Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV05-019
APPLICANT: Michael T. Shannon, Atty.; Crabbe, Brown & James, LLP; 500 South Front Street, Suite 1200; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Limited outdoor storage in conjunction with a commercial use.
WESTLAND AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant is requesting a Council variance to allow outdoor storage in bulk for a building materials sales facility in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District. Outdoor storage in bulk is not permitted in Commercial zoning districts. The outdoor storage is primarily for gardening supplies and will be out of view from the public behind an opaque fence in accordance with the attached site plan. The site plan was agreed upon by the City of Columbus Code Enforcement and the Applicants as part of a pending case in the Environmental Court. The Westland Area Commission recommended approval of the revised site plan.
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To grant a variance from the provisions of Section 3361.02, CPD, Commercial Planned Development District of Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1675 GEORGESVILLE SQUARE DRIVE (43228), to permit limited outdoor storage in the CPD Commercial Planned Development District and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, by application #CV05-019 the owner of property at 1675 GEORGESVILLE SQUARE DRIVE (43228), is requesting a Council Variance to permit outdoor storage in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3361.02, CPD, Commercial Planned Development District, prohibits outdoor storage, while the applicant proposes to allow limited outdoor storage in conjunction with a commercial use; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation in the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to pass...
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