The old village section of Pickerington is a unique area comprised of residences, neighborhood businesses serving the personal, family, and household needs of residents and the community, and public and semipublic land uses. These uses are contained in structures representing a variety of architectural styles which reflect the era in which most of the village section was built. The purpose of the Old Pickerington Village (OPV) Overlay District is to recognize in these regulations the unique characteristics of the original village in order to protect, re-establish, and retain the unique architectural, site layout, and aesthetic characteristics of the district and the buildings and sites within it, while facilitating their use in today's market. Olde Pickerington is characterized by a mix of uses in close proximity, pedestrian-oriented architecture and site design, reduced building setbacks, rear parking lots, and a street system that incorporates alleys and smaller lot sizes. The provisions of the OPV Overlay are intended to recognize, protect, and encourage these distinctive features and design elements of the community and its history. The maintenance and renovation of existing structures together with the integration of new and expanded structures and sites that complement the character of the District are emphasized in order to maintain and enhance the Olde Pickerington Village.

(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)

   The boundaries of the Olde Pickerington Village Overlay District shall be those approved by Council and referred to as the "Olde Pickerington Village District" per Ordinance 2012-30 passed June 19, 2012 and incorporated herein.

(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)

   The permitted and conditional uses in the Olde Pickerington Village Overlay District are per those of the parcel's underlying zoning district. Zoning districts which occur within the OPV Overlay District include R-4 Residential, R-6 Residential, R-10 Condominium/Apartment, C-2 Central Business Mixed Use, C-3 Community Commercial, C-4 Highway Commercial, O Suburban Office, PO Suburban Office, M General Industrial, and P-M General Industrial. See the respective underlying district's section in this Code for the permitted and conditional uses, with the exception that second floor residential use is a permitted use in all districts within the OPV Overlay District.

(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)

   The development standards in the Olde Pickerington Village Overlay District are per those of the parcel's underlying zoning district and those contained within these Codified Ordinances, except as detailed below:

   (a)   Single-Family Residential Uses and/or Primary Structures.

      (1)   Lot requirements:

         A.   Minimum lot area: 4,500 square feet.

         B.   Minimum lot width: Forty feet.

         C.   Minimum front yard: No structure shall have a front yard setback less than the shortest existing condition front yard setback of structures on the three parcels to either side of the subject parcel or the three closest parcels directly across the street from the subject parcel.

         D.   Minimum side yard: Three feet on each side.

         E.   Minimum rear yard:

            1.   Twenty feet for the principal structure.

            2.   Three feet for accessory structures.

         F.   Maximum lot coverage: Fifty percent.

      (2)   Building requirements in the OPV Overlay District are:

         A.   Maximum height: Thirty-five feet.

         B.   Note: All residential development must meet the residential design guidelines.

      (3)   Site development requirements in the OPV Overlay District are:

         A.   Parking requirements: Must be met on-site.

         B.   Fence requirements: Same as the underlying district, but they must complement the character of the Olde Pickerington Village.

         C.   Accessory structures: Same as the underlying district, but they must complement the character of the Olde Pickerington Village.

         D.   All other applicable zoning district regulations, subdivision regulations, landscaping regulations and sign regulations of this Zoning Ordinance must be satisfied.

   (b)   Multi-Family and Mixed Uses and/or Primary Structures.

      (1)   Lot requirements:

         A.   Minimum lot area: 4,500 square feet.

         B.   Minimum lot width: Forty feet.

         C.   Minimum front yard: No structure shall have a front yard setback less than the shortest existing condition front yard setback of structures on the three parcels to either side of the subject parcel or the three closest parcels directly across the street from the subject parcel.

         D.   Minimum side yard: Three feet on each side.

         E.   Minimum rear yard:

            1.   Twenty feet for the principal structure if it abuts a residential zoning district, otherwise a minimum rear yard of zero feet.

            2.   Five feet for accessory structures.

         F.   Maximum lot coverage: Eighty percent.

      (2)   Building requirements in the OPV Overlay District are:

         A.   Maximum height: Thirty-five feet.

         B.   Note: All residential development must meet the residential design guidelines and required certificate of appropriateness (COA).

      (3)   Site development requirements in the OPV Overlay District are:

         A.   Parking requirements: Must be met on-site or through a parking fee-in-lieu of agreement.

         B.   Fence requirements: Same as the underlying district, but they must complement the character of the Olde Pickerington Village.

         C.   Accessory structures: Same as the underlying district, but they must complement the character of the Olde Pickerington Village.

         D.   Screening and buffering requirements: Same as the underlying district, but they must complement the character of the Olde Pickerington Village.

         E.   The development of pedestrian and bike facilities and amenities shall be encouraged. Such facilities include the development of pedestrian access ways to rear parking areas, bike parking or storage, outdoor sitting areas, and planters.

         F.   All other applicable zoning district regulations, subdivision regulations, landscaping regulations and sign regulations of this Zoning Ordinance must be satisfied.

   (c)   Non-Residential Uses and/or Primary Structures.

      (1)   Lot requirements:

         A.   Minimum lot area: 4,500 square feet.

         B.   Minimum lot width: Forty feet.

         C.   Minimum front yard: No structure shall have a front yard setback less than the shortest existing condition front yard setback of structures on the three parcels to either side of the subject parcel or the three closest parcels directly across the street from the subject parcel.

         D.   Minimum side yard:

            1.   Zero feet on each side when abutting a non-residential use or structure.

            2.   Five feet when abutting a residential use or structure.

         E.   Minimum rear yard:

            1.   Twenty-five feet for the principal structure.

            2.   Five feet for accessory structures.

         F.   Maximum lot coverage: Eighty percent.

      (2)   Building requirements in the OPV Overlay District are:

         A.   Maximum height: thirty-five feet.

         B.   Note: All non-residential development must meet the non-residential design guidelines and required Certificate of Appropriateness (COA).

      (3)   Site development requirements in the OPV Overlay District are:

         A.   Parking requirements: Must be met on-site or through a parking fee-in-lieu of agreement.

         B.   Fence requirements: Same as the underlying district, but they must complement the character of the Olde Pickerington Village.

         C.   Accessory structures: Same as the underlying district, but they must complement the character of the Olde Pickerington Village.

         D.   Screening and buffering requirements: Same as the underlying district, but they must complement the character of the Olde Pickerington Village.

         E.   The development of pedestrian and bike facilities and amenities shall be encouraged. Such facilities include the development of pedestrian access ways to rear parking areas, bike parking or storage, outdoor sitting areas, and planters.

         F.   All other applicable zoning district regulations, subdivision regulations, landscaping regulations and sign regulations of this Zoning Ordinance must be satisfied.

   (d)   Parking Fee-in-Lieu of Required Spaces.

      (1)   If any of the minimum required parking spaces cannot be located on-site, a one-time payment is required to the City for each required parking space not provided. This fee shall be established by the City and shall be equivalent to the typical cost of constructing one parking space on an undeveloped site within the Olde Pickerington Village Overlay District.

      (2)   The City must use these funds on one or more of the following:

         A.   Efforts to provide new public parking spaces for OPV Overlay District (includes studies, design costs, land acquisition, construction, lighting and landscape and buffering).

         B.   Maintenance of existing public lots and on-street spaces; including maintenance of parking lot lighting, signage, landscape, and screening.

   (e)   Olde Pickerington Village Sign Standards.

      (1)   It is expected that each non-residential use storefront will have a combination of two of the following as their primary and secondary sign: a monument sign, a wall sign, an awning sign, a projecting sign, or a window sign. The standard primary sign should be a wall sign above the storefront or a monument sign in the front yard; and the standard secondary sign should be a projecting sign for easy view of pedestrians along the sidewalk.

      (2)   Only one primary sign is permitted. The maximum number of business name signs should be two per business on the front, or side, or combination, of the building as well as one sign on the rear of the structure for those structures backing on a public alley.

      (3)   The scale and proportions of a sign should fit with the scale of the individual building on which it resides. Signs shall not cover windows or roof shapes, or dominate trim or extend above roof lines.

      (4)   Sign materials should coordinate and complement those of the building. Simulated wood grain signs are encouraged for monument, wall, and projecting signs. Materials to be avoided include non-durable materials like plywood panels.

      (5)   Internally lighted signs are not permitted. Signs may be lighted from exterior sources, provided the light source is cut-off so as to only illuminate the sign face. Ground-mounted light sources must be screened from public view, preferably with landscaping. Wall-mounted light sources should be architecturally appropriate for the building.

      (6)   All other sign standards of these codified ordinances apply.

(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)

(Ord. 89-31. Passed 5-16-89.)

 

FOOTNOTES:

   1.   The required front yard setback may be used as follows:

      a.   Up to forty percent for driving, entry or maneuvering;

      b.   Up to 100 percent for landscaping and vegetation;

      c.   Up to fifty percent for public pedestrian space, pocket parks, public art or sculpture; and

      d.   Signs as permitted in Chapter 1292.

   2.   No additional parking shall be required for existing buildings within the area bounded:

      a.   On the north by Borland Street from Hill Road N. to Cross Street and Church Street from Cross Street to East Street;

      b.   On the east by East Street;

      c.   On the south by Park Alley;

      d.   On the west by Hill Road.

   3.   Where setbacks are not listed, they shall be:

      a.   Front. The greater of the following:

         (1)   One-half of the width of the right-of-way, measured from the right-of-way;

         (2)   One-half of the width of the planned right-of-way, whether or not part of the current right-of-way. Where the actual right-of-way is greater than the planned right-of-way, the setback shall be one-half of the distance of the planned right-of-way, measured from the right-of-way, and parking may occur in up to forty percent of the required front yard setback.

      b.   Side. The greater of the following:

         (1)   Fifteen feet; or

         (2)   The width of any easement.

               No structure or roadway shall be placed in the required side yard, except that parking may occupy up to forty percent of the side yard where the adjacent zoning is commercial or industrial.

      c.   Rear. Thirty feet building setback line. There are no restrictions on parking or maneuvering in the rear yard setback, except that sufficient space for screening, which may be required, must be reserved.

      d.   Corner Lot. The guidelines set forth in paragraph 3. a. hereof apply. Where front yard parking is permitted by paragraph 3.a. hereof, it shall also be permitted in the second front yard.

   4.   Grocery/convenience stores are permitted up to 10,000 square feet.

   5.   Height by BZA action.

   6.   Setback by BZA action.

   7.   5,000 if new structure, size of structure if existing July 1, 1988.

   8.   See Chapter 1276.

   9.   Refer to Chapter 1276 for additional regulations for uses in AGR and Residential Districts.

*   Where commercial uses abut residential uses, a side yard setback not less than twenty-five feet will be provided, subject to landscaping requirements set forth in this chapter.

**   Where commercial uses abut residential uses, a rear yard setback not less than fifty feet will be provided, subject to landscaping requirements set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 89-31. Passed 5-16-89; Ord. 89-87. Passed 12-5-89; Ord. 90-09. Passed 3-6-90; Ord. 96-93. Passed 1-7-97; Ord. 97-45. Passed 7-1-97; Ord. 99-136. Passed 1-18-00; Ord. 2001-86. Passed 8-21-01; Ord. 2002-88. Passed 9-17-02; Ord. 2008-04. Passed 219-08; Ord. 2010-40. Passed 8-17-10; Ord. 2012-32. Passed 6-19-12; Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)