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BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS CASE SUMMARY FOR

APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION

N/S, 2801, 2813, 2835 Devine Street

August 9, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. City Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor

Columbia, South Carolina

Case Number: 16-041-SE

Subject Property: N/S, 2801, 2813, 2835 Devine Street (TMS# 11316-13-12, 11316-04-19, 20, & 21)

Zoning District: C-2 (Neighborhood Commercial District)

Applicant: Devine Station, LLC

Property Owner: Devine Station, LLC

Council District: 3

Summary Prepared: August 3, 2016

Requested Action: Special Exception to establish a multifamily use. Applicable Sections of Zoning Ordinance: §17-258 Multifamily (SIC 8811.2) allowed within the C-2 districts by special exception. §17-112 Standard criteria for special exceptions Case History: 8/9/2016 Special Exception request for shared parking (16-042-SE) Staff Comments: This application for Special Exception is to allow the establishment of up to 95

multifamily residential dwellings upon the subject properties within a proposed mixed use development.

These properties are the site of the old Continental American/AFLAC insurance offices and parking areas. According to the Richland County Assessor’s office, the three-story office building (2801 Devine Street) is currently 38,724 sq. ft. and the one-story office building (2835 Devine Street) is currently 14,564 sq. ft. The proposed mixed use development includes two lots that are zoned RG-2 (General Residential district) and not a part of this special exception request, but are part of the related special exception request for shared parking before you today (16-042-SE). The four parcels that are a part of this special exception combined total approximately 2.17 acres.

A conceptual site plan and conceptual building elevations have been provided and are included with the attached materials. Unlike most residential zoning districts, the C-2 district does not impose a maximum density for residential development, instead requiring a special exception approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals in consideration of the standard criteria for special exception.

The applicant is requesting approval for 95 dwelling units on the 4 lots making up this request (approximately 43.7 units/acre), however the total number of units built may be less. If the additional two RG-2 lots from the separate parking request are included in the calculations (and no additional units are built upon those lots), the density for 95

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units ends up being 31.9 units/acre , the The 700 Woodrow apartment building a block to the west has 75 units (~47.2 units/acre), and the GranDevine Condos to the north have 51 units (~25.5 units/acre). The adjacent RG-2 district has an approximate density of 16.4 units/acre (5,000 sq. ft. of lot area for the first unit, and 2,500 sq. ft. of lot area for each additional unit).

In the likely event that this development contains more than 5 dwelling units or exceeds 100,000 sq. ft. of building area, a Site Plan Review by the Planning Commission will be required.

The area surrounding the subject properties is a mixture of office, residential, and retail/hospitality uses. The properties fronting Devine Street are primarily zoned Neighborhood Commercial though a few pockets of C- 1 (Office and Institutional) are to the west. The Old Shandon and Oakwood Court Neighborhoods are to the north of the subject properties, as are the Epworth Children’s Home and the GranDevine Condo building (the former Schneider School). The Shandon Neighborhood is to the south, across the commercial corridor.

Persons expressing support or concern about this application submitted the documents outlined below to staff. All documents are attached hereto and made a part of the record of the public hearing. -Marion M. Moses, Devine Street Association.

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