Explanation
Rezoning Application Z14-038
APPLICANT: Olympic Beach Acquisitions LLC; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown, Atty.; Smith and Hale LLC; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 460; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (4-0) on May 14, 2015.
CLINTONVILLE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site was formally developed with a private swimming pool and a mixed-commercial building, and is zoned R-3, Residential, C-4, Commercial, and M, Manufacturing Districts. The majority of the site is located within the Community Commercial Overlay (CCO), with the southern portion being in the Urban Commercial Overlay (UCO). The requested CPD, Commercial Planned Development District will allow the site to be redeveloped with a mixed-use building including 4,750 square feet of restaurant space, 1,800 square feet of patio seating space, and 114 apartment units. The CPD text commits to a site plan and building elevations. The proposal includes variances for a parking space reduction of 34 on-site spaces, parking lot landscaping, C-4 setbacks and development limitations, and CCO window glass requirements. The site is located within the planning area of the Clintonville Neighborhood Plan (2009), which recommends mixed-use development with residential densities of 20-30 units per acre. The Plan also recognizes that some developments may merit a higher density, with specific rationale. The site’s existing zoning, access to transit, incorporation of plazas, and proposed parking ratio are all factors that warrant a density higher than 30 units/acre. The proposed building design and architecture, in combination with the predominance of one bedroom units and the rationale listed above (existing zoning, access to transit, incorporation of plazas, and proposed parking ratio) merit support for the proposed density.
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To rezone 3450 INDIANOLA AVENUE (43214), being 2.8± acres l...
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