Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV21-071
APPLICANT: Preferred Living; c/o David Hodge, Atty.; 8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 290; New Albany, OH 43054.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-unit residential development.
FIFTH BY NORTHWEST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Disapproval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance #3015-2021; Z21-054) to the AR-3, Apartment Residential District. The applicant proposes a 128-unit apartment building. Variances for building height, maneuvering and parking spaces for stacked parking, lot coverage, building line, and rear yard are included in the request. Staff finds the requested variances to be supportable as they will allow the site to be redeveloped with a multi-unit residential development that is consistent with residential infill in urban neighborhoods.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3309.14, Height districts; 3312.25, Maneuvering; 3312.29, Parking space; 3333.15(C), Basis of computing area; 3333.18, Building lines; and 3333.24, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1205 CHESAPEAKE AVE. (43212), to permit reduced development standards for a 128-unit apartment building in the AR-3, Apartment Residential District (Council Variance #CV21-071). (REPEALED BY ORD. 1390-2023 PASSED MAY 15, 2023 BA)
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WHEREAS, by application #CV21-071, the owner of property at 1205 CHESAPEAKE AVE. (43212), is requesting a Council variance to permit reduced development standards for a 128-unit apartment building in the AR-3, Apartment Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3309.14, Height districts, requires any portion of a building in the AR-3, Apartment Residential District to not exceed 60 feet in the sixty (60) foot height district, while the applicant proposes a building height of 70 feet; and
WHEREAS, Section 3312.25, Maneuvering, ...
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