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Bexley council reopens hearing on 519 South Drexel use-variance request; no decision
Summary
Council heard a contested use-variance request to convert 519 South Drexel from a bed-and-breakfast to a three-unit multifamily building. Applicant’s attorney argued the 1924 building and surrounding uses constitute an extraordinary hardship; council took the application under advisement and tabled the ordinance for another meeting.
A public hearing on a use-variance request for 519 South Drexel drew a packed council chamber on Feb. 24 as counsel for the property owner argued the building’s age and configuration warrant conversion from a bed-and-breakfast to a three-unit multifamily dwelling.
Craig Moncrief, an attorney with the Plank law firm representing the owner, told council the house was built about 1924 and functioned historically as a multifamily property. He said the structure already contains three developed floors, multiple kitchens and separate living areas and that conversion would require no exterior changes. Moncrief argued the application satisfies the seven factors in Bexley’s zoning code for a use variance, including that the property’s physical…
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