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Council approves rezoning for 312-unit Holt Road development amid neighborhood safety concerns
Summary
Columbus City Council approved rezoning 2219 Holt Road to allow a 312‑unit apartment development after staff and applicant commitments to turn lanes, a shared-use path and a $611,000 regional contribution; neighbors raised traffic and school-safety concerns.
Columbus City Council’s zoning committee on March 2 approved rezoning of a 20.02-acre site at 2219 Holt Road from Rural to LAR-1 (Limited Apartment Residential) to permit a 312-unit apartment complex. Planning staff and the applicant described a revised site plan that reduced density from 384 to 312 units, added central open space and included design commitments; the Westland Area Commission had voted to disapprove the proposal while planning staff recommended approval.
Traffic and infrastructure were central to the debate. The…
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