Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV05-023
APPLICANT: Albert Dowden; c/o Therese Rubadue; 855 South Sunbury Road; Westerville, Ohio 43081.
PROPOSED USE: To conform an existing single-family dwelling in the M, Manufacturing District.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. This variance will allow an existing single-family dwelling to be conforming in the M, Manufacturing District. A Council variance is necessary in that single-family dwellings are prohibited in the M, Manufacturing District. A hardship exists in that the lending institution will only finance a conforming use in the district, and the owners cannot preserve the building without additional financing.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3363.01, M, Manufacturing District, for the property located at 1280 WILLIAMS ROAD (43207), to permit an existing single-family dwelling in the M, Manufacturing District (Council Variance # CV05-023).
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WHEREAS, by application No. CV05-023, the owner of property at 1280 WILLIAMS ROAD (43207), is requesting a Council variance to permit an existing single-family dwelling in the M, Manufacturing District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3363.01, M-manufacturing district, prohibits single-family dwelling use, while the applicant proposes to make an existing single-family dwelling a conforming use on the property; and
WHEREAS, City Departments recommend approval and note a hardship exists because the lending institution will not finance this existing non-conforming use; and
WHEREAS, said variance will not adversely affect the surrounding property or surrounding neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the granting of said variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent properties or unreasonably increase the congestion of public streets, or unreasonably diminish or impair established property values within the surrounding area, or otherwise impair the public health, safety, comfort, mor...
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