CAC December 5th Meeting Agenda

CAC December 5th Meeting Agenda

7:00 p.m. Call to order & formal welcome by Chairperson White

7:05 p.m. Introduction of commissioners and district reports

7:10 p.m. Consideration of the January CAC meeting from January 2nd to January 9th, 2020.

7:15 p.m. Consideration of prior meeting minutes – Commissioner Nemitz

7:20 p.m. Treasurer’s Report – Kendra Carpenter

7:25 p.m. Zoning & Variance Committee – Chair Stephen Hardwick

Variance agenda:

GC19-055, 5095 N. High St. (Graceland Flats development) – City staff say the following variances are needed:
1. CC3372.706(C)(4): Graphic area, sign height and setback: To reduce the minimum setback from 15 feet to 11 feet from the ROW. (The applicant agree to verify by the time of the CAC meeting that these numbers were correct for the proposed sign.)
2. CC3372.706(B): Graphics: To allow off-premises graphics within the Community Commercial Overlay.
GC19-056, 118 Graceland Blvd. (Graceland Shopping Center), SignCom, Inc. District 6. City Staff Report:
1. CC3375.12(B)(4), a special permit for off-premises signage.
2. CC3377.11(A), to increase the number of tenant panels from 4 to 7.
3. CC3377.11(C), to increase the portion of a ground sign utilized to display tenant panels from 50 percent of the total graphic area to 80 percent.
4. CC3372.706(B), to allow an off-premises sign in the CCO.
5. CC3372.706(C)(5), to increase the height of a ground sign from 6 feet to 19’ (current sign).
6. CC3372.706(C)(2), to permit a pylon sign instead of a monument sign. The applicant clarified that frame of the sign will stay the same size and that they plan to add a plaque designating when shopping center was opening.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

7:45 p.m. Election Committee – Chair Ann Henkener

7:50 p.m. Committee Update

Each chair (Zoning & Variance, Planning & Development, Historic Building, Tech & PR, Election, and Clintonville Greenspot) will be presenting at the January 2020 meeting

7:55 p.m. Community Liaison – Katherine Cull

Office hours: 2nd Tuesdays, 2-4 p.m. at Whetstone Library, 3909 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214

8:05 p.m. City of Columbus Development Department Administrator – Rita Parise

8:20 p.m. Project Forecast by Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) – Marie Schaper

New Business

Lyft Scooters – Chet Ridenour, Market Manager with Lyft, has put us on notice that effective November 23rd, 2019, Lyft’s Scooter operations has indefinitely concluded in our market. Lyft Ridesharing and CoGo Bikesharing services are still in effect.
Clintonville Tunnel – This begins south of Clintonville and not inside the Clintonville Area.
Clintonville Tree Lighting – Sunday, December 8th, 2019 6-7:30 p.m. Whetstone Community Center and Whetstone Library.
Clintonville Task Force – The CAC Chair will be doing a call-to-action to formalize the discussion around parking concerns. This topic will be on the January agenda to be discussed in great detail.

OLD BUSINESS

Architectural Review – Commissioners White, Garrison, Minster, and Vottero with Community Liaison met with the City of Columbus Planning Division November 26th, 2019 at 10:00 AM to discuss how to move forward with the CAC resolution for a formal architectural review of commercial development sites along the High Street and Indianola Corridors.
Graceland Flats – Development is already in progress.
- What concerns expressive of the community do we continue to have that we can address as a commission?
2864 N High St (former Clintonville Area Outfitters)