Subject: ________________________________________________________________________
STAFF REPORT
Subject: (VAR0711-01) Hardship variance to waive street frontage requirements
for Parcels 1, 2D, & 2E, lying within Land Lots 20 & 21, 8th Land District.
Planning Recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
PLANNING & ZONING HISTORY
Applicant: Pat Love
Owner: Dixie Rome Harris
Acreage: 3.13 acres
Current Zoning Classification: SFR1 ? Single Family Residential 1
Current Use of Property: Undeveloped land
Proposed Use of Property: Undeveloped land
Planning District: Planning District 2
General Use: Residential
Environmental Impacts: None
Surrounding Zoning: East ? SFR1 (Single Family Residential 1)
West ? SFR1 (Single Family Residential 1)
North ? SFR1 (Single Family Residential 1) South ? SFR1 (Single Family
Residential 1)
Traffic Impact: None
Planning Department
Recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL The recommended condition is: There
shall be no subdivision for development until road improvements to city
standards are in place.
Reasonableness of Request: The proposed variance is reasonable because it does
not disrupt the existing residential character of the neighborhood.
APPLICANT?S PROPOSAL
The applicant is proposing to waive public street frontage requirements and
allow a 15-foot access easement to serve as the primary right of entry onto the
subject property.
Section 7.3.5 (F.2) of the Columbus Unified Development Ordinance states, ?all
lots shall front on a minimum of 25 feet of dedicated public right-of-way or
upon a right-of-way that has received the legal status as such.? The proposed
subdivision of the existing lot creates one (1) lot that does not meet the
minimum street frontage requirement as stated above.
VARIANCE CRITERIA
In order to grant the requested variances, the City Council must make a
decision that is based upon all of the following findings required by the
variance regulations of the Columbus Zoning Ordinance:
The granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public safety,
health or welfare or injurious to other property;
The granting of this variance will not adversely affect neighboring properties.
The conditions upon which the request for a variance is based are unique to the
property for which the variance is sought and are not applicable generally to
other property;
The conditions are not unique to either the property or the area.
Because of the particular physical surroundings, shape or topographical
conditions of the specific property involved, a particular hardship to the
owner would result, as distinguished from a mere inconvenience, if the strict
letter of these regulations are carried out; and
The topography and physical surroundings of this property prohibit public
street access.
The variances will not in any manner vary the provisions of the Zoning
Ordinance, Comprehensive Plan or Official Map.
Granting of the variance will not vary the provisions of the Unified
Development Ordinance. It will preserve the existing character of the
neighborhood and retain the scope of the Unified Development Ordinance and
Comprehensive Plan.
The granting of this variance to waive the minimum street frontage requirement
will not detract from the intent and spirit of the Zoning Ordinance and will
not adversely impact the overall objectives of the area as outlined in the
Comprehensive Plan.
cc: Columbus Area Habitat for Humanity