Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV16-072
APPLICANT: Elsey Partners; c/o Michael T. Shannon and Eric Zartman, Attys.; 500 South Front Street, Suite 1200; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Property management office within a rooming house development.
UNIVERSITY AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Disapproval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is comprised of one parcel zoned in the AR-4, Apartment Residential District that is developed with three apartment buildings. The requested Council variance will permit redevelopment of the site with a five-story, 258-suite rooming house containing a 450 square-foot property management office with reduced development standards. A Council variance is necessary because the proposed office, which may serve off-site customers, is not permitted in a residential district. Variances to increase occupant density, maximum lot coverage, building separation and size, maximum floor area ratio, building height, and to reduce the setback requirements and maximum side yard are included in this request. A parking space reduction of 92 required parking spaces has also been incorporated into this request. The site is situated within the University Planning Overlay, and is within the planning area of the University District Plan (2015), which recommends “Regional Mixed Use” land uses for this location. The University Planning Overlay is undergoing revision into the University District Zoning Overlay (UDZO), and the proposed development meets the intensity, parking, and height requirements of the UDZO provisions. Staff supports this request because it is consistent with applicable land use recommendations and guidelines, will not add incompatible uses to the neighborhood, and will provide additional student housing options within close proximity to the university.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3333.03...
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