Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV25-113
APPLICANT: Ebony Hampton; 2286 Laurelwood Drive; Columbus, OH 43229.
PROPOSED USE: Rooming house.
MIDEAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with a two-unit dwelling in the R-4, Residential District. The requested Council variance will allow the existing dwelling to be converted into a rooming house with up to eight occupants. A Council variance is required because the R-4 district does not allow rooming houses. A variance to not provide parking lot screening is also included in the request. The proposed use will provide a short-term housing option for individuals utilizing the nearby airport or for working at other job centers in the surrounding area. Although there is no Council adopted land use plan for this location, the use is consistent with the mix of residential uses that are allowed by the R-4 district, and will not introduce an incompatible use to the area. Staff notes that a license is required by the Division of Code Enforcement to operate a rooming house in the City of Columbus.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.039, R-4, residential district; and 3312.21(D), Landscaping and screening, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 128-130 N. HAMPTON RD. (43213), to allow a rooming house with no parking lot screening in the R-4, Residential District (Council Variance #CV25-113).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV25-113, the owner of the property at 128-130 N. HAMPTON RD. (43213), is requesting a Variance to allow a rooming house with no parking lot screening in the R-4, Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.039, R-4, residential district, does not allow rooming houses, while the applicant proposes to convert an existing two-unit dwelling into a rooming house with up to eight occupants; a...
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