Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV18-020
APPLICANT: Gallas Zadeh Development, LLC; c/o Dave Perry, Agent; David Perry Company; 411 East Town Street, First Floor; Columbus, OH 43215, and Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 411 East Town Street, Second Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Conform an existing seventeen-unit apartment building.
NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of a single parcel developed with a seventeen-unit apartment building zoned in the R-3, Residential District. The existing zoning is the result of a city-initiated downzoning of the neighborhood in 1993 (Z93-023A). A Council variance is necessary because the current zoning district only permits single-unit dwellings, while the applicant proposes to maintain the existing seventeen-unit apartment building. Variances for a reduced parking setback line and a reduction from 26 required parking spaces to 18 provided parking spaces are included in this request. The site is within the planning area of the Near East Area Plan (2005), which does not recommend a land use for this location. The Plan does state that in general, housing types and density should be consistent with the housing types and densities found in the surrounding area. City staff supports the proposed variances as the proposal is consistent with the mixed-residential development found along Bryden Road, and the improvements to the site will decrease impervious surface, increase landscaping, and improve parking conditions on the site. Additionally, the site is within the Bryden Road Historic District and is subject to review by the Historic Resources Commission.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.035, R-3, Residential District; 3312.27(3), Parking setback line; and 33...
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