Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV20-100
APPLICANT: William E. Edwards, et al; c/o Dave Perry, Agent; David Perry Company, Inc.; 411 East Town Street, 1st Floor; and Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 411 East Town Street, 2nd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Two single-unit dwellings on one lot, and a two-unit dwelling on an adjacent lot.
NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of two adjacent parcels zoned in the R-3, Residential District established by a city-sponsored down-zoning of the Near East Area in 1993 (Z93-023A). The requested Council variance will permit a single-unit carriage house on a lot developed with a single-unit dwelling at 735 Oak Street, and will conform an existing two-unit dwelling with a new two-car garage at 739-741 Oak Street. A Council variance is necessary because the R-3 district permits only one single-unit dwelling per lot. The request includes variances for reduced number of parking spaces, lot width and area, fronting, and side and rear yards. The site is within the planning area of the Near East Area Plan (2005), which does not recommend a land use for this location. The Plan does state that, in general, housing types and density should be consistent with the housing types and densities found in the surrounding area. Staff believes the proposal is compatible with the urban character of the neighborhood as recommended by the Plan and does not introduce incompatible uses to the area as there are carriage houses and two-unit dwellings in this neighborhood.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.035, R-3, residential district; 3312.49(C), Minimum numbers of parking spaces required; 3332.05(A)(4), Area district lot width requirements; 3332.13, R-3 area district requirements; 3332.19, Fronting; 3332.25, Maximum side yards required; 3332.26...
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