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Phone: (614) 645-5661
Fax: (614) 645-0082
Email: OneStopPlans@columbus.gov
A Certified Address is an official street address assigned within the City of Columbus by the Map Room. Certified Addresses are assigned for the purpose of identifying the location of single family residential buildings, commercial and/or multi-family buildings, free standing signs, water meters, and other unoccupied structures, etc.
A Certified Address is required in order to obtain a building permit for new building construction, construction that adjusts the building footprint, or to obtain refuse collection, and/or City water services.
All certified address requests must include:
Site plans shall be submitted in accordance with the Division’s Digital Submission Requirements for Addressing Site Plan Submissions.
If the proposed building or development extends over multiple parcels, these parcels will need to be combined at the County Auditor’s Office prior to addressing. A stamped copy of the County Auditor’s lot combination form must be submitted along with your address request.
A site plan is a map that shows the location of the item to be addressed in relationship to the parcel it is located. Site plans shall be submitted in accordance with the Division’s Digital Submission Requirements for Addressing Site Plan Submissions.
Certified address requests are completed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Requests must be accompanied by all required information and comply with the Digital Submission Requirements for Addressing Site Plan Submissions. Single address projects may take up to 3 to 5 business days to complete, depending upon the number of other addressing requests in the queue. Multi-address projects may take up to 15 business days for these same reasons.
The addresses will be e-mailed to the requestor once completed and after any applicable fees have been paid.
The Department of Public Service - Division of Infrastructure Management is responsible for reviewing proposed street name changes. Please submit a letter detailing your request tothe City’s Right-of-Way Manager, Jerry Ryser, at jlryser@columbus.gov. A map, or site plan, may be submitted along with your letter to further delineate the street you are requesting to be renamed.
Important considerations:
After the request has been processed and approved by internal/external agencies, and a completed petition received, legislation will be written for City Council consideration.
A zoning number can be obtained by e-mailing a completed Zoning Number Request Form to OneStopPlans@columbus.gov. Please provide the correct parcel number(s) on your request. One zoning number will be issued for the entire project.
The zoning number will be e-mailed to you upon completion.