Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV06-004
APPLICANT: Fred Michael Reid; 2440 Groveport Pike; Columbus, Ohio 43207.
PROPOSED USE: To conform an existing three-family dwelling in the R-2, residential District.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. This variance will allow an existing three-family dwelling to be conforming in the R-2, Residential District. A Council variance is necessary in that three-family dwellings are prohibited in the R-2, residential District. The site lies within the boundaries of the Tri-South Plan (2003) which recommends single-family dwellings as the appropriate land use for the site. Staff recommends approval and supports deviation from the Plan because the structure which was built in 1904 and lies on a 1.35 acre lot, while the R-2, Residential District only requires 5000 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit. 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 3332.033, R-2, Residential District, for the property located at 2440 GROVEPORT PIKE (43207), to conform an existing three-family dwelling in the R-2, Residential District (Council Variance # CV06-004).
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WHEREAS, by application No. CV06-004, the owner of property at 2440 GROVEPORT PIKE (43207), is requesting a Council variance to conform an existing three-family dwelling in the R-2, Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.033, R-2, Residential District, prohibits three-family dwellings, while the applicant proposes to make an existing three-family dwelling a conforming use on the property; and
WHEREAS, City Departments recommend approval and supports deviation from the Plan because the structure which was built in 1904 and lies on a 1.35 acre lot, while the R-2, Residential District only requires 5000 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit; and
WHEREAS, said variance will not adversely affect the surroundi...
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