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APPLICANT: 1901 Western Avenue LLC; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown, Atty.; 37 W. Broad St., Suite 460; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Self-storage facility.
GREATER SOUTH EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning request to the L-M, Limited Manufacturing District (Ordinance #2042-2020; Z20-044) to permit a self-storage facility with outdoor storage and related accessory uses. Variances to reduce building setbacks and open storage distance separation requirements from the adjacent residential districts are included in this request. Staff finds the requested variances to be supportable because the site is being designed in a manner that mitigates its impact on nearby residential uses, and contains design elements that are compatible with Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018).
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3363.24, Building lines in an M-Manufacturing district; and 3363.41, Storage, of the Columbus City Codes for property located at 6395 ABBIE TRAILS DR. (43110), to permit reduced development standards for a self-storage facility in the L-M, Limited Manufacturing District (Council Variance #CV20-060) and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, by application #CV20-060, the owner of property at 6395 ABBIE TRAILS DR. (43110), is requesting a Council variance to permit reduced development standards for a self-storage facility in the L-M, Limited Manufacturing District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3363.24, Building lines in an M-Manufacturing district, requires a building line of 80 feet, while the applicant proposes a 65 foot building line, as shown on the site plan; and
WHEREAS, Section 3363.41, Storage, requires the open storage of materials be located at least 100 feet from any residential district, while the applicant propo...
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