Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z18-058
APPLICANT: Pulte Homes of Ohio LLC and Harmony Development Group, LLC; c/o Thomas L. Hart., Atty.; Two Miranova Place, Suite 700; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Single-unit and multi-unit residential development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (4-1) on May 1, 2019.
FAR WEST SIDE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Disapproval.
BIG DARBY ACCORD ADVISORY PANEL RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is used for agricultural purposes and is zoned in the R, Rural District. The applicant requests the PUD-4, Planned Unit Development District for a maximum of 1,098 mixed-residential units over five subareas with four additional subareas (A2, A5, B2, and B4) being exclusively open space and wooded preserve space (325.15± net acres; 3.38 units/acre; 184.6± acres of provided open space). The PUD Plans depict intended development and open space areas. Detached single-unit dwellings on public streets are proposed for Subareas A1 (121 units), A3 (414 units), and B1 (130 units). Subareas A4 (220 units maximum) and B3 (213 units maximum) propose multi-unit residential development in addition to detached single-unit residential uses on private or public streets. The PUD text establishes use restrictions, R-4 development standards for “Detached Residential” subareas, ARLD development standards for “Multi-Unit” subareas, and includes supplemental development standards that address density, setbacks, traffic improvements, access and street details, sidewalks/paths, street trees, landscaping, street lights, open space, building materials and design, and environmental considerations. The site is within the planning area of the Big Darby Accord Watershed Master Plan (2006) which recommends LEED Neighborhood Design at 3 units/acre, and Tier 1 and Tier 3 Environment Conservation zones for this location. The goal of the Plan is to balance conservation with development, which...
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