Density and dedicated lands.
Columbus City Codes § 3345.03
in effect3345.03 - Density and dedicated lands.
(a) Any density up to and including eight dwelling units per acre may be applied for, but each density shall be equal to the sum of all dwelling units proposed for the project application divided by the net land area of the site; the net land area of the site shall be the total land area of the site included in the application minus dedicated streets. The dwelling unit density for all or any part of a Planned Unit Development District shall be classified as follows for any density applied for:
Planned Unit Development District | Maximum number of dwelling units Allowed per acre
PUD-2 | two
PUD-4 | four
PUD-6 | six
PUD-8 | eight
(b) The average density for a Planned Unit Development District application shall be equal to and titled as one of the named district categories included in this subsection and shall not exceed the calculated average density of the application for the Planned Unit Development District.
(c) No Certificate of Zoning Clearance shall be approved until all lands shown on the site plan in the approved Planned Unit Development District or in any proposed stage being converted to a completed stage as provided in C.C. 3345.12 to be dedicated for public use are dedicated.
(d) Any person acquiring or obtaining control of land having been dedicated for public use as shown on the site plan in an approved Planned Unit Development District may develop such land for the public use shown on the site plan or for any use or combination of uses permitted in the Planned Unit Development District at or below the average density established for the approved Planned Unit Development District.
(Ord. 179-03 § 7.)
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_CH3345PLUNDEDI_3345.03DEDELAFetched: 10/27/2026