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Council Variance Application: CV16-061
APPLICANT: Vista Community Church; c/o Stephanie Pendleton, Agent; 10697 Winchcombe Drive; Dublin, OH 43016.
PROPOSED USE: Religious facility.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with two office/warehouse buildings on separate parcels in an office/industrial park zoned in the M-2, Manufacturing District. The applicant requests a Council variance to allow a church with related accessory uses in approximately 14,100 square feet of a 37,578 square-foot building. The request also includes a parking space reduction of 66 required spaces, and to conform an existing condition of parcel lines dividing the parking lot. The site is within the planning area of the Far North Area Plan (2014), which recommends warehouse uses on the site. The balance of the building will consist of office and warehouse space, as permitted in the M-2, Manufacturing District. While the Planning Division has some reservations about introducing institutional uses in industrial locations, the religious use would occur mainly on Sundays when the industrial park is largely unused. Therefore, Staff does not believe that the introduction of a religious facility with a parking space reduction to the otherwise industrial site will create any level of conflict. Furthermore, the majority of the site will still be utilized for office and industrial uses.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3367.01, M-2, Manufacturing uses; 3312.25, Maneuvering; 3312.29, Parking space; and 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 7343 & 7349 WORTHINGTON-GALENA ROAD (43085), to permit a religious facility with reduced parking requirements in the M-2, Manufacturing District (Council Variance # CV16-061).
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WHEREAS, by application # CV16-061, the owner of property at 7343 & 7349 WORTHINGTON-GALENA ROAD (43085), is requesting a Council Varia...
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