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Council Variance Application: CV12-020
APPLICANT: The Myers Y. Cooper Company; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown & David L. Hodge, Attys.; Smith and Hale; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 725; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: To allow pet boarding with outside runs and reduced parking in the L-C-4, Limited Commercial District.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant is applying for a concurrent Council variance to allow a pet boarding facility with outside runs in a 1.67 acre undeveloped site, concurrent with rezoning Z12-034. While pet daycare is a permitted use in the C-3 District, outdoor runs and boarding are not permitted, making a Council Variance necessary. Given the orientation of the outdoor runs away from the existing residences and the fact that the facility would be no closer than 370 feet from the closest existing residences, Staff finds the proposed use to be compatible with the land use and zoning pattern in the area. The applicants are also applying for a parking variance to only provide 29 parking spaces where 80 would be required. Staff supports the request now that the applicant has complied with Staff's request that the outdoor runs be relocated from the south side of the building away from the existing residences. The proposed outdoor runs will be over 500 feet from the existing residences and will be screened. These measures should minimize any noise impacts on the existing nearby dwellings. Staff finds the parking requirement of 80 parking spaces to be excessive for this use and supports the reduction to 29 parking spaces.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3355.03, Permitted uses, and 3312.49, Minimum number of parking spaces required of the Columbus City Codes for the property located at 5509 NORTH HAMILTON ROAD (43205), to permit pet boarding with outside runs with reduced parking in the L-C-4, Limited Commercial District. (Council Variance #CV12-020).
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