Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV21-130
APPLICANT: Magnetic Home Services, LLC; c/o Dave Perry, Agent; David Perry Company; 411 East Town Street, 1st Floor; Columbus, OH 43215, and Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 411 East Town Street, 2nd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Two single-unit dwellings on one lot.
COLUMBUS SOUTH SIDE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with a single-unit dwelling in the R-2F, Residential District. The applicant requests a Council variance to develop a carriage house on the same lot. The variance is necessary because while the R-2F district permits two-unit dwellings, two separate single-unit dwellings on the same lot are prohibited. Variances to reduce parking (from four to two spaces), and for vision clearance, lot width, lot coverage, fronting, building lines, minimum side yard permitted, and rear yard are included in this request. The site is located within the boundaries of the South Side Plan (2014), which recommends “Medium-High Density Residential” land uses at this location. Additionally, the Plan includes adoption of the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018). Planning Division staff has determined that the proposed building elevations include design elements that are compatible with surrounding structures. The proposal is consistent with the Plan’s land use recommendation and does not add a new or intrusive use to the neighborhood. Additionally, the request is compatible with the recent infill development pattern in historic urban neighborhoods.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.037, R-2F, residential district; 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3321.05(B)(2), Vision clearance; 3332.05, Area district lot width requirements; 3332.14, R-2F area district requirements; 3332.19, Fronting; 3332.21, Building lines; 3332.26, Minimum side yard perm...
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