Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV15-005
APPLICANT: William E. Cantley; c/o James B. Harris, Atty.; Harris McClellan, Binau & Cox, PLL; 37 West Broad Street; Suite 950; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Three single-unit dwellings and contractor’s storage yard.
SOUTHWEST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with three single-unit dwellings, contractor storage buildings, and a storage yard on one lot zoned in the R-2, Residential District. The property is subject to a zoning code violation for expansion of the longstanding contractor's storage uses without obtaining a Certificate of Zoning Clearance. The requested Council variance will conform the existing uses and enable the applicant to apply for the necessary approvals to legitimize the site development. Variances for fronting on a public street, since the parcel is land-locked and is accessed by a private drive, and for parking surface, striping, and marking are also included in the request. The site is located within the boundaries of the Southwest Area Plan (2009), which recommends semi-rural residential uses for this location. Because the site has been used as a contractor’s storage since prior to being annexed into the City of Columbus in 1973, is adjacent to existing manufacturing properties along its northern and eastern boundaries, and has a significant buffer area adjacent to residential uses that will be preserved, Staff believes that this continued use will not create a detrimental impact on surrounding or adjacent properties. The request includes a site plan depicting setbacks and tree preservation areas.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.033, R-2, Residential District; 3312.39, Striping and marking; 3312.43, Required surface for parking; 3332.19, Fronting on a public street; and 3332.28, Side or rear yard...
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