Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV24-054
APPLICANT: National Church Residences; c/o Matthew Bierlein, Atty.; 2335 North Bank Drive; Columbus, OH 43220.
PROPOSED USE: Senior housing and temporary parking.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance #2321-2024; Z23-010) to the AR-O, Apartment Office District on an existing surface parking lot. The applicant proposes an 84-unit apartment building for seniors on this parking lot site. Additionally, this request will allow the existing parking lot, utilized by the religious facility located at 461 St. Clair Avenue, to continue to be used until redevelopment, or until May 31, 2025, whichever occurs first. The request includes a variance to reduce the building setback along St. Clair Avenue to facilitate moving the proposed apartment building closer to the street, consistent with the urban development pattern of the neighborhood. Additionally, parking reductions for the proposed apartment building and existing religious facility are supported.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3333.04, Permitted uses in AR-O apartment office district; 3312.49(C), Required parking; and 3333.18, Building lines, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 494 ST. CLAIR AVE. (43203), to allow reduced development standards for an apartment building in the AR-O, Apartment Office District (Council Variance #CV24-054).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV24-054, the owner of property at 494 ST. CLAIR AVE. (43203), is requesting a Council variance to allow reduced development standards for an apartment building in the AR-O, Apartment Office District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3333.04, Permitted uses in AR-O apartment office district, prohibits off-site parking as a primary use, while the applicant proposes to allow the existing parking lot to remain as a tem...
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