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Council Variance Application: CV12-024
APPLICANT: Brianne E. DeRolphe; c/o Donald Plank, Plank Law Firm; 145 East Rich St., 3rd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Add a single-unit dwelling to an existing commercial building for a live-work unit.
BREWERY DISTRICT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The requested Council variance will allow a single-unit dwelling with a partial second-story addition within an existing commercial building in the M, Manufacturing District. The building will function as a live-work unit with an art studio, office and the dwelling unit. The site is located within the High Street Corridor Subarea of the Southern Tier of the Brewery District Plan (1992), which states that the current zoning does not accurately represent the existing residential uses, and emphasizes the residential character of the area. Variances for a parking space reduction of 3 required spaces and to allow a fence for security purposes in required vision clearance are included in the request. Staff has supported requests for live-work units for other properties within the Brewery District, and this proposal would not be out of character for the area. In addition, the City of Columbus Zoning Code contains no district allowing a mixture of residential and commercial uses on the ground floor, so this is the only venue the applicant has to pursue such a project.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3363.01, M-manufacturing district; 3312.49(C), Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; and 3321.05(A),Vision clearance, of the Columbus City codes; for the property located at 754 BANK STREET (43206), to permit a single-unit dwelling in conjunction with an art studio and office with reduced development standards in the M, Manufacturing District (Council Variance #CV12-024).
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