Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV19-045
APPLICANT: RAR2-1400 North High Street Propco, LLC; c/o David Hodge, Atty.; Underhill & Hodge, LLC; 8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 260; New Albany, OH 43054.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
UNIVERISTY AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
UNIVERSITY IMPACT DISTRICT REVIEW BOARD: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is zoned C-4, Commercial District and is developed with a six-story mixed-use building containing 16,000 square feet of ground floor retail, 4,885 square feet of ground floor accessory residential space, and 156 apartments units as permitted by Ordinance #2760-2015 (CV15-015). This variance permits 7,922 square feet of eating and drinking establishment space, 7,319 square feet of retail space, and 3,995 square feet of accessory residential space on the ground floor, while maintaining 156 apartment units above. Additionally, with the establishment of the Regional Commercial subarea of the University District Zoning Overlay (UDZO) in 2017, the variances required have been updated to include bicycle parking, loadings spaces, and C-4 district development limitations. Establishment of the UDZO also reduced the required number of parking spaces for commercial and residential uses. The required number of parking spaces for this mixed-use development now stands at 212 spaces, while 188 spaces are provided, a reduction of 24 spaces. The previously approved ordinance had a reduction of 90 required parking spaces. The University District Plan (2015) recommends regional mixed uses along North High Street, which includes denser residential and commercial development. This variance permits the existing mixed-use development to incorporate limited ground floor eating and drinking establishment space and revises the required variances to match the Regional Commercial subarea of the University Distr...
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