Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV16-054
APPLICANT: Eric Cliffel c/o Dave Perry, Agent; David Perry Company, Inc.; 411 East Town Street, 1st Floor; Columbus, OH 43215; and Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 411 East Town Street, 2nd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: A carriage house on a lot developed with a single-unit dwelling.
FIFTH BY NORTHWEST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is zoned R-4, Residential District, and is developed with a single-unit dwelling. The requested Council variance will permit the construction of a single-unit dwelling above a detached garage (a carriage house) on the rear of the lot, while conforming the lot width and side yard of the existing single-unit dwelling. A Council variance is necessary because the R-4, Residential District permits a maximum of four dwelling units in one building, but does not permit two residential buildings on the same lot. Variances for reduced lot width, area district requirements, fronting, minimum side yard, and rear yard are also included in the request. The site is located within the planning area of the Fifth by Northwest Neighborhood Plan (2009) which recommends medium-density mixed residential land uses at this location. Staff finds that the proposal is consistent with the Plan’s land use recommendation and will not add incompatible uses to the area. This request is consistent with the recent development pattern occurring in the Fifth by Northwest neighborhood.
Title
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.039, R-4, Residential District; 3332.05(A)(4), Area district lot width requirements; 3332.15, R-4 Area district requirements; 3332.19, Fronting; 3332.26(C)(2), Minimum side yard permitted; and 3332.27, Rear yard, of the Columbus City codes; for the property located at 1607 ELMWOOD AVENUE (43212), ...
Click here for full text