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Planning commission approves rear addition and parking variance for cooling‑technology firm at 1847 W. Fifth Ave.
Summary
The Grandview Heights Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit and parking variance allowing OBR Cooling Towers to add a rear R&D addition to an existing commercial building at 1847 West Fifth Avenue while memorializing the site's existing 13 parking spaces.
The Grandview Heights Planning Commission on May 20 approved a conditional use permit and parking variance for work at 1847 West Fifth Avenue that will let OBR Cooling Towers add a rear research-and-development addition to an existing commercial building while keeping the existing onsite parking count.
The decision allows the company to create an enclosed R&D “clean lab” addition to a building currently used for office space and sales. Jordan Salmit, senior planner with Planning Next, told the commission staff determined the proposed workshop-style addition fits the zoning definition of a “warehouse facility located entirely within a closed building,” a use that requires conditional use approval in the C-2 (community commercial) zoning district.
The permit and variance were granted with conditions intended to reduce neighborhood impacts. Salmit said staff and the applicant agreed the addition’s…
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