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Planning Advisory Commission

The Planning Advisory Commission (PAC) serves in an advisory capacity to the Planning Department with regard to:

A comprehensive plan or parts thereof for the development and redevelopment of Columbus;
Regulations for the subdivision of land and amendments thereto; and
Other such matters as may be required by ordinance.

PAC has no legislative powers but is appointed by the Columbus City Council to listen to the concerns of citizens and developers, evaluate recommendations made by the planning staff and make recommendations to Council.

Application Process

Applications to appear before the Planning Advisory Commission must be submitted to the Planning Department no later than 5:00 PM on the applicable application deadline date (view Application Deadline dates). Required signs must be posted at the time of application submission. A site plan is required with all applications for all high-density residential and commercial zoning requests. No applications will be accepted unless the applicant submits all pertinent information and required signs are posted.

The applicant or his appointed representative must be present at the Planning Advisory Commission meeting and at the public hearing held by the Columbus City Council. The applicant will be notified regarding the date and time of the public hearing held by Council.

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Fees and Application Information »

Meetings

The Planning Advisory Commission's meeting schedule, along with application deadlines, is below.

Unless stated otherwise, meetings for the Commission will be held at the time and location below:

Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Government Center, Tower - Plaza

Application Deadline	Meeting Date	Agenda/Staff Report & Minutes
Dec 5, 2011	Jan 4, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Dec 19, 2011	Jan 18, 2012	NO MEETING
Jan 3**, 2012	Feb 1, 2012	NO MEETING
Jan 17, 2012**	Feb 15, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Feb 6, 2012	Mar 7, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Feb 20, 2012	Mar 21, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Mar 19, 2012	Apr 18, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Apr 2, 2012	May 2, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Apr 16, 2012	May 16, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
May 7, 2012	Jun 6, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
May 21, 2012	Jun 20, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Jun 18, 2012	Jul 18, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Jul 2, 2012	Aug 1, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Jul 16, 2012	Aug 15, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Aug 6, 2012	Sep 5, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Aug 20, 2012	Sep 19, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Sep 4, 2012**	Oct 3, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Sep 17, 2012	Oct 17, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Oct 9, 2012	Nov 7, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Nov 5, 2012	Dec 5, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Nov 19, 2012	Dec 19, 2012	Agenda \| Minutes
Dec 3, 2012	Jan 2, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Dec 17, 2012	Jan 16, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes

* Applications must be submitted to the Planning Department of the Columbus Consolidated Government before 5:00 p.m. of the deadline date along with all applicable fees. Required signs must be posted at the time of application submission. A site plan is required with all applications for all high-density residential and commercial zoning requests. No applications will be accepted unless the applicant submits all pertinent information and required signs are posted.

** Tuesday dates due to holidays.

The applicant or his appointed representative must be present at the Planning Advisory Commission meeting and at the public hearing held by the City Council. You will be notified regarding the date and time of the public hearing held by the City Council.