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File #: 2696-2025    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Second Reading
File created: 10/3/2025 In control: Zoning Committee
On agenda: 10/20/2025 Final action:
Title: To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.037, R-2F residential district; 3312.49, Required parking; 3332.05(A)(4), Area district lot width requirements; 3332.14, R-2F area district requirements; 3332.19, Fronting; 3332.25, Maximum side yard required; 3332.26(C), Minimum side yard permitted; and 3332.27, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 285 E. MOLER ST. (43207), to allow two single-unit dwellings on one lot with reduced development standards in the R-2F, Residential District (Council Variance #CV25-062).
Attachments: 1. ORD#2696-2025_Attachments, 2. ORD#2696-2025_Labels
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Council Variance Application: CV25-062

APPLICANT: Luke Pierce and Margaret A. Williams c/o Mary Dietsch; 285 East Moler Street; Columbus, OH 43207.

PROPOSED USE: Two single-unit dwellings on one lot.

COLUMBUS SOUTH SIDE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.

CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of one parcel developed with a single-unit dwelling and an existing detached garage in the R-2F, Residential District. A Council variance is required because the R-2F district does not allow two single-unit dwellings on one lot, while the applicant proposes to construct a dwelling unit above the existing detached garage (carriage house). Variances to lot area, fronting, lot width, rear yard, and required parking are also included in this request. The site is located within the planning boundaries of the South Side Plan (2014), which recommends “Medium-High Density Residential” land uses at this location. Staff supports the request as the submitted elevation plans are consistent with the Plan’s land use recommendation and the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018), respectively, and the proposed use will not add 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; 3312.49, Required parking; 3332.05(A)(4), Area district lot width requirements; 3332.14, R-2F area district requirements; 3332.19, Fronting; 3332.25, Maximum side yard required; 3332.26(C), Minimum side yard permitted; and 3332.27, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 285 E. MOLER ST. (43207), to allow two single-unit dwellings on one lot with reduced development standards in the R-2F, Residential District (Council Variance #CV25-062).

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WHEREAS, by application #CV25-062, the owner of property at 285 E. MOLER ST. (43207), is requesting a Council variance to allow two single-unit dwellings on one lot with reduced developm...

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