Norwich Township Annexation Application

At a glance

What: Ordinance 2413-2026 accepts annexation application AN26-008 of Tracy L. Zwayer and Richard L. Zwayer, II, Trustee, et al. for about 279.5 acres in Brown and Norwich Townships.
Vote: moved by Bankston, seconded by Barroso De Padilla; approved 9-0 on 9/28/2026.
Other annexation items the same night (consent): 2416-2026 accepts AN26-003, a city Department of Public Service application for 0.39 acres in Blendon Township; 2536-2026 sets out the statement of municipal services and zoning conditions for proposed annexation AN26-012 (about 5.9 acres in Franklin Township), as the Ohio Revised Code requires.
Where it stands: accepted. The minutes do not state the intended zoning or use of the 279.5 acres.
Related: Mifflin Township Annexation Services Statement (10/19/2026).

Approved 9-0 on the second-reading calendar (SR-8); the two smaller annexation items passed on consent.

Earlier step in the same annexation: emergency ordinance 1432-2026 set out the statement of municipal services and zoning conditions for proposed annexation AN26-008 (279.5 acres in Brown and Norwich Townships) and passed on the consent agenda, 7-0. Minutes: https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/5/6184_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-05-18_Minutes_-_Final.pdf