To repeal and replace various sections of the Columbus City Codes to clarify that City of Columbus officials, agencies, departments, agents, and contractors are not required to obtain a certificate of appropriateness (“COA”) from any historic architectural review commission or other commission with COA authority when performing work in the right-of-way, in response to the contrary interpretation of the Columbus City Codes as detailed in the Magistrate’s Decision filed September 22, 2025 and Entry Adopting Magistrate’s and Granting Preliminary Injunction filed September 29, 2025 in the case German Village Society, Inc., et al. v. City of Columbus, et al. (Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Case No. 25CV7368)

Committee

Rules & Policy Committee

Introduced

November 25, 2025

On agenda

December 15, 2025

Passed

December 18, 2025

Where it was heard

Columbus City Council Dec 15, 2025 Approved Pass Columbus City Council Dec 8, 2025 Read for the First Time

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