Columbus Zoning Decisions: January 2026

In January 2026, Columbus held 2 public meetings covering zoning matters. 5 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 5 approved (100% approval rate). Activity was down 37% compared to December (287 activity items across 2 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Core Five Industrial Partners Enterprise Zone Agreement - Building 1

Approved.

Council approved ordinance 3305-2025 for 75% tax abatement for 10 years for C5 Columbus SW Building 1 LLC at 5192 Alkiyah Road. Investment of $31,260,600 for 469,200 square feet class A industrial facility with 48 new jobs and $2,112,000 annual payroll. Southwestern City School District to receive additional $1,786,670 over abatement term.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Core Five Industrial Partners Enterprise Zone Agreement - Building 2

Approved.

Council approved ordinance 3306-2025 for 75% tax abatement for 10 years for C5 Columbus SW Building 2 LLC at 5192 Alkiyah Road. Investment of $15,724,800 for 249,600 square feet class A industrial facility with 25 new jobs and $1,100,000 annual payroll.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Columbus Growth Strategy Adoption

Approved.

Council adopted ordinance 0134-2026, the Columbus Growth Strategy as an amendment to citywide planning policies. The strategy establishes the city's first citywide land use policy and map, providing framework for Zone In phase 2 zoning modernization. Over 19,000 changes were made based on public input including 3,000+ survey responses and 75 presentations to area commissions.

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PUCO Resolution on AEP Rate Increases

Approved.

Council passed resolution 0018x-2026 urging the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to implement no rate increases in 2026 for AEP Ohio, extend disconnection protections, expand summer assistance programs, and study data center impacts on residential rates. Ohio Consumers Council estimates consumers could pay an additional $30.51 per month under proposed rate increases.

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Experience Columbus Destination Marketing Contract

Approved.

Council approved ordinance 0234-2026 authorizing $4,136,000 contract with Greater Columbus Convention and Visitor Bureau (Experience Columbus) for destination marketing services using hotel/motel excise tax funds.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Zoning Changes

• CPD (Commercial Plan Development District) → UCR (Urban Core District), 2.49 acres at 4716 16th Avenue, Southeast Corner of 16th Avenue and North Pearl Street (Not specified)
• R (Rural District) → C-2 (Commercial District), 1.45 acres at 4901 Central College Road, South Side of Central College Road (Not specified)
• Various (200+ land use classifications across 40 individual area plans) → Consolidated categories including Mixed Use 1-3, Industrial/Warehouse, Business/Institutional Campus, Citywide acres at Citywide - 37 existing area plans affected (City of Columbus Department of Development)

Top Keywords This Month

• zoning: 57 instances
• land use: 39 instances
• mixed use: 14 instances
• industrial: 13 instances
• residential: 11 instances

What to Watch

• Land use mentions were up 550% from December.
• Mixed use came up 75% more often than December.
• Industrial is new this month with 13 mentions, not present in December.

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