Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV05-054
APPLICANT: Maria E. Koob; P.O. Box 12128; Columbus, OH 43212.
PROPOSED USE: Temporary medical administration office.
UNIVERSITY AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Disapproval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with a single-
family dwelling, and is zoned in the R-4, Residential District. The applicant requests a Council Variance to allow a temporary administrative office for the Ohio State University Medical Center. The office will be used by employees of the James Cancer Hospital for a maximum period of ten (10) years to alleviate overcrowding until an expansion of the Ohio State University Medical Center is complete. The site will not be open to the public, and no clinical activity or patient care will occur there. The variance is conditioned upon the expiration of the temporary use after a ten-year period, and other commitments are provided to ensure compatibility with the adjacent residential uses. Additional variances for the existing non-conforming side yard and for the minimum number of parking spaces required are also requested. Since the staff using the temporary office space will be using existing University parking facilities, parking is not needed for the site. A hardship exists in that a demand for the dwelling to be used residentially has been extremely low, and the University is in need of temporary office space until their expansion project is complete. With the conditions proposed, the temporary use of the dwelling as a medical administration office will not have a negative impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.039, R-4, Residential district; 3332.25, Maximum side yard required; 3332.26, Minimum side yard permitted; and 3342.28, Minimum number of parking spaces required of the Columbus City codes; for the property located at 325 WEST EIGHTH AVENUE (43201), to allow...
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