Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV20-018
APPLICANT: Leon Humphries; P.O. Box 9303; Columbus, OH 43209.
PROPOSED USE: Expand child day care facility.
GREATER HILLTOP AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of two parcels in the R-3, Residential District, one of which is developed with a 1,248 square foot child day care facility permitted by CV78-087. The requested Council variance will allow a 4,470 square foot expansion of the existing day care facility onto the adjacent parcel, and includes the addition of off-street parking spaces. Variances for reduced parking and dumpster setbacks and yards, and a parking space reduction from 12 spaces to 7 spaces are included in this request. The site is within the boundaries of the Hilltop Land Use Plan C2P2 (2019), which recommends medium to high density residential land uses at this location, and includes complete adoption of the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018). While the Planning Division recommends disapproval of the requested use due to incompatibility with the Plan’s land use recommendation, staff finds the proposed expansion of this successful day care facility necessary for it to continue providing a valuable service to the community within a walkable residential neighborhood. Additionally, the site will be developed in accordance with the submitted site plan, which demonstrates sufficient buffering and landscaping from residential uses, and includes the installation of off-street parking and sidewalks along the site’s frontages.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.035, R-3, residential district; 3312.27, Parking setback line; 3312.49(C), Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3321.01, Dumpster area; 3332.25, Maximum side yards required; and 3332.26, Minimum side yard permitted, of the Columbus Ci...
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