City of Columbus - File #: 2101-2022

• File #: 2101-2022
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/7/2022
• In control: Zoning Committee
• On agenda: 7/25/2022
• Final action: 7/27/2022
• Title: To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.037, R-2F, residential district; 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses; 3309.14, Height districts; 3312.21(A)(2), Landscaping and screening; 3312.49(A)(C), Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3356.05(F), C-4 district development limitations; and 3356.11, C-4 district setback lines, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 459 E. LIVINGSTON AVE. (43215), to permit a mixed-use development with reduced development standards in the C-4, Commercial District and R-2F, Residential District (Council Variance #CV18-063).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/27/2022	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/26/2022	1	ACTING MAYOR	Signed
7/25/2022	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/25/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Accept entire staff report into evidence as an exhibit	Pass
7/25/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Adopt the findings of staff as the findings of Council	Pass
7/25/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Approved	Pass
7/18/2022	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time

Explanation

Council Variance Application: CV18-063

APPLICANT: Northstar Realty; c/o Michael Shannon, Atty.; Underhill & Hodge, LLC; 8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 260; New Albany, OH 43054.

PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.

COLUMBUS SOUTH SIDE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.

CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of six parcels developed with a former dinner theater/catering hall, a car rental facility, and a contractors office in the C-4, Commercial District, with a small portion of one of the parcels zoned in the R-2F, Residential District as a result of vacated alley right-of-way. The requested Council variance will permit redevelopment of the site with a mixed-use development containing approximately 6,282 square feet of retail space, 10,349 square feet of restaurant space without pickup unit, 2,017 square feet of restaurant space with pickup unit, 620 square feet of restaurant patio space, and 170 apartment units. Variances for residential use in the C-4 district, commercial parking in the R-2F district, increased building height, reduced soil area for parking lot trees, required bicycle parking location, reduced building lines, and a parking space reduction from 434 required to 207 provided spaces are included in the request. The site is within the planning area of the South Side Plan (2014), which recommends “Neighborhood Commercial” uses for this location, and includes adoption of Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018). Planning Division staff notes the included elevations reflect high quality materials and a height step-down on the site’s southeast portion toward Washington Avenue, consistent with C2P2 guidelines encouraging lessened visual impact as development abuts lower intensity uses. The step-down allows for an amenity space which is supported by staff as appropriate open space for an urban area. Staff als...