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Council Variance Application: CV04-026
APPLICANT: Dr. Daniel W. Beer.; 948 Franklin Avenue; Columbus, Ohio 43205.
PROPOSED USE: Outdoor exercise area for dogs in conjunction with an adjacent veterinary clinic.
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NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The vacant lot is zoned ARLD, Apartment Residential District, and is currently owned by the City of Columbus Land Bank. The applicant requests a Council variance to use the lot as an outdoor exercise area for dogs in conjunction with the adjacent veterinary clinic to the west. The site lies within the boundaries of the Near East Area Plan (1994) which encourages the development and expansion of businesses, and is within the Urban Commercial Overlay. The lot will be landscaped in accordance with Urban Commercial Overlay standards, converting an overgrown vacant lot into a park-like setting. The request also includes a variance to the Urban Commercial Overlay fencing height requirement to allow a fence that is six feet in height.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3333.02, AR-12, ARLD and AR-1, Apartment residential district use; and 3372.611(F), Design standards, of the Columbus City codes for the property located at 793 EAST MAIN STREET (43205), to permit an outdoor exercise area for dogs in conjunction with an adjacent veterinary clinic in the ARLD, Apartment Residential District. (Council Variance # CV04-026)
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WHEREAS, by application #CV04-026, the owner of property at 793 EAST MAIN STREET (43205), is requesting a Variance to permit an outdoor exercise area for dogs in conjunction with an adjacent veterinary clinic in the ARLD, Apartment Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3333.02, AR-12, ARLD and AR-1, Apartment residential district use, does not permit outdoor exercise areas in conjunct...
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