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Council Variance Application: CV06-023
APPLICANT: Anderson Properties Limited Partnership; c/o Christopher A. Rinehart; 366 East Broad Street; Columbus, Ohio 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Child day care center.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The property, which has been utilized for commercial, manufacturing and warehouse uses, was annexed into the city of Columbus in 1999 and has remained zoned in the R, Rural District. This council variance would allow a child day care center as a principal use in the existing building. Child day care centers are only permitted in the R, Rural District if they are accessory uses located within a school or religious facility. The applicant has committed to a follow-up rezoning after the council variance process. The proposed child day care center is compatible with the development and zoning patterns of the area. Staff supports the request but is concerned with the difficulty of enforcing Section 3 and Section 4 and the precedent setting aspect of these two conditions.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.02, R, Rural District, and 3332.06, R-rural area district requirements, of the City of Columbus codes, for the property located at 2816 MORSE ROAD (43231), to permit a child day care center in the R, Rural District and to declare an emergency. (Council Variance # CV06-023)
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WHEREAS, by application No. CV06-023, the owner of property at 2816 MORSE ROAD (43231), is requesting a Council Variance to permit a child day care center as a principal use in the R, Rural District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.02, R, Rural District, prohibits a child day care center unless it is an accessory use located within a school or religious facility, while the applicant proposes to establish a child day care center as a principal use; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation in the City of Columbus ...
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