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Council Variance Application CV17-013
APPLICANT: Austin Caulk; 1021 South High Street; Columbus, OH 43206.
PROPOSED USE: Two single-unit dwellings.
COLUMBUS SOUTH SIDE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is currently developed with a single-unit dwelling zoned in the C-4, Commercial District. The requested variance will conform the existing dwelling, and will permit a split of the lot for future construction of a second single-unit dwelling on the back half of the parcel to front on South Pearl Street. A Council variance is necessary because residential uses are only permitted above specified commercial uses in the C-4, Commercial District. Each parcel will have its own access and required parking. This request includes variances to driveway width and maneuvering for the existing driveway from South High Street which is less than 10 feet wide and divided by the parcel line shared with the property to the south. The site is within the planning area of the South Side Plan (2014), which recommends “Neighborhood Mixed Use” for this location. The existing dwelling has been long established on this lot, and the proposed dwelling is consistent with the residential uses that are prevalent in the surrounding neighborhood. A hardship exists because the non-conforming nature of the site precludes financing options. Approval of this request will not add a new or incompatible use to the area.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4, permitted uses; 3312.13(A), Driveway; and 3312.25, Maneuvering, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1134 SOUTH HIGH STREET (43206), to conform an existing single-unit dwelling with reduced driveway standards and permit a lot split for a new single-unit dwelling in the C-4, Commercial District (Council Variance # CV17-013).
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WHEREAS, by application # CV17-013, the owner of property at 1134 SOUTH HIGH S...
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