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March 2004 Interim Hayden Run Corridor Plan

March 2004 Interim Plan

As an interim plan, this document is intended to provide guidance for development activity with the understanding that it may be updated as a result of multi-jurisdictional planning in this area of northwest Franklin County.  

City Council's first reading of the Interim Hayden Run Corridor Plan was held on June 7, 2004.  The plan is scheduled for consideration and a vote by City Council on June 14, 2004.

Indianola Avenue Corridor Plan 

The Olentangy River Road Urban Design Plan 
[and Regional Commercial Overlay/ Draft Special Graphics Control Area Information]

The plan recommends that the Regional Commercial Overlay (RCO) and a special graphics control area be applied to Olentangy River Road from Lane Avenue to West North Broadway. 

The intent of the RCO and special graphics control area is to create a safe, aesthetically pleasing, and pedestrian friendly atmosphere for the business and residential community along Olentangy River Road. These two mechanisms will ensure that new development and redevelopment along the corridor are built in a manner that will, overtime, create a cohesive and compatible built environment.  These standards apply to all new development and redevelopment on parcels along Olentangy River Road.  

The Franklinton Plan

This document is the product of a public planning process involving stakeholders from throughout the Franklinton community.  Intended to serve as a blueprint for future development and revitalization, the plan marks an exciting time for Franklinton as completion of the floodwall removes the community from the floodplain and lifts restrictions.  

The Trisouth Neighborhood Plan

This document is the product of a public planning process involving interested parties from throughout the community and is intended to serve as a blueprint for future development, redevelopment, and revitalization of the planning area bounded by S.R. 104 on the north, the railroad tracks west of Alum Creek Drive on the east, Williams Road on the south, and the railroad tracks east of Parsons Avenue on the west.  The area incorporates the distinct neighborhoods of Marion-Franklin, Southfield, Greenhill Acres, Cambria Addition, and more.  It was adopted by Columbus City Council on September 22, 2003.

[Note: Congratulations to Senior Planner Dave Hall, Graphic Designer Elsie Thomas, and others who contributed to this effort.  This plan was chosen as the winner in the Comprehensive Planning -- Large Jurisdiction category for the 2003 Ohio Planning Conference (OPC) Planning Awards Program.]

South Linden Neighborhood Plan

Adopted in 1997 by the City of Columbus, Hamilton Township, and Franklin County, the South Central Accord provides guidance on land use and related issues for an area south of I-270.  Early in 2003, development activity in the planning area led to a decision that additional direction was needed for residential land uses in the planning area.  Columbus and Hamilton Township worked with a planning committee to develop a checklist addressing residential development.   This checklist is intended to serve as an amendment to the Accord.  It was adopted by Hamilton Township in December.  

Columbus City Council endorsed the plan amendment at the March 1 meeting, and the amendment was endorsed by the Franklin County Commissioners at their March 3 meeting.

Recreation and Parks Master Plan

View the document and learn more about this important department of Columbus city government.  Just click on the department logo . . .

. . . and click here to learn about the new NORTH BANK PARK along the Scioto River adjacent to the Arena District.

View Accord document
 and newly-adopted revisions.

The Rocky Fork-Blacklick Accord is a joint initiative of the village of New Albany and the City of Columbus to establish long range guidelines for growth and development in northeast Franklin County.  The Accord was adopted by Columbus and New Albany in 1997. 

Update:

In response to changing circumstances in the area, Columbus and New Albany prepared an update to the document.  The update provides revised land use and development standard recommendations for some portions of the planning area.  The Rocky Fork-Blacklick Accord Implementation Panel approved the update on November 6, 2003 and it was endorsed by Columbus City Council on December 15, 2003.  The Village of New Albany adopted the update on January 20, 2004.

North Linden Neighborhood Plan

  [May need to be downloaded to view the map.]

The purpose of the Westland Plan land use update is to revise the land-use map established in the 1994 Westland Plan.  The Plan is intended to manage future growth and development in this rapidly changing region. 

View the recently-adopted Northland Plan-Volume II.  This Plan generally covers the area bounded by I-270 to the west, portions of Central College Road and SR-161 to the north, Morse Road to the south, and follows city of Columbus corporate limits to the east.  

No prior plans exist in this area of Columbus, although the Northland Plan-Volume I, which covers the area to the west, was adopted in early 2001.  (To view that Plan, click on the link under "Additional Topics of Interest" near the bottom of this page.)

   [May need to be downloaded to view files.]

• Boundary & Code

• Review Process & Application

• A Plan for High Street 

•  University/High Street Development and Design  Guidelines
     

• Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) Article
  

•   View TND PowerPoint Presentation

"Traditional Neighborhood Development" (TND) is an alternative to other zoning districts.  It encourages a more compact, transit oriented, pedestrian friendly, mixed-use, and sustainable neighborhood (much like pre-1950 developments).  The Traditional Neighborhood Development Article was adopted by City Council on May 21, 2001 and amended on November 11, 2002.

• View the Columbus Growth Map Series and Associated Statistics
  

Additional Topics 
of Interest:

• Uptown on the Hilltop Commercial District
  

• Urban Commercial Overlay (View our UCO brochure)
  

• Downtown Business Plan 
  

• The Riverfront Vision Plan
  

• Public Art Commission and Public Art Program
  

• Near East Area Plan Update
  

• Rickenbacker-Woods Project
  
  

• Neighborhood Liaison Program
  
• Columbus "One Stop Shop" Zoning Map (now on-line)
  
• "My Neighborhood" Interactive Mapping Tool 
  (quick and easy access to pertinent information about city services and facilities)
  
• City of Columbus Web Site
  
• City Government "Quick Reference" Telephone Directory
  
• "Detailed" City Government Telephone Directory  
  
• Neighborhood Pride!
  
• City-data.com for Columbus

Planning Division staff roster with contact information

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