Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
Columbus City Codes § 3325.913
in effect3325.913 - Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
A. The maximum total calculated floor area ratio (FAR) permitted for any lot shall be the lesser of (1) and (2) below.
1. An amount determined by a floor area ratio of:
a. For substantial rehabilitation of an original contributing building involving an increase in floor area or a change of use:
- 0.80;
- 0.60 in Residential FAR subarea 1 or 2; or
- an amount equal to twice the floor area of the original building, whichever is less;
b. For a project that replaces a noncontributing building not original to the lot:
- 0.80;
-;en0.60 in Residential FAR subarea 1 or 2;
c. For all others:
- 0.60;
- 0.50 in Residential FAR subarea 1 or 2; or
2. An amount determined by multiplying the "square footage of an average lot" on that street times a floor area ratio that is twice that permitted for the subject lot as determined in (1) above. The "square footage of an average lot" shall be determined by adding the square footage of originally-platted lots of record having primary frontage on the same street and within two hundred (200) feet, including across rights-of-way, of each side of the subject lot, then dividing that sum by the total number of lots so summed.
B. For the complete use of brick on all exterior walls and gables, excluding foundation, windows, and trim, new construction projects shall be permitted an additional floor area equal to ten percent (10%) of the allowable floor area ratio as determined in A above. The total calculated floor area permitted on a lot shall not exceed an amount as determined by a 0.80 floor area ratio.
(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_REAPSIZODI_3325.913MAFLARRAFAFetched: 10/27/2026