Zoning Laws

City Council will introduce legislation Monday and take a final vote next week.

Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther stressed that surrounding suburbs need to work with the city to handle pressing issues during his State of the City address Tuesday evening.

Columbus officials will be taking public comments for 60 days on a draft plan of the city's first big zoning overhaul in 70 years.

Columbus wants to revamp its zoning code which was last overhauled in the 1950s.

Columbus officials want to make it easier to build in the city. To do so, they must reform zoning codes implemented decades ago that are difficult to navigate and designed to segregate the city based on class and race.

Zoning laws stifle the opportunities of low-income families and families of color. We discuss how economic covenants, zoning laws and other factors continue to promote housing segregation and efforts to foster more inclusive neighborhoods.

Zoning laws stifle the opportunities of low-income families and families of color. We discuss how economic covenants, zoning laws and other factors continue to promote housing segregation and efforts to foster more inclusive neighborhoods.

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