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Commission approves Homeport rezoning for affordable housing at North Hamilton Road amid density debate
Summary
The development commission granted the requested AR‑2 rezoning for a 1.55‑acre Homeport affordable housing project on North Hamilton Road over Northland Community Council opposition; commissioners and staff flagged pending traffic review and sidewalk connectivity but supported the project’s affordable‑housing mission.
The Columbus Development Commission on Jan. 9 approved a rezoning to allow a multiunit affordable housing development on a 1.55‑acre parcel at North Hamilton Road (case z24‑0025432), despite opposition from the Northland Community Council over density and height.
Homeport representative Laura Komack told the commission the project is step two of the city’s affordable‑housing process, noting the council previously granted a variance and that the developer received funding from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency last June. Komack said the scheme increases parking by about 20% compared with the council variance through a taller building footprint and that the design connects to a nearby, largely new sidewalk…
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