Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV21-116
APPLICANT: Educational Solutions Company; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown, Atty.; Smith & Hale, LLC; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 460; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Educational facility.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of a single parcel developed with an office building in the M-2, Manufacturing District. The requested Council variance will permit the applicant to repurpose the existing building for an educational facility planned for a charter high school. A Council variance is necessary because the M-2 district does not permit educational facility uses. The site is within the planning area of the Northland I Area Plan (2014), which recommends “Office” uses at this location. Staff finds the proposed use compatible with the existing building and parking configuration on site and is compatible with the adjacent business uses on Corporate Drive.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3367.01, M-2, Manufacturing district, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 3592 CORPORATE DR. (43231), to permit an education facility in the M-2, Manufacturing District (Council Variance #CV21-116) and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, by application #CV21-116, the owner of the property at 3592 CORPORATE DR. (43231), is requesting a Council variance to permit an education facility in the M-2, Manufacturing District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3367.01, M-2 manufacturing district, prohibits educational facilities, while the applicant proposes to repurpose the existing building on site as an educational facility; and
WHEREAS, City Departments recommend approval because the proposed educational facility is compatible with the existing building and parking configuration on site and is consistent with the adjacent business uses on Corporate Drive; and
WHEREAS, said ordinance requires separate submission for all applicable permits and a Certificate of Occupancy ...
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