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Board of Zoning Adjustment grants most variances, denies oversized garage request on Sawmill Road
Summary
At its March 24 meeting the Columbus Board of Zoning Adjustment approved a long slate of variances and lot-line adjustments across the city while denying a controversial request to expand a garage on Sawmill Road. Several approvals included conditions addressing alley access, curb cuts and sidewalk/landscape requirements.
The Columbus Board of Zoning Adjustment approved most of the variances on its March 24 agenda, granting relief on lot widths, parking counts, setback reductions and façade rules across multiple neighborhoods while adding conditions intended to protect circulation and pedestrian access.
Chair Palmer Bailey opened the meeting by reviewing procedures and then led members through a packed agenda that included variances for properties on East Fifth Avenue, Deming Avenue, North High Street and East Broad Street, among others. Staff recommendations — on balance supportive — and applicant presentations preceded each vote. In several cases the board imposed conditions: for East Fifth Avenue the board required an alley and…
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