Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV20-085
APPLICANT: National Church Residences; c/o Matthew Bierlein, Atty.; 2335 North Bank Drive; Columbus, OH 43220.
PROPOSED USE: Apartment building with on-site services.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance #2807-2020; Z20-074) to the AR-O, Apartment Office District. The applicant proposes a 76-unit supportive-housing apartment building with on-site services. The requested variances reduce the building and parking setbacks, vision clearance, and rear yard, and are supportable because of the uniquely shaped property. Additionally, a variance to reduce parking from 114 spaces to 38 spaces is appropriate because the tenants of buildings owned by this applicant do not typically have automobiles.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3312.27(2), Parking setback line; 3312.49(C), Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3321.05, Vision clearance; 3333.18, Building lines; and 3333.24, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 999 E. DUBLIN-GRANVILLE RD. (43229), to permit reduced development standards for an apartment building in the AR-O, Apartment Office District (Council Variance #CV20-085).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV20-085, the owner of property at 999 E. DUBLIN-GRANVILLE RD. (43229), is requesting a Council variance to permit reduced development standards for an apartment building in the AR-O, Apartment Office District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3312.27(2), Parking setback line, requires the parking setback line to be 25 feet along public streets, while the applicant proposes a parking setback line of 5 feet along Roche Road, as shown on the submitted site plan; and
WHEREAS, Section 3312.49(C), Minimum number of parking spaces required, requires 1.5 parking spaces per dwelling-unit, or 114 spaces for a 76-unit ...
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