Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV14-015
APPLICANT: Metropolitan Holdings LLC; c/o David L. Hodge, Atty.; Smith & Hale, LLC; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 460, Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: One, two, three, and four-unit dwelling development with reduced standards.
FIFTH BY NORTHWEST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with single and multi-unit dwellings and zoned AR-1, Apartment Residential District, and is subject to Ordinance Numbers 2069-2013 and 2064-2013 (CV13-006 and CV13-017) which permit two 2- or 3-unit dwellings per lot on seven separate lots and a four-unit dwelling for a total of 33 units. The applicant would like to reconfigure the approved site plan for engineering (storm water) reasons. The proposal includes two four-unit dwellings, three three-unit dwellings, six two-unit dwellings and two one-unit dwellings, for a total of 31 units on Subarea 1. Additionally, an existing four-unit dwelling is included in this request, and is a part of Subarea 2. A variance is necessary because the AR-1 District does not permit two-unit, three-unit and four-unit dwellings, nor does it permit more than one dwelling unit on one lot. Additional variances for Subarea 1 include fronting, reduced building lines and perimeter yard, and landscaping and screening requirements. Variances for Subarea 2 include area requirements, side or rear yard obstruction and minimum number of parking spaces required. The site is located within the planning area of the Fifth by Northwest Neighborhood Plan (2009), which recommends mixed-use development for this area. It also includes recommended design guidelines for future commercial and residential development. Staff finds that the proposal meets the Plan’s considerations, and feels that it will not add incompatible uses to the area since there have been variances a...
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