Notice of public hearing before council
Columbus City Codes § 3310.07
in effect3310.07 - Notice of public hearing before council
(A) The city clerk shall give notice in the City Bulletin of the time and place for any public hearing before council on any proposed ordinance to amend the Zoning Map.
(B) Except for Council-initiated actions to rezone portions of the Zoning Map to the 2024 Zoning Code as provided for in Section 3310.02(B), the following notice and hearing requirements shall apply:
(1) Unless otherwise directed by council or its zoning committee, the city clerk shall mail written notice to the applicant, all of the owners of the subject property, all of the owners of neighboring property as set out in the applicant's affidavit, the concerned area commission, if any, and those specified by the zoning committee by city council of the time and place of such public hearing at least ten days prior thereto.
(2) In the event the applicant secures permission from city council or the zoning committee chairperson to reschedule the public hearing after notices have already been mailed by the city clerk, applicant shall pay a service fee of $50.00 to cover the cost of handling and mailing up to 50 copies of a subsequent notice plus $1.00 for each copy handled and mailed in excess of 50. The city clerk shall assess such fee which shall be payable to the city treasurer.
(3) The city clerk shall notify persons identified in division (B)(1) of this section of the hearing on any proposed ordinance to amend the Zoning Map which is rescheduled or tabled unless said ordinance was tabled or rescheduled during the original hearing to a specific date for hearing before council.
(C) For Council-initiated actions as provided for in Section 3310.02(B), the following notice and hearing process shall apply and the provisions of Section 111.33 are waived:
(1) Council shall adopt a resolution indicating that in accordance with the Zone In Initiative, it intends to amend the Zoning Map to rezone properties from Title 33 Zoning Code district designations to new Title 34 2024 Zoning Code district designations;
(2) A minimum period of sixty (60) days from the date of passage of the resolution provided for in division (C)(1) of this section shall be allowed for the acceptance by Council of public comment;
(3) Council shall hold at least two (2) public meetings concerning the proposed amendments to the Zoning Map at issue;
(4) Area Commissions, the Historic Resources Commission, the Development Commission, and any other applicable reviewing bodies of the Zoning Code shall be provided the proposed supporting documentation and materials from the Zone In Initiative for the applicable phase, and shall submit any comments that the reviewing body may have to the Council prior to the expiration of the public comment period provided for in division (C)(2) of this section;
(5) Council shall take any public comments, the comments of any Area Commission, Historic Resources Commission, Development Commission, or any other applicable reviewing body of the Zoning Code as well as any comments offered by the Director into consideration during a scheduled public meeting; and
(6) If determined by Council to be in the best interest of the City, Council may consider legislation to implement changes in accordance with the Zone In Initiative.
(Ord. 184-94; Ord. No. 0830-2024, § 1, 3-25-2024)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT33ZOCO_CH3310AMZOCODIZOMARE2024ZOCO_3310.07NOPUHEBECOFetched: 10/27/2026