Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z20-114
APPLICANT: Half Baked Holdings LLC; c/o Kolby Turnock; 250 Civic Center Dr.; Columbus, OH 43215; and Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 411 East Town Street, 2nd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (4-2) on September 9, 2021.
HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS’ RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The 9.3± acre site consists of six parcels and is developed with the former Kroger Bakery zoned in the M, Manufacturing District. The requested CPD, Commercial Planned Development District will permit a mixed-use development with 49,000 square feet of office space, 8,850 square feet of retail/restaurant space, and 364 apartment units. The CPD text proposes all C-4, Commercial District uses, and includes provisions addressing screening, landscaping, fencing, four-sided architecture, and insulated windows, and commits to a site plan. Modifications of code standards are included for increased building height, reduced driveway width, reduced parking and building setbacks, and a parking space reduction from 774 to 583 spaces. The site is not within a planning area, but Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018) are applicable to the site. C2P2 encourages the preservation of contributing buildings and buildings which exhibit historic qualities. Multi-unit residential developments should face public streets, incorporate plazas and courtyards, place parking behind or beside the buildings, and use high-quality and durable materials. The Planning Division staff supports the proposal as it preserves and adaptively reuses the former Kroger Bakery and meets all of the design guidelines with regards to building orientation, parking, and open space. The guidelines also state that height modifications should be evaluated based on adjacent uses. The increased height modification conforms to the height of th...
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