Explanation
Rezoning Application Z15-037
APPLICANT: Metro Development LLC, c/o Jeffrey L. Brown; Smith & Hale; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 460; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Residential development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (4-1) on November 12, 2015.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The requested L-R-2, Limited Residential, and L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential districts will allow a total of 178 single-unit dwellings and 240 apartment units at an overall density of 5.29 units/acre with 23.9± acres of provided open space. The proposal includes a commitment to a site plan which depicts lot layout and building orientation, sidewalks, open space locations, street layout, and elevation drawings for the apartment buildings. The development text provides commitments for maximum number of units, access, street trees, landscaping provisions for the Harlem Road frontage, headlight screening, porch requirements, and lighting controls. The site is within the planning area of the Rocky Fork/Blacklick Accord (2003), which recommends “Town Residential” for this location, which is primarily single-unit attached and detached residential development with a base density up to 5 units/acre. The Plan also recommends that developments include a natural/rural corridor along Harlem Road. The proposal is compatible with the density and development standards of residential developments located to the east of the subject site, and is also consistent with the land use and Harlem Road landscaping recommendations of the Rocky Fork/Blacklick Accord. The Rocky Fork/Blacklick Accord Implementation Panel voted to approve the request on October 15, 2015.
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To rezone 7240 HARLEM ROAD (43081), being 78.88± acres located on the east side of Harlem Road, 1,300± feet north of Central College Road, From: R, Rural District, To: L-R-2, Limited Residential District, and L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District (Rezoning # Z15-037) and...
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