Development Services

The Planning Department is responsible for all land use and zoning issues within the Columbus Consolidated Government. This is accomplished under the city's Unified Development Ordinance(UDO). The UDO is the main instrument used by the department to regulate development in the county. The department receives, processes, reviews and makes recommendations on applications to rezone property in the county.

Applications and Forms

Applications and Forms
Rezoning Application
Text Amendment Application
Zoning Verification Letter Application
Special Exception Use Application
Subdivision Plat Application and Checklist


Zoning Fees

Permit Fee
Planned Units Developments $1,700.00
Major Rezoning $1,500.00
Minor Rezoning $1,000.00
Text Amendment $1,000.00
Condition Change $1,000.00
Development of Regional Impact $300.00
Special Exception Use $1,000.00
Council Variance $200.00
Zoning Verification Letter $55.00


Subdivision Plat Fees

Permit Fee
Preliminary Plat $225.00
plus $10.00 per lot
Final Plat $225.00
plus $8.00 per lot
Final Plat (from Preliminary Plat) $100.00
plus $5.00 per lot

Zoning

The Planning Department receives, processes, reviews and makes recommendations on applications to rezone property in Muscogee County (Columbus, Georgia). ZONING WEBPAGE »


Subdivision Regulation

Subdivision regulations are needed to protect communities and ensure building lots provide a wholesome living environment for future residents. These regulations ensure adequate lot size, public access, and the availability of public services to each lot created.

Article IX of The Constitution of the State of Georgia, 1976, grants authority to the governing body of each county and municipality to regulate subdivisions and land development.

The Columbus Minimum Subdivision Regulations as set by the Unified Development Ordinance (Chapter 10 - Article 6) establish legal minimum standards for subdivision development. It is the job of the Planning Department to ensure that proposed subdivisions conform to these adopted standards.

Subdivision regulations set standards for streets, drainage ways, sewage disposal, water systems, and other aspects of public welfare.

Subdivision regulations are needed to protect communities and ensure building lots provide a wholesome living environment for future residents. These regulations ensure adequate lot size, public access, and the availability of public services to each lot created. They also help to conserve natural, scenic, historic and recreational areas.

Subdivision regulations eliminate the need for excessive public expenditures by making the developer responsible for the installation of basic public facilities before the recording and sale of lots.

According to Georgia State Law, any time a property owner converts a tract of land into a subdivision – whether dividing it into two or 200 lots – a subdivision plat must be recorded. Recording of a subdivision plat is necessary before property transfers can begin in the subdivision.


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Wireless Telecommunication Facilities

Wireless communications facilities shall comply with the standards listed under the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).Check a summary of the requirements.

For a complete listing of all existing cell towers, please check the Cell Tower Map.

Contact us for more information on telecommunication. Contacts Us
Email: CPCMPO@columbusga.org- (706) 225-4421


Interactive Maps

Geographic Information Systems(GIS) division has a site that features interactive maps. The website has high-resolution color aerial photography and contains all new streets and subdivisions. People can search by address, owner name or parcel identification number using theTax Commissioner's and Assessors Property Database.