§ 3332.289 — Prohibited uses and activities
Columbus City Codes; partial (Supp. No. 86: codified through Ordinance No. 2063-2026, enacted July 2, 2026) · Columbus City Codes § 3332.289
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3332.289 - Prohibited uses and activities.
No person in any residentially zoned district as defined in Chapter 3303, C.C., shall store, collect, park, leave, deposit, maintain, reserve, put aside for future use, permit, allow, or suffer to remain on any porch, balcony, roof, or in a yard except in a completely enclosed building or structure, any: (1) Lumber or other building materials except those related to a project for which a current building permit has been issued and is posted on the premises and except firewood for the personal use of the resident in the rear or side yard; (2) Motor vehicle as defined by Ohio Revised Code Section 4511.01, airplane, boat, shipping container, or trailer except as provided for by Chapter 3312, Off-Street Parking and Loading; (3) Parts of any item listed in (2) above including tires; (4) Equipment or materials used in the construction trade; (5) Machinery or household appliance (not including equipment required for solar energy collection); (6) Junk; (7) Salvage; or (8) Upholstered furniture, mattresses, materials and other similar products not designed, built and manufactured for outdoor use unless such is in an enclosed porch or balcony. For purposes of this section an enclosed porch or balcony shall mean a platform located at and attached to or abutting against the entrance to a building, completely covered by a roof and completely enclosed by fully intact glass and/or fully intact screens. Screens are framed wire mesh or framed plastic mesh used to keep out insects and permit airflow.
(Ord. 1482-95; Ord. 960-04 § 1; Ord. No. 1792-2011, § 1(Attach. 1), 12-12-2011; Ord. No. 1501-2022, § 10, 6-13-2022)
