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Columbus appeals board upholds code-enforcement order for 187 S. Ashburton Road

Board of Zoning Appeals, City of Columbus · October 29, 2025
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The Board of Zoning Appeals upheld a city code-enforcement order finding multiple parking and storage violations at 187 South Ashburton Road. City inspectors cited trailers, a boat and construction equipment stored on unimproved surfaces and in rear-yard open storage. The property owner had argued equipment was for a short-term retaining-wall job;

The Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday upheld a city code-enforcement order that found trailers, a boat and construction equipment parked on unimproved surfaces at 187 South Ashburton Road.

The board—s order restated findings of fact that city inspectors documented recreational and trailer vehicles and a mini excavator in the backyard and a car on an unimproved surface. The violations were cited under Columbus zoning provisions listed in the enforcement notice as 33.12.35 (parking and storage of recreational and commercial vehicles in residential districts) and 33.12.43 (improved surface required), and the board voted to uphold the enforcement order.

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