City of Columbus - File #: 0290-2022

• File #: 0290-2022
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/19/2022
• In control: Zoning Committee
• On agenda: 7/11/2022
• Final action: 7/14/2022
• Title: To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses, 3361.02, Permitted uses, and 3312.49(C), Minimum numbers of parking spaces required, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 142 W. WHITTIER ST. (43206), to permit ground floor residential uses and reduced parking in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Council Variance #CV19-111).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/14/2022	2	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/13/2022	2	MAYOR	Signed
7/11/2022	2	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/11/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Taken from the Table	Pass
7/11/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Accept entire staff report into evidence as an exhibit	Pass
7/11/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Adopt the findings of staff as the findings of Council	Pass
7/11/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Amended as submitted to the Clerk	Pass
7/11/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Approved as Amended	Pass
6/27/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Waive the 2nd Reading	Pass
6/27/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Tabled to Certain Date	Pass

Explanation

Council Variance Application: CV19-111

APPLICANT: Zimmer Development Company, LLC; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown, Atty.; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 460; Columbus, OH 43215.

PROPOSED USE: Ground floor residential uses.

BREWERY DISTRICT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.

CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant received a recommendation of approval from the Development Commission on December 9, 2021, for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance No. 0289-2022, Z19-082) to the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District, which permits C-4, Commercial District uses. A mixed-use development is proposed. The requested Council variance will allow ground floor residential uses that would otherwise be prohibited, and includes a reduction to the minimum number of required parking spaces for multi-unit residential development from 1.3 from 1.5 parking spaces per unit. This request is consistent with other recent mixed-use developments, and assists in achieving the Brewery District Plan’s (1992) guideline of encouraging housing to be a permitted use on the Whittier Street Peninsula.

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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses, 3361.02, Permitted uses, and 3312.49(C), Minimum numbers of parking spaces required, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 142 W. WHITTIER ST. (43206), to permit ground floor residential uses and reduced parking in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Council Variance #CV19-111).

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WHEREAS, by application #CV19-111, the owner of property at 142 W. WHITTIER ST. (43206), is requesting a Council variance to permit ground floor residential uses in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District; and

WHEREAS, Section 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses, prohibits residential uses other than apartments above specified commercial uses, while the applicant proposes ground floor residential uses in mixed-use buildings and/or apartment buildings; and

WHEREAS, S...