Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV21-150
APPLICANT: John Fonner; c/o David Hodge, Atty.; Underhill & Hodge LLC; 8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 260; New Albany, OH 43054.
PROPOSED USE: Two-unit dwelling with a single-unit carriage house.
COLUMBUS SOUTH SIDE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of one parcel developed with a two-unit dwelling in the R-2F, Residential District. The requested Council variance will permit the construction of a carriage house on the second floor of the existing three car garage at the rear of the property. A Council variance is necessary because the R-2F district permits only one- and two-unit dwellings on a single lot, and does not permit the arrangement of a two-unit dwelling and single-unit carriage house on the same lot. The request also includes variances to reduce the number of parking spaces from six to three, and to reduce lot width, lot area, building lines, vision clearance, maximum and minimum side yards, and rear yard. The site is located within the planning area of the South Side Plan (2014), which recommends “Medium-High Density Residential” (10-16 du/ac) uses for this location. Additionally the Plan includes early adoption of the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018). The request is consistent with the Plan and the development pattern in the area, and does not add a new or incompatible use to the neighborhood.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.037, R-2F Residential District; 3312.49, Minimum number of parking spaces required; 3321.05(B)(2), Vision clearance; 3332.05(A), Area district lot width requirements; 3332.14, R-2F area district requirements; 3332.22, Minimum building lines on corner lots; 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 a 199-201 E. MARKISON AVE. (43207), to...
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