Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV22-056
APPLICANT: Janice Wilkins; 460 Stewart Avenue; Columbus, OH 43206.
PROPOSED USE: Habitable space above a detached garage.
COLUMBUS SOUTH SIDE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of one parcel developed with a single-unit dwelling in the R-2F, Residential District. The requested Council variance will allow habitable space above and next to a newly constructed detached garage. A Council variance is necessary because the zoning code only permits habitable space above a garage when connected directly to habitable space in a dwelling. The request also includes a variance to increase the permitted garage height. Staff supports the proposed variances as the request is consistent with similar proposals in urban neighborhoods, and will not introduce an incompatible use to the area.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.38(H), Private garage; 3332.26(E), Minimum side yard permitted; and 3332.38(G), Private garage, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 460 STEWART AVE. (43206), to permit habitable space above a detached garage with reduced development standards in the R-2F, Residential District (Council Variance #CV22-056).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV22-056, the owner of the property at 460 STEWART AVE. (43206), is requesting a Variance to permit habitable space above a detached garage with reduced development standards in the R-2F, Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.38(H), Private garage, requires habitable space in a garage to connect directly with habitable space in a dwelling, while the applicant proposes habitable space above a newly constructed detached garage that is not directly connected to habitable space in the single-unit dwelling; and
WHEREAS, Section 3332.26(E), Minimum side yard permitted, requires a minimum side yard of 3 feet for lots 40 feet wide or less, while t...
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