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<\/span><\/div>Welcome to the City of Columbus Development & Building Services, our gateway to the Departments of Technical Code Enforcement, Planning, Engineering, and Utilities for anyone undertaking a construction project. Thank you for growing our community \u2013 we look forward to working with you.<\/p>\n
New Construction Permitting Process<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/02\/Construction-Permitting-Process-Map-2-300x194.jpg\")
<\/a>Click to Enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n
Are you building a new apartment, commercial, industrial, or institutional building?\u00a0 Please see the flow chart at left for the City of Columbus permitting process (click the image for a larger, printable version).\u00a0 See the department information and contacts below for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Getting Started – Department Information and Contacts<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/county-seal.jpg\" "\\"county-seal\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Bartholomew County Department of Technical Code Enforcement<\/h3>\n
Begin with our office if your project is a new single-family home, a home addition, a new garage or barn, or the interior remodeling of any building (residential, commercial, or industrial). Our office provides building permits and inspections. \u00a0\u00a0Please also contact us with any property or building address questions.<\/p>\n
For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\nPhone:\u00a0 812-379-1535<\/p>\n
General Inquiries: bccode@bartholomew.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\nBrian Thompson, Asst. Chief Code Enforcement Officer: bthompson@bartholomew.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\nMichelle Cox, Chief Code Enforcement Officer: mcox@bartholomew.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Technical Code Enforcement Links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>County Code Enforcement Website<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Permits & Applications<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Current Indiana Codes<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/planning-stacked.jpg\" "\\"planning-stacked\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>City of Columbus – Bartholomew County Planning Department<\/h3>\n
Begin with our office if your project is a new or expanding duplex, triplex, or apartment building or complex; a new or expanding commercial, industrial, or institutional facility; a new sign; or involves a new subdivision of land, zoning map change (rezoning), or an annexation to the City of Columbus. Our office serves as staff for the Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals. We provide technical guidance, gather input from other local government departments, and process zoning and platting-related applications for the project types listed above.<\/p>\n
Please also contact our office with general development or zoning inquiries or if you will be seeking a conditional use approval or a zoning variance.<\/p>\n
If you are opening a new business, please note that no local business license or registration is required. However, please contact the Planning Department to verify that your intended business location is zoned appropriately and to discuss any permitting needed for your business signs.<\/p>\n
For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\nPhone: 812-376-2550<\/p>\n
General Inquiries: planning@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\nMelissa Begley, Assistant Director \/ Development Review Manager: mbegley@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\nJeff Bergman, Planning Director: jbergman@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Planning Department Links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Planning Department Website<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Zoning Map<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Zoning Ordinances<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Applications<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/engineering-fb.jpg\" "\\"engineering-fb\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>City of Columbus Engineering Department<\/h3>\n
Contact our office with any questions about storm water infrastructure or management requirements, driveways and other street access, construction work to be done in a public street right-of-way, or street or storm sewer construction standards.<\/p>\n
You can expect that the Planning Department will include us as needed for development or building projects submitted to them. However, a separate land disturbance and\/or storm water permit, to be applied for with and issued by our office, may be needed. Please contact Lisa Christie, listed below, for additional storm water permitting information.<\/p>\n
Our office is responsible for city infrastructure, most specifically streets, storm sewers, and drainage. We both review your projects and manage city-initiated improvements.<\/p>\n
For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\nPhone: 812-376-2540<\/p>\n
General Inquiries (Aimee Morris): amorris@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\nLisa Christie, Stormwater Coordinator: lchristie@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\nAmber Porter, Assistant City Engineer: aporter@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\nAndrew Beckort, City Engineer: abeckort@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Engineering Department Links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Engineering Department Website<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Engineering Standards<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Stormwater Management<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Columbus City Utilities<\/h3>\n
Contact our office with any questions about drinking water and sanitary sewer utilities.<\/p>\n
You can expect that the Planning Department will include us as needed for development or building projects submitted to them. However, separate approvals, to be applied for with and issued by our office may also be needed.<\/p>\n
Our office is responsible for city infrastructure, most specifically the water and sewer utilities. We both review your projects and manage our own system improvements.<\/p>\n
For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\nPhone: 812-372-8861<\/p>\n
Ashley Getz, Associate Director of Engineering: agetz@columbusutilities.org<\/a><\/p>\nRoger Kelso, Utilities Director: rkelso@columbusutilities.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Columbus City Utilities Links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>CCU Website<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Utility Standards<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Pretreatment Requirements<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Other Resources<\/h2><\/div>Project Incentives<\/h3>\n
If you are interested in seeking incentives from the City of Columbus for your project, such as tax abatement or support for low-income housing tax credits, please contact the City of Columbus Community Development Department<\/a>,<\/strong> Phone: 812-376-2520. <\/strong><\/p>\nFor industrial projects, additional resources may be provided by the Greater Columbus Economic Development Corporation<\/a>, <\/strong>Phone: 812-378-7300.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>Fire Department Inspections & Inquiries<\/h3>\n
If you have questions about fire inspections or fire code compliance, please contact the City of Columbus Fire Department<\/a>,<\/strong> Phone: 812-376-2568.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>City of Columbus Code Enforcement<\/h3>\n
The City of Columbus Code Enforcement staff work separately from Bartholomew County and focus on city code violations within the Columbus city limits.\u00a0 If you have questions or concerns about inoperable vehicles, unsafe homes, or nuisance properties, please contact City of Columbus Code Enforcement<\/a>, Phone: 812-376-2520.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14161","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-19 03:17:48","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14161"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16096,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14161\/revisions\/16096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/a>Click to Enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n
Are you building a new apartment, commercial, industrial, or institutional building?\u00a0 Please see the flow chart at left for the City of Columbus permitting process (click the image for a larger, printable version).\u00a0 See the department information and contacts below for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Getting Started – Department Information and Contacts<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Bartholomew County Department of Technical Code Enforcement<\/h3>\n
Begin with our office if your project is a new single-family home, a home addition, a new garage or barn, or the interior remodeling of any building (residential, commercial, or industrial). Our office provides building permits and inspections. \u00a0\u00a0Please also contact us with any property or building address questions.<\/p>\n
For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\nPhone:\u00a0 812-379-1535<\/p>\n
General Inquiries: bccode@bartholomew.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\nBrian Thompson, Asst. Chief Code Enforcement Officer: bthompson@bartholomew.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\nMichelle Cox, Chief Code Enforcement Officer: mcox@bartholomew.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Technical Code Enforcement Links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>County Code Enforcement Website<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Permits & Applications<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Current Indiana Codes<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>City of Columbus – Bartholomew County Planning Department<\/h3>\n
Begin with our office if your project is a new or expanding duplex, triplex, or apartment building or complex; a new or expanding commercial, industrial, or institutional facility; a new sign; or involves a new subdivision of land, zoning map change (rezoning), or an annexation to the City of Columbus. Our office serves as staff for the Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals. We provide technical guidance, gather input from other local government departments, and process zoning and platting-related applications for the project types listed above.<\/p>\n
Please also contact our office with general development or zoning inquiries or if you will be seeking a conditional use approval or a zoning variance.<\/p>\n
If you are opening a new business, please note that no local business license or registration is required. However, please contact the Planning Department to verify that your intended business location is zoned appropriately and to discuss any permitting needed for your business signs.<\/p>\n
For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\nPhone: 812-376-2550<\/p>\n
General Inquiries: planning@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\nMelissa Begley, Assistant Director \/ Development Review Manager: mbegley@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\nJeff Bergman, Planning Director: jbergman@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Planning Department Links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Planning Department Website<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Zoning Map<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Zoning Ordinances<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Applications<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>City of Columbus Engineering Department<\/h3>\n
Contact our office with any questions about storm water infrastructure or management requirements, driveways and other street access, construction work to be done in a public street right-of-way, or street or storm sewer construction standards.<\/p>\n
You can expect that the Planning Department will include us as needed for development or building projects submitted to them. However, a separate land disturbance and\/or storm water permit, to be applied for with and issued by our office, may be needed. Please contact Lisa Christie, listed below, for additional storm water permitting information.<\/p>\n
Our office is responsible for city infrastructure, most specifically streets, storm sewers, and drainage. We both review your projects and manage city-initiated improvements.<\/p>\n
For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\nPhone: 812-376-2540<\/p>\n
General Inquiries (Aimee Morris): amorris@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\nLisa Christie, Stormwater Coordinator: lchristie@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\nAmber Porter, Assistant City Engineer: aporter@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\nAndrew Beckort, City Engineer: abeckort@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Engineering Department Links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Engineering Department Website<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Engineering Standards<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Stormwater Management<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Columbus City Utilities<\/h3>\n
Contact our office with any questions about drinking water and sanitary sewer utilities.<\/p>\n
You can expect that the Planning Department will include us as needed for development or building projects submitted to them. However, separate approvals, to be applied for with and issued by our office may also be needed.<\/p>\n
Our office is responsible for city infrastructure, most specifically the water and sewer utilities. We both review your projects and manage our own system improvements.<\/p>\n
For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\nPhone: 812-372-8861<\/p>\n
Ashley Getz, Associate Director of Engineering: agetz@columbusutilities.org<\/a><\/p>\nRoger Kelso, Utilities Director: rkelso@columbusutilities.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Columbus City Utilities Links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>CCU Website<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Utility Standards<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>Pretreatment Requirements<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Other Resources<\/h2><\/div>Project Incentives<\/h3>\n
If you are interested in seeking incentives from the City of Columbus for your project, such as tax abatement or support for low-income housing tax credits, please contact the City of Columbus Community Development Department<\/a>,<\/strong> Phone: 812-376-2520. <\/strong><\/p>\nFor industrial projects, additional resources may be provided by the Greater Columbus Economic Development Corporation<\/a>, <\/strong>Phone: 812-378-7300.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>Fire Department Inspections & Inquiries<\/h3>\n
If you have questions about fire inspections or fire code compliance, please contact the City of Columbus Fire Department<\/a>,<\/strong> Phone: 812-376-2568.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>City of Columbus Code Enforcement<\/h3>\n
The City of Columbus Code Enforcement staff work separately from Bartholomew County and focus on city code violations within the Columbus city limits.\u00a0 If you have questions or concerns about inoperable vehicles, unsafe homes, or nuisance properties, please contact City of Columbus Code Enforcement<\/a>, Phone: 812-376-2520.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14161","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-19 03:17:48","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14161"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16096,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14161\/revisions\/16096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Bartholomew County Department of Technical Code Enforcement<\/h3>\n
Begin with our office if your project is a new single-family home, a home addition, a new garage or barn, or the interior remodeling of any building (residential, commercial, or industrial). Our office provides building permits and inspections. \u00a0\u00a0Please also contact us with any property or building address questions.<\/p>\n
For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n Phone:\u00a0 812-379-1535<\/p>\n General Inquiries: bccode@bartholomew.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n Brian Thompson, Asst. Chief Code Enforcement Officer: bthompson@bartholomew.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n Michelle Cox, Chief Code Enforcement Officer: mcox@bartholomew.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> County Code Enforcement Website<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Permits & Applications<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Current Indiana Codes<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Begin with our office if your project is a new or expanding duplex, triplex, or apartment building or complex; a new or expanding commercial, industrial, or institutional facility; a new sign; or involves a new subdivision of land, zoning map change (rezoning), or an annexation to the City of Columbus. Our office serves as staff for the Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals. We provide technical guidance, gather input from other local government departments, and process zoning and platting-related applications for the project types listed above.<\/p>\n Please also contact our office with general development or zoning inquiries or if you will be seeking a conditional use approval or a zoning variance.<\/p>\n If you are opening a new business, please note that no local business license or registration is required. However, please contact the Planning Department to verify that your intended business location is zoned appropriately and to discuss any permitting needed for your business signs.<\/p>\n For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n Phone: 812-376-2550<\/p>\n General Inquiries: planning@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n Melissa Begley, Assistant Director \/ Development Review Manager: mbegley@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n Jeff Bergman, Planning Director: jbergman@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Planning Department Website<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Zoning Map<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Zoning Ordinances<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Applications<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Contact our office with any questions about storm water infrastructure or management requirements, driveways and other street access, construction work to be done in a public street right-of-way, or street or storm sewer construction standards.<\/p>\n You can expect that the Planning Department will include us as needed for development or building projects submitted to them. However, a separate land disturbance and\/or storm water permit, to be applied for with and issued by our office, may be needed. Please contact Lisa Christie, listed below, for additional storm water permitting information.<\/p>\n Our office is responsible for city infrastructure, most specifically streets, storm sewers, and drainage. We both review your projects and manage city-initiated improvements.<\/p>\n For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n Phone: 812-376-2540<\/p>\n General Inquiries (Aimee Morris): amorris@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n Lisa Christie, Stormwater Coordinator: lchristie@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n Amber Porter, Assistant City Engineer: aporter@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n Andrew Beckort, City Engineer: abeckort@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Engineering Department Website<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Engineering Standards<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Stormwater Management<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Contact our office with any questions about drinking water and sanitary sewer utilities.<\/p>\n You can expect that the Planning Department will include us as needed for development or building projects submitted to them. However, separate approvals, to be applied for with and issued by our office may also be needed.<\/p>\n Our office is responsible for city infrastructure, most specifically the water and sewer utilities. We both review your projects and manage our own system improvements.<\/p>\n For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n Phone: 812-372-8861<\/p>\n Ashley Getz, Associate Director of Engineering: agetz@columbusutilities.org<\/a><\/p>\n Roger Kelso, Utilities Director: rkelso@columbusutilities.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> CCU Website<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Utility Standards<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Pretreatment Requirements<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> If you are interested in seeking incentives from the City of Columbus for your project, such as tax abatement or support for low-income housing tax credits, please contact the City of Columbus Community Development Department<\/a>,<\/strong> Phone: 812-376-2520. <\/strong><\/p>\n For industrial projects, additional resources may be provided by the Greater Columbus Economic Development Corporation<\/a>, <\/strong>Phone: 812-378-7300.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div> If you have questions about fire inspections or fire code compliance, please contact the City of Columbus Fire Department<\/a>,<\/strong> Phone: 812-376-2568.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div> The City of Columbus Code Enforcement staff work separately from Bartholomew County and focus on city code violations within the Columbus city limits.\u00a0 If you have questions or concerns about inoperable vehicles, unsafe homes, or nuisance properties, please contact City of Columbus Code Enforcement<\/a>, Phone: 812-376-2520.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14161","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-19 03:17:48","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14161"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16096,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14161\/revisions\/16096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Technical Code Enforcement Links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>City of Columbus – Bartholomew County Planning Department<\/h3>\n
Planning Department Links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>City of Columbus Engineering Department<\/h3>\n
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