Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV20-011
APPLICANT: Woda Cooper Companies, Inc.; 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: Multi-unit and single-unit residential development.
COLUMBUS SOUTHSIDE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant received a recommendation of approval from the Development Commission on June 11, 2020, for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance #1666-2020, Z20-005) to the AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential and R-3, Residential districts, which will allow a multi-unit and single-unit residential development. The requested Council variance will permit a 60-unit apartment building in the AR-1 district, and seven single-unit dwelling lots in the R-3 district. Variances to building height, parking lot landscaping, vision clearance, and area, yard, and setback requirements are included, and are supportable as they help to achieve a site design as recommended by the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018). Approval of this request will permit a mixed-residential development that is consistent with recent urban residential infill developments
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3309.14, Height districts; 3312.21(A)(2), Landscaping and screening; 3312.27(2), Parking setback line; 3321.05(B)(2), Vision clearance; 3332.05(A)(4), Area district lot width requirements; 3323.13, R-3 area district requirements; 3332.19, Fronting; 3332.21(B), Building lines; 3333.18(A)(C), Building lines; and 3333.24, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1836 LOCKBOURNE RD. (43207), to permit reduced development standards in the AR-1, Apartment Residential District and R-3, Residential District, respectively (Council Variance #CV20-011).
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