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Council Variance Application: CV12-033
APPLICANT: Cardinal Self Storage LLC; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown & David L. Hodge, Attys.; Smith and Hale; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 725; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Concurrent Council variance with rezoning request Z12-031 to reduce driveway width.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant requests a concurrent Council variance with rezoning Z12-031 to allow a commercial driveway of less than 20 feet in width for a self-storage facility. In reality the driveway is 30 feet in width but is on two separate tax parcels which cannot be combined and results in a driveway width of 10 feet on one parcel and 20 feet on the other. Staff finds this to be a technicality and recommends approval of this Council variance.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3312.13B, Driveway, of the Columbus City Codes for the property located at 5335 NORTH HAMILTON ROAD (43230), to reduce driveway width concurrent with Rezoning Z12-031 and to declare an emergency. (Council Variance #CV12-033).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV12-033, the owner of property at 5335 NORTH HAMILTON ROAD (43230), is requesting a Variance to reduce driveway width concurrent with rezoning request Z12-031 and
WHEREAS, Section 3312.13B, Driveway, requires driveways to have a minimum width of twenty (20) feet, while the applicant proposes to allow a driveway width of 10 feet due to a property line that cannot be combined; and
WHEREAS, City Departments recommend approval because Staff finds this to be a technicality because in reality the driveway is 30 feet in width, which is Code compliant, but is on two separate tax parcels which cannot be combined and results in a driveway width of 10 feet on one parcel and 20 feet on the other; and
WHEREAS, said ordinance requires separate submission for all applicable permits and Certificate of Occupancy for the proposed use; and
WHEREAS, said va...
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