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Council Variance Application: CV15-025
APPLICANT: DealPoint Merrill, LLC; c/o Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 145 East Rich Street, 3rd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Self-storage.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is zoned CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Ordinance No. 0497-85; Rezoning Application Z84-138), permitting C-4 district and gas station uses, and is developed with two retail centers. The requested Council Variance will allow up to 63,000 square feet of the east building to be used for interior self-storage, as shown on the attached site plan. The site is located within the planning area of the Far North Area Plan (2014), which recommends mixed-use community commercial development for this location. Although self-storage is a use of the M, Manufacturing District, this use is often associated with the personal storage needs of nearby residences and businesses. Staff supports the request for interior self-storage as the site will continue to appear and function as a commercial shopping center, and it is compatible with the existing uses and development pattern of the surrounding area. The requested variance will allow a productive re-use of the building with pending vacancies, and future retail uses are not precluded.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses; and 3361.02, Permitted uses, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 57 LAZELLE ROAD EAST (43235), to allow a self-storage facility in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Council Variance # CV15-025).
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WHEREAS, by application No. CV15-025, the owner of property at 57 LAZELLE ROAD EAST (43235), is requesting a Council variance to allow a self-storage facility in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 0497-85 (Rezoning Application Z84-138), C-4 district uses, along with gas stations, are identified as the spec...
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