Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV20-130
APPLICANT: Woda Cooper Companies, 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: Multi-unit residential development.
FRANKLINTON AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of one parcel developed with the former Starling Middle School zoned in the R-4, Residential, and C-4, Commercial districts. The requested Council variance will permit the conversion of the original school building into a 50-unit apartment building, and will allow the construction of two new apartment buildings consisting of 52 units, for a total of 102 proposed units. The request also includes variances to building height, parking setback, building lines, and a parking space reduction from 153 spaces to 129 spaces. The site is within the boundaries of the West Franklinton Plan C2P2 (2014), which recommends institutional land uses at this location, in recognition of the site’s previous use as a school. Additionally, the Plan includes adoption of the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018). This proposed development will be subject to a competitive funding process with the Ohio Housing Finance Agency which requires certain land attributes including compliant zoning. Staff supports the Council variance process to assist in this state funding application process, as Rezoning Application #Z21-019, a request for the AR-1, Apartment Residential District, has been filed and is in process.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.039, R-4, Residential District; 3356.03, C-4 Permitted Uses; 3309.14, Height districts; 3312.27, Parking setback line; 3312.49(C), Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; and 3332.21, Building lines, of the Columbus City Codes; for ...
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