Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z24-035
APPLICANT: Metro Development LLC; c/o Jeffery L. Brown, Atty.; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 460; Columbus, OH 43215
PROPOSED USE: Multi-unit residential development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on December 12, 2024.
WEST SCIOTO AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The 29.2± acre site consists of three parcels. One parcel is zoned in the M-2, Manufacturing District and is developed with an equestrian school. The other two parcels were recently annexed into the City of Columbus, zoned in the R, Rural District, and are developed with a single-unit dwelling. The requested L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential District will allow an apartment complex containing up to 460 units. The limitation text includes supplemental development standards addressing building setbacks, perimeter yard, traffic commitments, tree preservation, screening, and landscaping, and includes commitments to develop the site in accordance with the submitted site plan and building elevations. The site is within the planning area of the Trabue/Roberts Area Plan (2011), which recommends “Low-Medium Density Residential” and “Very Low Density Residential” land uses for this location, and includes adoption of Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018). Although the proposed density of 15.75 units per acre is greater than the Plan's recommended densities, staff recognize L-AR-12, and ARLD districts to the south, with allowable densities closer to this proposed development. Additionally, C2P2 includes recommendations that projects proposed at a density higher than the recommended land use plan may be supported if they include a high level of site and architectural design as mitigating factors. Staff believe the higher density is justified by the proposed development standards and plans included in this request, and note that the project is consistent wit...
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