Explanation
BACKGROUND:
Ordinance 0791-2011, passed July 18, 2011, revised and expanded lighting standards in Columbus Zoning Code Chapter 3321, General Site Development Standards. This ordinance adds a mistakenly omitted portion of Section 3321.03 which establishes standards for parking lot lighting. 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 Chapter 3321, General Site Development Standards, of the Columbus Zoning Code, Title 33, to add Section 3321.03C, Parking lot lighting, in order to accommodate the new and updated general site development standards and requirements.
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance 0791-2011, passed July 18, 2011, revised and expanded Columbus Zoning Code Chapter 3321, General Site Development Standards, and
WHEREAS, A copy/paste error omitted parking lot lighting standards under Section 3321.03C, and
WHEREAS, On May 12, 2011, the Columbus Development Commission voted to recommend approval of the draft ordinance with the parking lot lighting Section 3321.03C intact, and
WHEREAS, Section 3321.03 Lighting was revised to apply standards typical in planned or limited districts to commercial, institutional, and manufacturing districts; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the proposed code change is to enable commercial developers and neighboring residents to rely on standardized regulations to achieve predictable, consistent, and quality site development; and
WHEREAS, these new standards are widely accepted and are typical in planned zoning districts such as CPD, PUD, and in limited overlay districts; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That existing section 3321.03 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, is hereby amended to read as follows:
3321.03 Lighting.
Lighting shall conform to the following standards.
A. Site lighting in commercial and institu...
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