Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV13-008
APPLICANT: Metropolitan Holdings LLC; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown & David L. Hodge, Attys.; Smith and Hale; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 725; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Concurrent Council variance with Rezoning Z13-014 to reduce development standards for proposed multiple-unit dwellings
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The subject site is being rezoned to the AR-1, Apartment Residential District. The applicant is requesting this concurrent Council variance along with the rezoning Z13-014 to allow four 4-family buildings, five 2-family buildings and two 1-family dwellings on this site with reduced development standards. Staff supports the proposed land use given the AR-1, Apartment Residential Zoning to the south across Concord Avenue. Staff views the variances to allow buildings containing just one and two dwelling units and the variance to permit dwellings without frontage on a public street as technicalities which will have no negative effect on the development or the surrounding area. The proposed building line reduction would allow the buildings to be roughly in line with the existing dwellings to the west along Kenny Road. Staff supports the setback reduction and intrusion into the clear vision triangle on Concord Avenue because the Public Service Department accepts the proposed configuration since the right of way used is much narrower than it could be and it acts more like an alley than a street and on Chambers Road because only a small portion of the proposed parking lot intrudes into the required setback.
Title
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3333.02, AR-1, Apartment Residential District; 3312.21, Landscaping and screening, 3312.27(3), Parking Setback Line; 3321.05(A),Vision clearance; 3333.16, Fronting on a public street; 3333.18, Building lines; and 3333.255, Perimeter yard, of the Columbus City Codes, for the property located at 1037 CHAMBERS ROAD (43212), to per...
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