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Council Variance Application: CV05-056
APPLICANT: Plaza Properties; c/o Jackson B. Reynolds III, Atty.; Smith and Hale; 37 West Broad Street; Columbus, Ohio 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-family residential development.
VICTORIAN VILLAGE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Disapproval. This request is a companion variance to rezoning application Z05-091, Ordinance 1231-2006. The proposal includes two apartment houses with 111 dwelling units and 87 on-site parking spaces. The site is composed of two tracts separated by an alley. This application includes variances to several code sections, notably a reduction in the number of required parking spaces and a reduction in the clear vision triangle. Staff does not support these variances. Apartment residential uses are appropriate in this area, but the proposed 111 units is overdevelopment of this 1.66-acre site and is incompatible with the established development patterns of the area.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3333.15(c), Basis of computing area;, 3333.18(F), Building lines; 3333.24, Rear yard; 3333.27, Vision Clearance; 3342.15, Maneuvering; 3342.18, Parking setback line; 3342.28(A)5, Minimum number of parking spaces required; 3333.26(a), Height district; of the Columbus City Code, for the property located at 116 WEST STARR AVENUE (43201), to permit a multi-family development with reduced standards in the AR-O, Apartment Residential Office District (Council Variance # CV05-056).
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WHEREAS, by application No. CV05-056, the owner of property at 116 WEST STARR AVENUE (43201), is requesting a Council variance to permit a multi-family development with reduced standards in the AR-O, Apartment Residential Office District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3333.15(c), Basis of computing area, limits lot coverage to fifty (50) percent of the lot area, while the applicant proposes 52 percent coverage on Parcel A and...
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