Rezoning Request Proposes 216 Apartments Along Gender Road
Dorothy's Pond Apartments application seeks higher residential density on 10.36 acres in southeast Columbus.
A new multi-unit housing development proposed in southeast Columbus seeks to build up to 216 apartments along Gender Road, according to municipal planning records.
The filing, submitted under application Z26-038 for a project titled Dorothy's Pond Apartments, requests rezoning for a 10.36-acre site at 3686 Gender Road. The property, identified in city records as parcel 530-259628 in ZIP code 43110, is currently zoned L-AR-12, a limited apartment residential classification. The applicant is seeking to rezone from L-AR-12 to L-AR-1 to allow a multi-unit residential development with up to 216 units, which would establish a density of 21 units per acre.
City records show the rezoning request was initially submitted on Sept. 23 with a stated intent "To develop more multi-family units than is currently allowed in an AR12". Concurrently, an applicant submitted a companion council variance application, logged under record CV26-096 for Dorothys Pond Development. The variance filing asserts that "Without the requested variances, the property cannot be reasonably developed for multifamily residential use, significantly limiting its economic potential and beneficial use."
The rezoning application has been placed on the city's Accelerated Residential review track, an administrative pathway intended to speed technical evaluation of residential housing proposals. City records updated on Oct. 6 designate staff planner Alyssa Saltzman to manage the review and assign the proposal to the Greater South East Area Commission for neighborhood advisory consideration.
Both the rezoning and variance applications remain marked as pending review in the City of Columbus Accela portal. At this stage, public documentation remains minimal. City records show zero uploaded documents on the portal for the filings, leaving detailed architectural drawings, engineering assessments and exterior site plans unindexed.
The public filings also do not identify the developer, property owner entities or applicant representatives behind the project. In addition, the companion council variance docket does not yet enumerate the specific building or zoning code sections for which variances will be requested beyond the general statement supporting multifamily use.
Before the development can proceed to construction, the rezoning and variance requests must complete city staff review, receive an advisory recommendation from the Greater South East Area Commission, and go before Columbus City Council for final legislative action.
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The filing, submitted under application Z26-038 for a project titled Dorothy's Pond Apartments, requests rezoning for a 10.36-acre site at 3686 Gender Road.
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3686 Gender Rd. (43110) 530-259628; 10.36 acres
The applicant is seeking to rezone from L-AR-12 to L-AR-1 to allow a multi-unit residential development with up to 216 units, which would establish a density of 21 units per acre.
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To rezone from L-AR-12 to L-AR-1 to allow a multi-unit residential development with up to 216 units (21 units per acre)
City records show the rezoning request was initially submitted on Sept. 23 with a stated intent "To develop more multi-family units than is currently allowed in an AR12".
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To develop more multi-family units than is currently allowed in an AR12
The rezoning application has been placed on the city's Accelerated Residential review track, an administrative pathway intended to speed technical evaluation of residential housing proposals.
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Accelerated Residential
City records updated on Oct. 6 designate staff planner Alyssa Saltzman to manage the review and assign the proposal to the Greater South East Area Commission for neighborhood advisory consideration.
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Assigned Planner: Alyssa Saltzman
City records updated on Oct. 6 designate staff planner Alyssa Saltzman to manage the review and assign the proposal to the Greater South East Area Commission for neighborhood advisory consideration.
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Greater South East Area Commission
Both the rezoning and variance applications remain marked as pending review in the City of Columbus Accela portal.
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Status=Pending Review
City records show zero uploaded documents on the portal for the filings, leaving detailed architectural drawings, engineering assessments and exterior site plans unindexed.
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The variance filing asserts that "Without the requested variances, the property cannot be reasonably developed for multifamily residential use, significantly limiting its economic potential and beneficial use."
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Without the requested variances, the property cannot be reasonably developed for multifamily residential use, significantly limiting its economic potential and beneficial use.