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Planning commission approves short-term rental permit at 806 Timberman Road, requires parking variance
Summary
The Planning Commission approved an application to permit short-term rental use of a shared room at 806 Timberman Road, subject to the applicant obtaining a parking variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals and satisfying normal building-inspection requirements.
The Grandview Heights Planning Commission unanimously approved a short-term rental permit for 806 Timberman Road (PC case 10‑2025) on June 18, subject to the applicant obtaining a parking variance from the city Board of Zoning Appeals and bringing the property into full compliance with building and fire-safety inspections.
Applicant Mark Dunlap described the proposal as a shared, furnished room on the second floor of a Cape Cod‑style single‑family house; his sister currently occupies the home and the rented room is proposed as shared living rather than a separate unit. "I'm a long, long time Grandview resident," Dunlap said, describing family circumstances and that the rental would help the household cover the mortgage. He said the household has already leased the room to a traveling nurse for 90 days and that neighbors had been informed and had not objected.
Planning staff explained the site is zoned RS‑2 (residential single‑family). Staff noted a practical parking issue: the property's side‑load garage configuration yields only one code‑recognized 9-by-19-foot on‑site parking stall under a strict zoning interpretation, because a car parked adjacent to the side‑load garage could not simultaneously enter and exit. Because the proposed use changes how the property will be used, staff recommended the commission approve the short‑term rental only if the applicant obtains a parking variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals. Staff also noted that a building-inspection for code compliance (egress, ceiling height for habitable space, and other safety requirements) is required before final administrative approval and occupancy.
Commissioners discussed owner‑occupancy and the difference between midterm furnished rentals (which can be handled administratively) and short‑term rental platforms; they asked whether the owner of record currently occupies the property and whether the tenant/occupant would be available to enforce house rules. Dunlap said his sister lives at the address and could submit identification and lease information; commissioners indicated that documentation could be a condition or part of the permanent approval process.
A motion to approve PC case 10‑2025 passed with the explicit condition that the applicant obtain a parking variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals and bring the property into permitted, inspected condition. Votes recorded in the transcript included: Mister Adams — yes; Mister Kaskewski — yes; Mister Gentry — yes. The chair stated the case was approved with the noted condition.
Next steps: the applicant must apply to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a parking variance (staff suggested the next month's meeting for an appeal hearing), pass required building-department inspections for sleeping areas and egress, and complete the city's short‑term rental permitting inspection process before the permit is finalized.
Evidence from the meeting: applicant testimony by Mark Dunlap; staff presentation describing zoning and parking interpretation; commissioner questions on owner occupancy, lease documentation and building inspection requirements; and a recorded motion and vote approving the case with the parking-variance condition.
