Planning and Zoning

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BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS (BoZA )
(LIST OF BOARD MEMBERS)    

                                    

The Board of Zoning Appeals (BoZA) generally meets the second Tuesday of every month.  Public hearings begin at 10 a.m.  Public hearings are held at the 3rd Floor of City Hall (City Council Chambers), 1737 Main Street.  BoZA may only hear cases that have been properly noticed by the Zoning Division (see Chapter 17, Article III, Division 3, Sections 111 and 112 of the City Code) and/or items that have been placed upon the agenda by the Zoning Division in accordance with Title 30, Chapter 4 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.

BoZA AGENDAS (PDFs requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader)
June 12, 2007
July 10, 2007 
August 14, 2007 
August 24, 2007
September 25, 2007
October 9, 2007 
November 13, 2007
December 11, 2007 
January 8, 2008
February 12, 2008
March 11, 2008  
April 8, 2008
May 13, 2008  
June 10, 2008 
July 8, 2008  
August 12, 2008
September 9, 2008
October 14, 2008 
November 11, 2008
December 9, 2008 
January 13, 2009
February 10, 2009


 

Applications and other necessary documents are available upon the Applications Page of this website.  For questions, contact Mike Conley at (803) 545-3333 or cmconley@columbiasc.net

DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMISSION (DDRC)
(LIST OF COMMISSIONERS) 


 

The Design/Development Review Commission (DDRC) reviews and approves work proposed within the City's historic districts, urban design areas, and upon designated landmarks.  The DDRC generally meets the first Tuesday of every month.  Public hearings begin at 4 p.m.  Public hearings are held at the 3rd Floor of City Hall (City Council Chambers), 1737 Main Street.  See 'Applications' page for D/DRC application submission deadlines.

DDRC AGENDAS (PDFs requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader)
June 5, 2007
July 10, 2007 
August 7, 2007 
September 11, 2007
October 2, 2007 
November 6, 2007 
December 4, 2007 
January 8, 2008 
February 5, 2008 
March 4, 2008
April 1, 2008  
May 6, 2008  
June 3, 2008 
July 1, 2008  
August 5, 2008 
September 9, 2008
October 7, 2008 
November 11, 2008 
December 2, 2008 
January 6, 2009 

Applications and other necessary documents are available upon the Applications Page of this website.  For questions regarding City Center projects, contact Lucinda Statler at 803.545.3215 or lsstatler@columbiasc.net.  For questions regarding projects in historic districts, contact Amy Moore at (803) 545-3335 or aemoore@columbiasc.net.

 

PLANNING COMMISSION (PC)
(LIST OF COMMISSIONERS)


The Planning Commission (PC) generally meets the first Monday of every month.  Meetings begin at 5:15 p.m.  Meetings are held at the 3rd Floor of City Hall (City Council Chambers), 1737 Main Street.  The Planning Commission may only hear items that have been placed upon the agenda by the Zoning Division in accordance with Title 30, Chapter 4 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.

PC AGENDAS (PDFs requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader)
June 4, 2007 
July 9, 2007
August 6, 2007
September 10, 2007
October 1, 2007
November 5, 2007 
December 3, 2007 
January 7, 2008 
February 4, 2008
March 3, 2008
April 7, 2008
May 5, 2008   
June 2, 2008  
July 7, 2008 
August 4, 2008
September 8, 2008
October 6, 2008
November 3, 2008 
December 1, 2008 
January 5, 2009 
February 2, 2009

Applications and other necessary documents are available upon the Applications Page of this website.  For questions, contact the Zoning Division at (803) 545-3333.

 

ZONING PUBLIC HEARINGS (ZPH)                
(LIST OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS)


City Council conducts zoning public hearings on the third Wednesday of every other month.  A calendar of dates for zoning public hearings is available upon the Applications Page of this website.  Public hearings are held at the 3rd Floor of City Hall (City Council Chambers), 1737 Main Street.  The City Council may only hear items that have been placed upon the agenda by the Zoning Division in accordance with local and state statutes.

ZPH LEGAL NOTICES (PDFs requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader)
July 18, 2007
September 19, 2007
November 28, 2007 
January 23, 2008* 
March 19, 2008
May 21, 2008  
July 16, 2008
September 17, 2008
November 19, 2008 
January 21, 2009
March 18, 2009 
 

*Changed from January 16, 2008.
For questions, contact the Zoning Division at (803) 545-3333.



The northeast corner of Lincoln and Chester Streets within historic Elmwood Park. Elmwood Park, located along the north side of Downtown Columbia, was the first neighborhood annexed into the city. Platted in 1905, the neighborhood is a locally designated historic district and on the National Register of Historic Places.

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