Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV20-066
APPLICANT: Pizzuti GE LLC; c/o Michael Shannon, Atty.; Underhill & Hodge, LLC; 8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 260; New Albany, OH 43054.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use commercial and apartment residential development.
COLUMBUS SOUTHSIDE 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 #0614-2021; Z20-061) to the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District, which will permit the construction of a mixed-use building containing 8,250 square feet of retail uses and 262 residential units. The requested Council variance will permit town-house style ground-floor residential units and accessory residential uses. The proposal is consistent with recommendations of the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018) for mixed-use developments in regards to building design and context.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 Permitted uses and 3361.02, Permitted uses; for the property located at 280 E. WHITTIER ST. (43206), to permit ground-floor residential uses as part of a mixed-use development in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Council Variance #CV20-066).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV20-066, the owner of property 280 E. WHITTIER ST. (43206), is requesting a Council variance to permit ground-floor residential uses in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance #0614-2021 (Rezoning Application #Z20-061), Section 3356.03, C-4 Permitted uses, is utilized to identify the specific uses permitted in the proposed CPD, Commercial Planned Development District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3356.03, C-4 Permitted uses, does not permit ground-floor residential uses, while the applicant proposes to permit said uses; and
WHEREAS, Section 3361.02, Permitted uses, sp...
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