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Columbia Regulatory procedures table ordinance (§ 29-6.2)

Chapter 29: Unified Development Code · Article 6. Procedures and Enforcement

Table 6.2-1: Approval Procedures Table

H = Public Hearing D = Decision R = Recommendation A = Decision on Appeal DCD = Department of Community Development DPW = Department of Public Works DHNS = Department of Housing and Neighborhood Services Where an Appeal body is not shown, appeal is to the courts

Procedure Section 29- Department Board of Planning & Historic City Council

Adjustment Zoning Preservation Commission Commission

Zoning Compliance 6.4(a) D-DCD A

Building Permit 6.4(b) D-DCD A

Demolition Permit Chapter 6 D-DCD R

City Code D-DHNS

Certificate of Occupancy 6.4(c) D-DCD A

Variance [1] 6.4(d) D

Adjustment of Form-based Standards 6.4(e)

Minor D-DCD A

Major D

Sign Permit 6.4(f) D-DCD A

Sign Plan Approval 6.4(g) D

Temporary Parking Permit 6.4(h) D-DCD A

Floodplain Development Permit 6.4(i) D-DCD A

Optional Development 6.4(j) D Standards Approval

Certificate of Appropriateness 6.4(k) A D

Landmark and Historic District Designation 6.4(l) R R D

Conditional Use Permit 6.4(m) R D

Subdivision of Land 5

Tract Split D-DCD

Administrative Plat Review D-DCD

Minor Subdivision - Concept R

Minor Subdivision - Final R D

Major Subdivision - Concept R

Major Subdivision - Preliminary R D

Major Subdivision - Final R D

Ordinance Text or Map Amendment 6.4(n)

Concept Review R

Zoning Text or Map Amendment R D

Comprehensive Plan Amendment 6.4(o) R D

Tall structures in the M-DT District 6.4(p) R D

[1] Exceptions: Decisions on variances from Subdivision Regulations are decided by the Commission; variances from the HP-O are decided by the Historic Preservation Commission; variances from some stream buffer standards are decided by the Director of Public Works.

Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 29-6.2

Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).

Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.