Decoding the Zone In rezoning…
Reading the zoning before/after for this parcel.
Decoding the Zone In rezoning…
Reading the zoning before/after for this parcel.
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3996 S HAMILTON RD, Columbus, OH 43125 is in the affected area for the proposed district CAC. The public-comment window closes on 2026-10-24. Nothing below has taken effect yet — it compares today's code to the published draft.
Read the City's full draft noticeColumbus publishes only its current zoning, so this parcel's pre-rezoning district isn't in a machine-readable source. The rezoning ordinance names the exact prior designation.
Public comment is open through Sat, Oct 24, 2026 — 16 days left.
Public Review Draft, Aug 2026 — subject to change.
Values come from the Title 34, Public Review Draft (Aug 2026), quoted section by section. A dash means the value isn’t in our data yet.
Stories 5 max.
Height 60' max.
Height Allowed with Bonus 7 stories/85' max.
Vehicular No Minimum
AU * (footnote 4)
,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 Accessory Dwelling Unit AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * 34.F.50.030 (ADU)
NA
Adult Entertainment NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 34.F.60.130.A
NA
Airport/Airport Terminal NA NA NA NA A NA NA NA NA NA
SP *
Amusement Park NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA SP * SP * 34.F.60.040.A
A
Animal Daycare NA A NA A A A NA A A A
A *
Animal Kennel or NA A * NA A * A * A * NA A * A * A * 34.F.60.070.A Animal Shelter
A
Artisan Food and NA A NA A A A NA A A A Beverage Production (≤ 10,000 sf)
A
Artisan Manufacturing NA A NA A A A NA A A A (≤ 10,000 sf)
A
Artist Work or Sales A A A A A A A A A A Space
A *
Auto mobile /Vehicle NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA A * A * 34.F.60.080.B Rental and Sales, Major
A *
Auto mobile /Vehicle NA NA NA NA A * NA NA A * A * A * 34.F.60.080.B Rental and Sales, Minor
A*
Auto mobile Service and NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA A* A* 34.F.60.080.A Repair, Major
A *
Auto mobile Service and NA NA NA NA A * NA NA A * A * A * 34.F.60.080.A Repair, Minor
A *
Automobile Fuel Station NA NA NA NA A * NA NA A * A * A * 34.F.60.080.A and Accessory Uses
NA
Automobile, Vehicle, and NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Equipment Storage
A
Automobile/Vehicle NA A NA A A A NA A A A Parts Sales
A
Bed and Breakfast A A A A A A A A A A
NA
Billboard NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
NA
Brewery/Distillery NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
NA
Building Materials, Sales, NA NA NA NA A NA NA NA NA NA and/or Storage
NA
Building Materials, Sales, NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA and/or Storage with Outside Storage
A *
Car Wash NA NA NA NA NA NA NA A * A * A * 34.F.60.080.A
SP
Cemetery SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP
A
Colleges and A A A A A A A A A A Universities
A
Commercial Day Care A A A A A A A A A A Center
A
Commercial Recreation A A NA A A A NA A A A Facility, Indoor
A *
Commercial Recreation NA A * NA A * NA A * NA A * A * A * 34.F.60.040.B Facility, Outdoor
A *
Community Garden A * A * A * A * A * A * A * A * A * A * 34.F.60.100
NA
Compost Facility NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
NA
Correctional Facility NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
NA
Crematorium NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
NA
Data Center NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
NA
Detention Facility NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
A
Dormitory A A A A A A A A A A
A
Eating and Drinking NA A NA A A A NA A A A Establishment (> 2,500 sf)
A
Eating and Drinking A A A A A A A A A A Establishment (≤ 2,500 sf)
A *
Eating and Drinking NA NA NA NA A * NA NA NA * A * A * 34.F.60.060.A Establishment with Pickup Unit/Drive Thru
NA
Equipment and NA NA NA NA A NA NA NA NA NA Machinery, Sales and/ or Storage
NA
Equipment and NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Machinery, Sales and/ or Storage with Outside Storage
NA
Excavation and NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Quarrying
A
Extended Stay Hotel NA A NA A NA A NA NA A A
AU * (footnote 4)
,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 Family-Day-Care Home AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * 34.F.60.120.A (Type A)
AU (footnote 4)
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Family-Day-Care Home AU AU AU AU AU AU AU AU AU AU (Type B)
A
Farmer's Market A A A A A A A A A A
NA
Food and Beverage NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Production
A
Funeral Home and A A A A A A A A A A Services
A
General Commercial A A NA A A A NA A A A Services
NA
General Commercial NA NA NA NA A NA NA NA NA NA Services with Outside Sales and Display
A *
General Commercial NA NA NA NA A * NA NA NA A * A * 34.F.60.070.B Services with Pickup Unit/Drive-Thru
A
General Retail Business NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA A A (> 50,000 sf)
A
General Retail Business NA A NA A A A NA A A A (>2,500 sf and ≤50,000 sf)
A
General Retail Business A A A A A A A A A A (≤ 2,500 sf)
A *
General Retail Business NA NA NA NA A * NA NA NA A * A * 34.F.60.050.A Drive Thru
A
General Retail Business NA NA NA NA A NA NA A A A with Outside Sales and Display
A *
General Retail Business NA A * NA A * A * A * NA NA A * A * 34.F.60.050.A with Pickup Unit
A
General Retail Business, NA NA NA NA A NA NA NA A A Delivery-Only
NA
Grain Processing NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
SP *
Halfway House/ SP * SP * SP * SP * SP * SP * SP * SP * SP * SP * 34.F.60.030.A Community Residential Treatment Facility
NA
Helipad, Private NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 34.F.60.120.D
AU *
Helipad, Public NA NA NA AU * NA AU * NA NA AU * AU * 34.F.60.120.D
AU (footnote 4)
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Home Occupation AU AU AU AU AU AU AU AU AU AU
A
Hospital NA NA NA A NA A NA A A A
A
Hotel/Motel NA A NA A NA A NA A A A
NA
Impound Lot NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
SP
Indoor Firing Range, NA NA NA NA SP NA NA NA SP SP Private
NA
Indoor Firing Range, NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Public
NA
Industrial Laundry NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
NA
Institutional Vehicle NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Fleet Repair, Maintenance, and Storage
NA
Junkyard, Wrecking, NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 34.F.60.110.A Salvage
A
Library or Museum A A A A A A A A A A
A
1 Live/Work A A A A A A A A A A
NA
Loading Yard NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
NA
Maintenance Facilities, NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Materials and Equipment Storage
NA
Manufactured Home NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
NA
Manufacturing, Atomic NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Energy
NA
Manufacturing, General NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
NA
Manufacturing, Heavy NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
NA
Manufacturing, Light NA NA NA NA A NA NA NA NA NA
A
Meeting or Gathering A A A A A A A A A A Facility, Public and Private
A
Micro-Brewery/ NA A NA A A A NA A A A Micro-Distillery
NA
Mini-Storage Facility NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 34.F.60.110.B (exterior access)
A *
Mini-Storage Facility NA NA NA NA A * NA NA A * A * A * 34.F.60.110.B (interior access)
A
Multiple Unit Dwelling A A A A A A A A A A
A (footnote 1)
1 1 Nursing Home A A A A A A A A A A
A
ODCC Dispensary NA A NA A A A NA A A A
A
Offices A A A A A A A A A A
NA
Ohio Division of NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Cannabis Control Cultivator
NA
Ohio Division of NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Cannabis Control Processor
AU
Other Accessory Uses AU AU AU AU AU AU AU AU AU AU
A
Parking Garage NA NA NA A A A NA A A A (non-accessory)
A
Parking Lot NA NA NA NA A NA NA A A A (non-accessory, private)
A
Parking Lot A A A A A A A A A A (non-accessory, public)
A
Personal Services A A A A A A A A A A
AU *
Portable Buildings AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * 34.F.60.120.B
A
Public Parks and A A A A A A A A A A Facilities
A
Public Services, A A A A A A A A A A Emergency Services
A
Public Transit Center A A A A A A A A A A
NA
2 Public Utilities, Major NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
A
2 Public Utilities, Minor A A A A A A A A A A
NA
Railroad Repair, NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Roundhouse, and Overhaul
NA
Recycling Collection or NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 34.F.60.110.A Processing Facility
NA
Research and NA NA NA NA A NA NA NA NA NA Development, Industrial
A
Research, Development, NA A NA A A A NA A A A and Testing Laboratory
A (footnote 1)
1 1 Residential Care Facility A A A A A A A A A A
A
Rooming House A A A A A A A A A A
A
Schools, Public and A A A A A A A A A A Private
A
Schools, Specialized and A A A A A A A A A A Studios
A (footnote 1)
1 1 Senior Housing A A A A A A A A A A
A (footnote 1)
1 1 Shared Living Facility A A A A A A A A A A
A
Single Room Occupancy A A A A A A A A A A (SRO)
A
Single-Unit Dwelling A A A A A A A A A A
AU *
Solar Energy Collection AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * 34.F.60.120.C and Storage
A
Temporary Shelter A A A A A A A A A A
A *
Temporary Uses A * A * A * A * A * A * A * A * A * A * Chapter 3390
A
Theater and Auditorium NA A NA A A A NA A A A
A
Three-/Four-Unit A A A A A A A A A A Dwelling
A *
Townhouse Dwelling A * A * A * A * A * A * A * A * A * A * 34.F.50.040
A
Trade School A A A A A A A A A A
A
Two-Unit Dwelling A A A A A A A A A A
NA
Underground Storage of NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Liquid Fuels, Petrolium Products, and Volatile 3 Oils
A *
Urban Agriculture A * A * A * A * NA A * A * A * A * A * 34.F.60.100
A
Veterinary Clinic/ NA A NA A A A NA A A A Hospital
NA
Warehouse, Bulk NA NA NA NA A NA NA NA NA NA Storage, and Distribution
AU
Wholesaling NA NA NA NA A NA NA NA AU AU
SP *
Wireless Communication NA NA NA NA SP * NA NA SP * SP * SP * 34.F.60.090.A Facilities (not including rooftop)
AU * (footnote 4)
,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 Accessory Dwelling Unit AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * 34.F.50.030 (ADU)
An additional dwelling unit which has a separate and independent means of ingress and egress that is located on the same lot as and is subordinate to the principal building.
An ADU must include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation, and have a separate and independent means of ingress and egress.
An ADU must not exceed the footprint of the principal building.
An ADU must not exceed the height of the principal building.
Building Coverage Per base zoning district.
Height 25' max.
Net Floor Area max. 65% of principal building or 1000 sf; whichever is greater.
Stories 2 stories max.
The internal alteration of a legally existing accessory building must not exceed 25 feet in height or the height of the existing building where the ADU is being established, whichever is greater.
All ADUs must be located on the same parcel as the principal building.
Front Detached ADUs must be located behind the rear facade of the principal building.
Rear 5' min.
Side 3' min.
Side Street Per base zoning district.
For sites containing three dwelling units or fewer, in lieu of a dedicated pedestrian sidewalk, units may be accessed by a driveway.
The main entrance must not be through a garage.
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3996 S HAMILTON RD, Columbus, OH 43125
Franklin County Parcel APN 010-215425
Designated CAC under Columbus Zone In.
ZONE IN DISTRICT: CAC — Community Activity Center
Columbus City Code, Title 34, Public Review Draft (Aug 2026), E.20.110
https://columbus.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/9b0dcf7b823540c4965df638b2de44e2/data
RULES (— = not in our data yet):
• Zoning code: Title 34 (Public Review Draft)
• Maximum height: 5 stories · 60 ft (7 stories · 85 ft with bonus)
§E.20.110.D (p. E.20-40): "Stories 5 max."
§E.20.110.D (p. E.20-40): "Height 60' max."
§E.20.110.D (p. E.20-40): "Height Allowed with Bonus 7 stories/85' max."
• Parking minimum: No minimum
§E.20.110.G (p. E.20-41): "Vehicular No Minimum"
• Permitted uses: 71 uses allowed · 5 by special permit · 9 as accessory uses (Table E.20.130.A)
Table E.20.130.A, §E.20.130 — 125 uses, each quoted on the page above
• ADU permitted: Allowed as an accessory use, with ADU standards
§E.20.130 (Table E.20.130.A from p. E.20-46): CAC column "AU * (footnote 4)"; full row: ",4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 Accessory Dwelling Unit AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * AU * 34.F.50.030 (ADU)"
Prior district: Columbus publishes only current zoning; the pre-rezoning district is named in the ordinance above.
Phase 2 draft — subject to public-comment revision before adoption.
Sources: the Title 34, Public Review Draft (Aug 2026), quoted section by section. Compiled by Civic Worth.Each Title 34 value above is quoted from its section of the City’s draft code, with a link to the page.
Within ¼ mile (400 m) of this parcel: the other parcels in the same district.
Gold marks your parcel and the nearby lots that received the same CACcode; the new district's boundary is outlined in scarlet where the City maps it. Columbus publishes only current zoning, so the prior district's boundary isn't shown.