Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Council-adopted 2009 Fifth by Northwest Neighborhood Plan recommends commercial overlays on the area’s key commercial corridors. In 2010 the Urban Commercial Overlay (UCO) was established for West Fifth Avenue and intersections of Northwest Boulevard with Third Avenue, Chambers Road and King Avenue. Also in 2010, the Community Commercial Overlay (CCO) was put in place along Olentangy River Road. In 2014 the Fifth by Northwest Area Commission requested that the city consider applying the UCO to additional portions of West Third Avenue. This legislation is in response to that request. The proposal would extend the UCO designation on West Third Avenue from Doten Avenue to Edgehill Road. The UCO works in conjunction with existing zoning districts to improve the character of commercial corridors, facilitate streetscape continuity, and encourage pedestrian-friendly development.
The Planning Division worked cooperatively with the Fifth by Northwest Area Commission in developing the proposal. The process included staff meetings with the commission, three rounds of property owner mailings, a public open house and a project website. The area commission voted to support this proposal on August 5, 2014. The Columbus Development Commission recommended the proposal to City Council on September 11, 2014.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To adopt the Urban Commercial Overlay as provided for in Chapter 3372 of the Columbus City Code for portions of the Fifth by Northwest Planning Area and to amend the Columbus City Code by enactment of Section 3372.698.
Body
WHEREAS, Columbus City Council adopted the Fifth by Northwest Plan in 2009 (Ord. 0225-2009), which recommends establishing commercial overlays on major commercial corridors; and
WHEREAS, the Urban and Community Commercial Overlay designations were subsequently established along portions of the Fifth A...
Click here for full text