Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV10-015
APPLICATION: Danfer Vera; 1212 South Front Street; Columbus, OH 43206.
PROPOSED USE: A dwelling unit in the M, Manufacturing District.
COLUMBUS SOUTHSIDE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with a warehouse/apartment building zoned in the M, Manufacturing District. The apartment received Zoning Clearance in 1986 as a resident security person's quarters on the first floor of the building. The applicant is currently living in the apartment which has expanded onto the second floor, and plans to convert warehouse space to offices. The applicant has been issued a stop work order for remodeling without a building permit, and requests the Council Variance to allow the dwelling unit so that a building permit can be granted. Since the building historically was mixed-use and contained a residential component, and other industrial and commercial buildings in the neighborhood also include residential components, Staff is supportive of the request which will not introduce an incompatible use to the area. No recommendation is being made regarding the hardship aspect of this request.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3363.01, M-manufacturing district of the Columbus City Codes, for the property located at 1212 SOUTH FRONT STREET (43206), to permit a one dwelling unit within an existing commercial structure in the M, Manufacturing District (Council Variance # CV10-015).
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WHEREAS, by application No. CV10-015, the owner of property at 1212 SOUTH FRONT STREET (43206), is requesting a Council variance to permit a single-unit dwelling within an existing commercial structure in the M, Manufacturing District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3363.01, M-manufacturing district, prohibits single-unit dwelling use, while the applicant proposes a one dwelling unit within an existing commercial structure; and
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