Council approves WestBend authority for 895-apartment development

Columbus City Council approved creation of the WestBend Community Authority, covering about 50.28 acres at McKinley Avenue and Fisher Road. The proposed mixed-use development includes about 895 apartments and up to 8,000 square feet of retail space, with community charges planned for infrastructure, utilities, maintenance and environmental work. The council approved the action Oct. 26 with eight votes in favor and one absence; Rob Dorans was absent.

To declare that the establishment of the WestBend Community Authority will be conducive to the public safety, convenience, and welfare and is intended to result in the development of a new community; to declare the WestBend Community Authority to be organized as a body politic and corporate within the new community district; to define the boundary of the WestBend Community Authority’s new community district; to approve an alternative dissolution method of the WestBend Community Authority; to certify compliance of the requirements of the public hearing; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

Oct 26, 20260239X-2026: To declare that the establishment of the WestBend Community Authority will be conducive to the public safety, convenience, and welfare and is intended to result in the development of a new community; to declare the WestBend Community Authority to be organized as a body politic and corporate within the new community district; to define the boundary of the WestBend Community Authority’s new community district; to approve an alternative dissolution method of the WestBend Community AuthoSource documentPDF 1PDF 2PDF 3