City of Columbus - File #: 2183-2023

• File #: 2183-2023
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/12/2023
• In control: Zoning Committee
• On agenda: 7/31/2023
• Final action: 8/2/2023
• Title: To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.037, R-2F, Residential district; 3312.25, Maneuvering; 3312.21(D)(1), Landscaping and screening; 3321.05(B)(2), Vision clearance; 3332.05, Area district lot width requirements; 3332.14, R-2F area district requirements; 3332.18(D), Basis of computing area; 3332.19, Fronting; 3332.21, Building lines; 3332.25, Maximum side yards required; 3332.26, Minimum side yard permitted; 3332.27, Rear yard; and 3332.28(E), Private garage, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 133 THURMAN AVE. (43206), to permit a non-accessory parking lot, vehicular access, and reduced development standards for single-unit dwellings in the R-2F, Residential District (Council Variance #CV21-096).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/2/2023	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
8/2/2023	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/31/2023	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/31/2023	1	Zoning Committee	Accept entire staff report into evidence as an exhibit	Pass
7/31/2023	1	Zoning Committee	Adopt the findings of staff as the findings of Council	Pass
7/31/2023	1	Zoning Committee	Approved	Pass
7/24/2023	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time

Explanation

Council Variance Application: CV21-096

APPLICANT: Lykens Companies; c/o Dave Perry, Agent; David Perry Company; 411 East Town Street, 1st Floor; Columbus, OH 43215, and Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 411 East Town Street, 2nd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.

PROPOSED USE: Single-unit residential development and non-accessory parking.

GERMAN VILLAGE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.

CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of nine parcels zoned in the R-2F, Residential District; two developed with single-unit dwellings, and the remaining seven developed as a 54-space non-accessory parking lot as approved by Ordinance 2432-2003 (CV03-032), which also permits office and restaurant uses for the Engine House No. 5 building located at 121 Thurman Avenue (now a 12,000 square foot office building). The requested Council variance will reconfigure the existing parcels into 14 lots for 11 new single-unit dwellings, the two existing single-unit dwellings, a “reserve” area for vehicular access and maneuvering, and an eight-space parking lot for the commercial uses at 121 Thurman Avenue. A Council variance is required because the R-2F, Residential District does not permit parking or commercial vehicular access as primary use. Variances are also included for maneuvering, parking lot landscaping and screening, vision clearance, lot width, lot area, lot coverage, fronting, building lines, side yards, rear yards, and private garage. The site is located within the boundaries of the German Village Commission, and is subject to Certificate of Appropriateness issuance for the new dwellings. The request is consistent with other residential infill developments in historic neighborhoods, will permit off-site parking for an adjacent commercial use, and will not add new or incompatible uses to the area.

Title

To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.037, R-2F, Residential district; 3312.25, Maneuvering; 3312.21(D)(1), Landscaping ...