Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV22-086
APPLICANT: Rob Gordon; 605 North High Street, #142; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Two two-unit dwellings on one lot.
COLUMBUS SOUTH SIDE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is undeveloped in the R-2F, Residential District. The applicant proposes to develop the site with two two-unit dwellings. A Council variance is necessary because the R-2F district only permits one two-unit dwelling per lot. The request includes variances to minimum numbers of parking spaces required, lot area, building lines, minimum side yard, and rear yard. The site is located within the boundaries of the Near Southside Plan (2011), which recommends “Medium Density Mixed Residential” land uses for this location. The Plan also includes adoption of the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018). The Plan states that multi-unit residential uses should be compatible with the neighborhood in which they are to be located relative to height, setback, design, materials, landscaping, parking, and design elements. The Planning Division has determined that the proposed two-unit dwellings are consistent with the Plan’s land use recommendations and C2P2 Design Guidelines. The proposal also includes additional windows compatible with and in character and scale with adjacent dwelling units. A Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA21-155) was approved on March 22, 2022, for essentially the same development on this site, except a parcel line was proposed between the two buildings.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.037, R-2F, residential district; 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3321.05(B)(1), Vision Clearance; 3332.14, R-2F area district requirements; 3332.26(C), Minimum side yard permitted; and 3332.27, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property ...
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