City Council, November 24, 2025
Approved: Rezoning 4970 Lindora Drive, 7-2 (Barroso de Padilla and one other voted no)
What happened
On November 24, 2025, Columbus approved Rezoning 4970 Lindora Drive (7-2).
Columbus City Council passed historic ADU legislation allowing accessory dwelling units in all residential districts without variances, approved multiple affordable housing developments totaling over $9.5 million in grants, and enacted 2026 utility rate increases averaging $10.48…
- Jurisdiction
- Columbus, OH
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- November 24, 2025
- Decisions
- 16 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-2 (Barroso de Padilla and one other voted no)
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ADU Zoning Code Change
Ordinance 2526-2025 repeals and amends Title 33 of Columbus City Code to allow accessory dwelling units in all residential and apartment residential districts without requiring variances. Allows attached, detached, carriage house, and garage ADUs with restrictions on size, height, and number per district. Passed unanimously.
- ADUs must comply with building codes for life safety; rental ADUs subject to short-term rental registry and future rental restrictions; can be amended by director of building and zoning services if unintended consequences arise
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Key Decisions (16)
ADU Zoning Code Change
ADU Guidebook Contract
Columbus Fury Women's Volleyball Grant
Healthy Lending Homes Affordable Housing Grant
Easton Place Homes Affordable Housing Grant
Trinity Baptist Church Senior Housing Grant
2026 Water Rate Increase
2026 Sewer Rate Increase
2026 Stormwater Fee Increase
2026 Electric Rate Increase
Rezoning 4970 Lindora Drive
Variance for 4970 Lindora Drive
Downtown Columbus Inc Grant
Columbus Fashion Alliance Capital Grant
Columbus Public Health Lab Services Contract
2026 Operating Budget Referred to Committee
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Zoning Changes (2)
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Development Activity (12)
Healthy Lending Homes V
Residential
Easton Place Homes Phase 3
Residential
Trinity Baptist Church Senior Housing
Residential
Lindora Drive Apartments
Residential
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Market Signals (9)
Housing Demand
Median home values in census tract containing 4970 Lindora Drive…
Housing Demand
Cleveland Federal Reserve identified the Eastland area as a single…
Housing Demand
Near South Side neighborhood has 3.3% housing vacancy rate with…
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Zoning terms (19)
296 recorded timestamps
- approved (13 timestamps)
- public hearing (4 timestamps)
- zoning (53 timestamps)
- adu (31 timestamps)
- duplex (7 timestamps)
- residential (37 timestamps)
Decision moments (15)
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