Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z19-022
APPLICANT: 3415 Morse Road LLC; c/o Jeffrey Brown, Atty.; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 460; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Automobile dealership.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (4-0-1) on June 13, 2019.
NORTHEAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with an automobile service center, contractors’ offices, and a single-unit dwelling in the R, Rural District as a result of a recent annexation from Mifflin Township. The applicant is requesting the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District to permit an automobile dealership. The development text commits to a site plan, and includes development standards addressing setbacks, landscaping, and graphics provisions. A variance to permit the dumpster to be located to the side of the building is included in this request. The site is located within the boundaries of Northeast Area Plan (2007), which recommends “Open Space” and “High Density Residential” land uses for this location. Although the Plan recommends “High Density Residential” for the majority of the site, staff recognizes that automotive uses currently exist on this site and directly to the east. Planning Division staff is in support of the proposed elevations and the landscape plan that provides streetscape landscaping and adequate screening for the residential property to the west.
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To rezone 3445 MORSE ROAD (43231), being 6.03± acres located on the south side of Morse Road, 1,200± feet west of Sunbury Road, From: R, Rural District, To: CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Rezoning #Z19-022) and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, application #Z19-022 is on file with the Department of Building and Zoning Services requesting rezoning of 6.03± acres from R, Rural District, to CPD, Commercial Planned Development District; and
WHEREAS, the Development Commission recommends approval o...
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