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Neighbors block frontage variance for 360 Carpenter Road after concerns about access and privacy
Summary
The Gahanna Planning Commission denied a request to allow a new lot with zero road frontage at 360 Carpenter Road (V-00005-2026), after neighbors raised privacy, stormwater and access concerns and commissioners questioned single shared access. Staff had recommended approval.
The Gahanna Planning Commission denied a variance request for 360 Carpenter Road on March 11, voting down V-00005-2026 after a split discussion and a roll-call vote.
Staff told the commission the property is an existing flag lot zoned R1 (large-lot residential) and that a proposed lot split would create two parcels — roughly 1.7 acres to the north and 0.5 acres to the south — with the smaller new parcel having no frontage on a public right-of-way. The zoning code requires a minimum 100-foot frontage; staff said the applicant submitted a shared-access agreement for use of the existing driveway and recommended approval of the variance because the parcels would meet minimum lot-size requirements and engineering had…
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