City of Columbia, Columbia SC

Downtown Strategic Plan & Guidelines Public Open Houses
2025-03-12 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln St, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Mark your calendars – we’re hosting two public open houses on Wednesday, March 12! These drop-in format open houses are a chance to review the draft guidelines, which are a key deliverable of the planning process that have the potential to shape Downtown Columbia’s built environment for years to come.
Both the draft guidelines and draft plan document will be made available on the project website prior to the open house; we’ll be sending a reminder email once they’ve been posted to those of you signed up for our Downtown Columbia email list, so be sure to sign up for that sublist if you want to receive a reminder!
There are two options to engage with the team:
Wednesday, March 12
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
About the planning effort
The City of Columbia launched the Downtown Columbia Strategic Plan and Design Guidelines planning process in early 2024. Through this effort, the project team has worked with the Columbia community to discern a refreshed vision for the quality of the built environment Downtown. It has been 25 years since the adoption of the City Center Master Plan and more than 15 years since the adoption of the Innovista Master Plan. In the years since these plans were adopted, much has changed: major infrastructure projects have been completed or are underway, thousands of housing units have been built, the City adopted a new Unified Development Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan (Columbia Compass), the Covid-19 pandemic has shifted the way people use downtowns, and lastly, transportation trends have created new shared and electric alternatives.
This new Strategic Plan for Downtown Columbia will:

Create a community-driven vision for the public character of Downtown.
Establish priorities for public policy and public investment in the Downtown built environment.
Protect the unique character and assets of the historic urban core.
Form the basis for Downtown Design Guidelines to help shape great public spaces.

More information about the planning process is available on the project website: https://planninganddevelopment.columbiasc.gov/downtown/

Planning Commission (PC) Meeting
2025-03-13 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Design/Development Review Commission Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is February 10, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3333 or visit the PC page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Columbia City Council - Regular Meeting
2025-03-18 16:00 - 17:00 | City Hall Third Floor Chambers, 1737 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina

Design/Development Review Commission (D/DRC) Meeting
2025-03-20 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Design/Development Review Commission Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is February 24, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3222 or visit the D/DRC page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Health, Social and Environmental Affairs Committee - Standing Committee Meeting
2025-03-25 13:00 - 14:00 | City Hall, Second Floor, Mayor’s Conference Room, 1737 Main Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States

Board of Zoning Appeals (BoZA) Meeting
2025-04-03 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is March 7, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3333 or visit the BoZA page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Planning Commission (PC) Meeting
2025-04-10 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Design/Development Review Commission Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is March 10, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3333 or visit the PC page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Design/Development Review Commission (D/DRC) Meeting
2025-04-17 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Design/Development Review Commission Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is March 24, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3222 or visit the D/DRC page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Economic Development & Infrastructure Committee - Standing Committee Meeting
2025-04-29 11:00 - 12:00 | City Hall, Second Floor, Mayor’s Conference Room, 1737 Main Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States

Columbia City Council - Budget Workshop
2025-04-29 13:00 - 14:30 | City Hall, Second Floor, Mayor’s Conference Room, 1737 Main Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States

Board of Zoning Appeals (BoZA) Meeting
2025-05-01 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is April 4, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3333 or visit the BoZA page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Planning Commission (PC) Meeting
2025-05-08 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Design/Development Review Commission Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is April 7, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3333 or visit the PC page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Design/Development Review Commission (D/DRC) Meeting
2025-05-15 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Design/Development Review Commission Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is April 21, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3222 or visit the D/DRC page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Board of Zoning Appeals (BoZA) Meeting
2025-06-05 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is May 2, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3333 or visit the BoZA page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Columbia Community Investment Fund: Board of Directors Meeting
2025-06-06 12:45 - 13:00 | City Hall, Second Floor, Mayor’s Conference Room, 1737 Main Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States

Planning Commission (PC) Meeting
2025-06-12 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Design/Development Review Commission Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is May 12, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3333 or visit the PC page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Health, Social, and Environmental Affairs Committee
2025-06-15 11:00 - 12:00 | City Hall, Second Floor, Mayor’s Conference Room, 1737 Main Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States

Homeless Services Adhoc Committee
2025-06-15 13:00 - 14:00 | City Hall, Second Floor, Mayor’s Conference Room, 1737 Main Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States

Homeless Services Adhoc Committee
2025-06-15 16:00 - 17:30 | City Hall Third Floor Chambers, 1737 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina

Public Informational Meeting on Williams Street Extension
2025-06-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Stormwater Studios, 413 Pendleton Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Mark your calendars – we hope you can join us Monday, June 16th from 4:00 – 6:00 PM at Stormwater Studios for an informational meeting about the Williams Street extension! This drop-in format meeting will provide attendees with updates on the project, including the anticipated timeline, multimodal design considerations, environmental impacts, and more.
As the City and consultant team work to fine-tune the design details, we hope you’ll take the time to attend and provide your feedback. We’ll be working to share additional details and materials as we have them, but in the meantime, please stay tuned to the City’s website, social media, and e-newsletter for updates.
About the Williams Street Project
This new street connection from Blossom Street to Senate Street will also connect back into the City’s street grid, providing multimodal connections westward past Huger Street. Phase one of the Williams Street Extension project includes the construction of approximately 4,700 feet of new and improved roadway, 4,700 feet of new sidewalks, and other related infrastructure needed to support the roadway. The project focuses on several key objectives, including:

Expanding public river access
Spurring economic development in the area and surrounding communities
Improving public safety and connectivity to our rivers, roadways and districts
Enhancing outdoor recreational opportunities alongside and on the rivers
Strengthening pride of our City and bolstering our sense of community

The design of the project is wrapping up, with anticipated initial review by the City’s Planning Commission in Summer 2025. Once plans are finalized, the project will be bid, with construction to follow.

Columbia City Council - Special Called Meeting
2025-06-24 15:00 - 17:00 | City Hall Third Floor Chambers, 1737 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina
See meeting information here: https://columbiacitysc.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=1821

Design/Development Review Commission (D/DRC) Meeting
2025-06-26 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Design/Development Review Commission Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is May 19, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3222 or visit the D/DRC page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Board of Zoning Appeals (BoZA) Meeting
2025-07-03 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is June 6, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3333 or visit the BoZA page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Planning Commission (PC) Meeting
2025-07-10 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Design/Development Review Commission Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is June 9, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3333 or visit the PC page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Design/Development Review Commission (D/DRC) Meeting
2025-07-17 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Design/Development Review Commission Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is June 16, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3222 or visit the D/DRC page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Board of Zoning Appeals (BoZA) Meeting
2025-08-07 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is July 7, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3333 or visit the BoZA page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Planning Commission (PC) Meeting
2025-08-14 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Design/Development Review Commission Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is July 14, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3333 or visit the PC page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Design/Development Review Commission (D/DRC) Meeting
2025-08-21 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Design/Development Review Commission Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is July 21, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3222 or visit the D/DRC page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Board of Zoning Appeals (BoZA) Meeting
2025-09-04 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is August 8, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3333 or visit the BoZA page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

Planning Commission (PC) Meeting
2025-09-11 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Design/Development Review Commission Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is August 11, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3333 or visit the PC page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.
