Explanation
Rezoning Application Z07-038
APPLICANT: American Commerce Insurance Company; c/o Jackson B. Reynolds, III, Attorney; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 725; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Office development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on October 11, 2007.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The 2.1± acre site is undeveloped and zoned in the R, Rural District. The applicant is requesting the L-C-2, Limited Commercial District for office development. The limitation text commits to 50-foot building and 15-foot pavement setbacks from the north, east and south property lines adjacent to residential development. Additional development standards address street trees, headlight screening, a six (6) foot high fence in conjunction with landscaping adjacent to residential uses, and lighting controls. The request, with the specified development standards, is compatible with development in the area.
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To rezone 1330 WILSON ROAD (43204), being 2.1± acres located on the east side of Wilson Road, 330± feet north of Twin Creeks Drive, From: R, Rural District, To: L-C-2, Limited Commercial District and to declare an emergency. (Rezoning # Z07-038)
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WHEREAS, application #Z07-038 is on file with the Building Services Division of the Department of Development requesting rezoning of 2.1± acres from R, Rural District to L-C-2, Limited Commercial District; and
WHEREAS, the Development Commission recommends approval of said zoning change; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation in the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to pass this ordinance due to start construction on a new building and the passage by emergency would allow the submittal of building plans for all pertinent permits as soon as possible without the 30 day wait under normal circumstances for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety; and
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