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Council Variance Application: CV20-033
APPLICANT: SC Thurber Village Limited; c/o Eric Leibowitz, Agent; 250 Civic Center Drive, #500; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Reduced development standards for a multi-unit residential development.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance #1966-2022; Z20-030) to the AR-3, Apartment Residential, and CPD, Commercial Planned Development districts to allow redevelopment of a shopping center with a mixed-use development. The requested Council variance proposes a 230-unit apartment development (85.82 units/acre) with structured parking and a community center. Variances are included to permit use of the structured parking for up to 48 commercial parking spaces related to the commercial uses on the adjacent CPD, Commercial Planned Development District, and to reduce the driveway width, landscaping and screening, parking setback line, minimum number of parking spaces required, building lines, and rear yard. Staff finds the requested variances to be supportable as they are consistent with the established development pattern of the neighborhood and Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3333.03, AR-3, apartment residential district use; 3312.13, Driveway; 3312.21(A), Landscaping and screening; 3312.27, Parking setback line; 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3333.18, Building lines; and 3333.24, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 777 NEIL AVE. (43215), to permit commercial parking spaces and reduced development standards for a multi-unit residential development in the AR-3, Apartment Residential District (Council Variance #CV20-033).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV20-033, the owner of property at 777 NEIL AVE. (43215), is requesting a ...
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