Subject: (VAR0802-1) Hardship variance to waive street frontage requirements at Parcels
B, C, & D, ?Replat of Watkins Estate?, Layfield Road.
Planning Recommendation: Approval
PLANNING & ZONING HISTORY
Applicant: TRHM, LLLP
Owner: Same
Acreage: 497.95 total acres
Current Zoning Classification: RE1 (Residential Estate 1)
Current Use of Property: Rural residential
Proposed Use of Property: Same
Planning District: Planning District 4
Future Land-Use: Rural Residential
Environmental Impacts: None
Surrounding Zoning: East ? RE1 (Residential Estate 1) / RE5 (Residential
Estate 5)
West ? RE1 (Residential Estate 1)
North ? RE1 (Residential Estate 1)
South ? RE1 (Residential Estate 1)
Traffic Impact: None.
Planning Department
Recommendation: APPROVAL - based upon the fact that the strict enforcement
of the provisions of the Unified Development Ordinance is not applicable to the
subject property.
Reasonableness of Request: The proposed variance is reasonable based on the use
of the property as large lot rural residential and its ability to provide a
primary right of entry via the existing private, unimproved section of
Layfield Road.
APPLICANT?S PROPOSAL
The applicant is proposing to waive public street frontage requirements and
allow the unimproved, private section of Layfield Road to serve as the primary
right of entry onto the subject property. The proposed replat is consistent
with the RE1 minimum 43,560 square feet lot size requirement for newly created
lots.
The lots are being subdivided to accommodate three siblings who are settling
the estate of their mother. Each lot is well over 160.0 acres in size and will
not disrupt the existing land-uses in the area.
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 three (3) lots,; two (2) of which do
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 are not a factor.
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 area 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 Unified Development
Ordinance and will not adversely impact the overall objectives of the area as
outlined in the Comprehensive Plan.
Respectfully,