Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV20-051
APPLICANT: Moody Engineering; c/o Mark Larrimer; 300 Spruce Street, Suite 200; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Child day care center.
GREATER HILLTOP AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of one parcel developed with a 72-unit apartment complex zoned in the ARLD, Apartment Residential District. The applicant proposes the infill development of an early learning center and 8 additional apartment units for a total of 80 dwelling units (10 du/acre). A Council variance is necessary because the current zoning district prohibits commercial day care uses. Variances for reduced interior parking lot landscaping, building line, perimeter yard, and a parking space reduction from 149 spaces to 135 spaces are included in this request. The site is within the boundaries of the Hilltop Land Use Plan C2P2 (2019), which recommends Low to Medium Density Residential (6-10 du/ac), Open Space, and Private Open Space land uses at this location, and includes complete adoption of the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018). While the Plan recommends Private Open Space for the portion of the site being developed, the Planning Division recongnizes that there is a significant amount of open space on the site and the proposed use is otherwise approporiate. The request is compatible with the zoning and development pattern of the surrounding area.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3333.02, AR-12, ARLD, and AR-1, apartment residential district use; 3312.21(A), Landscaping and screening; 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3333.18, Building lines; and 3333.255, Perimeter yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1383 VIDA WAY (43288), to permit a child day care center within an existing apartment complex with red...
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