COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus City Council has taken the next steps to establish a Short North visitor fee the could generate up to $2 million annually to fund safety, cleanliness, and beautification efforts.
Councilmembers approved on Sept. 8 the boundaries for the Short North New Community Authority, a group that will charge visitors when shopping, dining and staying at hotels. The authority will oversee the fee appearing on receipts at participating businesses primarily along High Street, between King Avenue and Convention Center Drive. Watch a previous NBC4 report on the Short North's NCA in the video player above.
Columbus Library land slated for new affordable housing projectThe fee will likely be 1% and applied to purchases at restaurants, retailers, hotels, and parking facilities within the district. An additional 1% surcharge may be added to transactions occurring between midnight and 3 a.m., during peak business hours. The revenue generated by the fee will be allocated to several key priorities for the Short North.
Betsy Pandora, executive director of the Short North Alliance, which proposed the NCA, said during an August council meeting that the bulk of the funds, about 50%, will go toward public safety. Cleanliness efforts will receive 25%, while 15% will fund landscaping projects. The remaining 10% will be earmarked for cultural programming and other community initiatives.
In turn, the NCA will yield "a better overall experience for everyone who visits, lives, or works in the Short North," Pandora said in a previous statement to NBC4.
"The primary driver is growth," she said. "With more than 10 million visitors last year, the district is evolving, and it needs a forward-looking strategy to match. This community-led initiative uses a tool commonly implemented across central Ohio to invest in the neighborhood's long-term vitality."
Anduril quietly starts construction on Ohio Arsenal-1 plantWhile participation in the NCA is voluntary, more than 110 property owners have already signed on to support the initiative, Pandora said. With the boundaries in place, Short North Alliance is aiming to implement the visitor fee in the coming months, which could yield as much as $2 million per year.
The Short North's NCA mimics several other central Ohio authorities that also charge visitors a small fee, like at Bridge Park in Dublin, which charges 0.5% on gross receipts at restaurants and retail businesses and 1% on hotels. Often, the fee is identified on receipts as "NCA CHARGE."
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