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Council Variance Application # CV14-037
APPLICANT: Campus Partners for Community Urban Redevelopment; c/o John P. Kennedy and Michael T. Shannon, Attys.; Crabbe Brown & James, LLP; 500 South Front Street, Suite 1200; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
UNIVERSITY AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
UNIVERSITY AREA REVIEW BOARD RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant received a recommendation of approval from the Development Commission on September 11, 2014, for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance No. 2165-2014, Z14-032) to the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District, which will allow mixed commercial and residential development with approximately 500 residential units. The CPD Text for Z14-032 proposes C-4, Commercial District uses, and the requested variance will allow residential uses that are otherwise prohibited by varying the C-4 District permitted uses. Approval of this request will allow mixed commercial and residential development that is consistent with the land use recommendations of the University Neighborhoods Revitalization Plan (1996), the Plan for High Street(2000), the University /High Street Development & Design Guidelines (2002), and the Weinland Park Neighborhood Plan (2006), and will continue redevelopment goals for this segment of North High Street.
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To grant a variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03 C-4 permitted uses; and 3356.05(C), C-4 District development limitations, of the Columbus City codes; for the property located at 1516 NORTH HIGH STREET (43201), to permit first floor residential and supporting residential uses, and residential uses above certain commercial uses that are otherwise prohibited in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District and to declare an emergency (Council Variance # CV14-037).
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WHEREAS, by application No. CV14-037, the owner of property at 1516 NORTH HIGH STREET (43201)...
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