Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV09-035
APPLICANT: Wesley Glen, Inc.; c/o Michael T. Shannon, Atty.; Crabbe, Brown & James, LLP; 500 South Front Street, Suite 1200; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Parking lot and accessory storage building.
CLINTONVILLE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Disapproval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Disapproval. The site is developed with three single-unit dwellings, one fronting on Westview Avenue zoned in the R, Rural District, and the other two fronting on Fenway Road zoned in the SR, Suburban Residential District. The requested Council variance will allow the construction of a 126-space parking lot and accessory storage building to be used primarily by employees for the retirement community located to the south across Fenway Road. The single-unit dwelling located on Westview Avenue will be retained, and the applicant is committing to a site plan which includes a fence, landscaping, and gated access from Fenway Road. Variances for reductions to the minimum lot size and rear yard requirements are included in the request. The site is located within the planning area of the Clintonville Neighborhood Plan (2009), which recommends single or two-unit residential development for this location. The Plan also recommends that new development along High Street be restricted to the area between the street right-of-way and the parallel alley and not encroach upon residential uses beyond the alley. While there is no alley in this location, the proposal clearly extends into the residential portion of the neighborhood. No recommendation is being made regarding the hardship aspect of this request.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.02, R, Rural District; 3332.029, SR, Suburban Residential District; 3332.06, R-rural area district requirements; and 3332.27, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes, for the prope...
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