Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV21-154
APPLICANT: Goodwill Industries of Central Ohio, Inc.; c/o Dave Perry, Agent; David Perry Company; 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.
5TH BY NORTHWEST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance #2953-2022; Z21-104) to the AR-3, Apartment Residential District for a 3.91 acre portion of the site. The applicant proposes a mixed-use development consisting of an apartment building with up to 276 units, 581 parking spaces, of which 102 will be for off-site usage, and a 20,664 square foot retail building. The site is located within the planning boundaries of the Fifth by Northwest Neighborhood Plan (2009), which recommends both “Mixed-use” and “Industrial (Light),” land uses at this location. The mixed-use development is consistent with the Plan’s recommendation and with similar new mixed-use developments along the West 5th Avenue and West 3rd Avenue corridors. Planning Division staff has discussed conceptual building elevations that include graphics on the retail building façade, mitigating the use of spandrel glass along the primary frontage, and creating an interesting pedestrian environment through a high level of design consistent with Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (2018) Design Guidelines.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3333.03, AR-3 apartment residential district use; 3309.14, Height districts; 3312.25, Maneuvering; 3333.15(C), Basis of computing area; 3333.18, Building lines; 3333.24, Rear yard; 3372.604, Setback requirements; and 3372.605(D), Building design standards, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1333 EDGEHILL RD. (432...
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