Zoning-Development, Planning and Sustainability Committee
Cleveland City Council
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
8:30 a.m. — 10:30 a.m. EDT
601 Lakeside Ave Cleveland, OH 44114 (Directions)
Cleveland City Hall, Mercedes Cotner Room 217 (or watch on YouTube)
The Zoning-Development, Planning and Sustainability Committee reviews and discusses legislation related to the redevelopment of blighted areas, the rehabilitation and conservation of properties, the alleviation of the housing shortage, economic and industrial development, the land reutilization program and matters pertaining to Cleveland’s Departments of Community Development, Economic Development, and Consumer Affairs and Building & Housing. It is also responsible for Community Development Block Grant spending, which pays for senior services and neighborhood recreation.
The committee also works to improve the city’s sustainable practices and promote environmental awareness and improvement to our natural resources as well as all matters emanating from the City Planning Commission, City Planning and zoning issues.
NOTE: This meeting is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. It is all about proposed pilots for form-based zoning code. The meeting may run long. If it gets to a point where you need to pause or stop documenting, please note that in your coverage, share where you left off, and let us know. Learn more about recent discussion of this proposal at the City Planning Commission. And pick up on the basics of form-based code with this explainer.
Committee members:
- Anthony Hairston, chair
- Jasmin Santana, vice chair
- Stephanie Howse-Jones
- Kris Harsh
- Joe Jones
- Kerry McCormack
- Jenny Spencer
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Cleveland - OH Documenters Team
Residents, council members express concern about changes planned for zoning code
Committee learns about proposed form-based code pilots
👋🏾I’m Regina & I'II be live-tweeting today’s Cleveland City Council Zoning, Development, Planning and Sustainability Committee Meeting at 8:30am at Cleveland City Hall for @CLEdocumenters & @signalcleveland ! #CLEdocumenters
07:26 AM May 21, 2024 CDT
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Meeting was called to order at 8:35am 👍🏾
✅Ordinance 347–2024 was approved as amended.
⚫️ An ordinance enacting new Title VIIA, Cleveland Neighborhood Form-Based Code, to amend Section 327.01 of Ordinance No. 546-93 passed on 6/14/93 to reference the new Title VIIA.
“How we manage our land & how we regulate our land dictates where resources and opportunities can go.”
“You can have a lot of plans, but if you don’t have the proper zoning codes or the proper regulations in place, it sometimes becomes very hard to implement those plans.” 📑
This webpage has a great summary:
“The complexity of the presentation shows the time and attention to detail that was put into it…”
-Thomas Vanover, Cleveland's Chief Building Official
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Until Next Time!
-Regina
Agency Information
Cleveland City Council
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Cleveland City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Cleveland in Ohio. There are 17 elected Cleveland City Council members representing the 17 wards of the City of Cleveland. Each ward has approximately 25,000 residents. Council Members are elected to serve a four-year term. Council members serve two roles in their duties: to draft and enact legislation for the city of Cleveland and act as ombudsmen for their constituents.
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