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Variance Granted for Mixed-Use Development at 3700 Lifestyle Blvd. Allowing Reduced Standards for 96 Units

  • When: 2025/07/14
  • Address: 3700 LIFESTYLE BLVD.
  • City: Columbus
  • State: OH
  • Category: Spot Rezoning
  • Subcategory: Development Plan Amendment
  • Asset Class: Mixed-Use
  • Size (AC): 2.43 AC
  • Size (Units): 96 Units
  • Planning Department: True

This ordinance grants a Council variance (CV24-153) for the property at 3700 LIFESTYLE BLVD. in Columbus, Ohio, allowing reduced development standards for a mixed-use project in the AR-O, Apartment Office District. The site will be split into two parcels. Tract 1 will feature a new 64-unit apartment building, and Tract 2 will retain an existing mixed-use building with a daycare center and 32 apartment units, totaling 96 units on the property. Specific variances include the elimination of parking lot screening between Tract 1 and Tract 2, a reduced parking setback on Tract 1 from 25 feet to 10 feet, a reduction in required parking spaces for Tract 1 from 96 to 59, and reduced rear yards from 25% to 11.7% for Tract 1 and 17.6% for Tract 2. Both the Northeast Area Commission and City Departments recommended approval, noting the proposal's consistency with the Northeast Area Plan's design guidelines and the city's objective to increase housing supply. The ordinance is conditioned on the property's use remaining consistent with the AR-O district, general conformance with the site plan and building elevations dated June 23, 2025, and obtaining all necessary permits and Certificates of Occupancy for the new apartment building on Tract 1.

Source

Applicant - Somerset Place Apts, LLC


Daniel Mayer