Council variance application seeks reduced setbacks at 2851 Lazar Road
The application accompanies a concurrent rezoning request to transition the 4.24-acre southwest Columbus property to limited manufacturing for Gateway Fence Company.
Property owner Gary Nagle has filed detailed application materials for a council variance at 2851 Lazar Road in southwest Columbus, specifying requested reductions to storage and parking setbacks for Gateway Fence Company.
The filing, docketed as CV26-098, runs concurrent with active rezoning application Z26-023, which seeks to rezone the 4.24-acre parcel from Rural (R) to Limited Manufacturing (L-M) to accommodate commercial operations. Gary Nagle is listed as the property owner and applicant on municipal submission documents.
According to the filed variance application, the project seeks relief under Columbus City Code Section 3363.41 to reduce the required outdoor materials storage setback from 100 feet to 10 feet, while clarifying that on-site vehicular parking is permitted at a 10-foot side yard setback. In application statements, Nagle said the variances are requested to allow the owner to adequately make use of the site for the business without adversely affecting neighboring properties.
A civil site plan prepared by Kramer Engineers depicts an existing one-story frame house and detached frame shed, along with a paved parking apron and a rear fenced gravel storage yard.
City staff has scheduled the Southwest Area Commission staff review for Oct. 15, 2026, under assigned planner Joe Rose. The variance request remains subject to an advisory recommendation from the Southwest Area Commission and the Columbus Development Commission before reaching Columbus City Council, which exercises final legislative authority over council variances and zoning changes.
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Z26-023 · Rezoning — 2851 LAZAR RD, COLUMBUS, OH 43123
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Property owner Gary Nagle has filed detailed application materials for a council variance at 2851 Lazar Road in southwest Columbus, specifying requested reductions to storage and parking setbacks for Gateway Fence Company.
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Gateway Fence Company
CV26-098 · Council Variance — 2851 LAZAR RD COLUMBUS OH
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The filing, docketed as CV26-098, runs concurrent with active rezoning application Z26-023, which seeks to rezone the 4.24-acre parcel from Rural (R) to Limited Manufacturing (L-M) to accommodate commercial operations.
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CV26-098 CONCURRENT W/Z26-023 2851 LAZAR RD. (43123) 570-293899; 4.24 ACRES TO ALLOW A REDUCED PARKING AND STORAGE SETBACKS, PENDING REZONING FROM R TO L-M
City staff has scheduled the Southwest Area Commission staff review for Oct. 15, 2026, under assigned planner Joe Rose.
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SOUTHWEST AREA COMMISSION STAFF REVIEW 10/15/2026 ASSIGNED PLANNER: JOE ROSE; [email protected]
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Gary Nagle is listed as the property owner and applicant on municipal submission documents.
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Subject Property Owner's Name: Gary Nagle
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According to the filed variance application, the project seeks relief under Columbus City Code Section 3363.41 to reduce the required outdoor materials storage setback from 100 feet to 10 feet, while clarifying that on-site vehicular parking is permitted at a 10-foot side yard setback.
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1. Clarify that on-site vehicular parking is allowed at a 10' setback from the sideyard, and 2. 3363.41 to reduce the outdoor materials storage setback from 100' to 10'
In application statements, Nagle said the variances are requested to allow the owner to adequately make use of the site for the business without adversely affecting neighboring properties.
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The above variances are requested in order to allow the property owner to adequately make use of the site for the benefit of the Owner's business. The granting of the variances will not adversely affect the surrounding property owners.
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A civil site plan prepared by Kramer Engineers depicts an existing one-story frame house and detached frame shed, along with a paved parking apron and a rear fenced gravel storage yard.
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KRAMER JOB #
A civil site plan prepared by Kramer Engineers depicts an existing one-story frame house and detached frame shed, along with a paved parking apron and a rear fenced gravel storage yard.
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FRAME SHED
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The variance request remains subject to an advisory recommendation from the Southwest Area Commission and the Columbus Development Commission before reaching Columbus City Council, which exercises final legislative authority over council variances and zoning changes.
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FOR USE BY: AREA COMMISSION / NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP