Letter L.
Columbus City Codes § 3303.12
in effect3303.12 - Letter L.
"Landing field" means any non-publicly owned and operated location either on land or water of such size and nature as to permit the landing or taking off of aircraft, including but not limited to airplanes, helicopters, or any other contrivance used or designed for flight in air, and used for that purpose.
"Landscape" means an expanse of scenery including lawns, plants, trees, and other natural materials, such as rock, stone, wood chips; and decorative features, including fountains, sculptures, walks, and water features.
"Landscape plan" means a component of a development and/or site plan on which is shown: (1) proposed landscape species including number, size, spacing, and planting details; (2) proposals for protection of existing vegetation during and after construction; (3) proposed decorative features; grade changes; buffers and screening; and (4) any other information required in order that authorized review bodies can make an informed decision to approve or deny the submission.
"Least dimension" means the shortest lineal dimension of any front, side, or rear yard. If two opposite sides of a yard are not parallel, the "least dimension" is deemed the shorter distance of the two measurements.
"Living quarters" means that portion of a dwelling, apartment house, or other building which is constructed with ceilings and walls finished on the inside in accordance with the Building Code, Titles 41 and 43 of the City Codes.
"Loading space" means a rectangular area accessible from a public way and designed for the purpose of loading to or unloading from motor vehicles.
"Lot" means a parcel of land occupied or designed to be occupied as a unit by one building, one apartment complex, one multiple dwelling development, or one commercial complex and the accessory buildings or uses customarily incident to it, if any, including such open spaces as are required by this Zoning Code and such open spaces as are arranged and designed to be used in connection with such building or buildings. Such lot shall be of record in the appropriate county recorder's office.
"Lot front" means that portion of a lot which abuts a public street (or alley if there is no public street frontage) and provides access to the property. If a lot abuts more than one public street, the property owner prior to development may choose which fronting portion shall be the "lot front." If a lot or parcel does not abut a public street then that side or end of the lot or parcel which is nearest to a public street shall be considered to be the "lot front."
Lot Frontage. See "Frontage."
"Lot line" means the line of demarcation between properties either public or private.
(Ord. 2837-96 § 2 (part); Ord. 19-01 § 1: Ord. 0764-2005 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 1537-2009, § 4, 5-3-2010)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT33ZOCO_CH3303DE_3303.12LELFetched: 10/27/2026
