Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV15-055
APPLICANT: The WODA Group, Inc., c/o Joseph M. McCabe, 229 Huber Village Boulevard, Westerville, OH 43081.
PROPOSED USE: Senior housing and commercial development.
NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is an assemblage of 12 parcels, which consist of several vacant lots and some buildings in various states of disrepair. The underlying zoning district of most of the parcels is the C-4, Commercial District, with two parcels being zoned L-P-1, Limited Parking District. The site is also located within the Urban Commercial Overlay (UCO). The requested Council variance will permit the site to be redeveloped with a 54-unit senior housing apartment building with an attached 1,200 square feet of commercial space for office, retail or restaurant use. The commercial area is also planned to have an outside seasonal patio and public art display. The variance is necessary because residential uses are only permitted above specified commercial uses in the C-4, Commercial District, and are prohibited in the L-P-1, Limited Parking District. Additional variances for building height, setbacks, landscaping and screening, and a reduction of 13 required parking spaces are included in the request. The Near East Area Plan (2005) recommends “Higher Density Residential/Mixed Use Developments” for East Main Street and encourages appropriate type and scale of commercial uses for neighborhood commercial development. The proposed development is consistent with the Plan’s land use recommendations, and will contribute to the traditional and established development pattern along East Main Street as reflected in the attached site plan.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4, permitted uses; 3371.01, P-1, private parking district; 3309.14, Height districts; 3312.21(D), Landscaping and screening; 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces r...
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