Letter Y.
Columbus City Codes § 3303.25
in effect3303.25 - Letter Y.
"Yard" means an open, uncovered, unoccupied space other than a court, unobstructed from the ground to the sky, located on the same lot with a building and lying between one of the walls of the building and one of the lot lines.
"Front yard" means that yard located between the front lot line and the building on the lot nearest to the front lot line extending between one side lot line and the other side lot line.
"Interior side yard" means that yard located on a side of the lot where the side lot line also serves as a lot line for an abutting lot.
"Perimeter yard" means a yard which substitutes for side and rear yards.
"Rear yard" means that yard located between the rear lot line and the rear surface or surfaces of the principal building on the lot extending between one side lot line and the other side lot line.
"Required yard" means that portion of any yard abutting a lot line and which has a minimum depth or area as measured from the subject lot line which is equal to the minimum depth or area required for that particular use in the zoning district in which it is located.
"Side yard" means that yard located between a side lot line and the building nearest to that lot line extending from the front yard to the rear yard. In the event there is no front yard, the side yard extends to the front lot line; in the event there is no rear yard, the side yard extends to the rear lot line.
"Street side yard" means that yard located on a side of the lot where the side lot line also serves as a right-of-way line for an abutting alley, road or street.
"Yard use" means the use of open ground area by an operation or by storage.
(Ord. 19-01 § 2.)
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_3303.25LEYFetched: 10/27/2026