Explanation
BACKGROUND:
In 2002, Columbus City Council adopted the Regional Commercial Overlay (RCO), formally known as the Morse Road Planning Overlay. The purpose of the RCO is to establish additional and specific zoning standards. These standards are designed to: 1) establish consistent and appropriate setbacks to improve the traffic safety and aesthetics of the corridor, 2) reduce the amount and improve the visual quality of surface parking adjacent to the public right-of-way, 3) create safe pedestrian access on and between lots and to the public right-of-way, 4) establish safe access to lots and encourage adequate internal circulation, through shared access and appropriate spacing between entrances, and 5) create a defined "edge" along the public right-of-way through consistent screening of adjacent surface parking lots and to provide landscaping in the interior of parking lots.
In the spirit of the original RCO, a modification is being proposed. This modification deals with the parking layout for sites that are more than two (2) acres in size. The modification is necessary for clarification purposes. In order to facilitate this modification, an amendment to Section 3372.909 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, is necessary.
The RCO is currently used in 2 areas of the city.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To amend Section 3372.909 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, in order to modify a standard in the Regional Commercial Overlay that addresses parking lot layout for sites larger than two (2) acres in size.
Body
WHEREAS, Columbus City Council adopted the RCO in 2003 to regulate development in specifically designated areas in order to create a safe, aesthetically pleasing, economically viable, and pedestrian friendly atmosphere along certain regional commercial corridors; and
WHEREAS, in the spirit of the original RCO, a modification to the RCO is being proposed. This modification re...
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