Core terms · definition
Official permission to deviate from a zoning requirement (e.g., to build closer to a property line than the setback allows). Requires application and usually a hearing.
Source: Cornell Law LII — Variance
Where this comes up
- Guide New Construction Cost in Columbus: Where the Money Goes
- Guide Home Addition Cost in Columbus: Bump-Outs to Second Stories
- Guide Planning a Columbus Build or Addition: Permits and Zoning
- Guide Lot Due Diligence and Site Work in Columbus
- Guide Garages, Detached Structures and ADUs in Columbus
- Guide Build Timeline and Phasing: Drawings to Move-In
Where this term lands on a Columbus budget
The cost pages carry the current local ranges, and the guides explain what moves them. A published range becomes a project number only after someone looks at the site.