Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z21-064
APPLICANT: Juliet Bullock Architects; c/o Juliet Bullock, Agent; 1182 Wyandotte Avenue; Columbus, OH 43212.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on October 14, 2021.
FRANKLINTON AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of one parcel developed with a former school building that was to be converted into an office building in the L-C-2, Limited Commercial District. The requested L-AR-O, Limited Apartment Office District will permit the existing building to include 9,403± square feet of office space on the lower level, and 27 apartment units on the upper level, with an additional 11 residential units (an 8-unit apartment building and 3 single-unit dwellings) to be constructed on the site. The site is within the boundaries of the planning area of West Franklinton Plan (2014), which recommends “Medium-High Density Mixed Residential” at this location. Additionally, the Plan includes adoption of the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018). The proposal includes a commitment to develop the site in accordance with the attached site plan which depicts dwellings at the northwest and southwest corners of the site, parking behind buildings, building design, street trees, and ample bicycle parking as recommended by the Plan and C2P2 Design Guidelines. A concurrent Council Variance (Ordinance #2897-2021; CV21-080) proposes a use variance to permit the three single-unit dwellings in the Apartment Residential Office district and includes standard variances for reduced building lines and perimeter yard, and increased building height for the existing building.
Title
To rezone 725 BELLOWS AVE. (43222), being 1.63± acres located on the south side of Bellows Avenue at the terminus with South Green Street, From: L-C-2, Limited Commercial District, To: L-AR-O, Limited Apartment Office District ...
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