Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z20-078
APPLICANT: Lykens Companies; c/o Dave Perry, Agent, David Perry Company, Inc.; 411 East Town Street, 1st Floor; Columbus, OH 43215; and Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 411 East Town Street, 2nd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on November 12, 2020.
ITALIAN VILLAGE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The 0.57 acre site consists of one parcel developed with a three-story mixed-use building containing 27 apartment units and 2,500 square feet of commercial space and a 1,900 square foot eating and drinking establishment in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District as approved by Ordinance #3177-2017 (Z17-036) and Ordinance #3178-2017 (CV17-062). The existing zoning is comprised of three subareas with the mixed-use building in Subarea 1, the eating and drinking establishment in Subarea 2, and a former dwelling (recently demolished) that could have been repurposed for commercial use in Subarea 3. The requested CPD, Commercial Planned Development District reconfigures the size of Subarea 2 while maintaining Subarea 1 and the proposed uses of each subarea. The requested R-2F, Residential District replaces the CPD district in Subarea 3 to permit a new two-unit dwelling. The CPD text limits uses and includes development standards addressing height, access, and commitment to a site plan subject to final approval by Italian Village Commission. Modifications to code standards are included for building height, maneuvering, parking space size, access and circulation, vision clearance, maximum building setback, and landscaping and screening. The site is subject to the Italian Village Urban Commercial Overlay and the Short North Special Parking Area, and is located within the boundaries of the Italian Village East Redevelopment Plan (2000), which recommends “Commercial” uses for this locat...
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