Board of Zoning Adjustment, April 28, 2026
Votes on Tabling of application at 2167-2187 East Livingston Avenue, unanimous
What happened
The Columbus Board of Zoning Adjustment approved seven variance applications unanimously on 2026-04-28 and tabled one at the applicant's request.
- Jurisdiction
- Columbus, OH
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- April 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Tabled, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (7)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings410 Hamilton Avenue
RecommendedChain link fence
RecommendedChesapeake Parking
RecommendedOpen storage setback
RecommendedPrivacy fence setback
Recommended267 Reinhardt Avenue
RecommendedFloor area ratio
RecommendedFree sample: decision 1 of 10
Tabling of application at 2167-2187 East Livingston Avenue
Applicant Laura Comack, on behalf of the applicant real estate investments, requested tabling while working through a site planning issue involving Title 34 over Title 33; had full support from the area commission. Tabled by roll call vote (Agelhoff yes, Jones yes, Palmer-Bailey yes).
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Columbus Board of Zoning Adjustment approved seven variance applications unanimously on 2026-04-28 and tabled one at the applicant's request.
Key Decisions (10)
Tabling of application at 2167-2187 East Livingston Avenue
Parking variances at 1201 Chesapeake Avenue
Vision clearance variances at 42 East Tompkins Street
Privacy fence setback variance at 3547 Lindstrom Drive
Variances at 267 Reinhardt Avenue
ADU parking variance at 410 Hamilton Avenue
Chain link fence variance at 1574 Harrisburg Pike
Building expansion variances at 6835 Kane Road
Open storage setback variances at 411 Commerce Square
Floor area ratio variance at 1288 Indianola Avenue
Development Activity (6)
Preferred Living apartment building at 1201 Chesapeake Avenue
Residential
Global Community Church fence at 42 East Tompkins Street
Other
ADU at 410 Hamilton Avenue
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Preferred Living reported that four apartment projects in the Fifth…
Infrastructure
Columbus's phase-two zone-in code, expected to be adopted in September,…
Sentiment
Residents near University District projects cited increasing crime, vandalism, and…
Commercial Demand
Rising construction costs make black metal tube fencing roughly three…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 2 board members, a staff member, 3 applicants, 3 applicant's representatives, 2 witnesses, and 4 members of the public.
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