Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV18-079
APPLICANT: Juliet Bullock; 1182 Wyandotte Road; Columbus, OH 43212.
PROPOSED USE: Five-unit apartment building.
COLUMBUS SOUTH SIDE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of one parcel developed with a vacant structure in the R-2F, Residential District. The requested Council variance will permit the repurposing of the structure into a five-unit apartment building. A Council variance is necessary because the R-2F district allows a maximum of two dwelling units on one parcel. The request includes variances to reduce the building and parking setbacks as well as rear yard requirements. The site is within the boundaries of the Near Southside Plan (2011), which recommends “Medium Density Mixed Residential” land uses at this location. The requested five-unit apartment building, while higher in density than the Plan’s recommendation, it is consistent with the redevelopment of existing former industrial sites into alternative uses that are more compatible with adjacent residential uses.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.037, R-2F residential district; 3312.27, Parking setback line; 3332.21, Building lines; and 3332.27, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 954 GILBERT STREET (43206), to permit a five-unit apartment building with reduced development standards in the R-2F, Residential District (Council Variance #CV18-079).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV18-079, the owner of property at 954 GILBERT STREET (43206), is requesting a Council Variance to permit a five-unit apartment building with reduced development standards in the R-2F, Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.037, R-2F residential district, permits one single- or two-unit dwelling on a parcel, while the applicant proposes five apartment units in an existing building; and
WHEREAS, Section 3312.27, Park...
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