Worthington City Zoning Code
TITLE FIVE
Zoning Use District Regulations
1141.01 DIVISION INTO DISTRICTS.
The City is hereby divided into districts under six general categories which shall be known as: Open Area Districts, Residential Districts, Commercial Districts, Industrial Districts, Planned Use Districts and Wilson Bridge Corridor Districts.
(Ord. 52-2016. Passed 12-19-16.)
1141.02 OPEN AREA DISTRICTS.
(a) "F-1" Flood Plain: Areas which are subject to periodic flooding of the Olentangy River and below minimum elevations as specified in Chapter 1105
of the Subdivision Regulations.
(b) "S-1" Special: Areas which are: (1) large public or semipublic land holdings, (2) suitable for noncommercial recreation, (3) to be kept open for highway interchanges.
(Ord. 51-71. Passed 12-13-71.)
(c) "Veterans Memorial". Facilities which are operated by veterans organizations as memorials to commemorate veterans, and office and meeting space for veterans and support organizations.
(Ord. 13-2010. Passed 4-19-10.)
1141.03 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
(a) "R-16" Very Low Density Residence: For relatively low density residential development. Community water and sewerage facilities are required.
(b) "R-10" Low Density Residence: For low density residential development which has ready access to most community facilities. Community water and sewerage facilities are required.
(c) "R-7.5" Medium Density Residence: For medium density single-family residential areas of the community which are already developed. Community water and sewerage facilities are required.
(d) "R-6.5" One and Two-Family Residence: For medium density one and two-family residential development. Community water and sewerage facilities are required.
(e) "AR-4.5" Low Density Apartment Residence: For areas which have access to community services and major thoroughfares, and lend themselves to effective integration by location, design or function. Community water and sewerage facilities are required.
(f) "AR-3" Medium Density Apartment Residence: For medium density residential development accessible to community facilities and major traffic arteries. Compensating open areas must be included in the site plan or located in proximity. Community water and sewerage facilities are required.
(Ord. 51-71. Passed 12-13-71.)
(g) "SC" Senior Citizen: For higher density multi-family dwellings to be constructed for and occupied by those persons fifty-five years of age or older. These units are to be readily accessible to community facilities and major traffic arteries. Community water and sewerage facilities are required.
(Ord. 86-79. Passed 11-26-79.)
1141.04 COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS. (See also Section 1123.22)
(a) "C-1" Neighborhood Commercial: Areas for retail, personal or repair service establishments which cater to and can be located in close proximity to residential districts without creating undue vehicular congestion, excessive noise or other objectionable influences. Neighborhood commercial uses are only those categories which employ less than ten persons on the maximum work shift and are less than 10,000 square feet in floor area and include, but need not be limited to: drugstores, beauty salons, barber shops, shoe repair shops, grocery stores, dry cleaning and laundry facilities. Uses in this classification serve the day-to-day needs of the neighborhood residents. Community water and sewerage facilities are required.
(b) "C-2" Community Commercial: Commercial centers of an integrated design which contain a concentration of a wide variety of retail and service establishments which are currently located in the community or within the population they serve, having adequate parking and direct access to major thoroughfares, with limited points of access, being screened or fenced from surrounding residential areas, and serving the day-to-day needs of the community supplying the more durable and permanent needs of the whole community. Community commercial uses include, but need not be limited to: supermarkets, department stores, specialty stores, hardware stores, apparel and shoe stores, jewelry stores, appliance and furniture stores, drugstores, personal and business service outlets and discount markets. Community water and sewerage facilities are required.
(c) "C-3" Institutions and Offices: Areas for nonretail establishments which are of a social, educational, religious, medical, research, charitable or philanthropic nature, including local, regional and national administrative offices in which affairs of a business, professional persons, branch of government or organizations are conducted. Institutions and regional professional offices include but need not be limited to: medical centers, fraternal and social organizations, instructional, real estate and insurance offices, legal offices, investment firms and various establishments housing only administrative offices.
(d) "C-4" Highway and Automotive Services: Areas for retail or service establishments serving the motoring public of the community and the surrounding trade areas. Such businesses do not lend themselves to the design of a unified commercial center and require locations on major thoroughfares and at their intersections. Highway and automotive services include but need not be limited to: motels, restaurants and personal services.
(Ord. 22-87. Passed 5-11-87.)
(e) “C-5” Central Commercial. Areas of the existing central business district plus additional area which provides logical areas for development of a unified compact commercial area. Primary functions include convenience and specialty goods and personal, financial and professional services. Residential uses are conditional uses. Community water and sewerage facilities are required. (Ord. 38-2003. Passed 7-7-03.)
1141.05 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS. (See also Section 1123.42)
(a) "I-1" Restricted Light Industrial: Areas for service industries, offices, light manufacturing, processing or assembly which, because of their small scale and/or lack of objectionable characteristics, can exist in relative proximity to commercial or residential uses.
(b) "I-2" General Industrial. Areas for manufacturing, service industries, processing or assembly that emit no objectionable or hazardous elements in the form of odors, radiation, noise, vibration, dust, fumes, vapors or waste.
(Ord. 22-87. Passed 5-11-87.)
1141.06 PLANNED USE DISTRICTS.
Areas for a mixture of land uses that are compatible with each other and adjacent development with creation of development standards and design characteristics to promote the housing and economic development goals of the City; provide for supporting community facilities; and ensure integration and conformity with the community.
(Ord. 52-2016. Passed 12-19-16.)
1141.07 WILSON BRIDGE CORRIDOR DISTRICTS.
Refer to Section 1181.06 of the Codified Ordinances for the Wilson Bridge Corridor Districts.
(Ord. 52-2016. Passed 12-19-16.)
1143.01 MAP AND DATA INCORPORATED; MAP TO CONTROL.
(a) The Zoning Map of the City of Worthington as revised by the Municipal Planning Commission, bearing date December 14, 1971, such Map being on file with the City Clerk, together with all notations, references, data, district boundaries and other information shown thereon, is hereby established as the official Zoning Map of the City of Worthington and is hereby made a part of the Zoning Ordinance of the City. The several districts and boundaries shown on the official Zoning Map are hereby established and adopted. The official Zoning Map, properly attested, shall be and remain on file in the office of the City Clerk. The official Zoning Map shall control where there is apparent conflict in district boundaries between those shown on such Map and the description as found in the text of the Zoning Ordinance or any ordinance.
(b) Whenever Council by ordinance approves or changes a zoning classification of any land within the City, the Clerk shall, within a period of seven days after the effective date of the ordinance authorizing such change, amend the Zoning District Map to reflect such change in zoning and such Map, as amended from time to time, shall continue to constitute the official Zoning District Map of the City. The Zoning District Map, properly attested, shall remain on file in the office of the City Clerk. No changes of any nature shall be made in the Zoning District Map or made thereon except in conformity with the procedures set forth in this Zoning Ordinance. However, Council may, by resolution, cause additional data to be made a part of such Map where such additional data does nothing more than reflect existing conditions.
(Ord. 51-71. Passed 12-13-71.)
1143.02 DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
The district boundary lines on the Zoning District Map are intended to follow either the center line of streets or alleys, or lot lines. In the case of unsubdivided property, the district boundary line shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on the Zoning District Map or by dimensions.
(Ord. 51-71. Passed 12-13-71.)
1145.01 CHANGES GENERALLY.
For the purpose of the public necessity, convenience, general welfare or good zoning practice, Council may by ordinance, after receipt of recommendation thereon from the Municipal Planning Commission, and subject to the procedures provided by the Charter and ordinances, amend, supplement or change the regulations, district boundaries or classification of property. It shall be the duty of the Commission to submit recommendations regarding all applications or proposals for amendments, supplements or changes to Council.
(Ord. 22-87. Passed 5-11-87.)
1145.02 PROCEDURE FOR CHANGE IN ZONING DISTRICTS.
(a) Applications. Applications for any change of district boundaries or classifications of property as shown on the Zoning District Map shall be submitted to the Director of Planning and Building at its public office, upon such forms and shall be accompanied by such data and information as may be prescribed for that purpose by the Municipal Planning Commission, so as to assure the fullest practicable presentation of facts for the permanent record. Each proposal for a zoning change shall be accompanied by a legal description and reproducible vicinity map to a scale of one inch equals 200 feet, or other scale as may be approved by the Director of Planning and Building, showing the property lines, streets, proposed zoning, land uses within 300 feet of the area proposed to be reclassified and location of structures and natural features on adjacent properties. Each such application shall be verified by at least one of the owners or lessees of property within the area proposed to be reclassified, attesting to the truth and correctness of all facts and information presented with the applications. Proposals to amend, supplement or change the regulations, district boundaries or classification of property initiated by the Commission shall be accompanied by its motion pertaining to such proposed action.
(Ord. 09-2013. Passed 4-15-13.)
(b) Names and Addresses of Adjacent Property Owners. Any person or persons desiring a change in the zoning classification of property shall file with the application for such change, a statement giving the names and addresses of the owners of all properties lying within 200 feet of any part of the property of which the zoning classification is proposed to be changed.
(c) Introduction of Ordinance. Upon receipt of the application and supporting data required by subsections (a) and (b) hereof, the zoning change requested shall be set forth in ordinance form and shall thereafter be introduced in writing at a regular meeting of Council. The proposed ordinance, together with all supporting papers, shall be referred to the Commission for investigation and report.
(d) Action of Commission. The Commission may recommend that the application be granted as requested, or it may recommend a modification of the zoning amendment requested in the application, or it may recommend that the application not be granted. These recommendations shall then be certified to Council within ten days after the Commission has taken its action.
Prior to making its recommendation, the Commission may request environmental impact studies, and may request and receive reports and studies from various local and state agencies and departments having jurisdiction over the property indicating whether any issues relating to or involving hazardous substances or environmental laws exist which would negatively impact the property under consideration.
(Ord. 83-94. Passed 4-10-95.)
(e) Public Hearing by Council. The report of the Commission shall be made within thirty days after the first regular Commission meeting following introduction of the ordinance by Council, and shall include a recommendation either:
(1) That the proposed amendment be adopted as submitted, or
(2) That the proposed amendment be revised in a specified manner and adopted, or
(3) That the proposed amendment be rejected.
If the Commission makes no report within thirty days, Council may proceed without such report. Upon receipt of the report of the Commission, Council shall fix a date for a public hearing on the amendment. Such hearing may be held on but not before the fourteenth day following the fixing of the date or on any day thereafter. Notice of the public hearing shall be published in the same manner as notices are published for public hearings on Council ordinances. If the amendment involves the zoning or rezoning of property, the notice of the public hearing shall be posted on the property to be zoned, or rezoned, at least ten days prior to the date of the City Council public hearing. During the period between the fixing of the date of the hearing and the date of the hearing, the text of the proposed amendment, together with any maps or diagrams referred to therein, shall be kept on file in the office of the Planning and Building Department for public examination during regular office hours. The availability of such materials shall be indicated in the published notice of the hearing.
(Ord. 01-2017. Passed 1-17-17.)
(f) Notice to Property Owners. If the rezoning application involves ten or less parcels of land, the Clerk of Council shall give notice of the time, place and purpose of the public hearing by mailing a first class mail notice not less than ten days prior to the date of the public hearing to owners of property within and contiguous to and directly across the street from such parcel or parcels. The failure to notify as provided in this section shall not invalidate any recommendation adopted hereunder.
(g) Action of Council. After receiving from the Commission certification of the recommendations on the proposed amendment and after holding the above public hearing, the Council shall consider such recommendations and vote on the passage of the proposed amendment to the text of the Zoning Ordinance or the Zoning Map. The Council may, by a majority of all its members, adopt or reject the proposed amendment, with or without change.
(Ord. 59-80. Passed 9-8-80.)
1145.03 ZONING OF NEWLY ANNEXED AREAS.
Land annexed to the City shall be zoned in accordance with City zoning standards within sixty days of the date of annexation. The Municipal Planning Commission shall submit its recommendations to Council for zoning the newly annexed area within twenty-one days of the date of annexation.
(Ord. 51-71. Passed 12-13-71.)
1145.04 APPLICATION FEES.
(a) At the time that an application for a change of zoning districts is filed with the Commission, as provided herein, there shall be deposited with the Director of Finance, the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) as a fee to cover investigation, legal notices and other expenses incidental to the determination of such matter, such fee to be for one lot or part of one lot. An additional fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be deposited for each additional lot or part of an additional lot which may be included in the request, such additional lot or part of a lot to be adjacent to each other. The total fee shall not exceed nine hundred fifty dollars ($950.00). Such sums so deposited shall be credited by the Director of Finance to the General Fund.
(b) In the event that the Commission disapproves the application and the petitioner elects not to have the same certified to the Council, then a refund of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) plus an additional refund of three dollars ($3.00) for each additional lot or part of an additional lot which was included in the application, should be made to the petitioner by the Director of Finance, provided that the Director of Finance is notified of such decision by the petitioner within ten days from the time of the action taken by the Commission.
(Ord. 51-71. Passed 12-13-71; Ord. 113-74. Passed 11-25-74.)
1145.05 RECONSIDERATION OF PRIOR FORMAL REZONING ACTION.
No application for rezoning of any parcel of ground, once formally acted upon by either the Council or the Municipal Planning Commission, may be again considered for any rezoning change by Council or the Municipal Planning Commission until 180 days has elapsed from the date of formal action. In the event both Council and the Municipal Planning Commission have taken formal action, such time limit will be counted from the earlier of the two actions.
(Ord. 51-71. Passed 12-13-71.)
1147.01 PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES.
The permitted and conditional uses for each district, except districts designated as Planned Use Districts, are shown in the accompanying tabulation which shall constitute Chapter 1147 of the Zoning Ordinance. All uses in Zoning Districts designated Planned Use District shall be in accordance with the Preliminary Plan adopted by the City Council pursuant to Chapter 1174 of the Codified Ordinances. The interpretation of uses given in categorical terms shall be as defined in Chapter 1123. Uses not specifically listed or interpreted by municipal officials to be included categorically under this chapter and Chapter 1123 shall not be permitted except by amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. Man-made impoundments, lakes or ponds shall not be permitted in the City, except as part of a planned development in a Community Development Project, Integrated Commercial Center and Integrated Office, Research or Restricted Industrial Centers. This prohibition on impoundments, lakes, or ponds shall not apply in residential districts to back yard fish ponds or decorative water features with a depth of thirty inches or less, a surface of less than seventy-five square feet and located to the rear of a dwelling or structure.
The commercial cultivation or processing of marijuana, as defined in Section 1123.491, shall not be permitted in any zoning district within the City.
(Ord. 26-2024. Passed 7-15-24.)
PERMITTED USES
"F-1" Flood Plain | "S-1" Special | "R-16" Very Low Density Residence | "R-10" Low Density Residence |
Park Public uses Noncommercial recreational facilities Agriculture and forestry Plant production Essential services Accessory uses | Parks Public uses Semipublic uses Essential services Accessory uses Conservation and highway interchange areas Noncommercial recreational facilities Plant production Preschool, nursery school, child daycare centers | Single-family dwelling Public uses Essential services Accessory uses Home occupations | Single-family dwelling Public uses Essential services Accessory uses Home occupation |
CONDITIONAL USES REQUIRING MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL
"F-1" Flood Plain | "S-1" Special | "R-16" Very Low Density Residence | "R-10" Low Density Residence |
Public service facility Restriction commercial recreational facilities Specialized aninmal raising and care Marinas Sale of agricultural products | Public service facility Cemetery Caretaker's residence | Cemetery Noncommercial recreational facilities Plant production Semipublic uses Public service facility Co-located child day care center, nursery school and preschool | Public service facility Plant production Noncommercial recreational facility Semipublic uses Co-located child day care center, nursery school and preschool |
PERMITTED USES
"R-6.5" One and Two Family Residence | "AR-4.5" Low Density Apartment | "AR-3" Medium Density Apartment | "SC" Senior Citizen |
Single-family dwelling Two-family dwelling Public uses Essential services Accessory uses Home occupation | Single-family dwelling Two-family dwelling Multiple family dwelling Public uses Essential services Accessory uses Home occupation | Single-family dwelling Two-family dwelling Multiple family dwelling Public uses Essential services Accessory uses Home occupation | Senior residential |
CONDITIONAL USES REQUIRING MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL
"R-6.5" One and Two Family Residence | "AR-4.5" Low Density Apartment | "AR-3" Medium Density Apartment | "SC" Senior Citizen |
Conversion of dwellings Plant production Noncommercial recreational facilities Public service facility Semipublic uses | Bed and breakfast Conversion of dwellings Plant production Noncommercial recreational facilities Public service facility Semipublic uses | Bed and breakfast Noncommercial recreational facilities Nursing homes Conversion of dwellings Neighborhood commercial Public service facility Semipublic uses | Nursing home Senior residential (including efficiency units) Senior assisted living |
PERMITTED USES
"C-1" Neighborhood Commercial | "C-2" Community Shopping Center | "C-3" Institutions and Offices | "C-4"Highway and Automotive Services |
Neighborhood commercial Personal services Public uses Semipublic uses Essential services Accessory uses | Sale of goods at retail Administrative and business office Medical/dental office or clinic Personal services Public uses Essential services Accessory uses Banks Pet shops Arts and crafts Entertainment facilities (commercial) Commercial recreational facilities Restaurants | Administrative and business office Medical/dental office or clinic Business services - philanthropic Institutions: religious charitable philanthropic Public uses Semipublic uses Essential services Accessory uses | Personal services Business services Motels and hotels Restaurants Essential services Accessory uses Public and semipublic uses |
CONDITIONAL USES REQUIRING MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL
"C-1" Neighborhood Commercial | "C-2" Community Shopping Center | "C-3" Institutions and Offices | "C-4"Highway and Automotive Services |
Public service facility Plant production and grocery stores Bed and breakfast Ancillary on-premise dining/waiting area (nonalcoholic) Administrative and business office Medical/dental office or clinic Residential uses | Drive-in banks Semi-public uses Lawn and garden centers Public service facility Bakeries and dairy processing and sales Plant production Bed and breakfast Dense-pack-open-plan office Drive-in pharmacy Dog and cat day care center Residential uses Animal Hospital and Veterinary care center | Laboratories Scientific research facilities Nursing homes Drive-in banks Mortuaries Social activities Animal hospital Veterinary care center Feeding facilities, in-plant Nursery school, pre-school, child day care centers Public service facilities Plant production Instructional institution Personal services Bed and breakfast Dense-pack-open-plan office Arts and crafts Neighborhood bakery | Administrative and business offices Automotive sales, service and storage Dense-pack-open-plan-office Mortuaries Social activities Gasoline/convenience store station Public service facility Entertainment facilities (commercial) Restricted and noncommercial recreational facilities Drive-in commercial uses Commercial recreational facilities Plant production Gasoline service stations Bed and breakfast Medical/dental offices and clinics Restaurants/specialty goods |
PERMITTED USES
"C-5" Central Commercial | "I-1" Restricted Light Industrial | "I-2" General Industrial |
Sale of goods at retail Personal services Business services Specialty goods Arts and crafts Financial services Public uses Semipublic uses Social activities Essential services Accessory uses | Light manufacturing and assembly Automotive services Animal hospitals Plant production Equipment sales/storage Offices Essential services Accessory uses Warehousing Veterinary Care Center Sexually Oriented Business | Printing and publishing Manufacturing and assembly Food processing Laboratories and clinical testing Wholesale business Essential services Accessory uses Plant production Warehousing Entertainmenmt facilities (commercial) Sexually Oriented Business |
CONDITIONAL USES REQUIRING MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL
"C-5" Central Commercial | "I-1" Restricted Light Industrial | "I-2" General Industrial |
Drive-in commercial uses Recreational facilities Printing and publishing Public service facility Entertainment facilities Theaters Off-street parking Motels and hotels Banks Administrative and business office Residential uses Bed and breakfast Medical/dental offices and restaurants | Ancillary retail/service Restaurants Printing and publishing Wholesale business Heliports Public service facilities Agriculture Recreational facilities Laboratories, research and development, and clinical testing facilities Vocational instruction Unit storage facility Resident manager's residence Automotive services - major Sale and storage of building materials Dog and cat day care center Breweries, distilleries and wineries Marijuana Dispensary | Anciliary retail/service Equipment sales/storage Automotive services Automotive services - major Transport and trucking terminals Manufacturing or processing of: paint, fertilizer, chemicals, brick and clay products Sale and storage of building materials Offices Public Service facilities Heliports Restaurants Nursery schools, preschools and day care centers Laboratories, research and development, and clinical testing facilities Vocational instruction Breweries, distilleries and wineries Dog and Cat Care Center
Marijuana Dispensary |
PERMITTED USES
"VM" |
Veterans Memorial Memorial to commemorate the service of all members and veterans of the armed forces of the United States Veterans' organizations business offices and recreational facilities Veterans' support organizations Public Uses Accessory Uses Essential Services |
CONDITIONAL USES REQUIRING MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL
"VM" |
Veterans Memorial Semi-public Uses Institutions - religious, charitable, philanthropic and instructional Offices Residential Uses Social Activities Bed and Breakfast Arts and Crafts |
(Ord. 22-87. Passed 5-11-87; Ord. 71-87. Passed 10-26-87; Ord. 56-88. Passed 7-11-88; Ord. 45-91. Passed 5-13-91; Ord. 128-92. Passed 1-11-93; Ord. 75-92. Passed 7-27-92; Ord. 95-94. Passed 10-11-94; Ord. 23-95. Passed 3-27-95; Ord. 34-95. Passed 6-12-95; Ord. 43-95. Passed 7-10-95; Ord. 14-96. Passed 4-22-96; Ord. 46-97. Passed 9-22-97; Ord. 17-99. Passed 4-12-99; Ord. 27-99. Passed 4-16-99; Ord. 74-99. Passed 12-13-99; Ord. 63-2000. Passed 11-20-00; Ord. 02-2001. Passed 2-5-01; Ord. 10-2001. Passed 4-2-01; Ord. 68-2001. Passed 1-7-02; Ord. 64-2002. Passed 12-16-02; Ord. 65-2002. Passed 12-16-02; Ord. 20-2004. Passed 5-17-04; Ord. 15-2006. Passed 4-17-06; Ord. 56-2006. Passed 11-6-06; Ord. 77-2006. Passed 1-3-07; Ord. 27-2007. Passed 5-21-07; Ord. 11-2009. Passed 3-16-09; Ord. 13-2010. Passed 4-19-10; Ord. 40-2010. Passed 10-4-10; Ord. 13-2015. Passed 4-6-15; Ord. 23-2015. Passed 7-6-15; Ord. 51-2018. Passed 11-19-18; Ord. 10-2021. Passed 4-19-21; Ord. 26-2024. Passed 7-15-24.)
1149.01 YARD, AREA AND HEIGHT FOR DWELLINGS AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.
The following schedule establishes minimum yard, area and maximum height requirements for dwellings and structures accessory to dwellings by districts:
Minimum Yard Width (in feet)(d) | ||||||||
District | Minimum Lot Width (f) (in feet) | Minimum Lot Area (f) (per family) | Front | Rear | Either Side | Sum of Side Yards | Maximum Height of Buildings Stories | Feet |
"F-1" | No residences are permitted | |||||||
"S-1" | 200 | 2 acres | 60 | 60 | 25 | 60 | 4 | 45 |
"R-16" | 100 | 16,000 sq. ft. | 30 | 30 | 10(f) | 25 | 2-1/2 | 35 |
"R-10" | 80 | 10,400 sq. ft. | 30 | 30 | 8(f) | 20 | 2-1/2 | 30 |
"R-6.5" | ||||||||
Single-Family | 70 | 8,750 sq. ft. | 30 | 30 | 8(f) | 16 | 2-1/2 | 30 |
Two-Family | 90 | 5,850 sq. ft. | 30 | 30 | 10 | 25 | 2-1/2 | 30 |
"AR-4.5" | ||||||||
Single-Family | 70 | 8,750 sq. ft. | 30 | 30 | 8(f) | 16 | 2-1/2 | 30 |
Two-Family | 90 | 5,850 sq. ft. | 30 | 30 | 10 | 25 | 2-1/2 | 30 |
Multi-Family | 120(a) | 4,500 sq. ft. | 30 | 25 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 40(e) |
"AR-3" | ||||||||
Single-Family | 70 | 8,750 sq. ft. | 30 | 30 | 8(f) | 16 | 2-1/2 | 30 |
Two-Family | 90 | 5,850 sq. ft. | 30 | 30 | 10 | 25 | 2-1/2 | 30 |
Multi-Family | 200(b) | 3,000 sq. ft. | 30 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 4 | 45 |
"SC Assisted" | 120(g) | 1,660 sq. ft. | 30 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 2 | 30 |
(Assisted Living and Nursing Home Uses) | ||||||||
"SC Residential" | 120(I) | 3,000 sq. ft. | 30 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 3 | 40 |
"SC Residential" | 120 (I) | 2400 sq. ft. | 30 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 3 | 40 |
(Including Efficiency Units) | ||||||||
(a) Maximum percent of lot coverage with buildings is twenty-five percent (25%).
(b) Maximum percent of lot coverage with buildings is twenty percent (20%).
(c) This requirement may be reduced twenty-five percent (25%) for retirement and convalescent homes based on approval of Council.
(d) See Section 1149.08 for special yard requirements.
(e) See Section 1149.04 for additional height regulations.
(f) See Section 1149.05 for existing lots of record.
(g) Maximum percent of lot coverage in "SC" Assisted is thirty percent (30%).
(h) Any "SC" development containing two or more stories shall provide elevator access to all dwellings above the first floor.
(i) Maximum percentage of lot coverage in “SC” Residential is twenty percent (20%).
(Ord. 22-87. Passed 5-11-87; Ord. 46-97. Passed 9-22-97.)
1149.02 YARD, AREA AND HEIGHT FOR ALL BUILDINGS OTHER THAN DWELLINGS.
The following table establishes the yard, area, lot coverage and maximum height requirements for all buildings except dwellings and structures accessory to dwellings.
District | Minimum Lot Width (in feet) | Minimum Lot Area | Front Yard | Rear Yard | Minimum Width Each Side Yard (in feet) | Maximum Percent of Lot Coverage | Maximum Height of Building Stories | Feet |
"F-1" | No buildings are permitted except by the Board of Appeals | |||||||
"S-1" | 250 | 3 acres | 60 | 60 | 50 | 20 | 4 | 45 |
"R-16" | 200 | 2 acres | 60 | 60 | 50 | 20 | 3 | 40 |
"R-10" | 200 | 2 acres | 50 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 40 |
"R-6.5 & AR-4.5" | 150 | 1 acre | 40 | 40 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 45 |
"AR-3" | 100 | 20,000 sq. ft. | 30 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 4 | 45 |
"C-1" | 60 | 7,500 sq. ft. | 30 | 20 | 10 | 35 | 2 | 35 |
"C-2" | 150 | 1 acre | 50 | 30 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 45 |
"C-3" | 100 | 20,000 sq. ft. | 50 | 30 | 15 | 35 | 3 | 45 |
"C-4" | 120 | 20,000 sq. ft. | 50 | 30 | 15 | 35 | 3 | 45 |
"C-5" | None | None | None | 20 | None | 80 | 3 | 45 |
"I-1" | 200 | 1 acre | 50 | 30 | 20 | 35 | 3 | 45 |
"I-2" | 200 | 2 acres | 40 | 30 | 20 | 40 | 3 | 45 |
"VM" Veterans Memorial | 100 | 1 acre | 50 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 40 |
(Ord. 22-87. Passed 5-11-87; Ord 13-2010. Passed 4-19-10.)
1149.03 YARDS FOR NONRESIDENTIAL USES ABUTTING "R" DISTRICTS.
(a) Minimum Yard Requirements. Nonresidential buildings or uses shall not be located nor conducted closer to any lot line of a "residential district" as defined in Section 1141.03
than the distance specified in the following schedule, except as provided in subsection (b) hereof.
Minimum Side or Rear Yard Abutting any "Residential District" (feet) | Use |
25 | Off-street parking spaces and access drives for nonresidential uses. |
50 | Churches, schools and public or semipublic buildings; off-street loading spaces for nonresidential uses. |
60 | Recreational facilities, entertainment facilities, motels, all commercial uses and billboards. |
100 | Outside sale or storage of building material or construction equipment, all industrial uses, except those listed below. |
500 | Mineral extraction or processing. |
(b) Screening and Landscaping. For nonresidential uses abutting residential districts, the minimum yards may be reduced to fifty percent of the requirements stated in subsection (a) hereof if a plot plan meeting the following provisions for acceptable landscaping or screening is filed and is approved and completed construction or planting is certified by the Building Inspector. Off-street parking areas for more than five vehicles shall be effectively screened on each side which adjoins or faces premises situated in any residential district or institutional premises, by a masonry wall or solid fence. Such wall or fence shall not be less than four feet or more than six feet in height and shall be maintained in good condition without any advertising thereon. The space between such wall or fence and the lot line of the adjoining premises in any residential district shall be at least ten feet wide and landscaped with grass, hardy shrubs or evergreen ground cover and maintained in good condition. In lieu of such wall or fence, a strip of land not less than ten feet in width, and planted and maintained with an evergreen hedge or dense planting of evergreen shrubs not less than four feet in height, may be substituted.
(Ord. 23-78. Passed 1-8-79.)
1149.031 YARDS FOR MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES ABUTTING SINGLE FAMILY “R” DISTRICTS.
Minimum Yard Requirements. Buildings, off-street parking spaces or access drives associated with any multi-family dwelling shall not be located closer than twenty-five feet from any lot line of an R-16, Very Low Density Residence, R-10, Low Density Residence or R-6.5, One and Two Family Residence. Buildings, off-street parking spaces or access drives associated with any assisted living facility or nursing home shall not be located closer than fifty feet from any lot line of an R-16, Very Low Density Residence, R-10, Low Density Residence or R-6.5, One and Two Family Residence.
(Ord. 46-97. Passed 9-22-97.)
(Ord. 46-97. Passed 9-22-97.)
1149.04 HEIGHT FOR INSTITUTIONAL, INDUSTRIAL AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS.
(a) Institutional, industrial and apartment buildings with a height in excess of the maximum height specified in Sections 1149.01 and 1149.02 for such buildings may be permitted provided the required front, each side and rear yards are increased by one foot for each foot of additional building height above the maximum specified in Sections 1149.01 and 1149.02 except that no building in any zoning district but "AR-3" shall exceed a maximum height of sixty feet under provisions of this section.
(b) The height regulations prescribed herein shall not apply to television and radio towers, electrical transformers, church spires, belfries, monuments, tanks, water and fire towers, stage towers or scenery lofts, cooling towers, ornamental towers and spires, chimneys, silos, elevator bulkheads, smokestacks, conveyors and flagpoles, and similar structures, except where the height of such structures will constitute a hazard to the safe landing and take-off of aircraft.
(Ord. 51-71. Passed 12-13-71.)
1149.05 EXISTING LOTS OF RECORD.
Any lot of record fifty feet or wider existing at the effective date of this Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance 51-71, passed December 13, 1971) in any "R" District may be used for the erection of a single-family dwelling with a minimum of 1,200 square feet of floor area even though the lot's area and width are less than the minimum requirements set forth herein. The prevailing setback shall be met but need not exceed the setback requirements for the district, and each side yard shall be a minimum of six feet. The side yard setback for a building addition to an existing primary structure may be reduced to no less than six feet and the sum of side yards reduced to no less than twelve feet if the addition projects no further into the side yard than the existing structure. If three or more contiguous lots are owned by the same person, firm or corporation at the time of the adoption of this Zoning Ordinance, such lots shall be considered to be an undivided parcel of land for the purpose of this Zoning Ordinance, and no single lot or portion thereof shall be used in violation of the dimensional requirements of Sections 1149.01 and 1149.02.
(Ord. 18-89. Passed 3-13-89.)
1149.06 ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTIONS.
(a) Cornices, eaves, sills, canopies or similar projections may extend or project into required side yards not more than two inches for each one foot of width of such side yard, and may extend or project into a required front or rear yard not more than thirty inches. Bay windows and chimneys may project into a required front, side or rear yard not more than eighteen inches provided the side yard is not reduced to less than six feet.
(b) Open structures such as porches, balconies, platforms, carports and covered patios shall be considered a part of the building to which attached and shall not project into the required minimum yards, except as otherwise provided herein.
(c) Uncovered floor areas such as patios, decks and similar structures accessory to a dwelling shall be permitted to within not less than fifteen feet of the rear lot line provided that the floor level of the structure shall be not more than three feet above the adjacent grade prior to construction of the structure, and provided that railings, screens, posts or other enclosures shall project not more than four feet above the floor surface of the structure.
(Ord. 117-88. Passed 1-9-89.)
1149.07 SETBACK OF BUILDINGS ON PRINCIPAL STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.
The setback for all buildings and accessory buildings along major traffic routes shall be:
(a) Along freeways and expressways: | 50 feet |
(b) Along regional thoroughfares: | 50 feet |
(c) Along High Street northward from Worthington-Galena Road: | 100 feet |
Exceptions: Setback within “C-5” District – None (see Section 1141.04).
(Ord. 33-2001. Passed 11-5-01.)
1149.08 SPECIAL YARD REQUIREMENTS.
(a) At corner lots, no accessory uses, accessory structures, structures, material or equipment storage shall be located in any required front yard. Side yards fronting on the adjacent street can be reduced to two-thirds of the required front setback from the right of way of the adjacent street.
(b) No accessory buildings shall be located in any front or side yard except under unusual circumstances where such building shall not conflict with the intent and purposes of this Zoning Ordinance, or, where enforcement shall result in extreme hardship. In either case the decision to permit such activity shall be made by the Board of Zoning Appeals. Accessory buildings such as garages and storage buildings exceeding 120 square feet in area may be located in the rear yard provided such buildings are set back at least eight feet from the side lot lines and ten feet from the rear lot line. Accessory buildings of 120 square feet or less in area must be set back at least five feet from the side and rear lot lines. In any “R” District the total area for accessory buildings shall be limited to 850 square feet and must be compatible in materials and appearance to the other buildings in the area.
(c) Domestic fowl coops and runs may be located in the rear yard provided such structures are set back at least three feet (3') from the side and rear lot lines. Domestic fowl coops and runs approved by Columbus Public Health shall not count towards accessory building area as referenced in Section 1149.08(b) or be subject to approval from the Architectural Review Board as referenced in Chapter 1177.
(d) No accessory uses or structures, off-street parking facilities, except for single family, or material or equipment storage shall be located in any required front yard, except as otherwise provided herein. On High Street northward from the Worthington-Galena Road parking facilities, which are incidental to the primary use of the property involved, but not including structures, may be located within fifty feet (50) of the right of way.
(e) All yard areas not used for access, parking, circulation, buildings and services shall be landscaped and maintained.
(Ord. 29-2024. Passed 9-16-24.)
1149.09 TRAFFIC VISIBILITY ACROSS CORNER LOTS.
In any district on any corner lot, no fence, structure or planting shall be erected or maintained within ten feet of either the front or side yard right-of-way line at a height greater than two and one-half feet above street grade, nor shall any vehicle or other obstruction be located within fifteen feet of either the front or side yard right-of-way line so as to interfere with traffic visibility. Trees are permitted if trimmed so that no foliage is less than ten feet above street grade.
(Ord. 51-71. Passed 12-13-71.)
1151.01 CONTINUATION, EXPANSION, ELIMINATION AND RECONSTRUCTION.
(a) Intent. Within the districts established by this Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance 51-71, passed December 13, 1971) or amendments that may later be adopted, there exist:
(1) Lots;
(2) Structures;
(3) Uses of land and structures;
(4) Characteristics of use; and
(5) Signs
which were lawful before this Zoning Ordinance was passed or amended, but which would be prohibited, regulated or restricted under the terms of this Ordinance or future amendment. It is the intent of this section to permit these nonconformities to continue until they are removed, but not to encourage their survival. It is further the intent of this section that nonconformities shall not be enlarged upon, expanded or extended, nor be used as grounds for adding other structures or uses prohibited elsewhere in the same district except as otherwise provided in this Chapter and Section 1129.05(e) of this Zoning Ordinance.
(b) Incompatibility; Signs. Nonconforming uses are declared to be incompatible with permitted uses in the districts involved. A nonconforming use of a structure, a nonconforming use of land or a nonconforming use of structure and land in combination shall not be extended or enlarged after passage of this section by attachment on a building or premises of additional signs intended to be seen from off the premises or by the addition of other uses, of a nature which would be prohibited generally in the district involved.
(c) Prior Permits. To avoid undue hardship, nothing in this section shall be deemed to require a change in the plans, construction or designated use of any building for which a permit has been issued prior to the effective date of adoption or amendment of this Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 62-2021. Passed 3-21-22.)
1151.02 CERTIFICATES OF NONCONFORMANCE REQUIRED.
A Certificate of Nonconformance shall be required for all lawful nonconforming uses of land and structures created by adoption of this Zoning Ordinance in accordance with the provisions of Section 1125.03.
(Ord. 62-2021. Passed 3-21-22.)
1151.03 NONCONFORMING LOTS OF RECORD.
In any district in which single-family dwellings are permitted, a single-family dwelling and customary accessory buildings may be erected on any single lot of record at the effective date of adoption of this Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance 51-71, passed December 13, 1971) or amendment thereto, notwithstanding limitations imposed by other provisions of this Ordinance. Such lot must be in separate ownership and not of continuous frontage with other lots in the same ownership. This provision shall apply even though such lot fails to meet the requirements for area or width, or both, that are generally applicable in the district, provided that yard dimensions and requirements other than these applying to area or width, or both, of the lot shall conform to the regulations for the district in which such lot is located. Variance of yard requirements shall be obtained only through action of the Board of Zoning Appeals.
If three or more lots or combinations of lots and portions of lots with continuous frontage in single ownership are of record at the time of passage or amendment of this Ordinance (Ordinance 51-71, passed December 13, 1971) and if all or part of the lots do not meet the requirements established for lot width and area, the lands involved shall be considered to be an undivided parcel for the purposes of this Zoning Ordinance, and no portion of such parcel shall be used or sold in a manner which diminishes compliance with lot width and area requirements established by this Zoning Ordinance, nor shall any division of any parcel be made which creates a lot with width or area below the requirements stated in this Ordinance.
(Ord. 62-2021. Passed 3-21-22.)
1151.04 NONCONFORMING USES OF LAND (OR LAND WITH MINOR STRUCTURES ONLY).
Where at the time of passage of this Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance 51-71, passed December 13, 1971) lawful use of land exists which would not be permitted by the regulations imposed by this Ordinance, and where such use involves no individual structures with a replacement cost exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), the use may be continued so long as it remains otherwise lawful, provided:
(a) No such nonconforming use shall be enlarged or increased, nor extended to occupy a greater area of land than was occupied at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this Ordinance;
(b) No such nonconforming use shall be moved in whole or in part to any portion of the lot or parcel other than that occupied by such use at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this Ordinance;
(c) If any such nonconforming use of land ceases for any reason for a period of more than one year, any subsequent use of such land shall conform to the regulations specified by this Ordinance for the district in which such land is located; and
(d) No additional structure not conforming to the requirements of this Ordinance shall be erected in connection with such nonconforming use of land.
(Ord. 62-2021. Passed 3-21-22.)
1151.05 NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES.
Where a lawful structure exists at the effective date of adoption of this Zoning Ordinance or amendment thereto, that could not be built under the terms of this Ordinance by reason of restrictions on area, lot coverage, height, yards, its location on the lot or other requirements concerning the structure, such structure may be continued so long as it remains otherwise lawful, subject to the following provisions:
(a) No such nonconforming structure may be enlarged or altered in a way which increases its nonconformity, but any structure or portion thereof may be altered to decrease its nonconformity.
(b) Should such nonconforming structure or nonconforming portion of structure be destroyed by any means to an extent of more than fifty percent (50%) of its replacement cost at time of destruction, it shall not be reconstructed except in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance.
(c) Should such structure be moved for any reason for any distance whatever, it shall thereafter conform to the regulations for the district in which it is located after it is moved.
(d) Should the graphics portion of a nonconforming sign be destroyed by any means to an extent of more than fifty percent (50%) of its replacement cost at the time of destruction, the graphics portion shall not be reconstructed except in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance.
(Ord. 62-2021. Passed 3-21-22.)
1151.06 NONCONFORMING USES OF STRUCTURES OR OF STRUCTURES AND PREMISES IN COMBINATION.
(a) If lawful use involving individual structures with a replacement cost of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more, or of structures and premises in combination, exists at the effective date of adoption of this Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance 51-71, passed December 13, 1971), or amendment thereto, that would not be allowed in the district under the terms of this Ordinance, the lawful use may be continued so long as it remains otherwise lawful, subject to the following provisions:
(1) No existing structure devoted to a use not permitted by this Ordinance in the district in which it is located shall be enlarged, extended, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered except in changing the use of the structure to a use permitted in the district in which it is located;
(2) Any nonconforming use may be extended throughout any parts of a building which were manifestly arranged or designed for such use at the time of adoption or amendment of this Ordinance, but no such use shall be extended to occupy any land outside such building;
(3) If no structural alterations are made, any nonconforming use of a structure, or structure and premises, may as a special exception be changed to another nonconforming use provided that the Board of Zoning Appeals either by general rule or by making findings in the specific case, finds that the proposed use is equally appropriate or more appropriate to the district than the existing nonconforming use. In permitting such change, the Board of Zoning Appeals may require appropriate conditions and safeguards in accord with the provisions of this Ordinance;
(4) Any structure, or structure and land in combination, in or on which a nonconforming use is superseded by a permitted use, shall thereafter conform to the regulations for the district, and the nonconforming use may not thereafter be resumed;
(5) When a nonconforming use of a structure, or structure and premises in combination, is discontinued or abandoned for six (6) consecutive months or for eighteen (18) months during any three-year period, except when government action impedes access to the premises, the structure, or structure and premises in combination, shall not thereafter be used except in conformity with the regulations of the district in which it is located; and
(6) Where nonconforming use status applies to a structure and premises in combination, removal or destruction of the structure shall eliminate the nonconforming status of the land. Destruction for the purpose of this subsection is defined as damage to an extent of more than fifty percent (50%) of the replacement cost at time of destruction.
(b) A lawful nonconforming single-family residential structure being used for residential uses or a lawful nonconforming residential use may be enlarged, extended, reconstructed, or structurally altered without Board approval under Section 1129.05(e) as follows:
(1) The enclosure of an existing covered porch or screened porch with windows or glass panels provided that both the existing roof structure and the footprint remain the same;
(2) The addition of attached garages, covered porches, decks, or similar non-habitable additions that are external to dwelling units provided that it complies with the applicable development standards applicable to the R-10 District;
(3) The addition of an accessory building associated with a nonconforming single-family residential structure or nonconforming residential use provided it is constructed in accordance with Section 1149.08 of this Zoning Ordinance; and
(4) The replacement or reconstruction of a nonconforming single-family residential structure that has been destroyed or damaged provided that:
A. The prior nonconforming condition(s) is not increased;
B. All building materials and architectural details shall conform to the applicable requirements of this code;
C. The new structure shall not extend beyond the limits of the original foundation;
D. The application to reconstruct the nonconforming structure shall be filed with the Planning & Building Department within twelve (12) months of the structure being damaged or destroyed; and
E. The reconstruction of the structure shall not be detrimental to adjacent property and the surrounding neighborhood.
(Ord. 62-2021. Passed 3-21-22.)
1151.07 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.
On any nonconforming structure or portion of a structure containing a nonconforming use, work may be done in any period of twelve consecutive months on ordinary repairs, or on repair or replacement of nonbearing walls, fixtures, wiring, heating, air conditioning or plumbing, to an extent not exceeding thirty-five (35%) of the current replacement cost of the nonconforming structure or nonconforming portion of the structure as the case may be, provided that the cubic content existing when it became nonconforming shall not be increased.
If a nonconforming structure or portion of a structure containing a nonconforming use becomes physically unsafe or unlawful due to lack of repairs and maintenance and is declared by any duly authorized official to be unsafe, or unlawful by reason of physical condition, it shall not thereafter be restored, repaired or rebuilt except in conformity with the regulations of the district in which it is located.
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition of any structure or part thereof declared to be unsafe by any official charged with protecting the public safety, upon order of such official.
(Ord. 62-2021. Passed 3-21-22.)
1153.01 PURPOSE.
The purpose of this chapter is to recognize the need to document the City’s existing quality and character while permitting redevelopment within the City for areas outside of the Architectural Review District. The complete or partial demolition of an existing building more than seventy-five (75) years old in the City shall be reviewed and documented as necessary.
(Ord. 01-2023. Passed 1-17-23.)
1153.02 APPLICABILITY.
No building more than seventy-five (75) years old shall be demolished or partially demolished until an application for such demolition or removal has been submitted to and reviewed by the Municipal Planning Commission, and the Commission has issued a certificate of demolition, except when demolition is determined by the City’s Chief Building Official to be required to abate a nuisance or eliminate an unsafe building.
(Ord. 01-2023. Passed 1-17-23.)
1153.03 APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR DEMOLITION OR PARTIAL DEMOLITION.
No person shall demolish, in whole or in part, a building that is more than seventy-five (75) years old without the prior approval of the Commission.
(Ord. 01-2023. Passed 1-17-23.)
1153.04 APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION OR PARTIAL DEMOLITION.
An application for demolition or partial demolition of any building in the area outside of the Architectural Review District which is more than seventy-five (75) years old shall be reviewed and acted upon by the Commission in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) Whenever a building, as defined by this Zoning Ordinance, whether public or private, within the area outside of the Architectural Review District is proposed to be demolished or partially demolished, an application for a certificate of demolition shall be filed with the Director of Planning and Building together with a twenty-five-dollar ($25.00) fee.
(b) The application shall be accompanied by a detailed narrative description of the proposed demolition, and a site plan and building elevations if requested by the Director of Planning and Building drawn to scale indicating at a minimum, the lot dimensions, size, shape and dimensions of the building, the location and orientation of the building on the lot and the actual building setback lines. Exterior and interior photos of the building, building and accessory building are required. This site plan shall include information on backfill, proposed landscaping, what buildings will remain like foundations and subsurface slabs, and method of preventing voids and underwater accumulation.
(c) A demolition and restoration schedule shall be submitted including:
(1) When utilities are to be disconnected,
(2) When demolition or partial demolition is to start,
(3) The time duration of demolition or partial demolition of buildings,
(4) When site restoration is to start, and
(5) The time duration of site restoration. The entire schedule duration shall not exceed ninety (90) days.
(d) A site restoration plan is not required for detached accessory buildings under 120 square feet; however, the site must still be restored.
(e) Any substantive changes to the site plan, site restoration plan, or schedule shall be submitted for review and action by the Commission following the same process as the original application.
(f) Upon receipt of an application for a certificate of demolition, which is accompanied by the material required by the provisions of subsection (b) to (d) hereof, the Director of Planning and Building shall place the application on the agenda for the Commission at its next regular meeting following ten (10) days from the date the application is filed if the applicant has already met with the Worthington Historical Society prior to making application and the City of Worthington has received a written report from the Worthington Historical Society.
(g) If the City of Worthington has not received a report from the Worthington Historical Society at the time of application, the application will be placed on a future agenda not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date the application is filed. The applicant shall meet with the Worthington Historical Society within this time period and the Worthington Historical Society shall provide a report to the City of Worthington in advance of the Commission meeting. The Director of Planning and Building shall provide the Commission a copy of the Worthington Historical Society written report, along with the City staff report.
(h) The Director of Planning and Building shall further cause a public notice of the scheduled hearing date of the application together with a general description of the nature of the application to be posted on the City's website at least ten days prior to the hearing and post a placard on the property that is the subject of the application stating the date and location of the hearing within that same time period. The applicant shall be notified by mail or email of the date of the hearing. At the hearing, the applicant may appear in person or by attorney.
(Ord. 01-2023. Passed 1-17-23.)
1153.05 STANDARDS FOR REVIEW: CERTIFICATE OF DEMOLITION.
The requirements for approval by the Municipal Planning Commission are the following:
(a) Verification that the applicant has cooperated with the Worthington Historical Society to permit the documenting of the building including any reasonable requests to photograph the exterior and interior of the building and the surrounding property.
(b) When its review is concluded, the Commission will determine by a vote of its members, whether the application for a certificate of demolition shall be approved. If approved by three (3) or more of its members, the Commission shall return the application and appended material to the Director of Planning and Building with the instruction that the Certificate of Demolition be issued, provided all other requirements for a permit, if applicable, are met. The certificate of demolition shall be valid for eighteen (18) months from the date of approval, or such extension as may be granted by the Commission. If not approved, the Commission shall return the application and appended material to the applicant with a notice that the certificate of demolition shall not be issued because the application did not meet the criteria and standards set forth herein.
(Ord. 01-2023. Passed 1-17-23.)
1153.06 APPEALS.
(a) Any person, firm or corporation, or any officer, department, board or agency of the City who has been aggrieved by any decision of the Commission involving an application for demolition or partial demolition approval, or any member of Council whether or not aggrieved, may appeal such decision to Council by filing notice of intent to appeal with the City Clerk within ten (10) days from the date of the decision, identifying the application appealed and the basis for the appeal.
(b) Council shall hold a public hearing on such appeal not later than thirty days after such appeal has been filed with the Clerk of Council. Council, by an affirmative vote of a majority vote of its members, shall decide the matter on the merits of the case do novo after giving due consideration to the deliberations and decisions of the Commission and Council's decision shall be final.
(Ord. 01-2023. Passed 1-17-2023.)