Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV13-024
APPLICANT: Ronald J. and Linda Hentsch; c/o Amy K. Kuhn, Atty.;Plank Law Firm; 145 East Rich Street, 3rd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Apartment hotel (bed and breakfast) and carriage house.
NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The requested Council variance will allow an existing single-unit dwelling to be used as an apartment hotel (a bed and breakfast) and will conform an existing dwelling unit above the rear garage (a carriage house) in the R-3, Residential District. A variance is necessary because only the AR-2, AR-3, and AR-4, Apartment Residential Districts allow apartment hotel use, and the R-3, Residential District permits only one dwelling per lot. Variances for driveway width, maneuvering, stacked parking, striping and marking, fronting, side yard, and rear yard are included in the request. The site is located within the planning area of the Near East Plan (2005), which contains a series of criteria that can be used to determine if proposed commercial uses should be supported within residential areas. Apartment hotels are usually integrated into residential neighborhoods in order for patrons to experience the ambiance and charm that the neighborhood can offer, as opposed to being located in high density multi-unit residential districts where they are currently permitted. The apartment hotel facility will function as a low impact use that is residential in nature that should integrate well with surrounding residential uses, and continuation of the carriage house use does not add a new or incompatible use since the existing structure is consistent with the surrounding character of the area.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.035, R-3, Residential District; 3312.13(B), Driveway; 3312.25, Maneuvering; 3312.2...
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