Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV06-058
APPLICANT: JBH Holdings Inc. et al; c/o Jackson B. Reynolds, III, Atty.; Smith and Hale; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 725; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use multi-family residential and retail commercial development.
VICTORIAN DISTRICT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant proposes an eight-story mixed-use residential and commercial building comprised of a maximum of forty-six (46) apartment residential units, approximately 4,800 square feet of commercial space, and enclosed parking in the L-C-4, Limited Commercial District. As part of the request, variances are included to conform an existing six-unit apartment building (18-30 West Fourth Avenue), and to allow lot splits from the rear of two adjacent parcels fronting on West Fourth Avenue (010-260939 and 010-042281) to be incorporated into the new building site. The current lot configuration was committed to within the current L-C-4 District (Z90-103), and variances are requested to alter the L-C-4 text. The applicant has agreed to request an amendment to the current L-C-4 District to address these changes. A reduction of forty (40) parking spaces is included in the request along with variances to building height, rear yard, stacked parking, aisle width, driveway width, parking lot screening, and to allow access from the rear of the development through the portion of the site zoned in the AR-1 District. The requested variances will permit the construction of a mixed-use building with reduced development standards that is consistent with the development patterns and historic character of the surrounding neighborhood.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses; 3333.02, AR-12, ARLD and AR-1, Apartment residential district use; 3309.14, Height districts; 3333.24, Rear yard; 3342.06, Aisle; 3342.08, Driveway; 3342.15, Maneuv...
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