Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV15-021
APPLICANT: VanTrust Real Estate; c/o Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 145 East Rich Street, 3rd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development with ground-floor residential uses in the L-C-4 District.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The development plan for the site includes a wide range of commercial uses and residential development. This Council variance is necessary to permit ground floor residential uses for two apartment buildings in Phase 1 of the proposed development, and to permit additional ground floor residential uses in Phase 2. The C-4, Commercial District permits residential uses above certain commercial uses, but does not permit ground floor residential uses. Because the site development will occur in phases, lot splits are anticipated to accommodate the multi-year build out and financing. Therefore, variances to permit aisles, driveways, maneuvering areas, parking spaces, loading spaces, and dumpster areas to be divided by parcel lines are included in the request, as well as a reduction to the overall number of required parking spaces by fifteen (15) percent. The applicant also requests to reduce the on-site parking spaces to zero (0) for individual parcels, as all uses and buildings will have access to parking structures and surface parking throughout the development. The site is within the planning area of the Far North Plan (2014), which recommends regional mixed uses for this location. Staff supports this request because it will add compatible uses to the area that are consistent with the Plan’s land use recommendation for mixed uses.
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To grant a variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4, Permitted uses; 3312.09, Aisle; 3312.13, Driveway; 3312.25, Maneuvering; 3312.29, Parking space; 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3312.51, Loading sp...
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