A Council Variance (CV24-132) was granted for the property at 769 S. 17th St. in Columbus, Ohio, to allow an existing single-unit dwelling and a new two-unit dwelling (consisting of two studio units) on one lot in the R-2F, Residential District, resulting in a total of three dwelling units. The variance includes several deviations from the Columbus City Codes, such as allowing both single- and two-unit dwellings on the same lot, reducing required parking from six to four spaces, maintaining a reduced lot width of 45± feet instead of 50 feet, and a reduced lot area per dwelling unit of 2,025 square feet from the required 6,000 square feet. Additionally, the variance permits the new two-unit dwelling to front on a public alley instead of a public street, a zero-foot side yard along the northern property line for the existing dwelling, and no rear yard for the new two-unit dwelling. The Columbus South Side Area Commission recommended approval with a 7-0-1 vote on December 17, 2024, and City Departments also recommended approval, citing consistency with the Near Southside Plan's 'Medium Density Mixed Residential' land use recommendations and Columbus Citywide Planning Policies.