Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV14-008
APPLICANT: Connie J. Klema, Atty.; 145 East Rich Street, 2nd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Seven-unit apartment building and rear single-unit dwelling with reduced development standards.
ITIALIAN VILLAGE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is zoned R-4, Residential District, and developed with a large residential structure that is currently being used as a child day care. The requested Council Variance will permit a lot split, will allow the day care building to be converted to seven apartment units and will permit the construction of a rear single-unit dwelling above a detached garage (a carriage house) on one lot. The newly-split west lot will be for future residential development. Other variances include fronting on a public street, and reductions to lot width, lot area, maximum and minimum side yard, rear yard, and required parking. A Council variance is necessary because the R-4, Residential District permits a maximum of four dwelling units in one building, and does not permit two residential buildings on one lot. Staff finds that the proposal will not add incompatible uses to the area as there are other carriage houses and multi-unit residential uses within this community. The request is consistent with the recent development pattern in historic urban neighborhoods.
Title
To grant a variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.039, R-4, Residential district; 3312.25, Maneuvering; 3312.29, Parking space; 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3332.05, Area district lot width requirements; 3332.15, R-4 area district requirements; 3332.19, Fronting on a public street; 3332.25, Maximum side yards required; 3332.26, Minimum side yard permitted; and 3332.27, Rear yard, of the Columbus City codes; for the property located at 94 EAST THIRD AVENUE (43201), to permit a seven-unit apartment building and a rear ...
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