Obstructions in a required side yard.
Columbus City Codes § 3332.28
in effect3332.28 - Obstructions in a required side yard.
For emergency use, fire protection and maintenance, the minimum area required in a side yard must be open from the established grade, or from the finished grade if higher than the established grade, to the sky unobstructed except for:
A. Work that is exempt from approval under the Residential Code of Ohio Section 102.10 except for sheds, per Section 3321.15.
B. The ordinary projections of windowsills, belt courses, cornices or other ornamental features;
C. An open fire escape, which may project up to four feet into an interior side yard;
D. For single-unit, two-unit dwellings and manufactured homes only, bay windows, architectural features associated with fireplaces, and other similar elements, which may project into a required side yard no more than three feet provided that they do not, in the aggregate, occupy more than one-third the length of the wall on which they are located and further provided that they project no closer than two feet to any point on a lot line;
E. Live vegetation and landscaping;
F. Building service equipment;
G. Roof overhangs, which may project into a required side yard provided they project no closer than two feet to any point on an interior lot line.
(Ord. No. 2526-2025, § 1, 11-24-2025)
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_CH3332REDI_3332.28OBRESIYAFetched: 10/27/2026