Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV07-057
APPLICANT: Jorge Sandoval; c/o Byron L. Potts, Atty.; 415 East Broad Street; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Automotive accessory retail sales.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Disapproval. The applicant requests a Council Variance to permit an automobile accessory store in the L-C-2, Limited Commercial District. The L-C-2 District was established in 1987 (Z87-1625), and an existing dwelling that was subsequently converted to an office. In 2006, the applicant established an automotive accessory store without obtaining a building permit or zoning approval. A Zoning Code Violation was issued in July 2006. The applicant filed a request to rezone the property to L-C-4, Limited Commercial District in 2007 in order to secure proper zoning for his business. The site is located within Area 16 of The Northland Plan Volume I (2001) which recommends office development as an appropriate transition use between residential and commercial development, and the location of commercial (retail) development be encouraged at major intersections rather than along arterial roads. At the suggestion of Staff, the applicant converted the rezoning application to a Council variance request to keep the current development pattern for the L-C-2 District intact thereby preventing the negative impact that an L-C-4 District could have in the Planning Area. The variance will be conditioned on all installation of products sold being conducted off-site with no on-site automotive maintenance and repair permitted, and the applicant will need to obtain all required permits to establish the retail use. Although the requested Council variance is limited to one retail use, the proposal is inconsistent with the established development pattern and the land use recommendations of The Northland Plan Volume I.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3353.03, C-2, Office Commercial Uses; of the Col...
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