Explanation
Rezoning Application # Z15-001
APPLICANT: Franklinton Development Association, c/o Jeff Mohrmon; 480 West Town Street; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Parking lot.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on March 12, 2015.
FRANKLINTON AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The requested CPD, Commercial Planned Development District will allow a 12-space private parking lot and a dumpster area for a restaurant which will be located in the building directly north of the site at 939-941 West Broad Street. The proposed parking lot will fulfill a condition imposed by the Board of Zoning Adjustment for a parking variance that was recently granted for the restaurant. The site is located within the planning area of The West Franklinton Plan (2015), which proposes medium-high density residential uses for this location. In general, expansion of commercial developments beyond an alley into primarily residential districts is discouraged, but may be supported in limited circumstances. The proposed parking lot is necessary to allow the renovation and preservation of a historic building, will help facilitate the Plan's recommendation for neighborhood mixed uses on Broad Street, and includes screening and landscaping to minimize impacts on the adjacent neighborhood. The request is consistent with The West Franklinton Plan considerations that support the encroachment of parking lots beyond an alley into primarily residential districts.
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To rezone 30 HAWKES AVENUE (43222), being 0.09± acres located at the southeast corner of Hawkes Avenue and Capital Street, From: R-2F, Residential District, To: CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Rezoning # Z15-001).
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WHEREAS, application #Z15-001 is on file with the Department of Building and Zoning Services, requesting rezoning of 0.09± acres from R-2F, Residential District, to CPD, Commercial Planned Development District; a...
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