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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: Council Chambers

Application Deadline	Meeting Date	Agenda/Staff Report & Minutes
Dec 3, 2012	Jan 2, 2013	CANCELLED
Dec 17, 2012	Jan 16, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Jan 7, 2013	Feb 6, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Jan 22**, 2013	Feb 20, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Feb 4, 2013	Mar 6, 2013	CANCELLED
Feb 18, 2013	Mar 20, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes \| Meeting Videos Part 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Mar 18, 2013	Apr 17, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Apr 1, 2013	May 1, 2013	CANCELLED
Apr 15, 2013	May 15, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
May 6, 2013	Jun 5, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
May 20, 2013	Jun 19, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Jun 17, 2013	Jul 17, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Jul 1, 2013	Aug 7, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Jul 22, 2013	Aug 21, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Aug 5, 2013	Sep 4, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Aug 19, 2013	Sep 18, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Sep 3**, 2013	Oct 2, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Sep 16, 2013	Oct 16, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Oct 7, 2013	Nov 6, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Oct 21, 2013	Nov 20, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Nov 4, 2013	Dec 4, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Nov 18, 2013	Dec 18, 2013	Agenda \| Minutes
Dec 16, 2013	Jan 15, 2014	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.