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Columbus council rejects use variance for carriage-house conversion at 41 S. Cypress
Summary
Council denied a requested use variance that would have legalized a newly constructed carriage-house dwelling at 41 South Cypress Avenue; the use-variance motion failed after testimony from the applicant, neighbors and the Franklin Area Commission.
Columbus City Council voted down a use variance request that would have allowed a detached garage structure at 41 South Cypress Avenue to be used as a separate, habitable dwelling unit. The motion to grant the use variance was defeated by council after public testimony, staff recommendations and discussion.
Applicant Jason Huggard told the council he bought the property in January 2022 and believed the rear structure was a carriage house; he said construction began under a contractor who later stopped work and that he has invested tens of thousands of dollars to renovate the structure. “I bought the property in '20 January 2022... I was in panic mode trying to see if I can get an offer,” Huggard said, describing…
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