Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV20-088
APPLICANT: Lykens Companies; c/o Dave Perry, Agent, David Perry Company, Inc.; 411 East Town Street, 1st Floor; Columbus, OH 43215; and Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 411 East Town Street, 2nd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Mixed-use development.
ITALIAN VILLAGE 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 (ORD #3238-2021; Z20-078) to the CPD, Commercial Planned Development and R-2F, Residential districts for a three-story mixed-use building containing 27 apartment units and 2,500 square feet of commercial space (Subarea 1), a 1,900 square foot eating and drinking establishment (Subarea 2), and a two-unit dwelling (Subarea 3). The requested Council variance will allow a ground floor residential dwelling unit to be maintained within the existing mixed-use development in Subarea 1, and proposes reduced lot size, lot area, and minimum side yard requirements for the two-unit dwelling in Subarea 3. Staff supports the requested variances, as the proposal presents no significant changes from the previously approved variance, nor will it add incompatible uses to the area. The request remains consistent with infill development projects in urban neighborhoods, and with the mixed-use nature of the North 4th Street corridor.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3355.03, C-3 Permitted uses; 3361.02, Permitted uses; 3332.05(A)(4), Area district lot width requirements; 3332.14, R-2F area district requirements; and 3332.26, Minimum side yard permitted, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 875 N. 4TH ST. (43201), to permit ground floor residential use within a mixed-use development in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District, and reduced development standards for a two-unit dwelling in the R-2F, ...
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