Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV20-090
APPLICANT: Juliet Bullock Architects; 1182 Wyandotte Road; Columbus, OH 43212.
PROPOSED USE: Ten single-unit dwellings.
COLUMBUS SOUTHSIDE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning request to the R-2F, Residential District (Ordinance #0349-2021, Z20-080). The requested Council variance will permit ten single-unit dwellings and ten detached garages on ten proposed lots in the R-2F district. Variances to lot width, area district requirements, and setback requirements are included, and are supportable as they help to achieve a site design as recommended by the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018). Approval of this request will permit single-unit residential development that is compatible with the development pattern of the surrounding neighborhood.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.05(A)(4), Area district lot width requirements; 3332.14, R-2F area district requirements; and 3332.21, Building lines, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 641 E. KOSSUTH ST. (43206), to permit reduced development standards for single-unit dwellings in the R-2F, Residential District (Council Variance #CV20-090).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV20-090, the owner of property at 641 E. KOSSUTH ST. (43206), is requesting a Council variance to permit reduced development standards for single-unit dwellings in the R-2F, Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.05(A)(4), Area district lot width requirements, requires a minimum lot width of 50 feet in the R-2F, Residential District, while the applicant proposes a reduced lot width of 30.48 feet for all of the ten proposed lots, as shown on the submitted site plan; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.14, R-2F area district requirements, re...
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