Hard Road Apartment Rezoning

At a glance

  • What: Ordinance 0290-2026 (Rezoning Z25-044) rezones 2100 Hard Rd. (43123), about 5.0 acres on the north side of Hard Road, 150 feet west of Stoneford Drive, from L-RR, Limited Rural Residential District, to AR-1, Apartment Residential District. Companion ordinance 0291-2026 (Council Variance, printed in the minutes as CV24-113CV25-088) allows a reduced building setback line, parking setback and perimeter yard for an apartment building at the site.
  • Rezoning votes (6/8/2026): Dorans / Green moved to amend it as submitted to the Clerk, 8-1, and to approve as amended, 8-1. The one vote against both times was Wyche; the other eight members voted yes. The minutes give no reason.
  • Variance votes (6/8/2026), all 9-0: accept the entire staff report into evidence, adopt the findings of staff as the findings of Council, amend as submitted to the Clerk, approve as amended (Dorans / Green each time).
  • Where it stands: approved as amended by the Zoning Committee. The amendment text and any testimony are not in the minutes.

Sources

Log

2026-06-08 - Zoning Committee

  • Rezoning amended and approved as amended 8-1 (Wyche opposed); variance approved as amended 9-0.

2026-05-18 - Columbus City Council

  • Council President Hardin noted a correction to the May 11 journal: ordinances 0290-2026 and 0291-2026 (with 1035-2026 and 1036-2026) had inadvertently been listed as first-read items on 5/11, but their first reading was 4/20/2026.

2026-05-18 - Zoning Committee

  • Rezoning 0290-2026 and variance 0291-2026 each postponed to 6/8/2026 (Dorans / Bankston), 7-0.

2026-05-11 - Columbus City Council

  • Both ordinances appear in the first-reading list (FR-38, FR-41); the 5/18 journal correction says the real first reading was 4/20/2026.

2026-04-27 - Zoning Committee

  • Rezoning 0290-2026 (Dorans / Bankston) and variance 0291-2026 (Dorans / Ross) each postponed to 5/18/2026, 9-0.