Zoning Code Update (Zone In) Phase 2

At a glance

What: The second phase of the city's zoning code rewrite (Zone In). On 10/19/2026 it was day 55 of a 60-day public comment period.
Deadlines and events: The online survey closes Saturday, October 24 (columbus.gov/zoningupdate). Dorans hosts a final zoning gallery that morning (9:30-11:00); Green hosts a second and final gallery Wednesday 5-7 pm at 141 N Front St.
Next: Staff review of feedback after comment closes.

Columbus City Council minutes, 10/19/2026 (final): https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/10/6217_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-10-19_Minutes_-_Final.pdf (The announcements are in the video record only; the minutes do not record them.)
Columbus City Council 10/19/2026 meeting video and agenda (columbus.legistar.com).

About 1 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-19 - Columbus City Council	1

Ordinance 2294-2026 adds $750,000.00 from the Development Services Fund to the Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc. contract for continued work on the Zoning Code and Map Update (Zone In); approved on the consent agenda 9-0. Minutes: https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/8/6205_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-08-31_Minutes_-_Final.pdf

Resolution 0183X-2026 (sponsors Dorans and Hardin) declared Council's intention to amend the Zoning Map by rezoning properties from Title 33 district designations to the Title 34 2024 Zoning Code designations; Dorans / Remy; adopted 7-0 on an emergency basis (Green absent, Hardin absent at vote). Also first reading of 2294-2026, adding $750,000.00 to the Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc. contract. Minutes: https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/8/6203_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-08-24_Minutes_-_Final.pdf

Staff briefed the review board on phase two: nine new districts for 15 citywide, a gallery open through October 23, a webinar October 1, an online Q&A October 6 and Council hearings in November.