To

Mayor and Council

Subject

Variance for Addressing - Spring Harbor

Initiator

Donna W. Newman, Director of Engineering

Recommendation

Approve variance to Ordinance No. 02-85, Section 18-53 of the Columbus Code.

Approval

Approved

Background

Spring Harbor, a continuing care retirement community, is located at the

intersection of Double Churches Road and River Road. It is currently zoned RO

and previously zoned AO. These facilities were planned and developed prior to

the implementation of the Unified Development Ordinance. Ordinance No. 02-85

provided for the assignment of addresses on private streets.

Analysis

Staff met with the representative from Spring Harbor on March 2, 2005, to

discuss address assignment for the facilities. There is mixed use on the

campus that includes, Garden Villas consisting single family residences and

duplex facilities, apartments and a health center. It was agreed upon at that

time to use 100 Spring Harbor Drive #____ for the main residential buildings,

200 Spring Harbor Drive#_____ for the Health Center and the use of 10 thru 56

Spring Harbor Circle for the single family/duplex facilities. This was

utilized to assist with locating appropriate facilities by Public Safety

personnel. A second request has been received from Spring Harbor to allow the

residents to utilize their apartment number and Spring Harbor Drive as their

mailing addresses. They would continue to use the 100 or 200 Spring Harbor

Drive with apartment number for the official address as utilize by the phone

company as the database for 911 services, i.e. 100 Spring Harbor 1001 would use

1001 Spring Harbor Drive as their mailing address.



Public Safety has strong concerns with the use of two addresses especially

since the access to the apartments are internal. If the 911 database were out

of service, an officer, ambulance or fire truck may have difficulty locating

the residence if the resident gives their mailing address as their location.

Major Stan Swiney has met with Spring Harbor management to review policies and

procedures for having staff available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist

Public Saftey personnel in locating residents.

Financial Considerations

N/A

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

Legal Considerations

A variance to the ordinance is required.

Recommendations/ Actions

Approve variance to Ordinance No.-02-85, Section 18-53 of the Columbus Code of

Ordinances.

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