Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z13-021
APPLICANT: Guy Williams; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown & David L. Hodge, Attys.; Smith and Hale; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 725; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-unit residential development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (6-0) on May 9, 2013.
FIFTH BY NORTHWEST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. Given the presence of the daycare center to the north, the AR-3, Apartment Residential zoning to the south, the applicant's ownership of the property to the east and the multi-unit building one parcel to the west, Staff finds the proposed use and zoning compatible with the zoning pattern and development pattern of the area. The existing single-unit dwelling to the west on the north side of Chesapeake Avenue will abut a park, so Staff finds no compatibility issue with that. Furthermore, Staff finds the proposed use to be compatible with the recommendation of the Fifth by Northwest Neighborhood Plan (2009).
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To rezone 1454 CHESAPEAKE AVENUE (43212), being 0.82± acres located on the north and south sides of Chambers Road, 640± feet west of Northwest Boulevard,From: R, Rural District, To: AR-1, Apartment Residential District and to declare an emergency (Rezoning # Z13-021).
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WHEREAS, application #Z13-021 is on file with the Department of Building and Zoning Services requesting rezoning of 0.82± acres from R, Rural District, to the AR-1, Apartment Residential District; and
WHEREAS, the Development Commission recommends approval of said zoning change; and
WHEREAS, the Fifth By Northwest Area Commission recommends approval of said zoning change; and
WHEREAS, the City Departments recommend approval of said zoning change because given the presence of the daycare center to the north, the AR-3, Apartment Residential zoning to the south, the applicant's ownership of the property to the east and the multi-unit building ...
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