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Council Variance Application: CV19-050
APPLICANT: Amerco Real Estate Company; c/o Dave Perry, Agent; David Perry Company, Inc.; 411 East Town Street, 1st Floor; Columbus, OH 43215; and Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 411 East Town Street, 2nd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Self-storage facility.
GREATER SOUTH EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The 1.66 acre site is undeveloped and zoned in the C-4, Commercial District. The requested Council variance will permit a self-storage facility. The variance is necessary because self-storage facilities are only permitted in the M, M-1, or M-2, Manufacturing districts. The site is located within the boundaries of the Hamilton Road Corridor Revitalization Plan (2008), which recommends “Commercial/Personal Business Services” land uses for this location. Additionally, the Plan includes early adoption of the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines. While Staff’s preference is for the underlying zoning district to be reflective of the current use on the site, the proposal is an extension of an existing self-storage facility on the adjacent parcel to the west which is also zoned in the C-4 district and is subject to a Council variance. The request is consistent with the Plan’s land use recommendation for personal service uses and includes an evergreen landscaped buffer which mitigates its impact on adjacent residential development as recommended by the C2P2 Design Guidelines.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 4416 REFUGEE RD. (43232), to permit a self-storage facility in the C-4, Commercial District (Council Variance #CV19-050).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV19-050, the owner of property at 4416 REFUGEE RD. (43232), is requesting a Council variance to permit a self-storage facility in the C-4, Comme...
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