Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV21-117
APPLICANT: Degas Real Estate Solutions; c/o Jeffrey L. Brown, Atty.; #7 West Broad Street, Suite 460; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Single-unit dwelling.
GREATER HILLTOP AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site is zoned in the C-4, Commercial district, and is developed with a former single-unit dwelling constructed in 1900 or earlier that has more recently been as a religious facility and apartment building The applicant requests a Council variance to revert the building to a single-unit dwelling. The site is located in the West Broad Street/Greater Hilltop UCO and within the boundaries of the Hilltop Land Use Plan (2019), which recommends “Mixed Use 3 (>45 du/ac)” land uses for this location. The Plan also identifies this building as a contributing structure. Additionally, the Plan includes complete adoption of the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018). The proposal is consistent with the Plan’s land use recommendation and the proposed preservation of the contributing building aligns with C2P2 Design Guidelines and the Hilltop Land Use Plan.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3356.03, C-4, permitted uses, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 2456 W. BROAD ST. (43204), to permit a single-unit dwelling in the C-4, Commercial District (Council Variance #CV21-117).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV21-117, the owner of property at 2456 W. BROAD ST. (43204), is requesting a Council variance to permit a single-unit dwelling in the C-4, Commercial District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3356.03, C-4 Permitted Uses, permits dwelling units only above certain commercial uses, while the applicant proposes to convert the existing building into a single-unit dwelling; and
WHEREAS, the Greater Hilltop Area Commission recommends approval; and
WHEREAS, City Departments recommend ...
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