Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV21-129
APPLICANT: Steadfast REIT; c/o Rebecca J. Mott, Atty.; 411 East Town Street, Floor 2; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-unit residential development.
GREATER SOUTH EAST 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 request to the L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District (Ordinance #0596-2022; Z21-099) to permit additional units within a multi-unit residential development. The requested Council variance proposes a two dwelling units within the existing clubhouse building of this development, thereby making it a two-unit dwelling. A variance is required because the AR-12, Apartment Residential District does not permit a building containing less than three dwelling units as part of a multiple dwelling development or an apartment complex. Staff supports the requested variance as it will not add an incompatible use to the existing multi-unit residential development.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3333.02, AR-12, ARLD and AR-1 apartment residential district use, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 6617 BRICEGROVE BLVD. (43110), to permit a two-unit dwelling as part of a multi-unit residential development in the L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District (Council Variance #CV21-129).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV21-129, the owner of property at 6617 BRICEGROVE BLVD. (43110), is requesting a Council variance to permit a two-unit dwelling as part of a multi-unit residential development in the L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3333.02, AR-12, ARLD and AR-1 apartment residential district use, does not permit a two-unit dwelling as part of a multiple dwelling development or an apartment complex, while the applicant proposes two dwelling units within an existing clubhouse building of a multi-unit residential development; and
WHEREAS, the Greater South East Area Commission recommend approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Departments recommend approval because the requested variance will not add an incompatible use to the existing multi-unit residential development; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance requires separate submission for all applicable permits and a Certificate of Occupancy for the proposed two-unit 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 6617 BRICEGROVE BLVD. (43110), 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 Section 3333.02, AR-12, ARLD and AR-1 apartment residential district use, of the Columbus City Codes, for the property located at 6617 BRICEGROVE BLVD. (43110), insofar as said section prohibits a two-unit dwelling as part of a multi-unit residential development in the L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District; said property being more particularly described as follows:
6617 BRICEGROVE BLVD. (43110), being 28.79± acres located at the intersection of Bricegrove Boulevard and the south side of Abbie Trails Drive, 1,350± feet east of Gender Road, and being more particularly described as follows:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, and in the City of Columbus, Section 1, Township 11, Range 21, Congress Lands and being 28.787 acres out of that tract as conveyed to Long Road Development Company LLC of record in Instrument Number 199905040112415, (all references refer to the records of the Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio) and described as follows:
Beginning, for reference, at Franklin County Geodetic Survey Monument Number 9945 in the westerly line of Section 6, Township 15, Range 20, at the southeasterly corner of said Section 1, the northeasterly corner of Section 12, being in a westerly line of the remainder of that tract as conveyed to Columbus Land Investment Company of record in Official Record 2801A04, at the northeasterly corner of that tract as conveyed to Harold P. and Dale H. Rawn et al 3 Co-Trustees of record in Official Record 11609B07;
Thence North 85º19’55” West, with the northerly line of said Rawn tract, the common line to said Sections 1 and 12, a distance of 582.00 feet to an iron pin set at the True Point of Beginning;
Thence North 85º19’55” West, continuing with said the northerly line and said common line, a distance of 1078.71 feet to a ½” solid iron pin found;
Thence 04º27’19” East, across said Long Road Development tract, a distance of 1222.06 feet to an iron pin set on a curve in the southerly right-of-way line of Abbie Trails Way;
Thence with said southerly line, the following courses:
With a curve to the right, having a central angle of 31º11’39” and a radius of 950.00 feet, a chord bearing and distance of South 79º30’31” East, 510.85 feet to an iron pin set at a point of reverse curvature;
With a curve to the left, having a central angle of 31º28’35” and a radius of 1050.00 feet, a chord bearing and distance of South 79º38’59” East, 569.61 feet to an iron pin set;
Thence South 04º14’42” West, across said Long Road Development tract, a distance of 1113.85 feet to the true point of beginning and containing 28.787 acres of land, more or less.
SECTION 2. That this ordinance is conditioned on and shall remain in effect only for so long as the club house building on said property contains two dwelling units as part of a multi-unit residential development, or those uses permitted in the L-AR-12, Limited Apartment Residential District in accordance with Ordinance #0596-2022 (Z21-099).
SECTION 3. That this ordinance is further conditioned upon the applicant obtaining all applicable permits and Certificates of Occupancy for the proposed two-unit dwelling.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.