Explanation
Council Variance Application # CV15-050
APPLICANT: Weinland Park Development, LLC; c/o Dave Perry, Agent; David Perry Company, Inc.; 411 East Town Street, 2nd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215; and Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 411 East Town Street, 1st Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-unit residential development.
UNIVERSITY AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is the former Columbus Coated Fabrics manufacturing plant, and is zoned in the M, Manufacturing, C-4, Commercial, and CPD, Commercial Planned Development districts. The applicant proposes to redevelop the site with up to 398 multi-unit residential units in the M district with parking and access in the C-4 and CPD districts. The Weinland Park neighborhood is seeing substantial residential development with both new construction and remodeling of existing structures that have been made possible through Council variances (Ordinance #’s 0345-2013 and 0347-2010). The site is within the planning area of the University District Plan (2015), which recommends higher intensity residential uses for this location. The request includes variances for reduced vision clearance, parking and setbacks, aisle, maneuvering, and a reduction in the minimum number of required parking spaces from 597 to 545. The proposed development is appropriate for the site and area and represents a substantial reduction in intensity of uses permitted under the existing zoning; and the proposed variances to standards are reflective of urban developments in this area.
Title
To grant a variance from the provisions of Sections 3363.01, M-manufacturing districts; 3361.03, Development plan; 3312.09, Aisle; 3312.25, Maneuvering; 3312.21(A), Landscaping and screening; 3312.27, Parking setback line; 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3321.05(A)(1), Vision clearance; and 3363.24, Building lines in an M-manufacturing district, of the Columbus Ci...
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