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Council Variance Application: CV20-020
APPLICANT: GMD Holdings, LLC; c/o Michael Shannon and Eric Zartman, Attorneys; 8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 260; New Albany, OH 43054.
PROPOSED USE: Office development.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance #1485-2020; Z20-016) to the C-2, Commercial District. The applicant proposes the construction of an approximate 7,738 square-foot office building. The request includes variances to reduce Community Commercial Overlay setback and building design standards for building width and required glass, and includes a commitment to participate in a driveway consolidation with the property to the west, should an appropriate cross-access easement become available. Staff supports the variances as the proposal is compatible with surrounding development along the West Dublin-Granville Road corridor, includes sidewalks along the property frontage, and provides sufficient landscaping and buffering from adjacent uses.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3372.704(C), Setback requirements; and 3372.705(B)(F), Building design standards; of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 2492 W. DUBLIN-GRANVILLE ROAD (43235), to permit an office development with reduced Community Commercial Overlay standards in the C-2, Commercial District (Council Variance #CV20-020).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV20-020, the owner of property at 2492 W. DUBLIN-GRANVILLE ROAD (43235), is requesting a Council variance to permit an office development with reduced development standards in the C-2, Commercial District; and
WHEREAS, 3372.704(C), Setback requirements, requires the setback for a building or structure from an interior lot line to be a maximum of 50 feet at the front building line, while the applicant proposes a 77± foot maximum setback from the west inte...
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