Purpose.
Columbus City Codes § 3312.01
in effect3312.01 - Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate parking, loading and maneuvering; to ensure the provision of the appropriate number of off-street parking spaces for each use; to enact standards for parking, stacking, and loading; to assure maintenance of existing parking; to prohibit inappropriate parking; and in areas with no minimum vehicular parking requirements, to ensure that if off-street parking is provided, said parking complies with applicable standards. These standards are designed to provide for the parking and loading needs of occupants, customers, visitors or others involved in the use or occupancy of any building or parking lot; to balance needs associated with different transportation modes, including automobile, pedestrian, transit and bicycle; ensure that off-street parking, loading, stacking and access demands will not adversely affect other nearby land uses and surrounding neighborhoods; require appropriate landscaping and buffering of off-street parking lots for pedestrian safety and traffic separation, visually break up large expanses of pavement, visually screen off-street parking lots, loading and stacking areas; and encourage the incorporation of environmentally sustainable design elements; all to enhance convenience and to protect the public health, safety and general welfare.
This chapter regulates parking, stacking, and loading designed for either principal or accessory uses. The standards in this chapter are those that will be reviewed by the director before issuing a certificate of zoning clearance. Other parking or parking lot requirements may be regulated by the Department of Public Service and Columbus Water & Power.
(Ord. No. 1537-2009, § 8, 5-3-2010; Ord. No. 1872-2023, § 1, 7-31-2023; Ord. No. 2111-2024, § 1(Att.), 7-29-2024; Ord. No. 1882-2026, § 1, 6-29-2026)
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_CH3312OREPALO_3312.01PUFetched: 10/27/2026