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Council Variance Application: CV16-056
APPLICANT: Kwazell Neal; c/o Jamecia Little, Agent; 658 Brenton Place; Columbus, OH 43213.
PROPOSED USE: Barber shop.
NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is zoned R-3, Residential District, developed with a vacant mixed-use building. The requested Council variance will permit up to 1,000± square feet of the building to be occupied as a barber shop, a C-1, Commercial District permitted use. A variance to reduce the required number of parking spaces is included in the request, as the site has no off-street parking. The site is located within the boundaries of the Urban Commercial Overlay and the Near East Area Plan (2005), which recommends high density residential and mixed-use development at this location. Staff supports the commercial use noting that the mixed-use building pre-dates the existing residential zoning district, and that the building is located on an established urban commercial corridor. The reduction of two parking spaces is supportable because of the walkable nature of the neighborhood, abundant on-street parking, and the proximity to the public transit system. Additionally, Staff concludes that the requested commercial use is compatible with similar mixed-use projects in the neighborhood.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.035, R-3, Residential District; and 3312.49(B)(C), Minimum number of parking spaces required, of the Columbus City codes; for the property located at 1457 EAST MAIN STREET (43205), to permit a barber shop in the R-3, Residential District, with a reduction in the required number of parking spaces (Council Variance # CV16-056).
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WHEREAS, by application No. CV16-056, the owner of property at 1457 EAST MAIN STREET (43205), is requesting a Council variance to permit a barber shop in the R-3, Residential District, with a reduction in the required number of parking spaces; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.035, R-3, Residential district, prohibits commercial uses, while the applicant proposes to allow a barber shop in an existing mixed-use building; and
WHEREAS, Section 3312.49(B)(C), Minimum number of parking spaces required, requires a total of two (2) bicycle spaces and two (2) off-street parking spaces for the proposed barber shop, using the minimum parking requirement of one (1) parking space per 250 square feet and applying the permitted Urban Commercial Overlay 50% reduction, while the applicant proposes to maintain zero (0) bicycle or parking spaces; and
WHEREAS, the Near East Area Commission recommends approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Departments recommend approval of the requested variances because the proposal is complementary to the Near East Area Plan’s land use recommendation for the site. Furthermore, the requested commercial use and parking reduction are comparable to other mixed-use projects in the neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, said ordinance requires separate submission for all applicable permits and Certificate 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 1457 EAST MAIN STREET (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 from the provisions of Sections 3332.035, R-3, Residential District; and 3312.49(B)(C), Minimum number of parking spaces required, of the Columbus City codes, is hereby granted for the property located at 1457 EAST MAIN STREET (43205), insofar as said sections prohibit a barber shop in the R-3, Residential District; with a parking space reduction from two (2) required bicycle spaces and two (2) required parking spaces to zero (0) spaces; said property being more particularly described as follows:
1457 EAST MAIN STREET (43205), being 0.18± acres located on the south side of East Main Street, 106± feet east of Miller Avenue, and being more particularly described as follows:
Being Lot No. Two (2) and 1.39 feet in width off the east side of Lot No. Three (3) of Thomas Miller’s Addition, to the City of Columbus, Ohio, as the same are numbered and delineated upon the amended plat of said Addition, recorded in Plat Book 2, page 228, Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio, and being 38.61 feet in width fronting on the south side of East Main Street by 209 foot in depth.
Known as Franklin County Parcel # 010-022613
SECTION 2. That this ordinance is conditioned on and shall remain in effect only for so long as said property is used for a maximum of 1,000± square feet of barber shop space, or those uses permitted in the R-3, Residential District.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance is further conditioned on the applicant obtaining all applicable permits and a Certificate of Occupancy for the proposed use.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.