Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV21-022
APPLICANT: Kurt Mortensen; 306 Leland Avenue; Columbus, OH 43214.
PROPOSED USE: Single-unit dwelling with a single-unit carriage house.
CLINTONVILLE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of one parcel developed with a single-unit dwelling in the R-2, Residential District. The requested Council variance will permit a single-unit dwelling over the existing detached garage (a carriage house). A Council variance is required because the R-2 district only permits one single-unit dwelling on a lot. Variances for area district requirements, fronting, side yard, and rear yard are included in this request. The site is located with the planning boundaries of the Clintonville Neighborhood Plan (2009), which recommends “Single Family” land uses at this location. Despite this recommendation, the Plan also encourages the continued development of multi-unit residential project uses to help fill the housing gap for young professionals and seniors, provide support for retail revitalization, and foster pedestrian activity. The addition of a carriage house is generally consistent with these recommendations. To ensure the proposed carriage house is compatible with adjacent dwellings, the Planning Division staff evaluated building elevations to review for consistency with the Plan's design guidelines.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.033, R-2 residential district; 3332.12, R-2 area district requirements; 3332.19, Fronting; 3332.26(B), Minimum side yard permitted; 3332.27, Rear yard; and 3332.28, Side or rear yard obstruction, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 306 LELAND AVE. (43214), to permit a single-unit dwelling and a single-unit carriage house on the same lot with reduced development standards in the R-2, Residential District (Council ...
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