City of Columbus - File #: 0791-2011

• File #: 0791-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/16/2011
• In control: Rules & Reference Committee
• On agenda: 7/18/2011
• Final action: 7/20/2011
• Title: To supplement and amend Chapter 3303, Definitions, and Chapter 3321, General Site Development Standards, of the Columbus Zoning Code, Title 33, to add and delete definitions, revise the lighting standards, and create new landscaping and screening requirements; and to make other needed changes in various code sections of Title 33 in order to accommodate the new and updated general site development standards and requirements.
• Sponsors: A. Troy Miller

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/20/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/20/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/18/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/18/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM	Signed
7/11/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
6/27/2011	1	Building and Zoning Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/23/2011	1	Building and Zoning Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/23/2011	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/23/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/22/2011	1	BUILDING ZONING DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/22/2011	1	Building and Zoning Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/22/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
5/17/2011	1	Building and Zoning Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND:

This ordinance adds three new definitions, deletes one definition, revises the lighting section of Columbus Zoning Code Chapter 3321, General Site Development Standards, and creates new landscaping and screening regulations in the same chapter.

The purpose of the proposed code changes is to enable commercial developers and neighboring residents to rely on standardized regulations to achieve predictable, consistent, and quality site development. These or similar standards are typical in Commercial Planned Development, Planned Unit Development, and in Limited Overlay rezoning applications. The public purpose of landscaping is to reestablish plant cover over the built environment, reduce topsoil erosion and storm water runoff, mitigate the effects of sun and wind, offset carbon emissions, moderate temperatures, conserve energy resources, and improve aesthetic appeal in neighborhoods.

Staff believes that passage of this code change proposal will actually speed up the development process because items that will be codified are typically negotiated between developers and Staff and/or neighborhood groups during the rezoning or variance process which can be time consuming. The proposal was considered and endorsed by the Columbus Development Commission on May 12, 2011.

FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.

Title

To supplement and amend Chapter 3303, Definitions, and Chapter 3321, General Site Development Standards, of the Columbus Zoning Code, Title 33, to add and delete definitions, revise the lighting standards, and create new landscaping and screening requirements; and to make other needed changes in various code sections of Title 33 in order to accommodate the new and updated general site development standards and requirements.

Body

WHEREAS, this ordinance adds three new definitions and deletes one definition in Chapter 3303, Definitions; and revises Columbus Zoning Code Chapter 3321, Gene...