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Council Variance Application: CV20-078
APPLICANT: Brenda Parker; 405 North Front Street; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Two single-unit dwellings on one lot.
UNIVERSITY AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of one parcel developed with a single-unit dwelling and detached garage in the R-4, Residential District. The applicant proposes to construct a rear single-unit dwelling above a new detached garage (a carriage house). A Council variance is required because the R-4, Residential District permits a maximum of four dwelling units in one building, but does not permit two separate dwellings on one lot. Variances for minimum number of parking spaces required, maximum floor area ratio (FAR), lot width, area district requirements, fronting, minimum and maximum side yards, and rear yard are included in the request. The site is within the boundaries of the University District Plan (2015), which recommends “Lower Intensity Residential” land uses for this location, and is within the boundaries of the University District Zoning Overlay. Staff finds the proposal to be consistent with the Plan’s land use recommendation and the recent development pattern in urban neighborhoods.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.039, R-4, residential district; 3312.49, Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3325.805, Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR); 3332.05, Area district lot width requirements; 3332.15, R-4 area district requirements; 3332.19, Fronting; 3332.25, Maximum side yards required; 3332.26, Minimum side yard permitted; and 3332.27, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1480 N 6TH ST. (43201), to permit two single-unit dwellings on one lot with reduced development standards in the R-4, Residential District (Council Variance #CV20-078).
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