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Council Variance Application: CV18-040
APPLICANT: Brad J. DeHays - Connect Realty; c/o Timothy Volchko, Agent; CEC, Inc.; 250 West Old Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 250; Worthington, OH 43085
PROPOSED USE: Car washing facility.
FITH BY NORTHWESTERN AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with a non-conforming car wash facility in the C-4, Commercial District, and lies within the West Fifth Avenue Urban Commercial Overlay (UCO). The requested Council variance will permit an updated car washing facility at this location and will grant variances to building design standards that do not comply with UCO requirements. Additionally, variances for required by-pass lane and dumpster screening are included in this request. The site is located within the boundaries of the Fifth by Northwest Neighborhood Plan (2009), which recommends “mixed-use” land uses at this location. Staff supports a car washing facility at this location that includes adherence to a submitted site plan showing improvements to traffic access and circulation and an additional tree lawn along West Fifth Avenue. Staff support is further conditioned on future redevelopment of the site complying with all UCO requirements.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses; 3312.11, Drive-in stacking area; 3321.01, Dumpster area; 3372.605(B), Building design standards; and 3372.605(C), Building design standards, of the Columbus City codes; for the property located at 1319 WEST FIFTH AVENUE (43212), to permit a car washing facility with reduced development standards in the C-4, Commercial District (Council Variance # CV18-040).
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WHEREAS, by application # CV18-040, the owner of the property at 1319 WEST FIFTH AVENUE (43212), is requesting a Council variance to permit a car washing facility with reduced...
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