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Council Variance Application: CV25-132
APPLICANT: U-Haul of Central Ohio, Inc.; c/o David Perry, Agent; David Perry Company, Inc.; 411 East Town Street, 1st Floor; Columbus; OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Self-storage facility.
FAR SOUTH COLUMBUS AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of one parcel developed with a vacant big-box retail store in the RAC, Regional Activity Center District. The requested Council variance allows the existing building to be converted into a self-storage facility, and also allows two new single-story self-storage buildings adjacent to an outparcel along South High Street. A Council variance is required because the RAC district does not allow storage uses, including self-storage facilities. The site is located within the boundaries of the Columbus Growth Strategy (2026), which recommends “Mixed Use 3” land uses at this location. Staff supports the requested self-storage facility as the existing vacant big-box retail building will be repurposed, and the proposal includes building elevations and a site plan that demonstrate elevated building materials and new landscaping to screen the proposed new storage buildings from the right-of-way. As the new buildings do not directly front South High Street, the variances are acceptable.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 34.E.20.100.A, Uses; 34.E.20.030.C.1, General Requirements; 34.E.20.090.C, Building Placement; 34.E.20.090.D, Building Form; 34.E.20.090.F, Façade Transparency; 34.E.20.090.G, On-Site Parking; and 34.G.20.030, Landscaping, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 3579 S. HIGH ST. (43207), to allow a self-storage facility with reduced development standards in the RAC, Regional Activity Center District (Council Variance #CV25-132).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV25-132, the owner of the property at 3579 S. HIGH ST. (43207), is requesting a Council variance to al...
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