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Planning department reviews software, enforcement and major projects; Creekside improvements and incentive vote noted
Summary
City planning staff reviewed department workloads, the OpenGov permitting rollout, code-enforcement tools and updates on large projects including Creekside, the municipal complex and several apartment/industrial developments; commissioners also heard that a proposed tax abatement tied to the Gahanna Commerce Center was denied by council.
City planning director and staff briefed the Gahanna Planning Commission Aug. 13 on departmental operations, permitting software implementation, code-enforcement activity and a range of ongoing development projects.
Director Blackford said the planning department is a 10-person team with deep local experience and that the recent OpenGov permitting software implementation has improved transparency and scheduling for permits and inspections. He reported that code enforcement handled roughly 1,296 cases (with multiple inspections per case) and highlighted a new warrant tool used against chronic violators; staff said that enforcement has in some cases led to property compliance after other administrative avenues failed.
Blackford reviewed several major…
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