§ 3311.31 — Application for zoning clearance
Columbus City Codes; partial (Supp. No. 86: codified through Ordinance No. 2063-2026, enacted July 2, 2026) · Columbus City Codes § 3311.31
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3311.31 - Application for zoning clearance.
An application for a certificate of zoning clearance shall be submitted to the director and shall contain the following information in addition to that required by C.C. Sections 3347.05, 3311.41, and 3311.17: (a) Four copies of a current survey of the topography of the property with a maximum contour interval of two feet. A smaller contour interval may be required to accurately delimit the floodway and floodway fringe boundaries. (b) Four copies of a development plan which shall contain the following information: The site survey and site plan shall be prepared under the supervision of a professional engineer registered in the state of Ohio. The site survey and site plan must be submitted on base maps of the some scale, which must be a minimum of one inch equals 200 feet. (1) The location and quantity as to area covered and depths of all proposed fill and excavations; (2) The elevations of the lowest floor, including the basement, cellar or crawl space, or all proposed buildings; (3) Specifications for building construction and materials and floodproofing procedures as required by C.C. Chapters 4175 and 4175.041. (c) For development proposed within the floodway, the following additional information may be requested by the director for review by an approved technical institute or other governmental agency as set forth in C.C. 3311.32: (1) A representative cross-section of the floodplain perpendicular to the direction of flow, showing the usual channel of the stream and the elevation of land areas adjoining each side of the channel of the stream and the elevation of land areas adjoining each side of the channel within the designated floodplain; (2) Photographs of the site topography looking both upstream and downstream from the development site which show the usual channel and adjacent areas within the floodplain; (3) The location and description of any floodway obstruction in the vicinity of the site.
(Ord. 577-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. 1132-2008 Attach. (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 43, 4-5-2010)
