Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV03-006
APPLICANT: Hutchison Media Consultants, Inc.; c/o Joseph S. Streb, Esq.; 736 Neil Avenue; Columbus, Ohio 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Office commercial use in the R-4, Residential District.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant requests a Council Variance to conform an existing office-commercial use in the R-4, Residential District. The building is located mid-block on Siebert Street and is surrounded by single and multi-family dwellings. The block has been zoned in a residential district since the adoption of the Columbus Zoning Code in the 1920's. Building records show an existing "Bake Shop" in 1918 and various "store building" (retail) uses until 1976, thereby establishing a commercial use before the original zoning code. The applicant indicated the current use has existed since 1980, however no City records exist for this office use. The building is one-story and appears to be designed for commercial uses and has no off-street parking.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.033, R-4, Residential District Use; 3332.25, Maximum side yards required; 3332.26, Minimum side yard permitted; and 3342.28, Minimum number of parking spaces required, for property located at 287 SIEBERT STREET (43206), to permit an office commercial use without off-street parking in the R-4, Residential District (CV03-006).
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WHEREAS, by application No. CV03-006, the owner of property at 287 SIEBERT STREET (43206), is requesting a Council Variance to permit an office commercial use; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.033, R-4, Residential District Use does not permit commercial uses, while the applicant owns an office building that has existed as a commercial use since 1918 and does not conform to the R-4, Residential District permitted use requirements; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.25, Maximum side yards required, requires the sum of the widths of each...
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