Columbus City Zoning Code
Division 4
Supplementary District Regulations
§ 14.02.841 Parking requirements based on use.
In all districts, there shall be provided at the time any building or structure is erected or structurally altered (except as provided in section 14.02.842), off-street parking spaces in accordance with the following requirements:
(1)
Bowling alley, two parking spaces for each alley.
(2)
Business or professional office, studio, bank, medical, dental clinic, three parking spaces plus one additional parking space for each 400 square feet of floor area over 1,000.
(3)
Church or other places of worship, one parking space for each eight seats in the main auditorium.
(4)
Community center, library, museum or art gallery, five parking spaces plus one additional space for each 600 square feet of floor area in excess of 2,000 square feet. If an auditorium is included as a part of the building, its floor area shall be deducted from the total and additional parking provided on the basis of one space for each four seats it contains.
(5)
Dance hall, assembly or exhibition hall without fixed seats, one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area used therefor.
(6)
Dwellings, including single-family, two-family and multifamily, two parking spaces for each family housed in each living unit.
(7)
Fraternity, sorority or dormitory, one parking space for each bed.
(8)
Furniture or appliance store, hardware store, wholesale establishments, machinery or equipment sales and service, clothing or shoe repair or service shop, two parking spaces plus one additional parking space for each 600 square feet of floor area over 1,000.
(9)
Hospital, four parking spaces plus one additional parking space for each eight beds.
(10)
Hotel, one parking space for each sleeping room or suite plus one space for each 400 square feet of commercial floor area.
(11)
Manufacturing or industrial establishment, research or testing laboratory, creamery, bottling plant, warehouse, printing or plumbing shop or similar establishment, one parking space for each four employees on the maximum working shift plus space to accommodate all trucks and other vehicles used in connection therewith, but not less than one parking space for each 1,200 square feet of floor area.
(12)
Mortuary or funeral home, one parking space for each 50 square feet of floor space in parlors or individual funeral service rooms.
(13)
Motor vehicle sales rooms and used car lots, one parking space for each 800 square feet of sales floor or lot area.
(14)
Private club, lodge, country club or golf club, one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area or for every ten members, whichever is greater.
(15)
Retail store or personal service establishment, except as otherwise specified in this section, one parking space for each 400 square feet of floor area.
(16)
Restaurant, nightclub, cafe or similar recreation or amusement establishment, one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(17)
Roominghouse or boardinghouse, one parking space for each two sleeping rooms.
(18)
Sanitarium, convalescent home, home for the aged or similar institution, one parking space for each six beds.
(19)
School, elementary, one parking space for each 20 seats in the auditorium or main assembly room, or one space for every two classrooms, whichever is greater.
(20)
School, secondary and college, one parking space for each 16 seats in the main auditorium or two spaces for each classroom, whichever is greater.
(21)
Theater, auditorium (except school), sports arena, stadium, or gymnasium, one parking space for each four seats or bench seating spaces.
(22)
Tourist home, cabin or motel, one parking space for each sleeping room or suite.
(Ordinance 96-09, sec. 2, adopted 5/14/09)
§ 14.02.842 Rules for computing number of parking spaces.
In computing the number of parking spaces required for each of the uses listed in section 14.02.841, the following rules shall govern:
(1)
Floor area means the gross floor area of the specific use.
(2)
Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be construed to be the nearest whole number.
(3)
The parking space requirement for a use not specifically mentioned in this part shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature.
(4)
Whenever a building or use constructed or established after the effective date of this article is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise, to create a need for an increase of ten percent or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a building or use existing prior to the effective date of this article is enlarged to the extent of 50 percent or more in floor area or in the area used, the building or use shall then and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth in this part.
(5)
In the case of mixed uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.
(Ordinance 96-09, sec. 2, adopted 5/14/09)
§ 14.02.843 Location of parking spaces.
All parking spaces required in this part shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served, except as follows:
(1)
Where an increase in the number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two or more buildings or establishments, the required spaces may be located not to exceed 300 feet from an institutional building served and not to exceed 500 feet from any other nonresidential building served.
(2)
Not more than 50 percent of the parking spaces required for:
(A)
Theaters, bowling alleys, dance halls, nightclubs or cafes, and not more than 80 percent of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium may be provided; and used by
(B)
Banks, offices, retail stores, repair shops, service establishments and similar uses not normally open, used or operated during the same hours as those listed in subsection (2)(A) of this section;
however, written agreement must be properly executed and filed as specified in this subsection. In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served, or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used, a written agreement thereby ensuring their retention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form by the city attorney, and filed with the application for a building permit. |
(Ordinance 96-09, sec. 2, adopted 5/14/09)
§ 14.02.844 Dimensions.
Minimum dimensions for off-street parking shall be as follows:
(1)
For 90-degree angle parking, each parking space shall be not less than nine-feet wide nor less than 20 feet in length. Maneuvering space shall be in addition to parking space and shall be not less than 24 feet perpendicular to the building or parking line.
(2)
For 60-degree angle parking, each parking space shall be not less than nine-feet wide perpendicular to the parking angle nor less than 17 feet in length when measured at right angles to the building or parking line. Maneuvering space shall be in addition to parking space and shall be not less than 20 feet perpendicular to the building or parking line.
(3)
For 45-degree angle parking, each parking space shall be not less than nine-feet wide perpendicular to the parking angle nor less than 16 feet in length when measured at right angles to the building or parking line. Maneuvering space shall be in addition to parking space and shall be not less than 18 feet perpendicular to the building or parking line.
(4)
When off-street parking facilities are located adjacent to a public alley, the width of the alley may be assumed to be a portion of the maneuvering space requirement.
(5)
Where off-street parking facilities are provided in excess of the minimum amounts specified in this section, or when off-street parking facilities are provided but not required by this article, the off-street parking facilities shall comply with the minimum requirements for parking and maneuvering space specified in this section.
(Ordinance 96-09, sec. 2, adopted 5/14/09)
§ 14.02.845 Off-street loading space.
Every building or part of a building erected or occupied for retail business, service, manufacturing, storage, warehousing, hotel, mortuary or any other use similarly involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles or materials or merchandise shall provide and maintain on the same premises loading space in accordance with the following requirements:
(1)
In district B, one loading space for each 10,000 square feet or fraction of floor area in the building.
(2)
In district I, one loading space for the first 5,000 to 15,000 square feet, or fraction, of floor area in excess of 15,000 square feet.
(3)
Each required loading space shall have a minimum size of ten feet by 25 feet.
(Ordinance 96-09, sec. 2, adopted 5/14/09)
§ 14.02.846 Surface and drainage.
All parking areas shall be hard, dustfree surfaces built in accordance with the city’s specifications provided by the city engineer. In addition, all parking areas shall allow for sufficient drainage.
(Ordinance 96-09, sec. 2, adopted 5/14/09)
§ 14.02.847 Parking requirements based on location.
Businesses located within the boundaries of the Downtown Commercial Area, as defined herein and as shown below, are exempt from the off-street parking and loading requirements of this article. Street side parking within city and state rights-of-way may be used, at will, by all businesses in the Downtown Commercial Area. The boundaries of the Downtown Commercial Area are as follows: Walnut Street from Prairie Street to Front Street, Spring Street from Bowie Street to Front Street, Washington Street from Bowie Street to Milam Street, Bowie Street from Crockett Street to Washington Street, Milam Street from Crockett Street to Washington Street, Travis Street from Crocket Street to Spring Street, and Front Street from Crocket Street to Spring Street. Any business not located within the Downtown Commercial Area is subject to the off-street parking and loading requirements of this article.
Downtown Commercial Parking Exemption  |
(Ordinance 238-20 adopted 12/14/2020)
§ 14.02.891 Front yards.
(a)
Where 25 percent or more of the frontage upon the same side of a street between two intersecting streets is occupied or partially occupied by a building or buildings with front yards of less depth than required by this article, or where the configuration of the ground is such that conformity with the front yard provisions of this article would work a hardship, the board of adjustment may permit modifications of the front yard requirements.
(b)
In district R, where 25 percent or more of the frontage upon the same side of a street between intersecting streets is occupied or partially occupied by a building or buildings having front yards of greater depth than is required by this article, no other lot upon the same side of such street between such intersecting streets shall be occupied by a building with a front yard of less than the least depth of any such existing front yards unless by permission of the board of adjustment.
(c)
In a residential district, no fence, structure or shrubbery higher than 3-1/2 feet above the established street grades shall be maintained within 20 feet of any street intersection.
(d)
Open and unenclosed terraces or porches and eave and roof extensions may project into the required front yard for a distance not to exceed four feet; however, no supporting structure for such extensions may be located within the required front yard. An unenclosed canopy for a gasoline filling station may extend beyond the building line but shall never be closer to the property line than 12 feet. The building line of a gasoline filling station shall mean the actual wall of the building and shall not be interpreted as being the curb of a walk or driveway or as the front of a canopy or the columns supporting same.
(e)
Where an official line has been established for future widening or opening of a street upon which a lot abuts, then the width of a front or side yard shall be measured from such official line to the nearest line of the building.
(Ordinance 96-09, sec. 2, adopted 5/14/09)
§ 14.02.892 Side yards.
(a)
On a corner lot, the width of the yard along the side streets shall not be less than any required front yard on the same side of such street between intersecting streets; however, the buildable width of a lot of record shall not be reduced to less than 30 feet.
(b)
No accessory building shall project beyond a required yard line along any street.
(c)
For the purpose of side yard regulations, a two-family dwelling or multifamily dwelling shall be considered as one building occupying one lot.
(d)
Where a lot of record at the time of the effective date of this article is less than 50 feet in width the required side yard may be reduced to provide a minimum buildable width of 30 feet; however, no side yard shall be less than five feet.
(e)
The area required in a yard shall be open to the sky, unobstructed except for the ordinary projections of window sills, belt courses, cornices or other ornamental features.
(f)
A roof overhang, an open fire escape or an outside stairway may project not more than three feet into a required side yard, but no closer than three feet to a property line.
(Ordinance 96-09, sec. 2, adopted 5/14/09)
§ 14.02.893 Rear yards.
An accessory building not exceeding 20 feet in height may occupy not to exceed 25 percent and unenclosed parking spaces may occupy not to exceed 80 percent of the area of a required rear yard but no accessory building shall be closer than 20 feet to the main building nor closer than five feet to any rear or side lot lines.
(Ordinance 96-09, sec. 2, adopted 5/14/09)