Stormwater Variance Requests

Three types of variances from the Stormwater Drainage Manual are possible: Downtown, Non-Stream, and Stream Protection. Note: An updated SWDM Guidance Document is forthcoming. Please contact StormVariance@columbus.gov for questions related to this document and other SWDM variance issues.

Comments: If you would like to comment on a variance request, please submit them to StormVariance@columbus.gov. Comments can be made up to fourteen (14) days after a request is posted. If you need additional time to comment, beyond the time allotted, please submit a request for a time extension with an explanation of why more time is necessary.

Interested Party List If you would like to receive notice of any stormwater variance requests the City receives, please send notice of your interest to StormVariance@columbus.gov.


View Submitted Variance Requests

Many are large PDF files

Boren Brothers Waste Services  - 808 Rhoads Avenue

Variance Type II Request(PDF, 3MB) Dated 4/26/24; Posted 5/1/24

Ottawa Landscapes

Revised Variance Type III Request(PDF, 6MB) Dated 4/25/24; Posted 4/30/24
Variance Type III Request(PDF, 6MB) Dated 4/3/24; Posted 4/4/24

OSU Multi-Species Animal Learning Center - 2548 Carmack Road

4/25/24 The applicant has withdrawn the variance request
Variance Type II and III(PDF, 39MB) Request Dated/Posted 4/3/24

Ohio Exposition Center 2050 Phase I

Whetstone Sports Field Improvements

Scioto Darby Preserve Commercial Development - Scioto Darby Executive Court

222 W. Lane Avenue

AEP Marion Road Substation

Reserves at Arlington - 4438 Mobile Drive

Trabue Road Bridge and Road Way Project

Columbus Works Commerce Center - 6200 E. Broad

Hidden Creek - 3940 Scioto Darby Creek Road

OSU Advanced Materials Corridor, CC18084

Children's Hospital

1261-1265 S 18th Street

OSU Book Depository - 2700 Kenny Road

Wheatland Avenue

Operation Safewalks - Grace Street Project

Jackson Pike Solar Project

South Outpost - 2260 Lockbourne Road

Dixon House 950 Brushfield Drive

WestBend Development - 2474 McKinley Ave

Parsons Avenue Water Plant Residuals Disposal/Lockbourne Road Quarry

Project Enzo - Mars Petcare Fisher Road Plant

Simpson Strong-Tie Expansion Site

Phoenix Cargo (Groves Road)

OSU Cannon Drive Phase II

American Self-Storage Phase II (Refugee Road)

424 Jackson Street

Winchester Pike Industrial Project

Bachman Site (Winchester Pike)

Trevcor Business Center Phase II - 4281 Hamilton Square Blvd

Retreat At Scioto Creek - 4646 Hall Road

Alkire and Norton Road Site

Buckeye Rail Yard Redevelopment 4882 Trabue Road

Lakeside Village 4100 Lakeview Crossing

Carvana 8350 Lyra Drive

Rock City Church Polaris

Directions for Youth and Family Services - 3840 Kimberly Parkway North

KIPP Columbus West Campus Expansion - 2900 Inspire Drive

London Groveport Road - Talbott Property

Brookwood Apartments 2685 East Livingston Ave

Columbus Country Club Basin Modifications

Del Taco 1466 Harrisburg Pike

OSU Wexner Medical Center Construction Staging Area

1383 Vida Way - Post Oak Station Renovation and Early Learning Center Development

155 East Broad Street Plaza Type I SWDM Variance

1431 Community Park Drive Type II SWDM Variance

Columbus Crew Training Facility

1431 Community Park Drive Type II SWDM Variance

Sussex Place Section 3, Phases 1 & 2 Type III SWDM Variance

Research Alloys Type III SWDM Variance

Wendler Commons Type III Variance

Compost Facility Type II SWDM Variance

Municipal Light Plant Type I SWDM Variance

Sancus Boulevard Apartments SWDM Variance

Greensward Road SWDM Variance

OARS Site Restoration SWDM Variance

Hyatt Place SWDM Variance

SR 315 & North Broadway Interchange Improvements

OhioHealth East-West Road Improvements SWDM Variance

Columbus Regional Airport Authority Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility (CRAA ConRAC)

Jackson Pike Wastewater Plant Biosolids Land Application Improvements

Battelle South Development Project

Gateway Lofts

Marble Cliff Quarry Development Project

OhioHealth Administrative Offices and North Parking Lot

Family Dollar-Courtright Road

UPS Trabue Road Expansion