Residential Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Subarea Boundaries
Columbus City Codes § 3325.025
in effect3325.025 - Residential Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Subarea Boundaries
A Residential FAR subarea is a specific area within an apartment-residential zoning district of the University District Zoning Overlay that is regulated by a floor area ratio to ensure compatibility of development and an appropriate density based upon its proximity to the Ohio State University. Residential FAR subareas are depicted on Exhibit C and further described as follows:
A. Residential FAR subarea #1 is bounded as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the north/south alley east of Indianola Avenue and the east/west alley south of East Eighteenth Avenue; thence easterly along said alley to the alley west of Summit Street; thence southerly along said alley to East Seventeenth Avenue; thence easterly along Seventeenth to Summit; thence northerly along Summit to Eighteenth; thence easterly along Eighteenth to the alley east of Summit; thence southerly along said alley to the alley south of Eighteenth; thence easterly along said alley to the alley west of North Fourth Street; thence northerly along said alley to Eighteenth; thence easterly along Eighteenth to the alley east of Fourth;
Thence southerly along said alley to its terminus at Chittenden Avenue;
Thence westerly along Chittenden to the alley west of Summit;
Thence northerly along said alley to North Fourteenth Avenue; thence easterly along Fourteenth to Summit; thence northerly along Summit a distance of 655 feet to the southern property line of a lot with parcel number 010-42246; thence westerly along the southern property line of lots on the south side of Sixteenth Avenue to Indianola; thence northerly along Indianola to Sixteenth; thence easterly along Sixteenth to the east property line of Lot 44 of Indianola Forest Addition subdivision; thence northerly along the east property line of Lots 44 and 50 of Indianola Forest Addition subdivision to Seventeenth; thence westerly along Seventeenth to the alley east of Indianola; thence northerly along said alley to the alley south of Eighteenth, the place of beginning.
B. Residential FAR subarea #2 is bounded as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of North Fourth Street and Alden Avenue; thence easterly along Alden to the alley east of Fourth;
Thence southerly along the alley east of Fourth to East Norwich Avenue;
Thence westerly along Norwich to Fourth;
Thence northerly along Fourth to Alden, the place of beginning.
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(Ord. No. 1003-2017, § 1, 5-1-2017)
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_CH3325UNDIZOOV_DEBO_3325.025REFLARRAFASUBOFetched: 10/27/2026