Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV06-052
APPLICANT: Asbury North United Methodist Church; c/o Craig Vander Veen, Architect, Rogers Krajnak Architects; 264 South Third Street; Columbus, Ohio 43215.
PROPOSED USE: To permit a two-unit dwelling and a church parking lot.
NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. This variance will conform one existing two-unit dwelling and a church, and allow construction of a parking lot for the church with reduced parking lot screening, in the R-3, Residential District. A council variance is necessary in that a two-unit dwelling is not a permitted use in the R-3, Residential District. The alley to the west of the two-unit dwelling was vacated and sold to the church. It is being utilized as part of the parking lot and the exit drive. Approval of this request will not add a new or incompatible use into the area.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.035, R-3, Residential district; 3342.17, Parking lot screening, and 3342.19, Parking space, for the property located at 1566 CLIFTON AVENUE (43203), to conform an existing two-unit dwelling and a church, and construct a parking lot for the church with reduced development standards in the R-3, Residential District (Council Variance #CV06-052).
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WHEREAS, by application No. CV06-052, the owner of property at 1566 CLIFTON AVENUE (43203), are requesting a council variance to permit a two-unit dwelling and a parking lot in the R-3, Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.035, R-3, Residential district, prohibits two-unit dwellings, while the applicant proposes to retain an existing two-unit dwelling on a lot developed with a church; and
WHEREAS, Section 3342.17, Parking lot screening, requires parking lot screening for any portion of a parking lot located within eighty (80) feet of residentially zoned property, while the applicant proposes to provide scree...
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