Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV25-069
APPLICANT: Shoney Cattling; 2948 East 7th Avenue; Columbus, OH 43203.
PROPOSED USE: Type A family child care home.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of two parcels developed with a single-unit dwelling in the R-4, Residential District. The requested Council variance will allow the existing dwelling to be used as a Type A family child care home, a use that would otherwise not be allowed in the R-4 district. A variance to reduced required parking from five spaces to two spaces is also included in this request. The site is located within the planning boundaries of the East Columbus Neighborhood Plan (2012), which recommends “Medium Density Mixed Residential” land uses at this location. Since the primary use of the property will remain a single-unit dwelling, Staff has no objection to the requested Type A family child care home, which must also comply with Ohio Revised Code requirements.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.039, R-4, residential district; and 3312.49(C), Required parking, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 2948 E. 7TH AVE. (43219), to allow a Type A family child care home with reduced parking in the R-4, Residential District (Council Variance # CV25-069).
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WHEREAS, by application # CV25-069, the owner of property at 2948 E. 7TH AVE. (43219), is requesting a Council variance to allow a Type A family child care home with reduced parking in the R-4, Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.039, R-4 residential district, allows Type B family child care homes, or child day care centers as accessory uses to a religious facility or school, while the applicant proposes to operate a type A family child care home, for a maximum of 12 children, within a single-unit dwelling; and
WHEREAS, Section 3312.49(C), Required parking, requires two parking spaces for the single-unit dwelling and one parking space per 5...
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