Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV20-134
APPLICANT: Bart Overly; Blostein/Overly Architects; 922 West Broad Street; Columbus, OH 43222; and Michael Anthony, Atty.; 978 South Front Street; Columbus, OH 43206.
PROPOSED USE: Ten-unit apartment building.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant has received a recommendation of approval from Staff and the Development Commission for a concurrent rezoning (Ordinance #0584-2022; Z20-117) to the AR-1, Apartment Residential District. The applicant proposes a ten-unit apartment building. Variances to reduce the required parking setback along Bella Via Avenue and to reduce the rear yard are included in the request. Additionally, the request includes a commitment to a site plan and building elevations which incorporate several design guidelines of the Northland I Area Plan (2014) including a pedestrian connection to Cleveland Avenue, additional bicycle parking, additional landscaping between the parking lot and the adjacent single-unit dwelling to the east, and the inclusion of street trees along Bella Via Avenue. The proposed apartment building is a supportable transitional use between commercial uses at the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Bella Via Avenue and single-unit dwellings to the north and east of the site.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3312.27(2), Parking setback line; and 3333.24, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 6050 CLEVELAND AVE. (43231), to permit reduced development standards for a ten-unit apartment building in the AR-1, Apartment Residential District (Council Variance #CV20-134).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV20-134, the owner of property at 6050 CLEVELAND AVE. (43231), is requesting a Council variance to permit reduced development standards for a ten-unit apartment building in the AR-1, Apartment Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3312.27(2), Parking setback line, requires the parking setb...
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