Board of Zoning Adjustment, April 28, 2026
Approved: Privacy fence setback variance at 3547 Lindstrom Drive, unanimous
What happened
On April 28, 2026, Columbus approved Privacy fence setback variance at 3547 Lindstrom Drive (unanimous).
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
- Date
- April 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (7)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings410 Hamilton Avenue
ApprovedChain link fence
Approved1201 Chesapeake Avenue
ApprovedOpen storage setback
ApprovedPrivacy fence setback
Approved267 Reinhardt Avenue
ApprovedFloor area ratio
ApprovedFree 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).
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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
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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
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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 distinct speakers; 9 identified names.
All speaker roles: 3 Applicant, 2 Board Member, 1 Clerk, 2 Witness, 6 Public, 3 Applicant Rep, 1 Chair, 2 Staff.
Identified name roles: 3 Applicant, 2 Board Member, 1 Chair, 1 Staff, 2 Applicant Rep.
Speaker sample: Max Steven Brito, Applicant.
8 more identified names in Pro: 2 Applicant, 2 Board Member, 1 Chair, 1 Staff, 2 Applicant Rep.
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Zoning terms (13)
136 recorded timestamps
- zoning (29 timestamps)
- tabled (1 timestamps)
- residential (15 timestamps)
- mixed use (4 timestamps)
- density (3 timestamps)
- commercial (4 timestamps)
Decision moments (10)
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