Explanation
Council Variance Application # CV09-017
APPLICANT: John F. Heil; c/o Christopher A. Rinehart, Atty.; Rinehart, Rishel & Cuckler, Ltd.; 300 East Broad Street, Suite 450; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Retail pizza shop and second floor apartment.
COLUMBUS SOUTH SIDE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with a 2,500 square-foot vacant commercial building with one apartment on the second floor in the R-3, Residential District. The building was originally constructed in 1930 and the lower-level commercial space had been previously used for restaurant or retail purposes. The requested Council variance will allow a pizza shop on the first floor while maintaining the apartment on the second floor. The site is located within the boundaries of The Southside Plan (1997), which recommends that residential properties be protected from the expansion of commercial sites. The applicant has agreed to remove asphalt from the front of the building which will soften the commercial appearance of the building. Since the first floor has always been used commercially and is located in an urban neighborhood, Staff is supportive of the proposed uses and the variances which are requested to conform existing conditions.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.035, R-3, Residential District; 3312.21(B), Landscaping and screening; 3312.27, Parking setback line; 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3321.05(B)(2), Vision clearance; 3332.05, Area district lot width requirements; 3332.18(D), Basis of computing area; 3332.21, Building lines; 3332.25, Maximum side yards required; 3332.26, Minimum side yard permitted; and 3332.27, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes, for the property located at 181 EAST INNIS AVENUE (43207), to permit a retail pizza shop and second floor apar...
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