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City Council, December 8, 2025

Approved: Jackson Pike Water Reclamation Plant Dewatering Improvements, unanimous

2h 22m20,389 words
71 mentionsapprovedzoninghistoric preservationpublic hearingresidentialvariancesetbackcommercialrezonerezoningdensityindustrialColumbus, OH
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What happened

On December 8, 2025, Columbus approved Jackson Pike Water Reclamation Plant Dewatering Improvements (unanimous).

Columbus City Council approved utility reselling regulations (Ord. 3354-2025) requiring billing transparency and fee caps for multifamily renters.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Columbus, OH
Governing body
Final authority
Date
December 8, 2025
Decisions
16 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (1)

1037 Ridge Street

Approved
1037 Ridge Street
1 condition of approval
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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

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Key Decisions (16)

Approved

Utility Reselling Regulations

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Central Ohio Community Land Trust Funding Agreement

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

CORE Team Homeless Outreach Program - Southeast Inc

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

CORE Team Homeless Outreach Program - Mary Haven Inc

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children Art Memorial

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Rev1 Ventures Downtown Relocation Grant

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Accelerate Columbus Small Business Program Funding

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Mary Haven Operational Support Loan

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Home Repair Loan Forgiveness Program

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Jackson Pike Water Reclamation Plant Dewatering Improvements

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Southerly Water Reclamation Plant Dewatering Improvements

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Smart Lighting Phase LED Conversion - South Side

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Safe and Clean Corridor Street Lighting Conversion

Vote: unanimous
Approved

New Municipal Courthouse Connector Design

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Greenways Trail Rehabilitation Grant

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Tabled

Certificate of Appropriateness Historic District Legislation

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Zoning Changes (5)

26 acres
1.04+ acres
3.5+ acres

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Development Activity (7)

Rev1 Ventures Downtown Relocation

Commercial

Central Ohio Community Land Trust Affordable Housing

Residential

Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children Art Memorial

Infrastructure

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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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Zoning terms (12)

71 recorded timestamps

  • approved (7 timestamps)
  • zoning (10 timestamps)
  • historic preservation (2 timestamps)
  • public hearing (1 timestamps)
  • residential (15 timestamps)
  • variance (18 timestamps)

Decision moments (16)

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