Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV21-095
APPLICANT: Lykens Companies; c/o Dave Perry, Agent; Dave Perry Company, Inc.; 411 East Town Street, 1st Floor; Columbus, OH 43215; and Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 411 East Town Street, 2nd Floor, Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
UNIVERISTY AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site was formerly developed with a retail carry-out establishment in the C-4, Commercial District, and lies within the NC, Neighborhood Commercial subarea of the University District Zoning Overlay (UDZO). The Applicant is requesting a Council variance to permit a mixed-use development containing 4,500 square feet of eating and drinking establishment use, 900 square feet of accessory outdoor dining use, 59 enclosed parking spaces, and 48 apartment units, two of which will be located on the ground floor. A Council variance is required because ground floor residential uses are not permitted in the C-4, Commercial District. Variances to maneuvering, parking space, floor area ratio (FAR), vision clearance, building height, building design standards, and a parking reduction from 64 required spaces to 59 provided spaces are included in the request. The University District Plan (2015), recommends “Neighborhood Mixed Use” land uses at this site, consistent with the proposed mix of commercial and multi-unit residential uses. The request will result in a mixed-use development that is generally consistent with existing and proposed development projects along the East Fifth Avenue and North Fourth Street corridors, as well as the mixed-use and urban nature of the neighborhood.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses; 3312.25, Maneuvering; 3312.29, Parking space; 3312.49(C), Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3321.05(B)(1), Vision clearance; 3325.213(B), FAR Standards; 3325.223, Building Height Standard;...
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