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Council Variance Application: CV05-021
APPLICANT: Evergreen Cemetery Association; c/o David Hodge, Atty.; Smith and Hale; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 725; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Cemetery expansion.
NORTH CENTRAL AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant is requesting a Council Variance to expand an existing adjacent cemetery into the I, Institutional and R-3, Residential Districts. Cemeteries are not permitted in the City of Columbus. The proposed cemetery use is not consistent with the North Central Plan (2002) which recommends single-family Residential use for the site, however deviation is supportable because this would be an expansion of an existing cemetery rather than the establishment of a new cemetery. In addition, the site is directly adjacent to land designated for cemetery use in the North Central Plan (2002). The cemetery will serve as open space in essence and will not negatively impact the adjacent single-family neighborhood.
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To grant a variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.035 R-3, Residential District, 3349.03, Permitted Uses and 3387.01, Prohibited Uses of the Columbus City Codes for property located at 1496 TAYLOR AVENUE (43219), to permit a cemetery in the R-3, Residential and I, Instituional District (CV05-021).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV05-021 the owner of property at 1496 TAYLOR AVENUE (43219), is requesting a Council Variance to permit a cemetery in the I, Institutional and R-3, Residential Districts; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.035, R-3, Residential district, prohibits cemeteries, while the applicant wishes to expand an existing cemetery into the R-3, Residential district; and
WHEREAS, Section 3349.03, Permitted uses, prohibits cemeteries, while the applicant wishes to expand a cemetery into the I, Institutional Di...
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