The following requirements for site development shall be met for the ID-1, ID-2, ID-3 and ID-4 Districts. For the Research Recreation (ID-5) District, site development requirements shall be those as identified in the latest adopted version of "Planned Industrial Park Development Text: Northwest Dublin Commercial Park/Sports Ohio."
(1) Intent. The general intent of the Innovation Districts is to provide landscaping that meets the general objectives of the Zoning Code while specifically targeting design character recommended in the EAZ Plan. Landscaping should emphasize a naturalized appearance and blend with the design of public rights-of-way, while demarking areas of more formal design where people will gather and use space.
(2) Character elements. Site landscaping shall comply with the general character and design components as prescribed by the EAZ Plan.
(3) Property perimeter and parking lot buffering. To meet the intended landscape character for the Innovation Districts to provide a more naturalized appearance, required screening additional deciduous trees, shrubs and grasses shall be used to augment screening and visually soften the appearance of required evergreen screening.
(4) Use of mounding. The general design of sites shall avoid the use of uniform mounding to meet screening and buffering requirements. Integration of mounding as one form of screening should focus on landforms of varying width and height that will achieve a more natural and less "engineered" appearance.
(5) Interior landscape requirements. All landscape islands must include a minimum width of ten feet from back to back of curb. All islands must be a minimum of 180 square feet in area. Parking lot islands shall be designed in a manner so as to be distributed as evenly as possible throughout paved parking areas without being required in the interior of service courts and loading dock areas.
(6) Street trees. One, two-inch caliper street tree shall be provided for each 35-foot interval of public or private street frontage and along entry driveways exceeding 200 feet in length. To achieve the character of the EAZ, trees shall be planted in informal clusters along public arterials and collectors as defined in the EAZ Plan. Entry drives and local streets may include more uniform spacing.
(7) Open space plantings. One deciduous tree must be planted for each 1,000 square feet of open space (areas not part of lot coverage). Trees must have a minimum caliper of two inches at the time of planting. Groupings or clusters of trees are preferred, planted at intervals necessary to ensure their survival.
(8) Parking lot plantings. To help reduce excessive heat build-up and emissions from large areas of hard surfacing, landscape areas must be provided within parking lots designed for a capacity of 40 cars or more. Landscape islands with a surface area equal to 5% of the area of the paved surface (including all parking spaces, interior drives, loading docks, drop-off/pick-up lanes, and access drives beyond the right-of-way) shall be provided in all parking lots. The required landscape areas shall meet the following requirements:
(a) All required landscaped areas shall consist of curbed islands or peninsulas that are surrounded on at least two sides by pavement. Landscaping on the perimeter of the parking lot shall not be counted toward meeting this requirement.
(b) A minimum of one broad leaf/deciduous tree shall be provided for every 300 square feet of landscaped area required.
(c) The landscape areas may be located in "dead corners" or in landscape islands so as to break up expanses of parking spaces and to contribute to orderly circulation of pedestrian or vehicular traffic in the parking area.
(D) Open space and greenways.
(1) Development within the Innovation Districts shall include the dedication of land or provision of public access easements for the purposes of establishing key greenway connections in conformance with the EAZ Open Space Plan.
(2) For residential development within the Innovation Districts, dedication of public open space shall be provided in accordance with Code requirements.
(3) All uses within the EAZ are highly encouraged to provide outdoor plazas, squares or greens and public art accessible to the general public from the public right-of-way.
(4) Open space areas shall be large enough and of proper dimensions so as to constitute a useable area, with adequate access, through easements or other similar arrangements.
(5) The inclusion of the following amenities are permitted and encouraged within an open space where appropriate to the principal use: public art, sidewalk cafes, food kiosks, ornamental fountains, drinking fountains, waterfalls, sculpture, arbors or trellises, planted beds, clock pedestals, transit shelters, awnings (not including canvas materials), canopies and similar structures.
(6) Any permanent open space developed in conjunction with a building or site must be equipped for congregation and recreational opportunities by users of the building and surrounding areas.
(7) Common/open space must be accessible to and visible from the street. In no instance shall the open space be more than three feet above or below the adjoining right-of-way.
(E) Utilities. All utility lines including water supply, sanitary sewer service, electricity, telephone and gas, and their connections or feeder lines shall be placed underground. Unless otherwise dictated by the needs of the building, all utility connections shall be kept to the rear or the side of the building, out of view or screened.
(F) Parking requirements.
(2) Parking for employees and service shall be located along the side or rear of the structure. Visitor parking may be located forward of the building for wayfinding and access, but should be designed and located to limit its visual appearance from the public right-of-way.
(3) All employee and service parking areas shall be accessed from a rear alley or side street where available.
(4) Sidewalks shall be provided on-site to link parking and the public sidewalk to the entrance of the building.
(5) Parking and maneuvering areas shall meet the minimum requirements of the parking space dimensions table below:
(6) The following Table of Parking Requirements lists the parking to be provided for individual uses. The number of off-street parking spaces shall not exceed these requirements, except as provided as a parking adjustment (see division (G) of this section).
TABLE OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS | |
USE | PARKING REQUIREMENT |
Education | 1 space per 3 persons by seating capacity or maximum occupancy (whichever is greater) in the largest assembly area or stadium |
Where assembly areas are not present, 1 space per classroom and 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of GFA of office area | |
Technical, vocational and trade schools: 1 space per each 3 students in addition to the spaces required above | |
Residential | Multiple-family: 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit |
Single-family: 2 spaces per dwelling unit | |
Day Care | 1 space per 10 client at licensed capacity |
Live-Work | 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit plus 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of GFA |
Government and Institutional | 1 space per 3 persons by seating capacity or maximum occupancy (whichever is greater) in the largest assembly area; if no assembly area is provided, 2 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Professional, Medical, Office | 1 space per 350 sq. ft. of GFA |
Medical Treatment Facilities | Spaces required for offices |
1 space per treatment room + 1 space per in-patient bed + additional spaces for office use | |
TABLE OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS | |
USE | PARKING REQUIREMENT |
Personal Service | 2 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Retail Sales | 3 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Restaurant, Entertainment and Recreation | 1 space per 3 persons by occupancy or 1 space per 150 sq. ft. of GFA, whichever is greater |
Outdoor recreation areas shall submit a parking plan for approval by the ART detailing expected parking needs | |
Warehousing | 1 space per 5,000 sq. ft. of GFA + additional spaces for office use |
Technology and Industry | 1 space per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA plus additional spaces for office |
Utility | 1 space per use |
(G) Parking adjustments.
(1) Parking adjustments may be approved by the Administrative Review Team (ART) or by the Planning and Zoning Commission as part of a site plan review.
(2) Shared parking reduction. Fewer parking spaces may be permitted upon approval of a shared parking analysis submitted by the owner demonstrating that the spaces planned will be sufficient.
(3) Deferred parking reduction. Construction of the required number of parking spaces may be deferred if the following conditions are met:
(a) Areas proposed for deferred parking shall be shown on the site plan, and shall be sufficient for construction of the required number of parking spaces in accordance with the requirements of this section for parking area design and other site development requirements of the District.
(b) Alterations and construction of parking facilities within the deferred parking area may be initiated by the owner or required by the city.
(c) Additional parking spaces may be approved, based on documented evidence provided by the property owner or applicant demonstrating that the parking will be required to accommodate the use on a typical day.
(d) The parking requirements shall be waived for individual retail uses of 2,000 square feet or less and other uses that are determined by the ART or Planning and Zoning Commission, as applicable, as accessory to other principal uses, such as outdoor restaurant seating adjacent to the street, day care uses, and other similar uses and activities.
(4) Off-street parking requirements may be met in a shared parking lot located within 300 feet of building/structure served.
(5) On-street parking directly fronting the lot shall count toward fulfilling the parking requirement of that lot. Credit for parking spaces shall be given for those spaces immediately in front of the property to which they apply that have more than 50% of the length of the parking space within the lot or building frontage.
(H) Bicycle parking.
(1) One bicycle parking space shall be required for every 15 parking spaces required, or fraction thereof. In no case where bicycle parking is required no fewer than four spaces shall be provided.
(2) Every effort should be made to provide clear pedestrian connectivity from the public street to the main entrance of buildings. Clear path of travel through parking areas should be designed in a manner to effectively minimize conflict with vehicles.
(3) Bicycle parking shall be located within 100 feet of the entrance to a principal structure. Parking may be located within the principal structure and should be located where conflicts with pedestrian or vehicular travel are avoided.
(4) Bicycle parking racks, docks, or posts shall be designed and installed to provide two points of contact to an individual bicycle frame when used as intended. Enclosed locker-type facilities may be provided in lieu of open racks. Racks and lockers must be designed to allow a bicycle to be locked to a structure attached to the pavement, building, or other permanent structure.
(5) Bicycle racks shall be installed according to the dimensional requirements set forth by the bike rack manufacturer and the latest edition of the APBP Bicycle Parking Guidelines, or similarly acceptable industry publication.
(6) A minimum five foot access aisle or maneuvering zone shall be provided in each bicycle parking facility.
(I) Loading areas.
(1) Number. The minimum number of loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the loading space requirements table below. Requirements may be modified upon making the determination that another measure would be more appropriate because of the number or type of deliveries experienced by a particular business or use.
LOADING SPACE REQUIREMENTS | |
10,000 to 20,000 sq. ft. of GFA | 1 space |
20,001 to 50,000 sq. ft. of GFA | 2 spaces |
50,001 to 100,000 sq. ft. of GFA | 3 spaces plus 1 space for each additional 100,000 sq. ft. GFA or part thereof |
>100,000 sq. ft. of GFA | 5 spaces |
(2) Location. Loading/unloading areas and docks shall be prohibited in the front yard. Loading or unloading spaces or docks are prohibited within 50 feet of any residential use unless completely enclosed or screened from view in accordance with the Zoning Code.
(3) Design requirements.
(a) An alley or front service drive may be used where a single loading space is required. In all cases, service vehicles must be able to maneuver on-site without interfering with travel on a public street, with off-street parking or the normal movement of vehicles and pedestrians on-site.
(b) Loading spaces separate from docks shall be at least 12 feet wide, 30 feet long and 14 feet high for adequate clearance.
(c) No loading docks are permitted on front elevations facing the public street.
(4) All service vehicles and/or fleet parking must be maintained within appropriately screened areas and shall not be placed forward of the structure.
(J) Parking structures.
(1) Dimensions. Parking stall and driving aisles shall be in accordance with the dimensional requirements as required by the City Engineer.
(2) Interior circulation. The interior of the structure shall be designed in accordance with the minimum requirements of the City Engineer and the following:
(a) Entering traffic shall circulate in a counter-clockwise direction. Opportunities for recirculation shall be provided.
(b) Maximum aisle length shall not exceed 400 feet without providing a cross aisle.
(c) Cross aisles shall be a minimum of 18 feet and no greater than 24 feet in width.
(d) Design of all parking structures shall include a minimum ceiling clearance height of eight and one-half feet.
(3) Ingress/egress lanes. To provide for the orderly function of parking structures, the following shall be required:
(a) Two smaller vehicle access openings are preferable to a single large one.
(b) Storage areas for entering and exiting traffic shall be sufficiently long to minimize backups of traffic onto surrounding streets or within the garage.
(c) A minimum of two vehicle lengths of storage shall be provided between the street and the garage entry gate, but more may be required.
(d) One inbound lane shall be required each 300 spaces or fraction thereof. One exit lane shall be provided for each 200 spaces, or fraction thereof.
(e) Single entrance lanes from the street shall be 13 to 16 feet in width, tapering down to ten feet at the approach to the control equipment. Double entrance lanes shall be 24 feet wide.
(4) Lighting. The following minimum requirements shall be met for the lighting of structured parking within the Innovation Districts:
(a) Light trespass. There shall be no casting of glare or spillover lighting outside of the parking structure. Garage lighting shall be concentrated on aisles and ramps with spillover lighting to illuminate parking stalls.
(b) Top deck lighting. Lighting on the upper level of a parking structure shall utilize full cut-off fixtures and lower pole heights to eliminate glare and visibility of pole mounted fixtures.
(c) Adherence to guidelines. Except as otherwise provided to meet the intent of these standards, all parking structure lighting shall comply with § 153.133.
(5) General design and appearance. The design of freestanding or integrated structures should comply with the following:
(a) The design intent for parking structures is to minimize the view of the automobiles from the exterior and to have more variation in the facade than is typically found in parking structures.
(b) The parking structure shall be architecturally compatible with the building it serves and utilize a variety of opening sizes, opening locations, screens, building panels, colors and/or other approaches to create a richer facade composition.
(c) Sloped ramping shall be concealed from exterior view by interior screens or other methods on the exterior facade.
(d) No part of the structure shall exceed the height of the principal structure it is intended to serve. Freestanding structures shall not exceed the maximum building height of the District, without height incentives.
(e) Where a parking structure is within 40 feet of any existing principal structure, that portion of the parking structure shall not exceed that structure's eave or wall height.
(f) Individual parking structures shall not exceed 500 total parking spaces unless demonstrated that architectural design techniques are adequately implemented to reduce the overall mass and appearance of the structure.
(g) Pedestrian and vehicular entries shall be clearly distinguished.
(h) Parking structures are encouraged that incorporate space for retail, service or other commercial uses.
(6) Character and massing. Parking structure facades over 150 feet in length shall incorporate architectural features that break the continuity of these long facades through the following:
(a) Vertical facade changes: Incorporation of intervals of architectural variation at least every 80 feet over the length of the applicable facade, such as:
1. Varying the arrangement, proportioning and/or design of openings;
2. Incorporating changes in architectural colors, textures, details, materials or adding applied architectural features such as screens or panels; and/or
3. Projecting forward or recessing back portions or elements of the parking structure facade.
(b) Horizontal facade changes:
1. Stepping back the upper floors from the ground floor parking structure facade;
2. Changing materials, colors or textures between the parking structure base and upper floors; and/or
3. Including a continuous cornice line or pedestrian weather protection element between the ground floor and upper floors.
(c) Views to the interior. Facades of parking structures shall minimize continuous horizontal parking floor openings. Any portion of a parking structure ground floor with exposed parking areas adjacent to a public street shall minimize views into the parking structure interior through one or more of the following methods:
1. Decorative trelliswork and/or architectural screening on the parking structure facade, without compromising the open parking structure ventilation requirements of any applicable Code.
2. Special architectural or artistic features.
3. Alternative methods may be approved by the ART or Planning and Zoning Commission, as applicable.
4. Upon conversion of portions of a parking structure to a pedestrian retail/commercial use, the ART or Planning and Zoning Commission, as applicable, may approve the removal of initially installed pedestrian screening material in order to allow maximum visibility and access to the converted portions of the parking structure.
5. In addition to the above, views into the upper floors of parking structures shall be minimized through one or more of the following methods:
A. The use of planters integrated into the upper floors of parking structure facade design.
B. Decorative trelliswork and/or architectural screening on the parking structure's upper floor facades.
C. Upper parking floors designed with a pattern of more window-like openings on the parking structure facade.
(K) Sustainable parking lot design.
(1) In order to promote environmentally sensitive design and construction of parking lots, the following requirements apply.
(2) Permeable surface for paving.
(a) Parking areas may be surfaced with permeable asphalt, permeable concrete or turf blocks, subject to review by the City Engineer. If approved by the City Engineer, the calculations for required stormwater management and retention measures may be adjusted for the use of this paving.
(b) Driveway aprons connecting parking lots to public roadways may not be constructed with permeable materials.
(c) A maintenance plan, outlining responsible parties, procedures and schedules for permeable pavement areas must be submitted and approved by the City Engineer.
(d) Parking and circulation areas must meet pavement strength specifications as determined by the Fire Marshal.
(3) Alternative parking space dimensions.
(a) A property owner may request an adjustment to parking space dimensions for no more than 5% of required spaces, based on documentation of a formal policy or program to encourage the use of compact vehicles by employees or visitors, as approved by the ART.
(b) Where alternative dimensions are approved, which would have the effect of reducing the number of required spaces meeting the standard dimensional requirements, the remaining standard spaces shall be subject to the deferred parking requirements.
(4) Electric car parking requirements.
(a) Parking lots with 200 spaces or more are strongly encouraged to provide at least one electric plug-in service point for every 200 parking spaces.
(b) Plug-in points must be associated with an individual parking space and be installed according to appropriate design standards, as approved by the ART.
(c) Plug-in points are exempt from the service structure screening requirements outlined in § 153.133.
(5) Wheel stops or modified curb designs may be used in place of standard curbing where alternative stormwater techniques such as bioswales or rain gardens require surface drainage.
(1) Table of height, area & setbacks. The following table shall provide for the implementation of sign requirements for the Innovation Districts:
USES | Wall Signs | Monument Signs | Window Signs | Projecting Signs (wall or post-mounted) | |||||
Maximum Area (sq. ft.) | Maximum Height (ft.) | Maximum Area (sq. ft.) | Maximum Height (ft.) | Minimum Setback (ft.) | Maximum Area (sq. ft.) | Maximum Area (sq. ft.) | Maximum Height (ft.) | Minimum Setback (ft.) | |
Live-Work | 6 | 15 | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Schools, Civic, Religious and Daycare | 30 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 8 | Not permitted | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Office and Research | 50 | 15 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted |
USES | Wall Signs | Monument Signs | Window Signs | Projecting Signs (wall or post-mounted) | |||||
Maximum Area (sq. ft.) | Maximum Height (ft.) | Maximum Area (sq. ft.) | Maximum Height (ft.) | Minimum Setback (ft.) | Maximum Area (sq. ft.) | Maximum Area (sq. ft.) | Maximum Height (ft.) | Minimum Setback (ft.) | |
General Commerce | |||||||||
First-floor integrated | 30 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Outparcel | 50 | 15 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted |
Retail center | 80 | 15 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted |
Manufacturing & Industry | 50 | 15 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted |
Fueling/Service Stations | See 153.159 | See 153.159 | See 153.159 | See 153.159 | |||||
Joint Identification | Not permitted | Not permitted | 50 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted |
(2) Table of numbers. The following summarizes the number of signs permitted within the Innovation Districts. The intent of the Districts is that each site is permitted one monument, wall or projecting sign as its primary identification. For designated uses an additional window sign can be used to identify main entrances. An additional sign may be permitted in instances where support services available to the public are integrated within the first floor of a primary structure such as a large office complex. In no case shall more than one sign identifying a particular business be oriented toward the same property line.
SIGN TYPE | NUMBER |
Wall Signs | • 1 sign per building or use. • For multiple street frontages, 1 sign per frontage, not to exceed a total of 2 (provided a minimum 100 feet of frontage on each street). • For multi-user buildings where tenants have individual entrances, 1 wall sign per tenant space is permitted to a size as defined by the Sign Code. • In larger office/research complexes with multiple building wings connected by a shared atrium, 1 wall sign may be permitted for each wing to denote the primary tenant. |
Monument Signs | • 1 sign per lot or multiple lots if devoted to one specific use or user. • For multiple street frontages, 1 sign per frontage, not to exceed a total of 2 (provided a minimum 100 feet of frontage on each street). |
Window Signs | • 1 sign per business or use when the use has an individual entrance (in addition to any monument, wall or projecting sign). |
Projecting Signs | • Generally limited to 1 per building or use. |
(3) Multi-tenant signs. No more than two tenant panels may be provided on one monument sign. Tenant panels must include a frame to visually separate the individual panels.
(4) Wall signs. Based upon the specific architecture of buildings, wall signs may be administratively approved by the ART at a greater building height, not to exceed the primary roof line.
(5) Secondary image. Secondary images for signs within the Innovation Districts may be designed up to 30% of the maximum permitted area of the sign face.
(6) Colors. Within the Innovation Districts, signs shall be limited to the use of three colors. Colors for trademarked logos shall be permitted; logos shall be considered as one of the three permitted colors.
(7) Sign types. To better accommodate contemporary architecture, sites permitted multiple signs may utilize a combination of sign types.
(8) Interstate signs. Corporate offices with frontage along U.S. 33 are permitted an Interstate District sign as regulated by § 153.159.
(N) Circulation and access.
(1) Rights-of-way dedication. Private development shall include the dedication of rights-of-way for the future expansion and widening of public roads to serve properties in accordance with the city's thoroughfare plan and/or the EAZ Transportation Plan, whichever is greater.
(2) Site access. All access from public rights-of-way shall be provided at locations approved by the city for the purposes of access management and safety. Cross access easements shall be provided for all shared driveways, and all sites shall comply with the city's Administrative Policy for Intersection Visibility Triangles at proposed access points.
(3) Construction durability. All private drives, parking areas, pedestrian paths, and sidewalks shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by the city.
(4) Paths and connections.
(a) Public access easements shall be provided in all cases where multi-use paths are provided through a site and not along a public street.
(b) Installation of sidewalks and multi-use paths on site shall be made in compliance with the EAZ Plan.
(c) Pedestrian access shall be provided from all building entrances to public sidewalks along the street right-of-way. Continual maintenance of all access on a site shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
(d) A minimum four-foot sidewalk shall be required along the edge of all parking lots on sides adjacent to buildings to adequately facilitate pedestrian access into the building.
(Ord. 13-08, passed 4-7-08; Am. Ord. 32-11, passed 6-27-11)