Violations and Enforcement.
Columbus City Codes § 4117.15
in effect4117.15 - Violations and Enforcement.
1.) It shall be unlawful for any entity, person, Tenant, or Owner to fail to comply with the requirements of this ordinance or misrepresent any material fact in a document required to be prepared or shared by this ordinance.
2.) If the Director determines that a Property Owner has failed to submit a Benchmarking Report as required under this ordinance, or the Owner has submitted an incomplete Benchmarking Report or false information within the Benchmarking Report, the Director may seek the following remedies:
a. If the initial Benchmarking information or updated Benchmarking information is not reported within 30 days of the date specified in section 4117.09 Benchmarking Schedule, a written notice of violation will be issued.
b. If initial Benchmarking information or updated Benchmarking information is not reported within 60 days of the date the notice of violation is issued, the Property Owner shall be subject to late fees and or penalties as outlined in the Combined Development Related Fee Schedule
c. If the Director determines that a Property Owner has intentionally submitted false or incomplete information, or has misrepresented the Benchmarking information, the Director may issue a notice of violation and the Property Owner shall be subject to late fees and or penalties as outlined in the Combined Development Related Fee Schedule.
d. All fees referenced in this chapter will be determined per the Columbus City Code Title 41 and Title 9 and the current Combined Development Related Fee Schedule.
3.) Appeals. If the Director issues a Notice of Violation, the Property Owner may appeal to the Columbus Building Commission pursuant to City Code Chapter 4107.
(Ord. No. 0452-2020, § 1, 3-16-2020)
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=TIT41BUCO_CH4117ENBE_4117.15VIENFetched: 10/27/2026