Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z20-104
APPLICANT: WC ECP Monarch, LLC; c/o Dave Perry, David Perry Company, Inc.; 411 E. 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: Mixed use commercial and apartment residential development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (3-1-1) on February 11, 2021.
5TH BY NORTHWEST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS’ RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of a nine parcels developed with the former White Castle District Office and warehouse uses in the M, Manufacturing District. The applicant proposes to redevelop the site as two Subareas (Subarea A and B) with two mixed-use buildings in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District. The buildings in Subarea A and B will be connected with a pedestrian bridge above South Avenue. Subarea A proposes a five-story building with 3,500± square feet of commercial space and 143 dwelling units. Subarea B proposes a five-story building with 3,950± square feet of commercial space, 53 dwelling units, and structured parking with 326 parking spaces. The structured parking will provide the code required parking for both subareas. The development text commits to a site plan and includes development standards addressing setbacks, site access, building design, and graphics provisions. Variances in the CPD text are included to reduce the minimum number of required parking spaces in Subarea A from 225 to 0, provided that all 225 spaces will be provided in the parking garage in Subarea B, and to permit a maximum building height of 68 feet in the H-60 height district. The site lies within the boundaries of the 5th by Northwest Plan (2009), which recommends “Mixed-Use” land uses for Subarea A and “Light Industrial” land uses for Subarea B. The proposal is consistent with recommendations of the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidel...
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