Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV20-046
APPLICANT: WODA Group, 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: Sixty-unit apartment building.
COLUMBUS SOUTHSIDE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance #2565-2020; Z20-040) to the AR-1, Apartment Residential District. The subject site is being developed with a 60-unit apartment building as permitted by Ordinance #0275-2019 (CV18-097). This Council variance will carry over the previously-approved variances which are necessary in the newly-established AR-1 district. Variances for increased building height, reduced parking lot screening, and a reduction of 28 required parking spaces are included in the request. Staff recognizes these variances to be negligible as they conform the approved site plan for this apartment building, and are reflective of residential infill redevelopment projects in urban areas.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3309.14(A), Height districts; 3312.21(D)(1), Landscaping and screening; and 3312.49(C), Minimum numbers of parking spaces required, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 27 W. JENKINS AVE. (43207), to permit reduced development standards for an apartment building in the AR-1, Apartment Residential District, (Council Variance #CV20-046).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV20-046, the owner of property at 27 W. JENKINS AVE. (43207), is requesting a Council variance to permit reduced development standards for an apartment building in the AR-1, Apartment Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3309.14, Height districts, requires a maximum building height of 35 feet in the H-35 height dis...
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