Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z21-098
APPLICANT: Diversified Acquisition LLC Ad Hospitality LLC and Worthington Hotels LLC; c/o Rebecca J. Mott, Atty.; 411 East Town Street, Floor 2; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-unit residential development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-0) on February 10, 2022.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The 5.04± acre site consists of two parcels each developed with an extended stay hotel development in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District. The requested L-AR-2, Limited Apartment Residential District will allow the conversion of hotel suites to one apartment complex (parcels are to be combined) with a maximum of 198 units (39.7 units/acre). This site is within the planning boundaries of the Far North Area Plan (2014), which recommends “Medium Density Residential” (6-10 units per acre) uses at this location. The Plan also recommends that developments should create a positive sense of identity at the entries through landscaping, decorative fencing, and complementary signage, and that neighborhoods should have an interconnected street and sidewalk system, with sidewalks to be constructed in areas where there are gaps in the network. The limitation text establishes permitted uses and supplemental development standards that address maximum number of units, setbacks, site access, landscaping, and lighting controls. The text includes a commitment to a site plan which reflects a new public sidewalk along the site frontage, landscaping, and parking lot expansion areas to provide additional parking. The proposal maintains and supplements existing landscaping, and incorporates a new sidewalk along the site frontage, consistent with the Plan’s recommendations. The higher density is justified considering the number of existing hotel suites and the surrounding commercial development. A concurrent Council variance (Ordinance #0591-2022; CV21-127) has been submitted to reduce the requir...
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