Gahanna Clears Cinnamon Swirls Home Bakery Variance
Planning Commission approved a home-occupation variance at 789 Ridenour Road. Status: Variance approved.
Gahanna Planning Commission approved variance V-0018-2026 on Tuesday, October 14, for Gahanna Cinnamon Swirls at 789 Ridenour Road. The Legistar record shows a motion by Laser, seconded by Greenberg, that the variance be Approved, and the matter status is now Passed with a passed date of October 14.
Applicant Savannah Lewie sought relief from Section 1105.02(g)(8) of the Gahanna Codified Ordinances so the cottage food bakery, classified as a home occupation in an R-3 Small Lot Residential district, can have one part-time non-resident employee. The staff packet describes about 267 square feet of kitchen and work space inside the home, with the rest of the house remaining a family residence. No customer-facing storefront or dining room is part of this filing.
The bakery already sells online. Its owner site takes weekly preorders for pickup at SGT Coffee Co. in Gahanna and says individual classic swirls are also stocked there during regular hours while supplies last. October's featured flavor on the site is caramel apple.
Parcel 025-005619 sits on Ridenour Road in the 43230 ZIP. Contiguous owners listed in the application packet live on Hedley Place, Ainsworth Avenue, and Ridenour Road. The variance does not by itself set a public open-house date for the home kitchen.
Home bakers and coffee-shop pickup spots fit the rhythm of Gahanna's residential streets more than a strip-center cafe would. For nearby food reading, browse the Gahanna page, other filings under Openings, and the wider Food & Drink news lane. New place profiles land under places when we build them.
