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Council Variance Application: CV05-020
APPLICANT: Evergreen Cemetery Association; 1401 Woodland Avenue; Columbus, OH 43219.
PROPOSED USE: Funeral home.
NORTH CENTRAL AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant is requesting a Council Variance to permit a funeral home in the SR, Suburban Residential District. Funeral homes are not permitted in the SR, Suburban Residential District. The site lies within the boundaries of the North Central Plan (2002), which recommends cemetery land uses for the site. Staff finds the funeral home use consistent with the spirit of the recommendation of the North Central Plan (2002) in that such a use is accessory to the adjacent cemetery. The applicant has indicated that the funeral home may contain a crematory, which will still require a special permit from the Board of Zoning Adjustment if this application is approved.
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To grant a variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.029, SR, Suburban Residential District and 3389.04 Crematory, of the Columbus City Codes for the property at 1352 WOODLAND AVENUE (43219), to permit a funeral home with the opportunity for a crematory in the SR, Suburban Residential District. (CV05-020)
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WHEREAS, by application #CV05-020 the owner of property at 1352 WOODLAND AVENUE (43219), is requesting a Council Variance to permit a funeral home and the ability to seek a Special Permit for a crematory in the SR, Suburban Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.029, SR, suburban residential district, prohibits funeral home use, while the applicant wishes to develop a funeral home in the SR, Suburban Residential district; and
WHEREAS, Section 3389.04, Crematory, requires a special permit and may be located only in the C-3 or C-4, Commercial or M, Manufacturing Districts, while the applicant wishe...
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