City Council, December 8, 2025
Approves Jackson Pike Water Reclamation Plant Dewatering Improvements, unanimous
What happened
Columbus City Council approved utility reselling regulations (Ord. 3354-2025) requiring billing transparency and fee caps for multifamily renters.
- Jurisdiction
- Columbus, OH
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- December 8, 2025
- Decisions
- 16 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearings1037 Ridge Street
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 16
Utility Reselling Regulations
Ordinance 3354-2025 enacted Chapter 4553 regulating utility reselling for residential properties, requiring upfront disclosure, billing transparency, capping administrative fees, and prohibiting charges above regulated utility rates. Affects multifamily renters currently billed by third-party resellers.
- Effective immediately as emergency legislation
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
Columbus City Council approved utility reselling regulations (Ord. 3354-2025) requiring billing transparency and fee caps for multifamily renters.
Key Decisions (16)
Utility Reselling Regulations
Central Ohio Community Land Trust Funding Agreement
CORE Team Homeless Outreach Program - Southeast Inc
CORE Team Homeless Outreach Program - Mary Haven Inc
Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children Art Memorial
Rev1 Ventures Downtown Relocation Grant
Accelerate Columbus Small Business Program Funding
Mary Haven Operational Support Loan
Home Repair Loan Forgiveness Program
Jackson Pike Water Reclamation Plant Dewatering Improvements
Southerly Water Reclamation Plant Dewatering Improvements
Smart Lighting Phase LED Conversion - South Side
Safe and Clean Corridor Street Lighting Conversion
New Municipal Courthouse Connector Design
Greenways Trail Rehabilitation Grant
Certificate of Appropriateness Historic District Legislation
Zoning Changes (5)
Development Activity (7)
Rev1 Ventures Downtown Relocation
Commercial
Central Ohio Community Land Trust Affordable Housing
Residential
Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children Art Memorial
Infrastructure
Market Signals (6)
Housing Demand
City investing $10 million in community land trust for permanently…
Housing Demand
275-unit apartment development approved at 3654 Olentangy River Road signals…
Commercial Demand
Rev1 Ventures relocating to Peninsula development with $1.875 million city…
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