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Commission waives sidewalk requirement for new home on Kramer Street
Summary
The planning commission unanimously approved VA26008 on April 13, 2026, granting a variance to waive the sidewalk requirement for a single-family home at 160 Kramer Street because the surrounding subdivision (Winchester Trace) lacks sidewalks and requiring one would create a discontinuity.
The Canal Winchester Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously on April 13, 2026 to approve a variance (VA26008) allowing a new single-family home at 160 Kramer Street to be built without installing a public sidewalk.
Staff said the subject parcel is in the Winchester Trace subdivision, platted in 1989 when sidewalks were not required, and that requiring a sidewalk now would create a disconnect with adjacent properties. Staff recommended approval after reviewing the variance criteria and finding special circumstances related to the age and development pattern of the subdivision.
Commissioners closed the public hearing and approved the variance on a unanimous roll call. The action removes the code requirement to install sidewalk in the public right-of-way for this lot; staff noted that the decision did not change the underlying allowed uses for the property and that the grant was limited to the subdivision-improvement requirement.
