§ 3372.33 — Building and parking standards

3372.33 - Building and parking standards.

1. No building or structure shall exceed two stories or 25 feet above grade except architectural elements not containing residential or commercial floor area. 2. Roof-mounted mechanical equipment shall be sufficiently screened so as not to be seen from Noe-Bixby Road. The design of mechanical enclosures shall be architecturally integrated with the rooftop and use materials comparable to the exterior finish of the building. 3. Structures within the boundaries of the Noe-Bixby Road Urban Scenic Byway Overlay shall be finished in brick, stone, wood, stucco or any combination of these materials. 4. Lighting shall be designed and located so as not to disturb the scenic nature of the byway. Dusk to dawn lighting shall be limited to illumination of entranceways, driveways and parking areas. In these cases, cut-off lights shall be used to insure that there is no illumination of nearby scenic areas or private property. 5. Ground mounted mechanical equipment and the garbage collection area for multi-family and commercial dwellings shall be located at the rear of the building and/or completely screened from view of Noe-Bixby Road and adjacent residential properties by a combination of the following methods: native deciduous understory and canopy trees, evergreen shrubbery, or enclosed with a finish exterior veneer of the same types of building material as used on the main structure. 6. Loading and unloading areas and vehicle staging areas shall be located at the rear of the structure(s) and shall be screened from view of Noe-Bixby Road and adjacent residential properties using a combination of a fence or wall and native vegetation (native deciduous understory and canopy trees), evergreen shrubbery, or enclosed with a finish exterior veneer of the same types of building material as used on the main structure. 7. Permitted fencing and exterior wall materials shall include stone, brick, wood, wrought iron, vinyl and native vegetation. 8. Any parking for non-single family structures located completely and entirely behind the main structure shall be screened around its perimeter with native vegetation at a minimum height of 24 inches at installation, three feet on center maximum, and reaching 36 inches in height and 85 percent opacity within three years. Any parking for non-single family structures not located completely and entirely behind the main structure shall be screened around its perimeter with a combination of a fence or wall and native vegetation. Shrubs may be used in combination with permitted fence/wall and native vegetation at a minimum height of 24 inches at installation, three feet on center maximum, and reaching 36 inches in height and 85 percent opacity within three years. These screening requirements shall be in addition to any other screening requirements in the Columbus City Codes, 1959. 9. Parking lots shall include islands with native trees at a rate of one island per ten parking spaces. The island(s) should be located in a manner that provides optimal screening of the parking areas from Noe-Bixby Road. They can be located in existing or newly constructed parking areas.

(Ord. 0277-04 § 1 (part).)