Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV15-038
APPLICANT: Capital City Holdings LLC; c/o Thomas F. Kibbey, Atty.; 41 South High Street, 2000 Huntington Center; Columbus, Ohio 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Child day care center or a Type "A" home day care facility.
NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with a vacant dwelling zoned in the R-2F, Residential District, and is subject to Ordinance No. 2798-2014, passed on December 8, 2014 (Council Variance # CV14-046), which permitted the structure to be used as a single-unit dwelling with a Type "A" home day care. The requested Council variance will permit the structure to be used as a child day care center, but will retain the ability for Type "A" home day care to be established to give the applicant more flexibility. The proposed day care facility will serve the applicant’s tenants residing in nearby Scholar House, which offers affordable housing for young parents pursuing college education. The R-2F district permits only Type "B" home day care facilities, or child day care centers as accessory uses to a religious facility or school. The site is located within the planning area of the Near East Area Plan (2005), which recommends higher-density residential and mixed-use development for this location. The proposed day care facility is consistent with the Plan's land use recommendation for mixed use development, and will result in the re-use of an existing historic building. Variances for minimum number of parking spaces and for the building’s existing conditions are included in the request.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.037, R-2F, Residential District; 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3332.05(A)(4), Area district lot width requirements; 3332.21, Building lines; 3332.25(B), Maximum side yards required; and 3332.26(C)(2), Minimum side yard permitted, of the Columbus City Code...
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