BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS CASE SUMMARY FOR APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION Washington Street

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1 Case Number: BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS CASE SUMMARY FOR APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION 1110 Washington Street July 12, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. Mayor s Conference Room, 1737 Main Street, 2 nd Floor Columbia, South Carolina SE Subject Property: 1110 Washington Street (TMS# Zoning District: Applicant: Property Owner: Council District: 2 C-5, -DD (Central Business District in the Design Development Overlay Julie Ann Narang, Low Spirit Solutions, LLC Kiefer and Bagwell Summary Prepared: July 8, 2016 Requested Action: Special Exception to establish a liquor store Applicable Sections of Zoning Ordinance: Liquor stores (SIC 592 permitted in C-5 districts by Special Exception Standard criteria for special exceptions Case History: Staff Comments: None. This application for Special Exception is to permit the establishment of a +/- 991 sq. ft. liquor store on the ground floor of a parking garage near the corner of Assembly and Main Streets. The proposed liquor store is zoned C-5, -DD (Central Business District in the Design Development Overlay, as are the properties to the north, south, and east of the property. Across Assembly Street to the west is the C-4 district (Central Area Commercial. The general vicinity hosts a variety of office, hospitality, retail, and residential uses. The nearest liquor store is Green s Beverages at 400 Assembly Street, about 1.3 miles away. Rosewood Liquor and Wine is at 2910 Rosewood Drive (1/2 mile. The nearest Elementary School is at St Peter s Catholic Church on Assembly Street (630 feet, which is also the nearest church. First Baptist church is also about 775 feet away. Should the Board be inclined to approve this request, staff asks that you consider the following item as a condition of your approval: Following vacancy, abandonment, or discontinuance of this use for a period of 12 consecutive months, the special exception shall be considered completed and shall expire. 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. - s from Martha Studstill, LV Granger, Matt Kennell, and Capt. J.P. Auld, CPD. PAGE 1 OF 1

2 Zoning Map Department of Planning & Development Services Legend INTERSTATES RAILROADS CITY LIMITS FEMA FP HAMPTON ST C-5 C Special Exception SE 1108 thru Washington Street TMS# SUMTER ST µ D-1 RS-1 RS-1A RS-1B RS-2 RS-3 RD RD-2 RG-1 RG-1A RG-2 RG-3 UTD MX-1 MX-2 C-1 C-2 C-3 C-3A C-4 C-5 M-1 M-2 PUD-C PUD-LS PUD-LS-E PUD-LS-R PUD-R ORIGINAL PREPARATION/DATE: This map was prepared by: Andrew Livengood for July 12, 2016 BoZA meeting OUT OF CITY DD DISTRICT DP DISTRICTS PD DISTRICT CC OVERLAY City Landmark 1 inch = 175 feet DISCLAIMER: The City of Columbia Department of Planning and Development Services data represented on this map or plan is the product of compilation, as produced by others. It is provided for informational purposes only and the City of Columbia makes no representation as to its accuracy. Its use without field verification is at the sole risk of the user. PARK ST M-1 ASSEMBLY ST LADY ST thru 1232 MAIN ST WASHINGTON ST Landmark Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community ** DATA SOURCE - CITY OF COLUMBIA, GIS DIVISION

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10 Livengood, Andrew From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Hudson, Swinton W (Skip Thursday, July 07, :26 AM 'LV Granger' Livengood, Andrew; Cook, K Brian RE: Liquor store exception Mr. Granger, I'm forwarding your comments to the Zoning Division, which is responsible for the Board of Zoning Appeals. Please direct any further inquiries or comments on this matter to them at or by ing Brian Cook and Andrew Livengood (cc'ed herein. Best regards, Swinton W. Skip Hudson, III Information Resource Coordinator Planning & Development Services 1136 Washington Street Columbia, SC Phone: Original Message From: LV Granger [mailto:lv@grangerowings.com] Sent: Thursday, July 07, :10 AM To: Hudson, Swinton W (Skip Subject: Liquor store exception Skip, It has been brought to our attention about a special exception for a liquor store to go on Washington. On behalf of Granger Owings I would oppose this decision as I feel it would be a negative. Would you please make note of my response as well as make sure this correspondence finds its way into the right inbox? LV Granger Granger Owings Suite Main Street (o (c 1

11 Livengood, Andrew From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Matt Kennell Thursday, July 07, :16 PM Granger Owings 1333 Main St; Huggins, Melanie; Martha Studstill; Jenna Bridgers; Karel Givens; Tripp Whitener; Mashburn, Lee; Don Tomlin; Davis, Marsha; Jimmy Chao; David Lockwood, III; Bennett, James Knoche, David; Holbrook, William H; Kelly, Melron; Craig Currey; Auld, James; Gentry, Missy Smith; Wilson, Teresa B; Hampton, Krista; Fellows, John S; Livengood, Andrew; Jeff Prioreschi; Kendall Clay; Ben Arnold; Stevebenjaminsc; Devine, Tameika; Howard Duvall; McDowell Jr., Edward H; FW: Proposed Liquor Store ATT00004.txt; IMG_5364.JPG; IMG_5363.JPG; ATT00007.txt Dear Friends and Board Members: These are some photos I took this morning which show the location and proximity of the proposed liquor store for the 1100 Block of Washington Street directly next to the entrance to the Washington Street Public Parking Facility and across the street from the $60 Million proposed EDGE Residential Tower and the Richland Library and one block from St. Peters Church and School. This is scheduled to be considered next week at the Board of Zoning Appeals to be considered for a special exception to allow this use. I do not believe it would be positive for downtown due to its proximity to other residential and community uses as well as being co located next to check cashing businesses and a convenience store which already sells wine, beer, and lottery tickets. I can send anyone the BZA agenda with additional information and would encourage anyone opposed to make their concerns known. Sincerely, Matt Kennell City Center Partnership 1

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13 Livengood, Andrew From: Matt Kennell Sent: Thursday, July 07, :28 AM To: Livengood, Andrew; Hampton, Krista; Fellows, John S; Wilson, Teresa B; Gentry, Missy Smith Cc: Tripp Whitener; Mashburn, Lee; Davis, Marsha; Subject: FW: DRAFT Board of Zoning Appeals Agenda for Tuesday July 12, 2016 FYI, not positive at all to allow special exception for liquor store on Washington Street near $60Million new residential project and Richland Library. See comments from Metro Police Commander below, Matt From: Auld, James Sent: Wednesday, July 06, :31 PM To: Matt Kennell Subject: Re: DRAFT Board of Zoning Appeals Agenda for Tuesday July 12, 2016 Mr. Kennell, I didn't know about this proposed liquor store. I agree with you, a business of this type has no place in the downtown area. A liquor store would be a major draw for many of the problems we are working so hard to eliminate from the downtown area. You have my support in this opposition. Capt J.P Auld Metro Region Commander Columbia Police Department On Jul 6, 2016, at 16:57, "Matt Kennell" <matt@citycentercolumbia.sc> wrote: Dear Andrew: Generally speaking, the proposed Liquor Store seeking a special exception does not seem positive while in the same strip with payday loan businesses and a convenience store that sells alcohol and lottery tickets. We are informing our membership and the downtown neighborhood association of this request. Matt Kennell City Center Partnership From: Hudson, Swinton W (Skip [mailto:swhudson@columbiasc.net] Sent: Tuesday, July 05, :43 AM Subject: DRAFT Board of Zoning Appeals Agenda for Tuesday July 12, 2016 Importance: High Greetings, 1

14 Attached is a copy of the DRAFT agenda for the July 12, 2016 meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals. The regular agenda will be distributed later this week, complete with the case materials. Please note that the meeting location has been changed from City Council Chambers to the Mayor s Conference Room, 2 nd floor of City Hall, 1737 Main Street. If you have any questions at all, please let me know. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Thanks, Andrew Draft Agendas: The Planning and Development Services Department distributes draft agendas in order to provide earlier notice of upcoming agenda items. Draft agendas include items that we have received by the application deadline, but the final agenda has not yet been set. We will send out the final agendas and post to the website prior to the meeting date. Unlike our final agendas, draft agendas do not contain a consent agenda if you plan on attending a meeting based upon an item currently on the agenda, it is critical that you check the final agenda before you attend. <image003.png>andrew Livengood, Deputy Zoning Administrator Planning and Development Services 1136 Washington Street, Columbia, SC Phone: Direct: atlivengood@columbiasc.net 2

15 Livengood, Andrew From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Martha Thursday, July 07, :37 PM Matt Kennell; Granger Owings 1333 Main St; Huggins, Melanie; Jenna Bridgers; Karel Givens; Tripp Whitener; Mashburn, Lee; Don Tomlin; Davis, Marsha; Jimmy Chao; David Lockwood, III; Bennett, James Knoche, David; Holbrook, William H; Kelly, Melron; Craig Currey; Auld, James; Gentry, Missy Smith; Wilson, Teresa B; Hampton, Krista; Fellows, John S; Livengood, Andrew; Jeff Prioreschi; Kendall Clay; Ben Arnold; Stevebenjaminsc; Devine, Tameika; Howard Duvall; McDowell Jr., Edward H; RE: Proposed Liquor Store Hi Matt, I agree that this is not a very desirable location for a liquor store. Can you please forward our group the agenda and contact information for the folks we should contact to let them know our concerns? Thank you, Martha Studstill Uptown Gifts LLC 1204 Main Street Columbia, South Carolina Fax Original Message From: Matt Kennell [mailto:matt@citycentercolumbia.sc] Sent: Thursday, July 7, :16 PM To: Granger Owings 1333 Main St; Huggins, Melanie; Martha; Jenna Bridgers; Karel Givens; Tripp Whitener; Mashburn, Lee; Don Tomlin; lsmith@holderproperties.com; jmcarthur@hsblawfirm.com; Davis, Marsha; Jimmy Chao; David Lockwood, III; Bennett, James Cc: Knoche, David; Holbrook, William H; Kelly, Melron; Craig Currey; jpauld@columbiasc.net; Missy Gentry; Wilson, Teresa B; Hampton, Krista; Fellows, John S; Livengood, Andrew; Jeff Prioreschi; tmprior@aol.com; Kendall Clay; Ben Arnold; Stevebenjaminsc; Devine, Tameika; Howard Duvall; ehmcdowell@columbiasc.net; tlbdavis@aol.com Subject: FW: Proposed Liquor Store Dear Friends and Board Members: These are some photos I took this morning which show the location and proximity of the proposed liquor store for the 1100 Block of Washington Street directly next to the entrance to the Washington Street Public Parking Facility and across the street from the $60 Million proposed EDGE Residential Tower and the Richland Library and one block from St. Peters Church and School. This is scheduled to be considered next week at the Board of Zoning Appeals to be considered for a special exception to allow this use. I do not believe it would be positive for downtown due to its proximity to other residential and community uses as well as being co located next to check cashing businesses and a convenience store which already sells wine, beer, and lottery tickets. 1

16 I can send anyone the BZA agenda with additional information and would encourage anyone opposed to make their concerns known. Sincerely, Matt Kennell City Center Partnership 2