Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV15-042
APPLICANT: Victorian Heritage Homes LLC, c/o Donald Plank; Plank Law Firm; 145 East Rich Street, 3rd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: To conform a fifteen-unit apartment building and a two-unit dwelling on the same lot.
UNIVERSITY AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is currently developed with a fifteen-unit apartment building and a two-unit dwelling on the same lot zoned in the R-4, Residential District. The requested Council variance will bring the existing dwellings and parcel into conformity. The Council variance is necessary because the R-4, Residential District does not permit more than four dwelling units in one building, nor does it permit two separate buildings containing dwelling units on one parcel. Variances to conform required parking spaces, vision clearance, area district requirements, lot coverage, building lines, and side yards are included in the request. Additionally, variances are requested to conform maximum lot coverage, building lines, and maximum floor area ratio from the development standards of the University Area Planning Overlay, which are generally more restrictive than the underlying R-4, Residential District. The site is located within the boundaries of the University District Plan (2015), which recommends neighborhood mixed uses for this location, which is supportive of a mix of land uses, including retail, office, and multi-unit residential uses. The Plan also recommends preserving existing contributing buildings. Staff finds the proposal will not add incompatible uses to this historically urban neighborhood as the dwelling units have existed for many years, and are contained within contributing buildings.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.039, R-4, Residential District; 3312.49(C), Min...
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