Ohio Administrative Code › Title 128 - Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board › Chapter 128-4 - Use of Capitol Buildings or Grounds › Section 128-4-08 - Commemorative works at capitol square

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Commemorative works as defined herein
			 means any statue, monument, sculpture, memorial, or landscape feature designed
			 to recognize, in a permanent manner, a person, group, event or other
			 significant element of history.
(B) The capitol square conservation fund is a
			 special fund established by the capitol square review and advisory board for
			 the future maintenance and repair of commemorative works at the Ohio statehouse
			 and grounds.
(C) A hierarchy of
			 potential commemorative spaces based on the architectural and symbolic
			 importance of the space; the visibility of the space; and how the use of the
			 addition of a commemorative work would affect the use of the space is
			 established. The criteria for determining the appropriateness of a
			 commemorative work will vary depending on the space where it is proposed to be
			 located. The criteria also identify particularly important spaces where no
			 additional commemorative works should be placed. These spaces have been divided
			 into the following zones:
(1) Zone one
			 represents locations where no additional commemorative works should be placed.
			 These include the exterior wall surfaces and roof of the statehouse; the north,
			 south and west stairs that lead to the entrances of the Ohio statehouse; the
			 rotunda; the governor's office; the open lawn space on the west side of the
			 capitol square; and the veterans plaza on the east side of capitol square. The
			 crypt beneath the rotunda should be reserved for temporary exhibitions only.
(2) Zone two comprises the most
			 highly visible, monumental, and architecturally and symbolically significant
			 spaces in the building. They are few in number and can support the addition of
			 few commemorative works without compromising the simple dignity and historic
			 and artistic integrity of the spaces. These include the house and senate
			 chambers; the major corridors on the ground; the first and second floors of the
			 statehouse; the state reception room; the grand stairhall; the senate finance
			 hearing room and north and south hearing rooms in the senate building; and the
			 atrium.
(3) Zone three spaces are
			 secondary in architectural and symbolic significance, yet are highly visible
			 public spaces both within the statehouse and on capitol square. These include
			 the Third street entrance lobby; the visitors' center; hearing rooms; and the
			 north and south plazas of capitol square.
(4) Zone four spaces are visible and
			 accessible to the public and are better able to handle commemorative works
			 without compromising the historic character of the space. These include the
			 light court stairwells in the northwest and southwest quadrants of the
			 building; the north and south corridors on the ground floor; conference rooms
			 throughout the building; entrances from the underground parking garage; and the
			 sidewalk and retaining wall on the perimeter of capitol square.