Explanation
Rezoning Application Z12-068
APPLICANT: Worldwide Investments LLC; c/o Jeanne Cabral, Architect; 2939 Bexley Park Road; Columbus, Ohio 43209.
PROPOSED USE: Commercial development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on February 14, 2013.
FIFTH BY NORTHWEST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with a convenience store and is zoned in the R, Rural District as a result of a 1982 annexation from Clinton Township. The requested CPD, Commercial Planned Development District will secure proper zoning for the site and allow a two-story addition that is architecturally compatible with the surrounding residential buildings. The site is also located within the Urban Commercial Overlay (UCO). The CPD text commits to a site plan and elevation drawings, and includes use restrictions and setbacks. Variances for parking lot landscaping and to UCO standards pertaining to setbacks, parking lot and dumpster location, percent window glass, and fence requirements are included in the request. The site is located within the planning area of the Fifth by Northwest Neighborhood Plan (2009), which recommends mixed-use development for this location. The requested CPD, Commercial Planned Development District is consistent with the land use recommendations of the Fifth by Northwest Neighborhood Plan, and the zoning and development pattern of the area.
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To rezone 1717 NORTHWEST BOULEVARD (43212), being 0.27± acres located on the southwest side of Northwest Boulevard, 95± feet southeast of Chambers Road, From: R, Rural District, To: CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Rezoning # Z12-068).
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WHEREAS, application #Z12-068 is on file with the Building and Zoning Services Department requesting rezoning of 0.27± acres from R, Rural District, to CPD, Commercial Planned Development District; and
WHEREAS, the Development Commission recommends approval of...
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