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Polaris-area owners object as board approves small parking variance for Lauer Drive redevelopment
Summary
The Board approved a five-space parking variance to allow a 29,370-square-foot retail building at 8701 Lauer Drive to be reclassified and partially repurposed as a commercial center; Polaris neighborhood representatives said the reduced standard and lack of use restrictions raise long-term parking and hours-of-operation concerns.
The Columbus zoning board on Feb. 25 approved a request to reclassify and slightly expand an existing retail building at 8701 Lauer Drive into a commercial center that will include retail, a food court and drinking/eating establishments, granting a variance for five fewer parking spaces than would otherwise be required.
Carmela Babu Maganti, an owner of the property, told the Board the redevelopment was already planned and that the project team sought a variance for 5 parking spaces to accommodate an added mezzanine and expanded interior program. “We have been approved from a city as a commercial center,” she said, and…
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