Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z14-010
APPLICANT: DCR Commercial Development; c/o Laura MacGregor Comek; 300 East Broad Street, Suite 450; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Commercial and multi-unit residential development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (3-1) on February 12, 2015.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is used for farming and is zoned in the R, Rural District. The applicant requests the CPD, Commercial Planned Development, and L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential Districts to allow mixed commercial and multi-unit residential development with up to 340,000 square feet of commercial development, 915 apartment units, and 8.34 acres of open space. Riggins Road is planned to be extended from the east through the proposed CPD district to connect to Avery Road. The development text includes use restrictions, square-footage limitations of commercial uses, maximum number of residential units, setback requirements, height and density limitations, building and parking orientation and interconnectivity provisions, landscaping, tree preservation, exterior building material commitments, and lighting and graphics controls. The proposal also includes plans depicting street and open space locations, and landscaping details. The site falls within the boundaries of the Interim Hayden Run Corridor Plan (2004), which calls for “Neighborhood Center,” “Community Commercial,” and “Community Center/School” uses for this location. The Plan recommends traditional neighborhood development (TND) standards for the neighborhood center areas, which are envisioned as primarily multi-unit residential development. While use of TND zoning districts is not required, the underlying principles as they apply to connectivity, building orientation to streets, placement of parking, and incorporation of civic spaces are important elements that have been included in the proposal. In order to achieve commercial development that is more reflective of t...
Click here for full text