Explanation
BACKGROUND: The M-Manufacturing zoning district currently allows all commercial uses, including hotels, motels, and extended stay hotels. The M-Manufacturing zoning district also allows many different types of manufacturing uses while restricting residential uses to minimize land use conflicts. This code change will amend Section 3363.01 of the Columbus Zoning Code, Title 33, to exclude extended stay hotels from the list of permitted commercial uses in the M- Manufacturing zoning district due to their unique residential character to further minimize potential land use conflicts.
In order to prevent the potential deprivation of vested rights that owners of property currently zoned M- Manufacturing may have, property owners and developers who have relied on current zoning regulations and have existing projects proposing extended stay hotels where substantial progress and investment has already taken place may still obtain zoning clearance approval for those projects in the M-Manufacturing district provided the following criteria are met:
1. Property owners and/or developers shall submit a written request that identifies the parcel or parcels included in the project for which zoning clearance approval will be sought pursuant to this Section to the Department of Building and Zoning Services within 60 days of the effective date of this Ordinance along with documentation that the subject property is owned by or in contract to be purchased by the developer or otherwise has been subject to site compliance review or building permit applications prior to the effective date of this ordinance.
2. A proposed extended stay hotel shall obtain a certificate of zoning clearance by the end of the calendar year 2017, unless, upon demonstrating good cause, an extension is granted by the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services for a period not exceed six months beyond calendar year 2017.
3. In order to obtain said zoning clearance approval, if the sit...
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