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Development commission approves rezoning for Harlem Road self-storage after resident objections
Summary
The Columbus Development Commission voted to forward a rezoning application allowing a self‑storage facility on Harlem Road to city council after residents raised traffic, precedent and notification concerns; commissioners included conditions in an updated limitation text.
The Columbus Development Commission voted Wednesday to approve updated limitation text and forward to city council a rezoning application (case Z24‑059) that would allow a self‑storage facility on two parcels along Harlem Road.
Neighbors urged the commission to deny the rezoning, saying a 17,000‑square‑foot, two‑story storage building would encroach on a residential neighborhood, worsen traffic at the Harlem Road/Central College intersection and set a precedent for limited manufacturing uses next to homes. "This is the first commercial building to invade an otherwise residential area," resident Lori Kiefer said, asking the commission to…
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