City of Columbus - File #: 2999-2022

• File #: 2999-2022
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/28/2022
• In control: Zoning Committee
• On agenda: 11/21/2022
• Final action: 11/23/2022
• Title: To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.035, R-3 residential district; and 3332.21, Building lines, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1129 E. RICH ST. (43205), to permit a four-unit dwelling with a reduced building line in the R-3, Residential District and to declare an emergency. (Council Variance #CV22-061).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/23/2022	3	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
11/22/2022	3	MAYOR	Signed
11/21/2022	3	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/21/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Accept entire staff report into evidence as an exhibit	Pass
11/21/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Amended as submitted to the Clerk	Pass
11/21/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Approved as Amended	Pass
11/21/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Amended to Emergency	Pass
11/21/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Adopt the findings of staff as the findings of Council	Pass
11/14/2022	1	Zoning Committee	Postponed to Date Certain	Pass
11/7/2022	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time

Explanation

Council Variance Application: CV22-061

APPLICANT: Jeffrey Steele; c/o Daniel Mayer; P.O. Box 12802; Columbus, OH 43212.

PROPOSED USE: Four-unit dwelling.

NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.

CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is undeveloped in the R-3, Residential District. The requested Council variance will permit the development of a four-unit dwelling with a reduced building setback line along East Rich Street. A Council variance is necessary because the R-3 district only permits one single-unit dwelling per lot. The site is within the boundaries of the Near East Area Plan (2005), which does not recommend a specific land use at this location, but states that the overall goal for incorporating new construction into the neighborhood is compatibility achieved through quality design, and that parking should be placed behind buildings and screened appropriately. The Planning Division staff is in support of the proposed elevations, as the request has design elements that are compatible with surrounding structures and consistent with the design recommendations of the Near East Area Plan.

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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.035, R-3 residential district; and 3332.21, Building lines, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1129 E. RICH ST. (43205), to permit a four-unit dwelling with a reduced building line in the R-3, Residential District and to declare an emergency. (Council Variance #CV22-061).

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WHEREAS, by application #CV22-061, the owner of the property at 1129 E. RICH ST. (43205), is requesting a Variance to permit a four-unit dwelling with a reduced building line in the R-3, Residential District; and

WHEREAS, Section 3332.035, R-3 residential district, permits only one single-unit dwelling per lot, while the applicant proposes a four-unit dwelling; and

WHEREAS, Section 3332.21, Building lines, requires a minimum building setback line of 25 feet from ...