City Council, April 27, 2026
Approved: Rezoning at 6955-6999 Harlem Road, passed
What happened
On April 27, 2026, Columbus approved Rezoning at 6955-6999 Harlem Road.
Columbus City Council passed rezoning ordinance 1136-2026 to rezone 6955-6999 Harlem Road (4.4± acres) from LM Limited Manufacturing to AR-1 Apartment Residential for an 84-unit apartment complex, along with a concurrent council variance (ordinance 1137-2026), both approved.
- Jurisdiction
- Columbus, OH
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 27, 2026
- Decisions
- 17 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 17
Appointment of Jacqueline Lewis as City Auditor
Council appointed Jacqueline Lewis to the position of City Auditor effective May 4, 2026, to replace resigning auditor Megan Kilgore, pursuant to City Charter Section 87-2. A competing nomination for Garrett Patterson was also made by Council Member Bankston.
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Key Decisions (17)
Appointment of Jacqueline Lewis as City Auditor
Rezoning at 2100 Hard Road
Rezoning at 7801 and 7809 Olentangy River Road
Rezoning at 6955-6999 Harlem Road
Council variance at 2100 Hard Road
Council variance at 7801 and 7809 Olentangy River Road
Council variance at 1289-1291 East 17th Avenue
Council variance at 6955-6999 Harlem Road
Council variance at 427 Hanford Street
Council variance at 2930-2932 Medina Avenue
Contract modification for Hilliard-Rome Road at Rainier Road intersection
Rock salt purchase authorization
Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging intergovernmental agreement
Forestry consulting contract extension referred to committee
Franklin County jail contract
Legal Aid eviction representation grant
Deep Row Hybrid Poplar Tree Farm biosolids disposal
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Development Activity (7)
84-unit apartment complex at 6955-6999 Harlem Road
Residential
Apartment complex at 2100 Hard Road
Residential
Townhouses at 7801 and 7809 Olentangy River Road
Residential
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Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Franklin County eviction filings hit a record 25,000 last year,…
Commercial Demand
A public speaker reported that ICE enforcement has significantly disrupted…
Infrastructure
The Hilliard-Rome Road at Rainier Road intersection project design is…
Sentiment
Council is actively converting industrial (LM) and rural (R-1/LRR) land…
Who spoke
19 distinct speakers; 0 identified names.
All speaker roles: 8 Public, 2 Clerk, 1 Chair, 6 Councilmember, 1 Attorney, 1 Staff.
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Zoning terms (9)
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- zoning (14 timestamps)
- residential (11 timestamps)
- approved (4 timestamps)
- public hearing (4 timestamps)
- variance (8 timestamps)
- rezone (3 timestamps)
Decision moments (17)
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