Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV05-022
APPLICANT: John and Gerlene Hunter; 670 East Gates Street; Columbus, Ohio 43206.
PROPOSED USE: To permit limited outdoor sales in the P-1, Private Parking District.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Disapproval. This variance would permit limited outdoor sales in the P-1, Private Parking district. The South Side Plan (2002) states that "a number of objectionable commercial uses have located along Frebis Avenue" and recommends that neighborhood property owners be consulted to identify appropriate uses. The Vassor Village Civic Association and the Council of South Side Organizations, within whose boundaries the site is located, have both recommended disapproval of the variance. The request to allow limited retail uses on the site zoned P-1, Private Parking District, is not consistent with The South Side Plan in that it is a use which is not identified as an acceptable use by the local civic associations.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3371.01, P-1, Private Parking District for the property located at 607 FREBIS AVENUE (43206), to permit limited outdoor sales in the P-1, Private Parking District.
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WHEREAS, by application No. CV05-022, the owner of property at 607 FREBIS AVENUE (43206), is requesting a Council variance to permit limited outdoor sales in the P-1, Private Parking District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3371.01, P-1, Private Parking District, prohibits commercial uses, while the applicant proposes limited outdoor sales; and
WHEREAS, the outdoor sales area would have setbacks of fifteen (15) feet from the sidewalk, five (5) feet from the east and west property lines, and would occupy 1,250 square feet on an improved surface; and
WHEREAS, the applicant proposes outdoor sales limited to three (3) days per week, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with set-up, sales, and removal from the site being allowed only between the hours of 1:00 p.m...
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