A Council variance was granted for the property located at 3639 Gender Road in Columbus, Ohio, to allow for the development of a 120-suite affordable assisted living facility. The decision includes several deviations from the Columbus City Codes. Specifically, it permits an existing monopole telecommunication antenna to remain on-site, a use generally prohibited in the AR-3 Apartment Residential District. The variance also reduces the required parking from 90 to 73 spaces for the 120 suites and decreases the required rear yard from 25 percent to 23.4 percent of the total lot area. Additionally, a reduced setback of zero feet is approved for the monopole telecommunication antenna from residentially zoned districts, a significant reduction from the otherwise required 270 feet. City departments recommended approval of the variance, noting the project's alignment with City priorities to provide affordable assisted living units and its adherence to C2P2 Design Guidelines for landscaping. The 3.96-acre site is located on the west side of Gender Road.