Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV04-016
APPLICANT: Tuscan Group LTD c/o Eric Ward; 7075 Riverside Drive; Dublin, Ohio 43016.
PROPOSED USE: A single-family dwelling in the C-4, Commercial District.
NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. This variance will permit development of a vacant lot zoned in the C-4, Commercial District with an infill single-family dwelling. The site is surrounded by single-family residential development to the east and south, and by vacant land in the C-4, Commercial District to the west. The site lies within the planning area of the Near East Area Plan (1995), Northeast District, which encourages owner-occupied homes and construction of new housing that is compatible with the architectural style of surrounding structures. A hardship exists because the C-4 Commercial District prohibits single-family dwelling use.
Title
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3356.03, C-4, Permitted Uses, for the property located at 1853 MARYLAND AVENUE (43219), to permit a single-family dwelling in the C-4, Commercial District.
Body
WHEREAS, by application No. CV04-016, the owner of property at 1853 MARYLAND AVENUE (43219), is requesting a Council variance to allow the construction of a single-family dwelling in the C-4, Commercial District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3356.03, C-4 Permitted Uses, permits dwelling units only above certain commercial uses, while the applicant proposes to construct a single-family dwelling on a vacant commercially-zoned lot in a residential area; and
WHEREAS, The Near East Area Commission recommends approval; and
WHEREAS, City Departments recommend approval and note a hardship exists because the requested variance will permit development of a vacant lot zoned in the C-4, Commercial District with an infill single-family dwelling, and the C-4 Commercial District prohibits single-family dwelling use...
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