Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV12-001
APPLICANT: John Ranft; 41 South Grant Avenue; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Automotive maintenance and repair.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with an office/warehouse building and zoned in the M-1, Manufacturing District. The applicant requests a Council variance to allow the building to be used for automotive maintenance and repair. The site is located within the planning area of the Hamilton Road Corridor/Eastland Area Revitalization Plan (2007) which recommends industrial and warehouse uses for this location. Automotive maintenance and repair facilities are not permitted in the M-1, Manufacturing District, but assembly, manufacturing, processing, and treatment of automobiles and automotive parts is permitted. Furthermore, the M-1 District allows bus garages and truck depots where routine vehicle maintenance is permitted. The automotive maintenance and repair proposed for this site is much less intense than the maintenance of a fleet of buses or trucks, and industrial uses will still be permitted by retaining the M-1, Manufacturing District. Approval of this request will not introduce an incompatible use to the area. No recommendation is being made regarding the hardship aspect of this request.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3365.01, M-1, Manufacturing district, of the Columbus City Codes, for the property located at 4630-4638 GROVES ROAD (43232), to permit automotive maintenance and repair in the M-1, Manufacturing District (Council Variance CV12-001).
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WHEREAS, by application No. CV12-001, the owner of the property at 4630-4638 GROVES ROAD (43232), is requesting a Council Variance to permit automotive maintenance and repair in the M-1, Manufacturing District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3365.01, M-1 Manufacturing district, prohibits automotive body shops, maintenance, and repair facilities, while the applicant proposes to...
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