The concerns of residents, service organizations, and business owners in the near-OSU neighborhoods are represented by the University Area Commission. UAC is a volunteer body of both democratically-elected and appointed members who, like other area commissions in Columbus, serve in an advisory capacity to Columbus City Council on zoning, planning, and other civic matters impacting our neighborhoods. UAC is proud of its distinction as the first such commission to be established, having been created in 1972.