Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV15-061
APPLICANT: DCR Commercial Development; c/o Laura MacGregor Comek; 300 East Broad Street, Suite 450; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Commercial tractor and farm equipment dealer/service facility.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The 6.32± acre site is developed with a single-unit dwelling and a commercial tractor and farm equipment dealer/service facility comprised of three buildings and an outside display area, and is zoned in the R, Rural District. The commercial uses were rendered nonconforming upon annexation from Washington Township in 2014. The property was originally included in Rezoning Application Z14-010 (Ordinance No. 2733-2015) as Subarea C, which was a request to the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District to conform the commercial uses and the existing site conditions. At the recommendation of Staff, the applicant has removed this acreage from Z14-010, and is pursuing this variance request which will allow the continuance of the existing uses and development standards. The site lies within the boundaries of the Interim Hayden Run Corridor Plan (2004), which calls for “Low Density Cluster” residential development, “Community Center/School,” and “Hayden Run Buffer” for this location. Staff believes that retaining the R, Rural District keeps the rural residential character along Hayden Run Road and protects Hayden Run creek. The tractor and farm equipment dealer/service facility has been long-established on the site, is agricultural in nature, and will not negatively impact the surrounding uses.
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To grant a variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.02, R, Residential District; 3312.21, Landscaping and screening; 3312.27(2), Parking setback line; 3312.39, Striping and marking; 3312.41 Access and circulation; 3312.43 Required surface for parking; 3312.45 Wheel stop device; 3312.49 Minimum number of parking spaces required; and 3332.21(B), Building lines, of the Columb...
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