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Council Variance Application: CV24-103
APPLICANT: Community Housing Network, c/o Dave Perry, Agent; David Perry Company, Inc.; 411 East Town Street, First Floor; Columbus, OH 43215, and Donald Plank, Atty.; 411 East Town Street, Second Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Apartment building.
NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance #3320-2024; Z23-070) to the AR-2, Apartment Residential District. The requested Council Variance will allow the development of a 50-unit apartment building as shown on the submitted site plan. Variances to building height, parking lot screening, building lines, and reduced parking from 75 to 25 spaces are included in the request. While the Near East Area Plan (2005) does not have a specific land use recommendation for this location, staff note the site is located near a high intensity transit corridor, with multimodal transportation options which support the proposed parking reduction, and that the development will provide affordable housing, consistent with the City’s objectives and the Plan’s design guidelines. This Council variance propose a similar development to the plan approved with Ordinance #0062-2024 (CV23-117), passed on January 8, 2024, enabling the project to seek competitive funding for an affordable housing project.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3309.14, Height districts; 3312.21(B)(3) and (D)(1)(b), Landscaping and screening; 3312.49, Required parking; 3333.18, Building lines; and 3333.23, Minimum side yard permitted, of the Columbus City Code; for the property located at 897 E. MOUND ST. (43205), to allow reduced development standards for an apartment building in the AR-2, Apartment Residential District (Council Variance #CV24-103).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV24-103, th...
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