Please Note:  In response to the current national health emergency, the Planning Department office in City Hall has been closed to the public effective March 17, 2020.  Our staff, however, is working remotely and you are encouraged to contact us by phone or e-mail (click here for a phone number and e-mail list).  If you reach voice mail, please leave a message and your call will be returned or you will receive an e-mail follow-up.

All previously scheduled public meetings are postponed indefinitely.  This includes the March 23 Bartholomew County Board of Zoning Appeals meeting and March 24 Columbus Board of Zoning Appeals meeting.  These and other postponed meetings will be re-scheduled when and as appropriate.

Further, the Planning Department will not be accepting any applications for matters that will require a public hearing, including variance, conditional use, rezoning, site development plan, and annexation applications.  Please continue to feel free to contact our staff for input on any of these applications that you may submit in the future.

Applications for matters that can be approved administratively will continue to be accepted.  Completed application forms and the necessary supporting material may be e-mailed to jmeek@columbus.in.gov.  A staff member will then follow-up with you on the application.  Please allow us some additional time for a response as we and others who will review your materials are currently working under unusual circumstances.  All application fees for these items are waived during our office closure.

We thank you for your patience, apologize for the inconvenience, and look forward to seeing you when the City is able to return to normal operations.

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  The use of outdated forms can result in applications being delayed or re-work on the part of the applicant.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.

Fee Schedule

Applicable to the City of Columbus, Bartholomew County, and the Edinburgh / Bartholomew / Columbus Joint District.

Zoning Compliance Certificate Applications

(Standard Form: PDF, Fill-in Form: Word Template)

Sign Application Package (Application & Worksheet)
Standard Form
Fill-in Form

Sign Application Form Only
Standard Form
Fill-in Form

Sign Worksheet Form Only
Standard Form
Fill-in Form

ZCC Application Package (Application, Checklist & Sign Worksheet)
Standard Form
Fill-in Form

ZCC Application Form Only
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Site Plan Checklist Only
Standard Form

*Site Development Plan Application Package (Application, Waiver/Modification Form, Checklist & Sign Worksheet)
Standard Form
Fill-in Form

*Site Development Plan Form Only
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

*Waiver/Modification Form Only
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

*Site Plan Checklist Only
Standard Form

*for use for certain PUD site plans and “P”, “CD”, “C-3”, and “IR” zoning districts

Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) Applications

(Standard Form: PDF, Fill-in Form: Word Template)

BZA Filing Procedures Summary
Standard Form

Conditional Use Application
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Development Standards Variance Application
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Use Variance Application
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Flood Hazard Area Variance Application
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Appeal of Administrative Decision Application
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Subdivision Applications

(Standard Form: PDF, Fill-in Form: Word Template)

Subdivision Application
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Subdivision Modification Worksheets
Columbus Worksheet Standard Form
Columbus Worksheet Fill-in Form
Bartholomew County Worksheet Standard Form
Bartholomew County Worksheet Fill-in Form

Major Sub. Construction Plan & Final Plat Application
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Appeal of Plat Committee Decision Application
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Bartholomew County Agriculture Affidavit
Standard Form

Subdivision Checklists

Agriculture Subdivision Checklist
Bartholomew County

Administrative Subdivision Checklist
Columbus
Bartholomew County

Minor Subdivision Checklist
Columbus
Bartholomew County

Major Subdivision Concept Plan Checklist
Bartholomew County

Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat Checklist
Columbus
Bartholomew County

Major Subdivision Final Plat Checklist
Columbus
Bartholomew County

Columbus Subdivision Improvement Agreements

(Standard Form: PDF, Fill-in Form: Word Template)

Build & Dedicate Agreement
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Performance Security Agreement
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Revise Build & Dedicate to Performance Security Agreement
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Bartholomew County Subdivision Improvement Agreements

(Standard Form: PDF, Fill-in Form: Word Template)

Build & Dedicate Agreement
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Performance Security Agreement (Public Improvements)
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Performance Security Agreement (Private Improvements)
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Floodplain Regulation Related Forms

(Standard Form: PDF)

Community Acknowledgement Form Submission Instructions
Standard Form

Other Applications

(Standard Form: PDF, Fill-in Form: Word Template)

Rezoning Application
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Annexation Application
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Planned Unit Development (PUD) Application
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

PUD Preliminary Plan Checklist
Standard Form

PUD Final Plan Checklist
Standard Form

Utility Connection Application Package (For connections outside of Columbus city limits)
Standard Form
Fill-In Form

Right-of-Way Vacation Application
Standard Form
Fill-In Form