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Industrial operator resists screening requirement but Board approves open‑storage setback variance with conditions
Summary
The Board granted variances allowing open storage and gravel parking at 2365 Performance Way in an established industrial corridor, but staff’s recommended condition for additional screening along the Performance Way frontage was discussed at length; the owner said he preferred street trees rather than opaque fencing or slats.
Columbus zoning officials approved variances Feb. 25 to legitimize longstanding open storage and gravel parking at 2365 Performance Way, but required additional mitigation along the Performance Way frontage after debate about visibility, policing and a nearby cemetery.
Applicant Sean Englewertsland told the Board the property has been used for open storage and contractor equipment for many years. Planning staff supported the variances but requested “additional screening on the Performance Way…
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