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Columbia Gas seeks variance for Brandon Road utility station replacement in Upper Arlington
Summary
At a Sept. 3 work session, city staff and Columbia Gas of Ohio reviewed a proposal to replace and expand a utility station at 2723 Brandon Road; planners identified one variance for a side-yard/lawn-wall setback and asked the company for design and landscape clarifications ahead of a formal hearing.
Upper Arlington planning staff and representatives of Columbia Gas of Ohio reviewed a proposal Sept. 3 to replace and expand a utility station at 2723 Brandon Road, and staff identified a variance that the company will need to request before the project can move to a public hearing. The item was discussed during a work session of the Board of Zoning and Planning and no formal vote was taken.
Why it matters: The property sits in a single-family residence (R-1C) district directly north of an existing station and abuts residential lots. Staff said the project must meet the city's residential design standards and conditional-use criteria because utility stations are a conditional use in the district.
Staff summarized the application and the site changes the company has made since an earlier approval in July. According to the…
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