| Repair | Who pays | The rule |
|---|---|---|
| Bulk Trash / Junk Removal | City | Columbus offers free bulk item collection, but only after a resident schedules a date via 311; refrigerated appliances, tires, and hazardous materials are excluded. |
| Gas Service Line | Property owner | In Columbus, Columbia Gas of Ohio owns the gas lines up to and including the meter; the owner owns from the meter to the appliances. Cited to Columbia Gas of Ohio. |
| Sewer Lateral | Property owner | Columbus sewer lateral: the homeowner maintains the lateral pipe; the city maintains only the city-owned portion, per Blueprint Columbus. |
| Sidewalk Repair | Property owner | In Columbus the abutting property owner is responsible for maintaining and repairing the sidewalk; the city has no general residential snow-shoveling ordinance. |
| Tree Roots | Property owner | Columbus street trees belong to the city, but Code 905.06(a) still makes the abutting owner pay to repair a sidewalk the roots crack. Code text quoted. |
| Water Service Line | Shared | In Columbus the water service line is split at the curb stop: the city owns main-to-curb-stop, the owner owns curb-stop-to-home. Cited to the City of Columbus lead-service-line page. |
Bulk Trash / Junk Removal
Columbus picks up bulk items (furniture, carpet, mattresses, non-refrigerant appliances) for free, but only after a resident schedules a specific date through 311; refrigerated appliances, tires, auto parts, hazardous materials, and building/excavating debris are excluded.
No bulk items will be collected unless the resident schedules collection online through 311 or calls (614) 645-3111.
Source: Bulk Collection
Gas Service Line
Columbus: from the gas meter to your appliances is yours, Columbia Gas owns "up to and including the gas meter," you own the rest.
We own and regularly inspect the gas lines up to and including the gas meter. ... You own and should regularly inspect the gas lines from your meter to your gas appliances.
Source: Gas line responsibilities
Sewer Lateral
Columbus: the homeowner maintains the lateral, and even when Blueprint Columbus lines it for free, maintenance stays with the homeowner.
Homeowners are responsible for maintaining their lateral pipes, while the City is responsible for keeping the City-owned portion of the system in good working condition.
Source: Blueprint Columbus (City of Columbus): Lateral lining -- homeowner maintains lateral pipes
Sidewalk Repair
Columbus: the abutting property owner is responsible for maintaining and repairing the sidewalk (and there is no residential snow-shoveling ordinance).
The abutting private property owner shall be responsible for the proper maintenance and repair of all sidewalks and driveway entrances within the abutting right-of-way or easement for any improved or unimproved street, alley, or other public way within the city, which provides access around, in, or to said private...
Source: Columbus City Codes § 905.06 (abutting owner responsible for sidewalk maintenance and repair)
Tree Roots
Columbus owns its street trees but still bills the abutting owner for the sidewalk they damage, the sidewalk code never mentions trees or roots.
The abutting private property owner shall be responsible for the proper maintenance and repair of all sidewalks and driveway entrances within the abutting right-of-way or easement for any improved or unimproved street, alley, or other public way within the city
Source: 905.06 Sidewalk and driveway entrance maintenance and repair.
Water Service Line
Columbus: it is split at the curb stop, the city owns the main-to-curb-stop section, and the owner owns the curb stop to the home.
Your water service line is the pipe that connects your home or business to the public water main. The water service line is divided into two sections; a city-owned part and a customer-owned part. The utility-owned portion extends from the water main to the curb stop. The customer-owned portion extends from the curb...
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