Earth Month 2023

Celebrate Earth Month with us through events and #SustainbleDublin initiatives that everyone can be part of!

Events

Learn how you can become more sustainable with the City of Dublin. Make a visit to one of our Earth Month events.

MLK Civic Service Series – April 15, 10 a.m.

EVENT UPDATE

Slots are filled for this event. Check back soon for details on the September service event.

Join the MLK Civic Service Series for a day of service to the community. The Dublin Historical Society will explain the importance of Dublin’s historic core, and volunteers will help mulch at the historic Dublin Cemetery while learning about the efforts of the Cemetery Preservation Team. 

Earth Day Exploration Hike – April 20, 6 p.m.

Observe the earth around you using your senses on a peaceful nature walk at Kiwanis River Park, 6245 Riverside Drive. Sign up.

Earth Day Community Planting – April 22, 9 a.m. to noon

Join us at Ferris-Wright Park to celebrate its historic land with plantings and cleanup. Volunteers will assist our horticulture team as we create gardens reflecting 2,000 years of history. These will include domesticated plants common in the Hopewell Culture, a “3 Sisters Yaękwakeh” we’ve designed in cooperation with the Wyandotte Nation’s Cultural Center and plants common to early settlers of Dublin, including some given to us by some of the last residents of the farmhouse. Volunteers will also assist in removing invasive plants from the creek bed. Our Heritage Interpreters will be on-site to talk about the park’s history and upcoming open houses. Nature Education volunteers will also share about the upcoming City Nature Challenge and how to participate using the iNaturalist app. To register, complete an application.

Document Destruction Day – April 22, 9 a.m. to noon

Bring that stack of old documents to the City of Dublin Fleet Building, 6351 Shier Rings Road.
Learn more.

Drug Take Back Day – April 22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Join the Dublin Police’s Drug Take Back Event to properly dispose of unwanted, unused or expired prescription or over-the-counter drugs. This drive-thru event helps keep medication out of our water system and limits drug abuse in our community. Visit the Dublin Justice Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to participate. (This is a national event, so e-cigarette and vaping devices are accepted, as well.) Learn more. 

City Nature Challenge – April 28-May 1

Get outside and participate in community science through the City Nature Challenge. Using the iNaturalist app, take photos in Dublin parks and public spaces and see if you can identify specific plants and animals. This four-day global bioblitz connects people to nature in their community. Data collected will be verified and made available for research purposes. Contact sesala@dublin.oh.us for more details.

Arbor Day Tree Planting – April 29, 9 to 11 a.m.

Join the City of Dublin Foresters as they plant a tree commemorating Arbor Day in Stonefield Park, 5467 Earlington Parkway. Get free knowledge and seeds from the team and learn how to prune and mulch trees in your own yard. Enter the raffle to win a large tree of your own.

Be #SustainableDublin All Year Long

We strive to be the most sustainable city. Here are some ways you can help us day-to-day.

‘Keep Dublin Green’ Kits

Keep Dublin Green Park cleanup kits are a great flexible option for groups to give back to the community by cleaning litter from Dublin parks. The kit includes trash and recycle bags, gloves, safety vests, a first aid kit and even a scavenger hunt. To reserve a kit, please complete this interest form, and we will be in touch with next steps.

Recycle Right!

Help us get to a 50% diversion rate. Recycle right with these tips from SWACO.

Composting With GoZero

Divert waste from our landfills and take advantage of our free compost disposal site. Collect food scraps for the green GoZero bins located at our city Service Center. Get the list of acceptable scraps!

Volunteer at the Ferris-Wright Gardens!

Groups, families or volunteer pairs can sign up for a day of service or schedule weekly visits to care for the garden throughout the growing season. Volunteers are needed to water and weed the gardens and harvest produce. The gardens will give park visitors a glimpse into common plants cultivated in our area over the last 2,000 years. Contact volunteer@dublin.oh.us for more details and signup information.

Electronic Waste Drop-Off

Don’t throw that old cellphone in the trash. Recycle it with our e-waste program. Drop-offs are accepted at the city Service Center Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check the list of accepted items before your visit.

Medication Drop Box

Use the 24/7 drop box located inside the Dublin Justice Center lobby to safely dispose of prescription drugs any time of year. Check the accepted items.

Styrofoam Recycling

Keep unwanted Styrofoam out of your trash with our coinvent 24/7 drop-off site at the city Service Center. Check the accepted items before you go!

Keep Dublin Beautiful

Help us keep our city beautiful with gardening tips and tricks from our Horticulture team.

Public Records Request Overview

In order to support faster response and better tracking of requests, the City of Dublin uses JustFOIA to collect, respond to and manage public information requests.

Why JustFOIA?

JustFOIA is a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) online application that helps streamline the open records request process for the community and improve efficiencies in getting requested information quickly and accurately.

The application lets community members submit requests for all city records, including police reports. Commonly requested information includes accident reports, copies of resolutions and body-camera video.

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Mission

We are and always have been a proud local democracy. In our service, we strive to provide the best quality of life and environment in which our residents and businesses can thrive. We seek to ally our proud traditions with the best innovations of the future.

Vision

Dublin, Ohio, is the most sustainable, connected and resilient global city of choice.

Core Values

Integrity, Respect, Communication, Teamwork, Accountability, Positive Attitude & Dedication to Service.

The City of Dublin operates under a set of seven key core values: integrity, respect, communication, teamwork, accountability, positive attitude and dedication to service. Staff members use these seven values as the basis for daily decision-making, including the decisions that go into the budget process.

  • Integrity. We are open and honest. We honor our commitments to the community and each other. Our actions are consistent with what we say.
  • Respect. We treat our coworkers and members of the community with courtesy and dignity. We embrace diversity and acknowledge the needs, responsibilities and inherent worth of each individual.
  • Communication. We maintain an environment in which employees feel free to share ideas and information. We promote open interaction throughout the organization to ensure knowledge and understanding among all employees and our community.
  • Teamwork. We create a climate in which all employees work together and support the individual talents and contributions of team members. We celebrate successes and see mistakes as opportunities for growth; we will never willingly let a member of our team fail.
  • Accountability. We are responsible to our community and each other for our personal and organizational decisions, actions and performance results. We are committed stewards of our City’s assets and resources.
  • Positive Attitude. We focus our efforts on constructive behavior, attitudes and solutions. We promote an environment that people love going to every day – a place where each individual can find a sense of belonging, inspiration, enjoyment and meaning.
  • Dedication to Service. We pursue innovation and continuous improvement in all we do. We are committed to efficient, effective and responsive service delivery that makes a difference in the lives of those we serve.

Leadership Philosophy

We are members of an organization that succeeds because of teamwork, dedication, diversity and the innovative spirit of all of   our members. Together, we build a culture of trust, service, mutual respect, inclusion and open communication. We hold ourselves mutually accountable to promote and sustain continuous learning and to develop the learning potential that exists in every member of our team.

City Code

The complete Dublin City Code is available online at American Legal City Ordinance website. Information staff at the Dublin branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library are available to help navigate this website.

Revised Charter of Dublin, Ohio

This Revised Charter, as adopted on March 19, 1996, became effective on July 4, 1996.

Zoning Code

The Zoning Code for Dublin is Chapter 153 of the Dublin Code of Ordinances. The Zoning Code sets land development requirements and establishes different uses within individual districts. Zoning regulations address the physical development of a site, such as building height, lot requirements, setbacks from lot lines, minimum numbers of parking spaces, sign types and sizes, and other related regulations.

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