Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV08-007
APPLICANT: Patrick Caudy; 4515 Raccoon Drive; Columbus, Ohio 43230.
PROPOSED USE: Party facility.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The property is developed with an existing party facility and zoned in the R, Rural District. The party facility is non-conforming, it was built before the property was annexed into the City of Columbus. The existing party facility and parking lot is located within the floodway fringe of Big Walnut Creek. The applicant is requesting a council variance to conform the party facility, which is not a permitted use in the R district, and to allow a new building for storage. The applicant is also requesting variances to maintain the existing parking area without a hard surface and parking space striping. The proposed council variance does not allow for expansion of the existing building, limits the proposed storage building for the party facility to a maximum of 3,200 square feet, and requires the storage building to be located outside of the floodway fringe, which is away from the residential development across Big Walnut Creek. The council variance does not introduce a new use to the area.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.02, R, Rural District; 3342.23, Striping and marking; and 3342.24, Surface, of the City of Columbus codes, for the property located at 5442 HILDEBRAND ROAD (43230), to conform an existing party facility in the R, Rural District and to declare an emergency. (Council Variance # CV08-007)
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WHEREAS, by application No. CV08-007, the owner of property at 5442 HILDEBRAND ROAD (43230), is requesting a Council Variance to permit a party facility as a principal use in the R, Rural District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.02, R, Rural District, prohibits a party facility, while the applicant proposes to conform an existing party facility as a principal use; and ...
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