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Council Variance Application: CV22-087
APPLICANT: American Campus Communities; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown Atty.; Smith and Hale; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 460; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
UNIVERSITY AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Disapproval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant received a recommendation of approval from the Development Commission on March 9, 2023, for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance #1784-2023, Z22-065) to the AR-3, Apartment Residential District. The requested variance will permit a 191-unit an apartment building containing 599 beds and 2,600± square feet of commercial space, non-accessory parking for the building in the adjacent CPD, Commercial Planned Development District, an increased building height, a parking reduction from 300 spaces to 225 spaces, and no rear yard. Approval of this request will allow a mixed-use development that is consistent with other urban developments along the North High Street and Lane Avenue corridors. Staff is supportive of the proposed building elevations, which include placeholder areas for public art along Wall Street, and note the building frontage now includes a “U” shape footprint that reduces the building’s bulk along West Lane Avenue, and that a larger setback has been included to incorporate pedestrian amenities. Lastly, the request is also consistent with the land use recommendation of the University District Plan (2015), for “Regional Mixed Use” land uses at this location.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3333.03, AR-3, apartment residential district use; 3325.281, Parking and Circulation; 3325.323, Building Height Standards; and 3333.24, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 50 W. LANE AVE. (43201), to permit a mixed-use development with reduced development standards in the AR-3, Apartment Residential District (Council Variance #CV22-087).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV22...
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