Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV08-024
APPLICANT: The Olen Corporation; c/o James B. Harris, Atty.; Harris, McClellan, Binau & Cox; 37 West Broad Street; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Quarry and aggregate processing in the floodway and floodway fringe.
FAR SOUTH COLUMBUS AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. This Council variance request is required to implement an agreement between the City of Columbus Department of Public Utilities and the property owners of the subject site (ORD # 0991-2007). The agreement details the long term transition of the respective property from its current state, allowing continuous use as a water supply during mineral extraction, eventually resulting in a large quarry increasing the water resources of the City to provide for future growth. The site is used for quarrying and aggregate processing and is zoned in the EQ, Excavation and Quarrying, M, Manufacturing, and R, Rural Districts. The applicant requests a Council variance to remove the conditions of CV79-138 (ORD # 1562-80) which allowed quarrying in the floodway. A distance separation variance was granted in 1988 (CV88-1948, ORD # 1557-88) to allow a sand and gravel processing plant in the M District within 600 feet of the strip of R-Rural land between the EQ and M Districts. The applicant is requesting a distance separation variance with this request so that a second processing plant can be constructed to the south of the existing plant. The R District is not used residentially and is not completely in the control of the applicant, so rezoning it is not an option at this time. The site is located within the boundaries of The South Central Accord (2007), which recommends excavation and quarrying uses. The request is consistent with the land use recommendation of The Scioto Southland Plan, and approval of this request will not introduce an incompatible use to the area.
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