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City attorneys recommend objections to six Columbus liquor permits citing violence, overdoses and code violations
Summary
The city attorney's Property Action Team told the Public Safety Committee it recommends objecting to renewal of six liquor permits after investigations found high volumes of police calls, violent incidents, overdoses and outstanding health and fire-code violations; the council will consider the objections on Dec. 15.
Columbus City Council's Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday heard a presentation from the City Attorney's Property Action Team recommending renewal objections for six liquor permits across the city, citing repeated violent incidents, overdoses, outstanding health and fire-code violations and sustained high volumes of police calls.
Assistant City Attorney Sophie Yano told the committee, "This year, we looked at over 200 properties that had come on to our watch list," and that investigators narrowed that list through multiagency reviews and records checks. The team recommended objections for six locations it says did not show sufficient improvement despite prior intervention.
The recommended objections and the chief concerns flagged by investigators are: - Speedway, 1165 S. High St.: repeat offender with C1, C2 and D6 permits; Yano said investigators recorded "over 560 calls for service to the property" between January 2024 and November 2025 and tied the address to multiple…
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