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Council Variance Application: CV20-049
APPLICANT: Homeport; c/o Laura MacGregor Comek, Atty.; 501 South High Street; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-unit residential development.
NORTH LINDEN AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. This 2.28+ acre site consists of 16 parcels that are zoned in the R-4, Residential, and C-1 and C-4, Commercial districts. The site is currently developed with a religious facility, several dwellings and an apartment building. The requested Council variance will permit a 100-unit senior housing development which may include commercial uses along the Cleveland Avenue frontage with the retention of the C-4 zoning. The site lies within the boundaries of the North Linden Neighborhood Plan Amendment (2014), which recommends “Neighborhood Mixed Use” and “Medium Density Mixed Residential” land uses at this location. Additionally, the Plan includes early adoption of the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018). This proposed development will be subject to a competitive funding process with the Ohio Housing Finance Agency which requires certain land attributes including compliant zoning. Staff supports the Council variance process to assist in this state funding application process, as Rezoning Application #Z20-055, a request for the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District, has been filed and is in process.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.039, R-4, Residential District; 3351.03, C-1 Permitted Uses; and 3356.03, C-4 Permitted Uses, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 2342 2432 CLEVELAND AVE. (43211), to permit a 100-unit senior housing development in the R-4, Residential, and C-1 and C-4, Commercial Districts (Council Variance #CV20-049).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV20-049, the owner of the property at 2342 2432 CLEVELAND AVE. (43211), is requesting a Council variance to permi...
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