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Notice/Advertisement Title: City of Columbus March 17, 2026, Graphics Commission Meeting
Contact Name: Philip Ashear
Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-1719
Contact Email Address: pjashear@columbus.gov
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AGENDA
GRAPHICS COMMISSION
CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO
March 17, 2026
The City Graphics Commission hears requests for Variances, Special Permits, Appeals, Graphics Plans and certain Miscellaneous Graphics, as provided by the Columbus Graphics Code, Title 33 and 34, Article 15 of the City Codes.
The City Graphics Commission will hold a public hearing on the following zoning applications on TUESDAY, February 17, 2026, at 4:15 p.m. at the MICHAEL B. COLEMAN GOVERNMENT CENTER at 111 North Front Street, Columbus, OH 43215 in the 2ND FLOOR HEARING ROOM. You can also monitor the hearing through the City of Columbus YouTube channel at the following link: <http://www.youtube.com/cityofcolumbus>
SPECIAL NOTE TO APPLICANT: YOU OR YOUR REPRESENTATIVE MUST ATTEND THIS MEETING. It is the rule of the Commission to withdraw an application when a representative is not present.
SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER: A Sign Language Interpreter, to “Sign” this meeting, will be made available for anyone with a need for this service, provided the Department of Building & Zoning Services is made aware of this need and given a reasonable notice of at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the scheduled meeting time. To schedule an interpreter, please call 614-645-6373 or TDD 614-645-3293.
Further information may be obtained by visiting the City of Columbus Zoning Office website at <https://www.columbus.gov/Business-Development/Building-Zoning-Services/Boards-and-Commissions/Graphics-Commission-Meetings> or by calling the Department of Building and Zoning Services, Council Activities Section at 614-645-4522.
01. Application No.: GC25-051
Location: 660 NEIL AVE. (43215), located at the southeast corner of West Poplar Avenue and Neil
Avenue (010-0028393, 010-057077, and 010-008412; Victorian Village Commission).
Existing Zoning: R-4, Residential District
Request: Variance(s) to Section(s): 3376.09, Permanent signs for other uses in residential districts To
allow an internally illuminated sign with automatic changeable copy in a residential district.
Proposal: To install a fuel pricing sign with automatic changeable copy and a fuel station awning sign.
Applicant(s): Lori Williams 5105 River Valley Road Milford, OH 43215
Property Owner(s): Thurber Village Mart 660 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH 43215
Attorney/Agent: None
Planner: Dane Kirk, (614) 645-7973; DEKirk@Columbus.gov
02. Application No.: GC25-054
Location: 400 E. CAMPUS VIEW BLVD. (43235), located on the north side of East Campus View
Boulevard, approximately 550 feet east of Crosswoods Drive (610-208792; Far North Columbus
Communities Coalition).
Existing Zoning: L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District
Request: Variance & Special Permit(s) to Section(s): 3376.04, Residential Complex Signs To increase
the number of identification signs directed to the same abutting street from 1 to 2. 3376.04(C),
Residential Complex Signs To increase the height of a sign from 12 feet to 51 feet for a wall/roof sign
and from 12 feet to 16 feet for a ground sign.3376.04(C), Residential Complex Signs To increase the
allowable graphic area from 64 square feet to 255.5 square feet for a ground sign and wall/roof sign,
combined. 3378.01(D), General Provisions To grant a special permit to allow for an off-premises sign.
Proposal: To install a wall sign and a monument sign.
Applicant(s): Retreat at Crosswoods
380 Polaris Parkway, Ste. 135 Westerville, OH 43082
Property Owner(s): Campus View Holdings, LLC 380 Polaris Parkway, Ste. 135 Westerville, OH 43082
Attorney/Agent: None
Planner: Dane Kirk, 614-645-7973; DEKirk@Columbus.gov
03. Application No.: GC25-056
Location: 5091 E. MAIN ST. (43213), located on the south side of East Main Street, approximately 100
feet east of Manfeld Drive (010-183543; Mideast Area Commission).
Existing Zoning: CAC, Community Activity Center District
Request: Variance & Special Permit(s) to Section(s): G.20.060(C)(1), Ground Signs To increase the
total number of ground signs along each abutting road from one to two. G.20.060(C)(2), Ground Signs
To allow pole style signs where only monument style is allowed. G.20.060(C)(5), Ground Signs To
increase the total allowable height of a ground sign from 12 feet to 18 feet, 5 inches. 3377.08(B)(2),
Illumination and Special Effects - Changeable Copy Sign To decrease the percent of the sign area to be
non-changeable copy from 50% to 17.3%. 3377.11(A), Tenant Panels and Changeable Copy To
increase the number of tenant panels from four to 8 (per face). 3377.11(C), Tenant Panels and
Changeable Copy To increase the percentage of sign area dedicated to changeable copy from 50% to
82.7%. 3378.01(D), General Provisions To grant a special permit to allow for an off-premises sign to be
installed in shopping centers that are individually parceled. G.20.060(B), Graphic Standards To allow for
a pole sign to be installed where prohibited. 3377.10(A), Permanent on-premises ground signs To allow
for two permanent ground signs directed towards the same street. 3377.11(D), Tenant panels and
changeable copy To allow for the identification portion of the sign for the entire use to be a 17.3% where
only 50% is allowed.
Proposal: To install a multi-tenant sign.
Applicant(s): Atlantic Sign Company 2328 Florence Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
Property Owner(s): ARC-Wyandotte LLC 300 Avenue of the Champions Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
33418
Attorney/Agent: Atlantic Sign Company 2328 Florence Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
Planner: Dane Kirk, 614-645-7973; DEKirk@Columbus.gov
04. Application No.: GC25-052
Location: 4048 MORSE RD (43230), located on the north side of Morse Road, approximately 600 feet
east of Steltzer Road (600-296464; Northland Community Council).
Existing Zoning: C-4, Commercial District
Request: Special Permit(s) to Section(s): 3377.01, General provisions for on-premises signs. To permit
an on-premises tenant panel on a shared freestanding sign located on an adjacent parcel.
Proposal: To permit an off-premise sign
Applicant(s): Morgan Valentino 193 Tarrytown Rd White Planes, New York 10607
Property Owner(s): MTA Outlot, LLC 150 E. Broad St. Suite 800 Columbus, Ohio 43215
Attorney/Agent: David Mikel, Agent 6001 Nimtz Parkway South Bend, IN 46628
Planner: Adam Trimmer, (614) 645-1470; ADTrimmer@Columbus.gov