Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV15-057
APPLICANT: Kim Mikanik, R.E.D. Consulting; 33 North Grant Street, Suite 150; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Warehouse, retail, and office uses.
COLUMBUS SOUTHSIDE AREA COMMISSION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. A vacant nonconforming commercial building which is located on a parcel zoned R-3, Residential District. The requested Council variance will allow the eastern tenant space of the building to be converted to a mixed-use business with 3,809 square feet of warehouse, retail and general office area. Only part of the building is proposed for conversion at this time. The owner may need additional variances to renovate the western tenant space of the building after development plans are finalized. A variance is necessary because warehouse and commercial uses are prohibited in the R-3, Residential District. Variances for a reduction to zero (0) required parking spaces, and reduced vision clearance, building lines, side yards, and rear yard development standards are also included in the request to address existing conditions. The site is located within the planning area of the Southside Plan (2014), which recommends neighborhood mixed-use at this location. Staff supports this request noting that the proposed warehouse and retail uses are small in scale and compliment the recommended neighborhood mixed-use and existing structure at this location.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.035, R-3 residential district; 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3321.05(B)(2), Vision clearance; 3332.18 (D), Basis of computing area; 3332.21(D), Building lines; 3331.26, Minimum side yard permitted; and 3332.27, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 341 EAST BARTHMAN AVENUE (43207), to permit a mixed-use business consisting of warehousing, retail, and general office uses with reduced development standards in the R-3, Res...
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