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Boyce Safford III
Director of Development

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Office of the Director
50 W. Gay Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 645-7795

Welcome...

The Department of Development works with a wide range of citizens in the City - from neighborhood leaders to builders and businesses. In all of our work, our goal is to make Columbus "the Best City in the Nation to Live, Work and Raise a Family."

FEATURES

Demolition Demolition Permits
Check out our Demolition Permit report to see what's happening in your neighborhood. Properties located in historic districts or area commission boundaries are subject to a 45-day waiting period prior to demolition.
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Drafting Digital Submission Standards for Development Plans
The Columbus One Stop Shop will be implementing an expanded digital submission standard in 2006 for development plans to provide better customer service to the Development community.
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Earth The Franklin County (Ohio) Community Data System
DataSource provides updated information including Census, demographic, and other social indicator data for the Columbus and Franklin County communities. DataSource was organized by Community Research Partners in conjunction with the City of Columbus.
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Neighborhood Pride
2008 marks the 9th year for Mayor Coleman's Neighborhood Pride program, which reaches out to help hundreds of families and small businesses work with City crews to clean-up, fix-up, beautify and strengthen Columbus’ neighborhoods. Six Neighborhoods and four Mini Pride locations have been selected.
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Permit Tracking

The new permit tracking web site is online and up and running. To check the status of an application, to see the results on an inspection, or to view license information, please 'click here'

Building Services Fee Schedule Change

Effective Monday, February 25, 2008, Building Services Division will implement a new building permit application process and Fee Schedule specifically designed to save our customers time and money. For more information, 'Click here'.

'Click here' for the Combined 2008 Fee Schedule. This fee schedule will become effective on February 25, 2008.

For a list of minor and limited scope items as mentioned in the new fee schedule, please 'Click here'.

For a Powerpoint presentation about the portion of the Fee Schedule dealing with building fees, please 'Click Here'