Short North Special Parking Area.
Columbus City Codes § 3312.051
in effect3312.051 - Short North Special Parking Area.
A. Any parcel located within the geographic boundaries of the Short North Parking Area that has been rezoned to a 2024 Zoning Code district designation is thereby excluded from the Short North Parking Area and will not be indicated on the Digital Zoning Map as being in the Short North Parking Area.
B. The Short North Special Parking Area is that area indicated on the official zoning map and bounded as follows:
On the north by the centerline of Fifth Avenue, on the east by the centerline of the first set of railroad tracks east of North Fourth Street, on the south by the centerline of Interstate 670, and on the west by the centerline of first alley or street east of Neil Avenue, said western boundary being more particularly described, following centerlines, as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Hunter Avenue and West Goodale Street; Thence northerly along Hunter Avenue to West Poplar Avenue;
Thence westerly along West Poplar Avenue to the first alley east of Neil Avenue; Thence northerly along the first alley east of Neil Avenue to Collins Avenue; Thence easterly along Collins Avenue to Highland Street;
Thence northerly along Highland Street to Division Alley;
Thence westerly and northerly along Division Alley to West Second Avenue; Thence westerly along West Second Avenue to Sunside Alley;
Thence northerly along Sunside Alley to West Third Avenue, Thence westerly along West Third Avenue to Sunside Alley,
Thence northerly along Sunside Alley to the first nameless alley south of West Fourth Avenue;
Thence westerly and northerly along the first nameless alley south of West Fourth Avenue to West Fourth Avenue;
Thence westerly along West Fourth Avenue to Forsythe Avenue; Thence northerly along Forsythe Avenue to West Fifth Avenue.
C. Non-residential, off-street vehicle parking requirements in the Short North Special Parking area shall be One-Half (1/2) of the off-street parking as required in this chapter, except as follows:
Art Gallery - No off-street parking shall be required; Extended Stay Hotel - 1 space per unit;
Retail, Office, and Medical Office, 2,500 square feet or less - No off-street parking shall be required;
Two-, Three-, and Multi-Unit Dwellings - 1 per unit. This requirement does not apply to accessory dwelling units;
Single-Unit Dwellings - No off-street parking shall be required for single-unit dwellings when located as a single unit on its own parcel that was subdivided prior to the effective date of this ordinance. For single-unit dwellings that do not meet the requirements in the preceding sentence, 1 space per unit shall be required. This requirement does not apply to accessory dwelling units;
No other off-street parking reductions, including any provided by any commercial overlay, shall apply.
Loading spaces and any required bicycle parking shall be as required in this chapter. Where there is no feasible means to locate bicycle parking spaces in a usable location on the subject parcel, the bicycle parking requirement may be satisfied by payment of a fee in lieu of providing the required bicycle parking spaces, as determined by the Department of Public Service.
In the Short North Special Parking area, no further reduction or variance to the number of required off-street parking spaces shall be granted by a variance by the Board of Zoning Adjustment or City Council.
D. The Director of the Department of Public Service shall promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of the Short North Special Parking Area and shall have the authority to collect a fee in lieu of providing the required number of off-street vehicle and bicycle parking spaces as set out in these rules and regulations.
E. Upon the submission of an application for zoning clearance, the Director of the Department of Public Service, or designee, shall determine the cost of the payment in lieu of providing the required number of off-street vehicle and bicycle parking spaces in the Short North Special Parking area.
F. Payments shall be dedicated for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of facilities and programs to address and/or mitigate parking demands and deficiencies within the boundaries of the Short North Special Parking Area.
(Ord. No. 0506-2017, § 2, 3-27-2017; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021; Ord. No. 1872-2023, § 1, 7-31-2023; Ord. No. 2111-2024, § 1(Att.), 7-29-2024; 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_CH3312OREPALO_3312.051SHNOSPPAARFetched: 10/27/2026