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Council advances three Omega Drive rezonings with strict buffering and access commitments
Summary
Columbus City Council voted on first readings to rezone three parcels near Omega Drive from multifamily residential to industrial, accepting developer explanations about infrastructure constraints and requiring commitments including access only from Omega Drive, enhanced buffers and limits on outdoor storage.
Columbus City Council on Oct. 21 advanced three related rezoning requests that would change roughly three parcels around Omega Drive from multifamily residential to industrial zoning, after hearing staff, a developer representative and limited public comment.
Planning staff told the council the project includes three requests: a roughly 12.5-acre parcel proposed for I-2 (general industrial), and two parcels of about 3 acres and 19 acres proposed for I-1 (light industrial). The staff presentation emphasized the site’s long zoning history — commercial in 1994, industrial in 2008, multifamily in 2024 — and flagged floodplain constraints that shape development options.
Why it matters: planning staff and the applicant said infrastructure limits make large-scale…
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