Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV03-044
APPLICANT: Arthur F. Cecil, III; c/o Jim Sterner, Agent; 885 South Front St.; Columbus, Ohio 43206.
PROPOSED USE: To conform an existing single-family dwelling in the M, Manufacturing District.
BREWERY DISTRICT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. This variance will allow an existing single-family dwelling to be conforming in the M, Manufacturing District. A Council variance is necessary in that single-family dwellings are prohibited in the M, Manufacturing District. The Brewery District Plan, (1992), Northern Tier Subarea recommends that parcels be rezoned to a mixed-use district that allow residential and commercial uses, and encourages the preservation of the historic character. Until such time that an area-wide rezoning is complete, the Council variance is the most suitable means to allow non-conforming uses. A hardship exists in that the lending institution will only finance a conforming use in the district, and the owners cannot preserve the building without additional financing.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3363.01, M-manufacturing district, and 3342.28, Minimum number of parking spaces required, for the property located at 85 LIBERTY STREET
(43215), to permit an existing single-family dwelling with no parking spaces in the M, Manufacturing District (Council Variance # CV03-044).
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WHEREAS, by application No. CV03-043, the owner of property at 85 LIBERTY STREET (43215), is requesting a Council variance to permit an existing single-family dwelling in the M, Manufacturing District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3363.01, M-manufacturing district, prohibits single-family dwelling use, while the applicant proposes to make an existing single-family dwelling a conforming use on the property; and
WHEREAS, Section 3342.28, Minimum number of parking spaces required, requires two (2) parking spaces pe...
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