Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV16-010
APPLICANT: S&S Crawford Properties, LLC; c/o Aaron J. Weir, Atty.; Brennan, Manna & Diamond; 250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 300; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Tire retreading facility.
GREATER HILLTOP AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with an industrial building in the M-2, Manufacturing District. The requested Council variance will allow the conversion of the building into a tire retreading facility. The variance is necessary because all rubber tire and tube industries are listed as a more objectionable manufacturing use that the M-2 district does not allow and must be located at least 600 feet from residentially-zoned property. A variance to reduce the 600-feet distance separation requirement is included in the request as there are existing residential uses adjacent to the site. The site is located within the planning area of The Greater Hilltop Plan Amendment (2010), which recommends Neighborhood Mixed Use for this location. The proposed tire retreading facility is a small-scale operation limited to the inside of an existing 19,231± square-foot industrial building that is located approximately 150 feet from the closest dwelling to the west, and 460 feet from the closest dwelling to the south. The tires are only being remolded, which is a much less intense industrial process than tire manufacturing. Given the M-2 zoning and existing industrial use of the property, Staff supports the proposed use and distance separation reduction, and finds that the request is consistent with the development pattern of the surrounding neighborhood. Approval of this request will not add an incompatible use to the area.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3367.01, M-2, Manufacturing uses; and 3363.19(C), Location requirements, of the C...
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