Columbus building & ADU permits
Recent permit activity, updated continuously.
Columbus is Ohio's capital and largest city, regulating ADUs locally. The city publishes its building permits under a CC0 public-domain license with a use column and a situs ZIP, which Igni normalizes from the ArcGIS feed into typed, classified records.
Igni is tracking 16,787 residential and building permits in Columbus, OH. The most active ZIP is 43214. The most recent filing Igni tracked was Oct 31, 2026. All records come from City of Columbus GIS (ArcGIS), an official government open-data feed, and are refreshed continuously.
16787
Permits tracked
0
ADU permits
36
Distinct ZIP codes
Oct 31, 2026
Newest permit
Recent permits
A sample of the freshest permits in this jurisdiction — ZIP and city only (no street addresses).
| ZIP | Permit type | ADU type | Valuation | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43085 | Residential | — | $13,130 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43230 | Residential | — | $8,000 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43016 | Residential | — | $0 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43228 | Residential | — | $6,500 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43223 | Residential | — | $500 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43123 | Residential | — | $500 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43026 | Commercial | — | $0 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43221 | Residential | — | $0 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43232 | Residential | — | $0 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43232 | Residential | — | $0 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43240 | Residential | — | $0 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43119 | Residential | — | $0 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43229 | Residential | — | $0 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43204 | Residential | — | $500 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43206 | Residential | — | $500 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43203 | Residential | — | $0 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43205 | Residential | — | $20,000 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 43235 | Residential | — | $0 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 43235 | Residential | — | $19,000 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 43081 | Residential | — | $0 | Oct 30, 2026 |
Top ZIP codes by recent activity
Housing law — Ohio
Accessory dwelling units in Ohio are regulated locally; there is no statewide ADU mandate, so rules vary by city and county.
Ohio has no statewide upzoning law; residential density is set by local zoning.
Data source
Sourced from City of Columbus GIS (ArcGIS). CC0 — public domain (commercial use permitted).
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Informational only, not legal advice. Headline counts reflect all permits Igni has tracked for this jurisdiction; the table shows recent activity. Housing law changes — verify current statutes before relying on this.