The Livingston East Area Plan was adopted by Columbus City Council on September 21, 2009. The planning area is bounded by Alum Creek on the west; the city of Bexley, East Mound Street, the city of Whitehall, and East Main Street on the north; the city of Reynoldsburg (along and near Brice Road) on the east; and Interstate 70 on the south. Included are nearly 7.5 square miles (almost 5,000 acres) of land and almost 38,000 residents.
As with all such efforts, the Livingston East Area Plan has been a collaborative effort between the City of Columbus and the residents and other stakeholders in the planning area. The Mid-East Area Community Collaborative (MACC) served as the principal community contact point and organizer of grass roots input throughout the planning effort. Numerous civic and neighborhood groups were instrumental in seeing the plan to fruition.
The process involved six phases. Several public workshops allowed diverse community stakeholders to have direct input and several interim work products were made available for public review and comment.
For more information, please contact Todd Singer, Columbus Planning Division, at (614) 645-7565 or tasinger@columbus.gov.
Please see notes below for more detailed information about the planning process. Select "Documents" at the top of this page to view a PDF file of the plan.
An Area Plan:
assists an area to reach consensus on development-related goals and standards that are consistent with city policies;
focuses on land-use and urban design policies that will serve as a basis for evaluating development and redevelopment proposals;
builds upon existing land-use recommendations, highlights development opportunities, and outlines the ways that development principles may be applied;
develops conceptual designs for one or more sites;
establishes priorities for capital improvements and other public investments;
provides guidance on the plan’s implementation;
addresses key issues, including development density and design;
builds on existing transportation systems by developing plans and identifying priority issues; but
does not address safety, code enforcement, or other programmatic community development related issues.
Planning Principles / Best Practices
The Planning Division has used the following overall development principles as the bases for the Livingston East Area Plan, with an emphasis on how they apply to this particular part of Columbus.
Neighborhoods have a vibrant mix of land uses (residential, retail, office, etc.).
Neighborhoods have a wide range of housing options.
People are able to move about by a variety of means: walking, personal motorized vehicle, public transit, and bicycle.
New development respects existing community character and historic features.
Elements of the Planning Process
Data analysis and preliminary community outreach
Four public workshops (all are welcome)
Identification of key issues and visioning about the area’s future
Develop goals, objectives and plan recommendations.
