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Council Variance Application: CV07-059
APPLICANT: Community Housing Network, Inc.; c/o Samantha Shuler; 957 East Broad Street; Columbus, Ohio 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-family development.
NORTH EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. This application is a companion council variance to rezoning application Z07-062 to rezone 2.3 acres from C-4, Commercial and AR-12, Apartment Residential Districts to L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential District. The applicant is proposing a three-story apartment building with 42 one-bedroom dwelling units. The requested variances include a side yard of zero (0) feet for the existing driveway, an eight (8) foot tall fence along the south and west property lines and a reduction in parking spaces from 84 to 33. The applicant, Community Housing Network, has indicated that they operate over 1,000 other low-income housing units for disabled individuals and that only a very small number of their tenants own cars, reducing the need for parking spaces. The proposed development, as conditioned, is compatible with development in the area.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3333.11, ARLD area district requirements, 3333.22, Maximum side yard required, 3333.23, Minimum side yard permitted, 3333.25, Side or rear yard obstruction, and 3342.28, Minimum number of parking spaces required, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 3237 MORSE ROAD (43231), to permit increased density and reduced side yards with eight foot tall fencing, and to reduce the number of required parking spaces in the L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential District (Council Variance #CV07-059).
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WHEREAS, by application No. CV07-059, the owner of property at 3237 MORSE ROAD (43231), is requesting a Council variance to permit an apartment house with reduced development standards in the L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential District...
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