, Apartment Residential District and to declare an emergency (Council Variance # CV11-008).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/12/2011	3	MAYOR	Signed
7/11/2011	2	Zoning Committee	Approved as Amended	Pass
7/11/2011	2	Zoning Committee	Amended to Emergency	Pass
7/11/2011	1	Zoning Committee	Amended as submitted to the Clerk	Pass
7/11/2011	3	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/24/2011	1	Building and Zoning Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/24/2011	1	Building and Zoning Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/24/2011	1	Building and Zoning Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/24/2011	1	Building and Zoning Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/24/2011	1	BUILDING ZONING DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

Council Variance Application # CV11-008

APPLICANT: Kinnear Road Redevelopment LLC; c/o Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 145 East Rich Street, 3rd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.

PROPOSED USE: Commercial access, maneuvering, parking, and a dumpster located in residentially zoned property, differing dwelling unit sizes, and reduced development standards for an office development and an apartment complex.

CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Z11-010) to the L-M, Limited Manufacturing and AR-2, Apartment Residential Districts, to reduce the size and change the development standards of the current L-M District, and for the development of an apartment complex. This Council Variance will allow the current vehicular access for the L-M District through the AR-2 District; a commercial dumpster in the AR-2 District; a two-unit and a four-unit dwelling in the apartment complex; and includes variances for increased building height, reduced parking and building setbacks, parking lot screening, maneuvering, perimeter yard, and a parking space reduction of 10 spaces. The proposal commits to a site plan which proposes an existing office building and a 194-unit apartment complex, and includes appropriate screening for adjacent single-unit dwellings and from the railroad tracks and adjacent industrial uses. The access variance is supported because shared access from Kinnear Road was requested by the Public Service Department, and the maneuvering variance is a result of the lot split from the L-M District for the apartment complex. The other requested variances are supported because other apartment complex projects in the area have been approved with similar densities and setbacks, and the site design provides interior open space for residents. Approval of this request will not introduce incompatible uses to the area, and...