Applicability and Extent
Columbus City Codes § 3325.303
in effect3325.303 - Applicability and Extent
The standards and requirements of the Regional Commercial (RC) subarea within the University District Zoning Overlay apply as follows:
A. The Regional Commercial (RC) subarea applies to all uses.
B. The placement, construction, or reconstruction of a principal building is subject to all standards and requirements of the Regional Commercial (RC) subarea except as applied to routine maintenance and in-kind replacement of materials. Facade renovations or exterior renovations are not considered reconstruction of a principal building.
C. The expansion of a principal building's gross floor area by up to fifty percent (50%) is subject to applicable provisions of C.C. 3325.341 Building Design Standards and C.C. 3325.361 Landscaping and Screening, and the expansion of a principal building's gross floor area by more than fifty percent (50%) is subject to all standards and requirements of the Regional Commercial (RC) subarea.
D. The extension or expansion of a principal building toward a public street is subject to all applicable standards and requirements of the Regional Commercial (RC) subarea.
E. Exterior alteration of a primary building frontage is subject to C.C. Section 3325.341 Building Design Standards, items A, C, D, E, F, G, and H. For purposes of this requirement, the placement of window shutters, fabric canopies and awnings and/or building-mounted signage is not considered to be exterior alteration.
F. The parking standards in C.C. Section 3325.381 Parking and Circulation apply to existing buildings, additions, and new construction.
G. The construction or installation of a new parking lot, graphic, exterior lighting, fence or other accessory structure is subject to all the applicable provisions herein. Regional Commercial (RC) subarea standards do not apply to the re-striping or reconfiguration of existing parking lots.
H. The Graphics Commission may consider a variance request to any graphics standard or graphics requirement of the Regional Commercial (RC) subarea. Nonconforming graphics and routine maintenance and in-kind replacement of materials are exempt from the graphics standards and requirements of the Regional Commercial (RC) subarea and are subject to Section 3381.08.
I. For parcels located in residential and apartment residential zoning districts within a Regional Commercial (RC) subarea, the standards set out in C.C. 3325.3 Regional Commercial (RC) Subarea Regulations, shall apply in place of the standards set out in C.C 3325.7 to 3325.9, inclusive.
(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_RECORCSURE_3325.303APEXFetched: 10/27/2026