City Council approves rezonings, code changes, property purchases and new community program

Columbus City Council on April 22 approved a package of land-use actions, code amendments and budgeted program changes, including three rezoning requests, two city-code ordinances, a resolution clarifying vendor insurance requirements and a new community care program for medically underserved residents.

The actions were taken during the business agenda; councilors voted on second readings of three rezoning requests and adopted two ordinances after motions and brief staff presentations. The meeting record shows unanimous approvals for each item where a roll call was taken.

Votes at a glance - Rees Road rezoning (3051 Rees Road): approved on second reading. The zoning was changed from Single-Family Residential-2 to Single-Family Residential-4. (Action: land_use — approved.) - River Road rezoning (11001 River Road): approved on second reading; zoning changed from Residential Estate 10 to Residential Estate 1. (Action: land_use — approved.) - Third Street rezoning (104630 Third Street / 30 Third Street): approved on second reading; changed from Residential Multifamily-2 to Residential Multifamily-1 with conditions.…