Explanation
Rezoning Application Z14-044
APPLICANT: DNC Hamilton Crossing, LLC; c/o Aaron L. Underhill, Atty.; Underhill Yaross, LLC; 8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 260; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed commercial and residential development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on April 9, 2015.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is undeveloped and zoned in the L-C-4, Limited Commercial, CPD, Commercial Planned Development, PUD-8, Planned Unit Development, and L-R, Limited Rural Districts established in 2007 (Z05-054) and in 1991 (Z90-166). The site consists of 181.22± acres located on the north and south sides of the State Route 161 in the vicinity of the Hamilton Road interchange. This proposal will relocate retail commercial uses that are presently permitted in the northeast and northwest quadrants of the interchange to a location to the southwest of and adjacent to the intersection of East Dublin-Granville Road and existing Hamilton Road while providing 36 acres for office development. Multi-unit residential uses that are currently permitted at this intersection are being relocated to the north side of the freeway. These relocations will provide uniform commercial zoning districts and development standards on the south side of East Dublin-Granville Road and reduce the amount of exclusively retail development area by 67± acres. The proposal provides appropriate use restrictions, height limitations, a maximum of 792 residential units, wetland and tree preservation areas, and appropriate development standards that provide compatibility among the districts and with existing adjacent properties. The southern portion of the site (Subareas A, B, and C) is located within the boundaries of the Preserve District of the Northland Plan: Volume II (2002), which recommends mixed-use development for this location. The northern portion of the site (Subareas D and E) is within the boundaries of the Rocky Fork/Blacklick Accord (2003...
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