Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV18-005
APPLICANT: Hank Holdings, LTD.; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown; 37 West Broad Street, Suite 460; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
UNIVERSITY AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is developed with a religious facility and parsonage on one lot zoned in the R-4, Residential District. The applicant is seeking to repurpose the existing religious facility into a mixed-use building containing four dwelling units and a 3,708± square foot coffee shop with a 330± square foot accessory patio. The existing parsonage will be repurposed into a two-unit dwelling. A Council variance is necessary because the R-4 district does not permit commercial uses. The request incorporates variances for existing conditions including vision clearance, supplemental parking requirements, maximum lot coverage, maximum floor area ratio (FAR), landscaped area and treatment, area district requirements, building lines, required yards, and side yard obstruction. While the University District Plan (2015) recommends “lower-intensity residential” land uses for this location, it does place priority on the preservation of existing contributing historical buildings. With the addition of buffering and screening along the southern portion of the proposed patio, access to on-street parking and public transportation, as well as the maintenance of existing on-site parking spaces, staff supports this request.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.039, R-4 residential district; 3321.05(B)(2), Vision clearance; 3325.705(A)(E), Supplemental Parking Requirements; 3325.801, Maximum Lot Coverage; 3325.805, Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR); 3325.809, Landscaped Area and Treatment; 3332.15, R-4 area district requirements; 3332.21, Building lines; 3332.22(A)(1), Building l...
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