Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV15-075
APPLICANT: Kenneth Mollica; c/o Dow Voelker, Atty.; 1620 West First Avenue; Columbus, OH 43212.
PROPOSED USE: Four-unit dwelling.
FIFTH BY NORTHWEST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance No. 0855-2016; Z15-055) to the R-4, Residential District. The requested variances will bring an existing four-unit dwelling into compliance with R-4, Residential District standards. Variances are included for a reduction in the required number of parking spaces from 6 to 4, and reductions in R-4 area district, lot width, and yard requirements. Staff recognizes these variances to be negligible and consistent with the established development pattern of this neighborhood.
Title
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3332.05, Area district lot width requirements; 3332.15, R-4 area district requirements; 3332.26(C)(E), Minimum side yard permitted, of the City of Columbus codes; for the property located at 1764 NORTHWEST BOULEVARD (43212), to permit a four-unit dwelling with reduced development standards in the R-4, Residential District (Council variance # CV15-075).
Body
WHEREAS, by application No. CV15-075, the owner of property at 1764 NORTHWEST BOULEVARD (43212), is requesting a Council variance to permit a four-unit dwelling with reduced development standards in the R-4, Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required, requires 1.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit, or six (6) spaces total for the four-unit dwelling, while the applicant proposes four (4) parking spaces; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.05, Area district lot width requirements, requires a lot no less than fifty (50) feet wide, while the applicant propose...
Click here for full text