Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z18-065
APPLICANT: Blauser Capital Ltd.; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown, Atty.; 37 West Broad Street, #460; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on May 9, 2019.
WESTLAND AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Disapproval.
BIG DARBY ACCORD ADVISORY PANEL RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is used predominantly for agricultural purposes and zoned in the R, Rural District. It is known as the “Blauser Tract” which was subject of Rezoning Application #Z05-065, a mixed-use development proposal that received a recommendation of approval from the Development Commission at the January 10, 2008 meeting. The application was ultimately withdrawn due to unresolved traffic issues. The applicant requests the CPD, Commercial Planned Development, PUD-6, Planned Unit Development, and L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential districts for a mixed-use development that is similar to the 2008 proposal. The submitted plans depict the intended development and open space areas. The CPD district is 30.4± acres, and proposes a maximum of 150,000 square feet of limited C-4, Commercial District uses on Subarea 1, and C-2, Commercial District uses on Subarea 2. The PUD-6 district consists of 63.2± acres and proposes 191 single-unit dwellings on public streets. The L-AR-12 district consists of 32.7± acres and proposes 260 apartment units. 37.7 acres of open space are provided throughout the site, and will be maintained by an owner’s association or dedicated to the City of Columbus. The Development text includes provisions for setbacks, maximum square footage of commercial space, access and roadway improvements, sidewalks, landscaping and screening, low impact development features, open space, natural resource preservation, single-unit dwelling size and garage requirements, building materials, and lighting and graphics controls. The site is withi...
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