Concerns are mounting over the next step in Columbus’ quest to overhaul its zoning code to ease growth and development throughout the city.
Multiple area commissions are refusing to endorse the next step in the city’s Zone-In plan, which could create one uniform land-use map. Right now, the 21 area commissions dispersed throughout the city create their own maps, telling the city how land should be zoned and potentially redeveloped into housing, commercial businesses, public amenities or industrial space.
The city held a public hearing on Nov. 19 at Columbus City Hall to discuss this proposal, called the Columbus Growth Strategy. The city also asked each area commission to decide whether to send a letter of support with a deadline by the end of the month…