A complete library of Planning Department applications and forms is available below. Please note that both blank forms to be printed and completed and fill-in forms capable of being completed electronically are available. Please note that the applications and forms are updated periodically and therefore it is recommend that frequent applicants return to the website to obtain current forms for each application rather than downloading and reusing a particular version. The use of outdated forms can result in applications being delayed or re-work on the part of the applicant. The applications and forms are intended to be used for all jurisdictions unless specifically indicated otherwise.
Application Fees
The required fee for each application type may be found on our Fee Schedule, which is available at the following link: Fee Schedule
Application & Payment Instructions
To file an application, (1) mail the completed application form and any attachments to our office or (2) submit them by e-mail to planning@columbus.in.gov. Please be sure that your e-mail and/or application form includes your complete contact information. You will receive an e-mail reply that includes your application’s case number, fee amount, and verification of the jurisdiction to which the fee must be paid (Columbus or Bartholomew County). After receiving the case number, fee, and jurisdiction verification, please mail a check for the appropriate amount, payable to the City of Columbus or Bartholomew County, as appropriate, to the address below. Please be sure to include your application’s case number on the check’s memo line. Applicants in the City of Columbus jurisdiction only may also pay by credit card through the City’s on-line payment portal. The Planning Department will not be able to approve your application until correct fee payment has been received.
Mail Payment Checks to:
City of Columbus – Bartholomew County Planning Department
Attn: Janie Meek
123 Washington Street
Columbus, Indiana 47201
Credit Card Payment Portal (for City of Columbus applications only):
Visit the Credit Card Payment Page
Zoning Compliance Certificate / Site Development Plan Applications
(Print form from Dropbox or download for interactive .pdf)
Sign Application Package (Application & Worksheet)
ZCC / Site Development Plan Application Package (Application, Checklist & Sign Worksheet)
ZCC / Site Development Plan Application Form Only
Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) Applications
(Print form from Dropbox or download for interactive .pdf)
Development Standards Variance Application
Flood Hazard Area Variance Application
Appeal of Administrative Decision Application
Subdivision Applications
(Print form from Dropbox or download for interactive .pdf)
Subdivision Modification Worksheets
Columbus Worksheet Form
Bartholomew County Worksheet Form
Major Sub. Construction Plan & Final Plat Application
Appeal of Plat Committee Decision Application
Bartholomew County Agriculture Affidavit
Subdivision Checklists
Agriculture Subdivision Checklist
Bartholomew County
Administrative Subdivision Checklist
Columbus
Bartholomew County
Minor Subdivision Checklist
Columbus
Bartholomew County
Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat Checklist
Columbus
Bartholomew County
Major Subdivision Final Plat Checklist
Columbus
Bartholomew County
Columbus Subdivision Improvement Agreements
(Print form from Dropbox or download for interactive .pdf)
Performance Security Agreement
Revise Build & Dedicate to Performance Security Agreement
Bartholomew County Subdivision Improvement Agreements
(Print form from Dropbox or download for interactive .pdf)
Performance Security Agreement (Public Improvements)
Performance Security Agreement (Private Improvements)
Floodplain Regulation Related Forms
(Print form from Dropbox or download for interactive .pdf)
Community Acknowledgement Form Submission Instructions
Standard Form
Other Applications
(Print form from Dropbox or download for interactive .pdf)
Planned Unit Development (PUD) Application
PUD Preliminary Plan Checklist
Utility Connection Application Package (For connections outside of Columbus city limits)
Application & Annexation Waiver Package
Application
Annexation Waiver