Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV23-123
APPLICANT: Joshua Tomey; 1282 East Fulton Street; Columbus, OH 43205.
PROPOSED USE: Two single-unit dwellings on one lot.
NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with a single-unit dwelling and a vacant rear carriage house dwelling in the R-3, Residential District. The requested Council variance will conform the existing dwellings to allow the carriage house to be restored and occupied. A Council variance is required because the R-3 district only allows one single-unit dwelling per lot. The request includes variances to required parking, area district requirements, fronting, and rear yard requirements. The site is within the planning boundaries of the Near East Area Plan (2005), which does not recommend a specific land use for this location, but does emphasize compatibility with adjacent residential types and densities. Staff recognizes multiple properties with carriage houses in the area, and notes that the proposal is compatible. Additionally, the site is within the Bryden Road Historic District where exterior modifications will require a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Resources Commission.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.035, R-3 residential district; 3312.49, Required parking; 3332.13, R-3 area district requirements; 3332.19, Fronting; and 3332.27, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 920 BRYDEN RD. (43205), to conform two single-unit dwellings on one lot with reduced development standards in the R-3, Residential District (Council Variance #CV23-123).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV23-123, the owner of the property at 920 BRYDEN RD. (43205), is requesting a Variance to conform two single-unit dwellings on one lot with reduced development standards in the R-3, Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.035, R-3, residential district, allows only one single-unit dwelling on a lot, while the applicant proposes to maintain two single-unit dwellings on one lot; and
WHEREAS, Section 3312.49, Required parking, requires two parking spaces per dwelling unit for a total of four parking spaces, while the applicant proposes to maintain two parking spaces; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.13, R-3 area district requirements, requires a 5,000 square foot lot for a single-unit dwelling, while the applicant proposes to maintain two single-unit dwellings on one lot that contains 7,500± square feet, or 3,750± square feet per dwelling; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.19, Fronting, requires a dwelling unit to front on a public street, while the applicant proposes to maintain frontage upon a public alley for the rear carriage house dwelling; and
WHEREAS, 3332.27, Rear yard, requires that each dwelling, residence, or principal building shall be erected so as to provide a rear yard totaling no less than 25 percent of the total lot area, while the applicant proposes to maintain a reduced rear yard of 20 percent for the front dwelling, and no rear yard for the rear carriage house dwelling; and
WHEREAS, the Near East Area Commission recommends approval; and
WHEREAS, the Historic Resources Commission recommends approval; and
WHEREAS, City Departments recommend approval because the proposal is compatible with the surrounding development pattern along Bryden Road, and will conform existing conditions; and
WHEREAS, said ordinance requires separate submission for all applicable permits and a Certificate of Occupancy for the restored carriage house dwelling; and
WHEREAS, said variance will not adversely affect the surrounding property or surrounding neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the granting of said variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent properties or unreasonably increase the congestion of public streets, or unreasonably diminish or impair established property values within the surrounding area, or otherwise impair the public health, safety, comfort, morals, or welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the granting of said variance will alleviate the difficulties encountered by the owners of the property located at 920 BRYDEN RD. (43205), in using said property as desired; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That a variance is hereby granted from the provisions of Sections 3332.035, R-3 residential district; 3312.49, Required parking; 3332.13, R-3 area district requirements; 3332.19, Fronting; and 3332.27, Rear yard; of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 920 BRYDEN RD. (43205), insofar as said sections prohibit two single-unit dwellings on one lot in the R-3, Residential District; a parking space reduction from four spaces to two spaces; reduced area district requirements from 5,000 square feet to 3,750 square feet per dwelling unit; no frontage on a public street for the existing rear carriage house dwelling; and reduced rear yard from 25 percent to 20 percent for the front dwelling, and no rear yard for the rear carriage house dwelling; said property being more particularly described as follows:
920 BRYDEN RD. (43205), being 0.17± acres located on the northwest corner of Bryden Road and South 19th Street:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, and in the City of Columbus:
Being Lot Number Seven (7) of GEORGE M. PARSON’S SUBDIVISION of part of Lots 4, 5, and 5 of James Bryden and Others’ Subdivision of Half Section No. 24, Township No. 5, Range No. 22, Refugee Lands , as the same is numbered and delineated upon the recorded plat thereof, of record in Plat Book No. 3, Page 348, Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio, also known as Lot No. 7 of George M. Parson’s Third Town Street Addition, as the same is recorded in Plat Book No. 3, Page 348, Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio.
SECTION 2. That this ordinance is conditioned on and shall remain in effect only for so long as said property is used for two single-unit dwellings on one lot, in accordance with the submitted site plan, or those uses permitted in the R-3, Residential District.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance is further conditioned on the subject site being developed in general conformance with the site plan titled, "CARRIAGE HOUSE RESTORATION,” dated February 6, 2024, and signed by Joshua Tomey, Applicant. The plans may be slightly adjusted to reflect engineering, topographical, or other site data developed at the time of the development and when engineering and architectural drawings are completed. Any slight adjustments to the plans shall be subject to review and approval by the Director of the Department Building and Zoning Services, or a designee, upon submission of the appropriate data regarding the proposed adjustment.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance is further conditioned upon the applicant obtaining all applicable permits and a Certificate of Occupancy for the restored carriage house dwelling.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.