Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z21-080
APPLICANT: Richard J. Conie Company; c/o Dave Perry, Agent; 411 East Town Street, 1st Floor; Columbus, OH 43201; and Donald Plank, Atty.; 411 East Town Street, 2nd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Residential development.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (5-1) on March 10, 2022.
GREATER SOUTH EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The 30.44± acre site is zoned in the R, Rural district, and consists of one undeveloped parcel and part of another parcel that is developed with a religious facility. The requested PUD-8, Planned Unit Development District will permit a total of 146 attached and detached dwelling units at a net density of 6.1 dwelling units per acre. The PUD text includes supplemental development standards that address open space, building setbacks, lot size, lot width, lot coverage, side and rear yards, traffic access, traffic improvements, street trees, residential unit trees, landscaping, fencing, building materials, building design and garage placement, and a commitment to develop the site in accordance with the submitted site plans. Additionally, the text includes modifications to code standards for building setbacks, lot width, lot area, and side and rear yards for some of the proposed lots. While the request is inconsistent with the South East Land Use Plan’s (2018) recommendation for “Institutional,” and “Open Space” uses at this location, the Plan includes full adoption of Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018), which provide rationale for support of non-institutional uses. Staff notes that approximately half of the units front open space and are oriented toward the street, open space is activated with trails and landscaping, there are stub streets to the north and west for future connectivity, street trees provided, and building elevations were reviewed with additional design commitments inclu...
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