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Council Variance Application: CV23-076
APPLICANT: Elizabeth Kerim; 453 Stewart Avenue; Columbus, OH 43206.
PROPOSED USE: Habitable space above a detached garage.
COLUMBUS SOUTHSIDE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of a single-unit dwelling in the R-2F, Residential District. The applicant is requesting a Council variance to construct a habitable space above the existing detached garage for office space, gym, and storage. The requests also includes variances to garage height. The site is within the planning boundaries of the South Side Plan (2014), which recommends “Medium-High Density Residential” uses at this location. Staff supports the request as the submitted elevation plans are consistent with the Plan’s and the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (2018) design guidelines, respectively, and the proposed use will not add an incompatible use to the area.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.38(H) and (G), Private garage, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 453 STEWART AVE. (43206), to allow habitable space above a detached garage with reduced development standards in the R-2F, Residential District (Council Variance #CV23-076).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV23-076, the owner of property at 453 STEWART AVE. (43206), is requesting a Council variance to allow habitable space above a detached garage with reduced development standards in the R-2F, Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.38(H), Private garage, requires habitable space in a garage to connect directly with habitable space in a dwelling, while the applicant proposes habitable space above a detached garage that is not connected to habitable space within the single-unit dwelling; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.38(G), Private garage, limits garage height to 15 feet, while the applicant proposes an increased garage height of 24± feet; and
WHEREAS, the Col...
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