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Council Variance Application: CV17-062
APPLICANT: Lykens Companies; 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: Ground-floor residential unit.
ITALIAN VILLAGE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance # 3177-2017; Z17-036) to the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District, which will permit the construction of a mixed-use building. The request will permit one ground-floor residential unit. While commercial districts permit apartment units above ground-floor commercial uses, a Council variance is necessary to permit apartment units on the first floor. The request is consistent with the with the land use recommendations of the Italian Village East Redevelopment Plan (2000), which recommends commercial uses for this location but supports residential uses within this mixed-use corridor.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, Permitted uses; and 3361.02, Permitted uses, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 875 NORTH FOURTH STREET (43201), to permit one ground floor residential unit in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Council Variance # CV17-062). (REPEALED BY ORD. 3239-2021; PASSED 12/13/2021)
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WHEREAS, by application # CV17-062, the owner of property 875 NORTH FOURTH STREET (43201), is requesting a Council variance to permit one ground-floor residential units in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 3177-2017 (Rezoning Application Z17-036), Section 3356.03, Permitted uses, is utilized to identify the specific u...
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