Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV20-128
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.
HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance #3143-2021; Z20-114) to the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District. The project includes the adaptive reuse of the former Kroger Bakery into a mixed-use development including 49,000 square feet of office space, 8,850 square feet of retail/restaurant space, and 364 apartment units. The requested Council variance will permit ground-floor residential units and accessory residential uses within the proposed development. A variance is necessary because residential uses are only permitted above certain commercial uses. The proposal preserves historic manufacturing buildings, and is comparable to recent urban infill mixed-use development projects.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses; and 3361.02, Permitted uses, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 457 CLEVELAND AVE. (43215), to permit ground-floor residential uses as part of a mixed-use development in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Council Variance #CV20-128).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV20-128, the owner of property at 457 CLEVELAND AVE. (43215), is requesting a Council variance to permit ground-floor residential uses as part of a mixed-use development in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance #3143-2021 (Rezoning Application #Z20-114), the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District permits Section 3356.03, C-4 Permitted uses; and
WHEREAS, Section 3356.0...
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