Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV17-036
APPLICANT: 23 West 2nd Holdings, LLC; c/o Michael Shannon, Atty.; 8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 260; New Albany, OH 43054.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
VICTORIAN VILLAGE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of six parcels developed with the former International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers office and parking lot zoned in the AR-O, Apartment Office, and C-4, Commercial districts. The requested Council variance would permit the development of a mixed-use building with 10,000± square feet of commercial space, 158 dwelling units, and 171 parking spaces. A Council variance is necessary to allow parking within the AR-O, Apartment Residential District to serve commercial uses within the C-4, Commercial District, and to allow ground floor residential units in the C-4, Commercial District. The request includes additional variances to increase building height and lot coverage, and to reduce parking space size, landscaping, building setback line, and rear yard. The site is located in the vicinity of several sites that received Council variances to allow similar multi-story mixed-use projects along the High Street corridor. There is no Council adopted plan for this area, but the proposal will permit a multi-story mixed-use development that is consistent with the development pattern and historic character of the surrounding neighborhood while preserving the existing historic building.
Title
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3333.04, Permitted uses in AR-O apartment office district; 3356.03, C-4 Permitted uses; 3309.14, Height district; 3312.29, Parking space; 3321.07(B), Landscaping; 3333.15(C), Basis of computing area; 3333.18(F), Building lines; and 3333.24, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 23 W. 2nd AVE....
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