Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV17-031
APPLICANT: Connie J. Klema, Atty.; PO Box 991; Pataskala, OH 43062.
PROPOSED USE: Four single-unit dwellings.
UNIVERSITY AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance # 2594-2017; Z17-013) to the R-3, Residential District, to permit four single-unit dwellings on reconfigured lots. The requested Council variance will permit reduced maneuvering, setback, and yard requirements. Staff is supportive of these variances as the project is reflective of recent residential infill developments and is compatible with the established development pattern in this urban neighborhood.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3312.25, Maneuvering; 3332.05(A)(4), Area district lot width requirements; 3332.13, R-3 area district requirements; 3332.21(F), Building lines; and 3332.26(E), Minimum side yard permitted, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1200 HAMLET STREET (43201), to permit four single-unit dwellings with reduced development standards in the R-3, Residential District (Council Variance # CV17-031). (REPEALED BY ORD. 3195-2021; PASSED 12/13/2021)
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WHEREAS, by application # CV17-031, the owner of property at 1200 HAMLET STREET (43201), is requesting a Council variance to permit four single-unit dwellings with reduced development standards in the R-3, Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3312.25, Maneuvering, requires parking spaces to have sufficient access and maneuvering area on the lot where the parking spaces are located, while the applicant proposes to allow maneuvering for Lot D to occur on Lot C, subject to applicable total code required maneuvering area being provided; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.05(A)(4), Area district lot width requirements, requires a lot no less than 50 feet wide, while the applicant proposes lot widths of 24-feet; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.13, R-3 area district requirements, requires that a single-unit dwelling or other principal building shall be situated on a lot of no less than 5,000 square feet in area, while the applicant proposes four single-unit dwellings on lots comprised of 2,298.7± square feet each; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.21(F), Building line, requires a building line of no less than 10 feet, while the applicant proposes building lines of 9.67 feet for Lots A and B, and building lines of 7.67 feet for Lots C and D along Hamlet Street; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.26(E), Minimum side yard permitted, requires a minimum side yard of three feet for a detached garage, while the applicant proposes a northern side yard of 1 foot on Lot D; and
WHEREAS, the University Area Commission recommends approval; and
WHEREAS, City Departments recommend approval of the requested variances as the project is reflective of recent residential infill developments and is compatible with the established development pattern in this urban neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, said ordinance requires separate submission for all applicable permits and Certificates of Occupancy for the proposed use; 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 1200 HAMLET STREET (43201), in using said property as desired; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That a variance from the provisions of Sections 3312.25, Maneuvering; 3332.05(A)(4), Area district lot width requirements; 3332.13, R-3 area district requirements; 3333.18(F), Building lines; and 3333.26(E), Minimum side yard, of the Columbus City Codes, are hereby granted for the property located at 1200 HAMLET STREET (43201), insofar as said sections prohibit maneuvering for parking spaces on Lot D to occur on Lot C; a reduced lot width from 50 feet to 24 feet; a reduced lot area from 5,000 square feet in area to 2,298.7± square feet; a reduced building setback line along Hamlet Street from 10 feet to 9.67 feet for lots A and B, and 7.67 feet for lots C and D; a reduced side yard for a detached garage along the northern side yard of Lot D from 3 feet to 1 foot; said property being more particularly described as follows:
1200 HAMLET STREET (43201), being 0.21± acres located on the east side of Hamlet Street, 95± feet north of East Fifth Avenue, and being more particularly described as follows:
Situated in the City of Columbus, County of Franklin, State of Ohio, and is described as follows:
PARCEL ONE:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, in the City of Columbus and bounded and described as follows:
Being 50.50 feet off of the north end of 160.50 feet off of the south end of Lot No. 22 of John Hyer's Amended Subdivision of Lot No. 6 of Stevenson's Heirs Subdivision in Section 4, Township 1, Range 18, United States Military Lands, also known as Parcel 53 as shown, numbered and delineated by the certain "Parcel Plat" recorded with and as a part of the certain deed from John Riddle and wife to The North Side Land and Improvement Company in Deed Book 465, Page 9, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio.
PARCEL TWO:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, and in the City of Columbus and described as follows:
Being Lot Number Fifty-four (54) of Riddle's Parcel Subdivision of Lot Number Twenty-two (22) of John Hyer's Amended Subdivision of Lot Number Six (6) of Stevenson's Heirs Subdivision of Section 4, Township 1, Range 18, United States Military Lands, as said parcel is numbered and delineated upon the recorded parcel plat as recorded in Record of Deeds Volume 465, page 9, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio.
PARCEL THREE:
Situated in City of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, and being a the platted "Private Alley" Between Parcels 53 & 54 of Riddle's Parcel Subdivision of Lot Number 22 of John Hyer's Amended Plat of his Subdivision of Lot 6 of Stevenson Heirs' Subdivision of Quarter Township 4, Township No 1, Range 18, USML as Shown in D.B. 465, pg. 9, and being all of the "Second Parcel" as conveyed to the City of Columbus in Deed Book 1012 page 395 and as dedicated by the City of Columbus in Ordinance No. 306-33 and being bounded and described as Follows:
Commencing at a Point at the centerline intersection of Fifth Avenue, (60' Right of Way), and the centerline of Hamlet St. (35' Right of Way) Thence N.0º06'32'W. a Distance of 180.52', with the Centerline of Hamlet St. to a Point;
Thence N.89º53'28" E. a Distance of 22.5' Leaving Said Centerline and Crossing a 10' Reserve as shown in D.B. 465, pg. 9, conveyed to the City of Columbus in Deed Book 1012 page 395 and as dedicated by the City of Columbus in Ordinance No. 306-33, to an Iron Pin Set at the North West Corner of Parcel 53, as Conveyed to Lori A. Wallace and Dawn N. Barry in Inst # 200908190121350, Being the True Point of Beginning;
Thence N.0º06'32"W, a Distance of 10.0', With the East Line of Said 10' Reserve, to an 3/4" Iron Pin Found at the South West Corner of Parcel 54, as Conveyed to Lori A. Wallace and Dawn N. Barry in Inst. #200908190121350;
Thence N.89º54'21"E. a Distance of 95.82', With the South Line of Parcel 54, to an 3/4" Iron Pin Found at the South East Corner of Parcel 54. Said Pin also being in the West Line a 16' alley as dedicated in Plat Book 3 page 88;
Thence S.01°13'53"W. a Distance of 10.04', With the West Line of Said Alley, to an 3/4" iron Pin Found at the North East Corner of Parcel 53;
Thence S.89º55'40"W. a Distance of 95.76', With the North Line of Said Parcel 53, to the Point of Beginning, Containing 0.022 Acres;
The Basis of Bearings is the Centerline of Hamlet St. N.0°06'32"W, and is to be Used to Denote Angles Only.
Parcels: 010-008417, 010-290502, and 010-037308
SECTION 2. That this ordinance is conditioned on and shall remain in effect only for so long as said property is used for four single-unit dwellings 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, “A NEW DEVELOPMENT AT 1200 HAMLET” dated April 4, 2017, and drawn and signed by Juliet Bullock, Architect. The plan 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 plan shall be subject to review and approval by the Director of the Department of 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 on the applicant obtaining all applicable permits and Certificates of Occupancy for the proposed use.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.