Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV23-157
APPLICANT: Jonathan Lange; 1324 Ida Avenue; Columbus, OH 43212
PROPOSED USE: A single-unit dwelling and a two-unit dwelling on one lot
FIFTH BY NORTHWEST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with a single-unit dwelling in the R-4, Residential District. The requested Council variance will allow for expansion of the existing dwelling and the addition of a rear two-unit dwelling. A Council variance is required because the R-4 district allows up to a four-unit dwelling, but does not allow a single-unit dwelling and a two-unit dwelling on the same lot. The request includes variances to required parking (from six spaces to three spaces), lot width, lot area, fronting, maximum and minimum side yards, and rear yard. The site is located within the planning boundaries of the Fifth by Northwest Neighborhood Plan (2009), which recommends “Single / Two Family” land uses at this location. While the proposal is slightly inconsistent with the Plan’s land use recommendation, Staff recognizes that the R-4 district allows up to a four-unit dwelling, and therefore believes the addition of a two-unit dwelling on this lot will not add an incompatible use to the neighborhood and is supportable. Additionally, the requested variances are consistent with similar developments in urban residential neighborhoods.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.039, R-4 residential district; 3312.49, Required parking; 3332.05(A)(4), Area district lot width requirements; 3332.15, R-4 area district requirements; 3332.19, Fronting; 3332.25, Maximum side yards required; 3332.26, Minimum side yard permitted; and 3332.27, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1324 IDA AVE. (43212), to allow a single-unit dwelling and a two-unit dwelling on one lot with reduced development standards in the R-4, Residential District (Council Vari...
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