Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV10-013
APPLICANT: 1200 Properties LLC; c/o Steven Mauger; 2043 North Devon Road; Columbus, OH 43212.
PROPOSED USE: Thirteen-unit apartment building with up to 1,500 square feet of limited commercial space.
FIFTH BY NORTHWEST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with an office/apartment building zoned in the C-4, Commercial District. The first floor is developed with office uses, the second floor has six apartment units, and there is a non-conforming apartment unit in the basement. The first floor was converted to offices over 30 years ago. The requested Council variance will allow the first floor to be converted back to six apartment units and will conform the basement apartment. The applicant would also like the ability to use the first-floor units as live/work space with up to 30% (1,500 square feet total) of the living space being utilized for office or retail service space. Additional variances for building setback line, dumpster screening, and a parking space reduction from 26 spaces to 13 spaces are included in the request. The site is located within the planning area of the Fifth by Northwest Neighborhood Plan (2009), which recommends mixed-use development along West Fifth Avenue. There is no district in the Zoning Code that the site could be rezoned to that would allow the combination of ground floor dwellings with commercial and office uses, therefore, the use of a Council variance is appropriate for this site.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 Permitted Uses; 3312.49 Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3321.01, Dumpster area; and 3356.11.A.2., C-4 district setback lines, of the Columbus City codes; for the property located at 1200 WEST FIFTH AVENUE (43212), to permit a maximum of thi...
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