Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV16-006
APPLICANT: University Gateway North, LLC; c/o Michael T. Shannon, Attorney; 500 South Front Street, Suite 1200; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
UNIVERSITY AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
UNIVERSITY AREA REVIEW BOARD RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of two adjacent parcels that are currently developed with a recently abandoned fuel-sales facility and a mixed-use commercial building in the C-4, Commercial District. The site is also located within the University Impact District and the Urban Commercial Overlay. The applicant proposes the construction of a five-story mixed-use commercial and residential building on the northern parcel ("Parcel A"; AKA the “Lane” Parcel) and a five-story building with residential units over a parking garage that is not attached to commercial uses on the southern parcel ("Parcel B"; AKA the “Pearl” Parcel). The existing mixed-commercial building along the frontage of Parcel B will remain. The Parcel A building will contain approximately 10,000 square feet of eating and drinking establishment space, the option for first-floor residential accessory uses, 41 dwelling units, and 41 parking spaces. The Parcel B building will contain 27 dwelling units and 109 parking spaces. In addition to the use variance for ground floor residential accessory uses, variances are also requested to allow building heights of 68 feet, to reduce the total minimum number of required parking spaces from an overall 243 to 150 (162 to 41 on Parcel A, with 28 parking spaces included on Parcel B, which requires 81 spaces but is providing 109), to permit bicycle parking in non-visible areas, to reduce parking and loading space sizes, to permit maneuvering over and through a parcel line and stacked spaces, and to permit residential unit...
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