CAC Zoning & Variance Meeting – Wednesday September 29th at 7pm (In Person)

Clintonville Area Commission – Zoning & Variance Committee (IN PERSON)
Wednesday September 29th at 7pm

Notes:

  • The meeting will start at 7:00 p.m., and it will be in-person.
  • All people are required to wear masks.

Agenda PDF: 20210929DraftZ&VAgenda

Agenda

  1. Call to order.
  2. Approve agenda.
  3. Consider previous meeting’s minutes.
  4. Variance Agenda.
    1. BZA21-103, 132 W. Weisheimer. The homeowner seeks a variance to increase the maximum garage height from 15’ to 20′. CC3332.38(G).
    2. GC21-033. 5152 N. High St. Taco Bell seeks a variance to allow an automatic changeable copy sign in the Community Commercial Overlay. CC3372.706(B).
  5. Announce that the next meeting of the CAC will be on October 7, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., at the Whetstone Library, and the next meeting of the Zoning & Variance Committee will be October 27, 2021.

Indianola Avenue – Complete Street Study (via Zoom- Thursday 9/16 at 12pm & 6pm)

Mark your calendars to hear the latest of the Indianola street study presented by the city

Due to increased COVID positivity rates, the Indianola Avenue Complete Streets Study Public Meeting previously planned at Studio 35 will now take place virtually on the same day. Two time slots will be offered for the virtual meeting on Thursday, September 16th.

Register via Zoom for either meeting using the links below:

12:00 p.m. Meeting: https://bit.ly/3h8nMrY

6:00 p.m. Meeting: https://bit.ly/3yO7Hh7

Link to presentation materials: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tHLYRd8Q6GdjTUgnB2QiN_UjguQDL6Yo/view?usp=drivesdk

PDF Link for flyer: Indianola Public Meeting Invitation

SPECIAL MEETING: CAC Z&V Committee Tuesday September 15th at 7pm

Special Meeting – CAC Zoning & Variance Committee – September 15, 2021, 7:00 p.m.
Clinton Heights Lutheran Church
15 Clinton Heights Ave.
1. Call to order.
 
2. Approve agenda.
 
3. Consider previous meeting’s minutes.
 
4. Announce that the Committee is holding this special meeting under the authority of CAC Bylaw V.2.a, in which the Committee will “make the recommendation on the Commission’s behalf” because “a recommendation on a zoning matter must be reported to a City government body before the full Commission can properly meet and take action upon it….”
 
5. Variance agenda: BZA21-090, 5566 and 5568 N. High St.
The applicant seeks to allow a cat cafe in a C-4 District. CC3356.05, and to reduce the required parking from 30 to 13, CC3312.49.
 
6. Announce that the next regular meeting of the Zoning & Variance Committee will be September 29, 2021.

District 6 Commissioner Vacancy – Open Call for Candidates to Complete Term (through June 2022)

Hello everyone,

The District 6 Commissioner position remains open for candidates to complete petitions & be appointed by the CAC in the next meeting (Thursday October 7th).

  • This person would finish the remainder of the term that runs through June 2022 (roughly 10 months).
  • There would be no obligation to run for the new 3 year term as part of the 2022 election cycle unless appointed person decides to do so.

Any current resident within the District 6 boundaries is eligible to run for the position. Here are the boundaries of District 6 (roughly south of Graceland to Park of Roses on the west side of High Street):

  • Bounded on the south by the center line of Hollenback Drive and its westward projection, on the east by the center line of High Street, on the north by the south line of Sharon Township and its eastward projection and on the west by the Olentangy River.

CAC Special Appointment Timeline – 2021

Friday, September 3rd: Candidate Packets Made Available at the Whetstone Library and on the CAC website

  • You may either pickup at the Whetstone Library or download from the website.
  • Document Package (zip file): CAC Appointment 2021
  • If you download electronically, notify Ann Henkener, Chair, CAC Elections committee (ann.henkener@gmail.com), that you are interested in being a candidate and submit it with your petition.

Thursday, September 30th (by 4pm): Deadline for Submission of Cover Sheets, Candidate Petitions and Notarized Petition Affidavits and Candidate Statements to the Whetstone Library

Tuesday, October 5th @ 6:30pm: Election Committee Certifies Candidates

Thursday October 7th (7pm): Election Committee Presents Certified Candidates to the CAC.

  • CAC selects candidate to fill position for Commissioner from District 6

District 6 Map

CAC – Thursday September 2nd Meeting Agenda (7pm IN PERSON at Whetstone Library)

Clintonville Area Commission Meeting Agenda – September 2021 (IN PERSON)

  • Thursday, September 2nd, 2021 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm
  • Meeting is being held in person at Whetstone Library in the Community Room (3909 N. High St.)
  • Detailed Agenda: September 2021 CAC Agenda

7:00 Call to order, Welcome, Housekeeping Remarks, Approval of Agenda – Commissioner Boulton, Acting Chair

  • Commissioner Introductions and District Updates

7:10 Consideration of prior meeting minutes – Commissioner Garrison, Secretary

Treasurer’s Report – Commissioner White, Treasurer

  • 2021-2022 Budget

7:20 CAC Committees

  • Acceptance of Committee Rosters for Planning & Development, Historic Buildings, Technology & Community Relations and the Clintonville GreenSpot Neighborhood Committees
  • Appointment of Commission Liaison to Election Committee

7:30  Appointment Process Update – Ann Henkener, Election Committee Chair

  • Action to fill vacancy in District 6

7:40  Neighborhood Update – Katherine Cull, Neighborhood Community Liaison

7:45 Zoning & Variance Report- Stephen Hardwick , Zoning & Variance Committee Chair

  • Updated Zoning & Variance Committee Rules
  • Discussion of BZA21-090 (no vote) – 5566/5568 N High Street

8:15  New Business – Commissioner Boulton, Acting Chair

  • Working with Planning & Development Committee to draft a response to the request for Capital Budget requests

8:20 Columbus City Council Redistricting Discussion

Public Comment

The next meeting will be at 7pm on Thursday October 7th in the Whetstone Community Meeting Room of the Whetstone Library

8:30 Adjourn

Save the Date: Indianola Public Meeting @ Studio 35 – 9/16 at 6pm

Please save the date for a public meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 16th from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at Studio 35.

  • More details to follow.

This is also a reminder to register for the next advisory committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 31st at 1 p.m. After registration, you will receive a Zoom link for the meeting.

Indianola Complete Street Study: https://www.columbus.gov/Templates/Detail.aspx?id=2147519785

CAC Zoning & Variance Meeting – Wednesday August 25th at 7pm (In Person)

Clintonville Area Commission – Zoning & Variance Committee (IN PERSON)
Wednesday August 25th at 7pm

Notes:

  • The Committee & guests will be meeting in person at Clinton Heights Lutheran Church (15 Clinton Heights Ave.)
  • People who are unvaccinated are requested to wear masks.

Agenda PDF: zoningdraftagenda08252021

Agenda

  1. Call to order.
  2. Approve agenda.
  3. Consider previous meetings minutes.
  4. Selection of vice chair.
  5. Committee rules for the upcoming year.
  6. Announce that the next meeting of the CAC will be on September 2 2021, at 7:00 p.m., at the Whetstone Library, and the next meeting of the Zoning & Variance Committee will be September 29, 2021.

Blueprint Columbus: Free Sump Pumps Still Available – Clintonville Project Area 1

For Clintonville Project Area 1 residents –
They are currently still installing sump pumps in your area!  Sign up for a FREE sump pump today.  Go to https://blueprintneighborhoods.com/contact/ or call 614-645-1253.

The City of Columbus Blueprint Program is offering free sump pumps to people that live in the project area (attached) & is still in need of 131 more participants.

To qualify for a sump pump:

  1. The home must be a duplex or single family home;
  2. The home must not already have a sump pump (regardless of functionality); and
  3. The basement cannot be finished.

Not sure if you are in the Clintonville 1 project area?  Use the interactive map to check your address: https://columbus.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=f16b492055874c70a3260809c0a3d0d8

Clintonville Area 1

PDF: Blueprint_Clintonville1_20171004_With_Imagery

 

CAC District 6 Commissioner Vacancy – Open Call for Candidates

During the August session of the Clintonville Area Commission (Thursday August 5th), a vacancy was declared for the District 6 commissioner position due to the resignation of the current elected official.  With this opening now official, the process now begins to fill the open role with a goal to appoint the new commissioner at the September meeting

  • Candidate will fulfill the remainder of the term that runs through June 2022.

Any current resident within the District 6 boundaries is eligible to run for the position.  Here are the boundaries of District 6 (roughly south of Graceland to Park of Roses on the west side of High Street):

  • Bounded on the south by the center line of Hollenback Drive and its westward projection, on the east by the center line of High Street, on the north by the south line of Sharon Township and its eastward projection and on the west by the Olentangy River.

CAC Special Appointment Timeline – 2021

  • Friday, August 6:  Candidate Packets Made Available at the Whetstone Library and on the CAC website
    • You may either pickup at the Whetstone Library or download from the website.
    • If you download electronically, notify Ann Henkener, Chair, CAC Elections committee (ann.henkener@gmail.com), that you are interested in being a candidate and submit it with your petition.
  • Thursday, August 26 (by 4pm):  Deadline for Submission of Cover Sheets, Candidate Petitions and Notarized Petition Affidavits and Candidate Statements to the Whetstone Library
  • Tuesday, August 31 @ 6:30pm: Election Committee Certifies Candidates
  • Thursday, September 2: Election Committee Presents Certified Candidates to the CAC.
    • CAC selects candidate to fill position for Commissioner from District 6

Document Package (zip file): CAC Appointment 2021

CAC District 6 Map