Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV17-016
APPLICANT: Alkhatib Fourth, LLC c/o Dave Perry, Agent; David Perry Company, Inc.; 411 East Town Street, 1st Floor; Columbus, OH 43215; and Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 411 East Town Street, 2nd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
ITALIAN VILLAGE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is zoned R-4, Residential District, and is developed with a two story mixed-use building located in the Italian Village Urban Commercial Overlay. The requested Council variance will permit up to 1,050± square feet of ground floor commercial use for office, retail, or a restaurant, with two second-story dwelling-units, while conforming the lot area and width, and reducing the number of required parking spaces and parking setback. A Council variance is necessary because the R-4, Residential District prohibits commercial uses. The site is located within the planning area of the Italian Village East Redevelopment Plan (2000), which recommends residential land uses at this location. The request can be supported because the existing building has a history of commercial and residential use, and is consistent with the Plan’s recommendation to develop a commercial corridor that serves Italian Village.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.039, R-4, residential district; 3312.13(B), Driveway; 3312.49(C), Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3332.05(A)(4), Area district lot width requirements; 3332.15, R-4 Area district requirements; and 3372.604(B), Setback requirements, of the Columbus City codes; for the property located at 851 NORTH FOURTH STREET (43215), to permit 1,050± square feet of ground floor commercial use and two second-story dwelling-units, with reduced development standards in the R-4, Residential District;...
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