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
Brice Road Widening 4070-E (Winchester Reserve)
Type III Request(PDF, 3MB) Dated 1/6/25; Posted 1/7/25
Sancus Blvd SUP
City Response CAL(PDF, 893KB) Dated 12/17/24; Posted 12/31/24
Variance Type II Request(PDF, 1MB) Dated 11/5/24; Posted 11/19/24
OSU Multi-Species Animal Learning Center - 2548 Carmack Road
Variance Type III Request(PDF, 26MB) Dated 7/29/24; Posted 8/6/24
4/25/24 The applicant has withdrawn the variance request: Variance Type II and III Request(PDF, 39MB) Dated/Posted 4/3/24
Worthington Kilbourne High School - 1499 Hard Road
City Response CAL(PDF, 951KB) Dated 9/5/24; Posted9/9/24
Response to Public Comments/Questions(PDF, 186KB) Dated 8/26/24
Public Comments/Questions Received(PDF, 425KB) Dated 8/11/24
Variance Type III Request(PDF, 16MB) Dated 7/10/24; Posted 8/5/24
Hudson Crossing - 2001 Demorest Road
The Variance Type II Request (Dated 7/16/24; Posted 7/17/24) has been withdrawn by the applicant.
Union Cemetery Mausoleum
Variance Type II Request(PDF, 3MB) Dated 3/25/24; Posted5/6/24
Boren Brothers Waste Services - 808 Rhoads Avenue
City Response CAL(PDF, 721KB) Dated/Posted 5/16/24
Variance Type II Request(PDF, 3MB) Dated 4/26/24; Posted 5/1/24
Ottawa Landscapes
City Response CAL(PDF, 883KB) Dated 5/16/24; Posted 5/20/24
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
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
- October Revised Files:
- June 2022 Revised Files:
- Original Files:
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
- Hyatt Place SWDM Variance - Revised Type III Variance Request Posted 08/13/2019(PDF, 15MB) (Includes 60 pages)
Introduction, Determination of the Stream Corridor Protection Zone, Type III Variance (Stream Protection), Mitigation, Conclusion, Tables, Summary of Alternatives
- Hyatt Place SWDM Variance - City of Columbus Response - Conditional Approval Posted 12/4/2019(PDF, 1MB)
- Hyatt Place SWDM Variance - Type III Variance Request Posted 6/6/2018(PDF, 9MB) (Includes 36 Pages - May need to adjust view or scroll right or left to see entire document)
Cover Letter, Introduction, Determination of the Stream Corridor Protection Zone, Type III Variance (Stream Protection), Mitigation, Conclusion, Tables and Exhibits
- Hyatt Place SWDM Variance - Sierra Club Variance Comments Posted 8/8/2018(PDF, 180KB)
- Hyatt Place SWDM Variance - City of Columbus Request for Additional Information Posted 11/6/2018(PDF, 160KB)
- Hyatt Place SWDM Variance - Variance Guidance Letter Posted 11/6/2018(PDF, 411KB)
- Hyatt Place SWDM Variance - SCPZ Exhibits Posted 11/6/2018(PDF, 3MB)
- Hyatt Place SWDM Variance - Stream 100 Year Flood Elevation Posted 11/6/2018(PDF, 2MB)
SR 315 & North Broadway Interchange Improvements
- SR 315 & North Broadway Interchange Improvements - Type III Variance Request Posted 5/03/2018(PDF, 499KB) (Includes 18 Pages)
- SR 315 & North Broadway Interchange Improvements - Appendix A: Project Location Map(PDF, 540KB)
- SR 315 & North Broadway Interchange Improvements - Appendix B: Project Overview Map(PDF, 3MB)
- SR 315 & North Broadway Interchange Improvements - Appendix C: Baseline Stream Information(PDF, 2MB) (Includes 13 Pages)
- SR 315 & North Broadway Interchange Improvements - Appendix D: Meeting Minutes from December 5, 2016 Design Workshop(PDF, 1MB) (Includes 20 Pages)
- SR 315 & North Broadway Interchange Improvements - Appendix E: Culvert Headwater Exhibits(PDF, 2MB)
- SR 315 & North Broadway Interchange Improvements - Appendix F: Alternative Exhibits(PDF, 2MB)
- SR 315 & North Broadway Interchange Improvements - Appendix G: Proposed Stream Mitigation Exhibits(PDF, 5MB) (Includes 16 Pages)
- SR 315 & North Broadway Interchange Improvements - FLOW Stormwater Variance Comments Posted 5/16/2018(PDF, 1MB)
- SR 315 & North Broadway Interchange Improvements - City of Columbus Response Posted 7/25/2018(PDF, 2MB)
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
- Family Dollar-Courtright Road - Family Dollar-Courtright Road Variance Request Posted 09/15/2016(PDF, 1MB)
Includes Variance Request Letter, Exhibits 1, 2 & 3 (proposed alternatives)
- Family Dollar-Courtright Road - City of Columbus Response 10/20/16 includes Tree Protection and Mitigation(PDF, 916KB)
- Family Dollar-Courtright Road - Design Contractor Response 10/28/16(PDF, 209KB) includes site plans below:
- Family Dollar-Courtright Road - Variance Site Plan(PDF, 601KB)
- Family Dollar-Courtright Road - Site Plan - South Shift(PDF, 316KB)
- Family Dollar-Courtright Road - Family Dollar Courtright SCPZ Variance Request Posted 11/16/2016(PDF, 331KB)
- Family Dollar Courtright Road - Tree Mitigation Plan 01/11/2017 includes Tree Demolition Plan, Tree Planting Plan and Tree Planting Specifications(PDF, 3MB)
UPS Trabue Road Expansion