Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV25-131
APPLICANT: Juliet Bullock Architects; 4866 Olentangy Boulevard; Columbus, OH 43214.
PROPOSED USE: Conform an existing seven-unit apartment building.
COLUMBUS SOUTH SIDE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of one parcel developed with a seven-unit town-house style apartment building in the R-2F, Residential District. The requested Council variance will conform the existing development and updates the on-site parking with a new detached garage. A Council variance is required because while R-2F district allows one single- or one two-unit dwelling on a lot, it does not allow a seven-unit apartment building. Variances for lot coverage and required side yards are also included in this request. Staff note that there are existing two-unit dwellings and other town-house style buildings existing along this portion of Hanford Street, and that variances to the development standards will conform existing conditions. The request is consistent with the land use recommendation of the South Side Plan (2014) for “Medium-High Density Residential” uses, and will not introduce an incompatible use to the area.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.037, R-2F residential district; 3332.18(D), Basis of computing area; and 3332.25(A)(B), Required side yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 427 HANFORD ST. (43206), to conform a seven-unit apartment building with reduced development standards in the R-2F, Residential District (Council Variance #CV25-131).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV25-131, the owner of the property at 427 HANFORD ST. (43206), is requesting a Council variance to conform a seven-unit apartment building with reduced development standards in the R-2F, Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.037, R-2F residential district, prohibits dwellings greater than two units, while the applicant ...
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