Still can't find what you’re looking for? Providing reliable water, sewer, stormwater, city power, streetlighting and sustainability services to the columbus metro area. Learn more about the city departments working on behalf of columbus residents, businesses and visitors.
Welcome to the department of building and zoning services—your resource for construction, zoning, code enforcement, and licensing in columbus, ohio Bringing this work to columbus is a giant leap forward for this community, but we cannot ignore the bigger picture if we are truly going to address the rising cost of housing and create a region where everyone who wants to work in central ohio can afford to live here, too. We provide services including building permits, zoning reviews, code enforcement, contractor and business licensing, engineering, and street addressing.
Trash collection for the city of columbus is managed by the department of public service, division of refuse collection The city collects trash from more than 340,000 households using trucks with mechanical arms to pick up and empty collection containers. Columbus city council will begin budget deliberations, including public hearings, and is expected to approve an amended budget in early 2025 The full budget can be viewed online at
