CAC Zoning & Variance Meeting – Wednesday November 20th @ 7pm

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The CAC Zoning & Variance Committee will meet at 7pm on Wednesday November 20th at the Clinton Hts. Lutheran Church (15 Clinton Heights Ave., Columbus, OH 43202)

Agenda is available here & also filed under CAC Agendas.

20191120 Revised Agenda

Planned Agenda (Updated with revised items):

  1. Call to order.
  2. Approve agenda.
  3. Consider previous meetings’ minutes.
  4. Variance agenda:
    1. GC19-055, 5095 N. High St. (Graceland Flats development). District 6. According to City staff,
      the variances that need to be obtained are:

      1. CC3372.706(C)(4): Graphic area, sign height and setback: To reduce the minimum setback from 15 feet to 2 feet.
      2. CC3372.706(B): Graphics: To allow off-premises graphics within the Urban Commercial Overlay.
    2. GC19-056, 118 Graceland Blvd. (Graceland Shopping Center), SignCom, Inc. District 6. City staff say the following variances are needed:
      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 21 feet 4 inches.
      6. CC3372.706(C)(2), to permit a pylon sign instead of a monument sign.
  5. After committee consideration, the variance application will likely be heard by the Clintonville Area Commission on Thursday, December 5, 2019, 7:00 p.m., at the Whetstone Library.
  6. Adjournment.

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CAC – November 7th Meeting Agenda

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CAC Agenda 2019-11-07

Attached is the detailed agenda for the November CAC meeting – please see below for planned high level rundown.  Times are approximate.

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

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

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:

  1. GC19-049, 5030 N. High (across from Graceland): Plaza Properties seeks a variance to allow 7 tenant panels on a freestanding sign (increase from 5 to 7 panels). Application. District 9. CC3377.11. Tenant panels and changeable copy.
  2. GC19-040, 2845 N. High St.: Blair Companies seeks additional variances for signs previously approved by the CAC.
    1. Specifically, an increase from 10 square feet to 25.2 square feet, CC3377.24(D); and to permit the display of a projecting sign and a side wall sign directed to the same street. District 2.
    2. CC3377.24(D) Permanent on-premises projecting signs.

COMMUNITY REPORTS

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

NEW BUSINESS

8:00 p.m. Presentation by The Hadler Companies – Bill Hadler (Impending Development Plans for the vacant lot at Sunnyside Ln and High St)

OLD BUSINESS

  • 311 Service Center – Charmaine Chambers and Carmen Dunken (Pending Reschedule)
  • Architectural Review – Impending meeting with the City of Columbus confirmed for November 26th, 2019 at 10:00 AM
  • Graceland Flats

COMMITTEE REPORTS

MEETING ADJOURN (No later than 8:55pm)

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CAC Zoning & Variance Meeting – Wednesday October 30th @ 7pm

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The CAC Zoning & Variance Committee will meet at 7pm on Wednesday October 30th at the Clinton Hts. Lutheran Church (15 Clinton Heights Ave., Columbus, OH 43202)

Agenda is available here & also filed under CAC Agendas – amended agenda has been posted to update previous information within the file.

Planned Agenda:

  1. Call to order.
  2. Approve agenda.
  3. Consider previous meeting’s minutes.
  4. Variance agenda:
    1. GC19-049, 5030 N. High (across from Graceland): Plaza
      Properties seeks a variance to allow 7 tenant panels on
      a freestanding sign (increase from 5 to 7 panels).
      CC3377.11. Application. District 9.
    2. GC19-040, 2845 N. High St.: Blair Companies seeks
      additional variances for signs previously approved by
      the CAC. Specifically, an increase from 10 square feet to
      25.2 square feet, CC3377.24(D); and to permit the
      display of a projecting sign and a side wall sign
      directed to the same street. CC3377.18(A)(1). District 2.
  5. After committee consideration, the variance applications will
    likely be heard by the Clintonville Area Commission on
    Thursday, November 7, 2019, 7:00 p.m., at the Whetstone
    Library.
  6. Adjournment.

 

PDF Version:

This is public meeting & all are welcome to attend!

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Election Committee – Recruiting New Members

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With the upcoming special election in District 7 (January 2020) & regular yearly election process (May 2020), the Clintonville Area Commission (CAC) Election committee is looking to add a few new members to assist with the election activities.

Potential committee duties include:

  • Drafting election communications
  • Designing promotional material
  • Interacting with interested candidates
  • Staffing at polls during yearly elections
  • Communicating results to candidates

Participation is voluntary & updates on a yearly basis on existing member’s ongoing interest.

Please submit your statement of interest for the CAC Election Committee by November 8th to CAC Chair BJ White – bjwhite.cac.district9@gmail.com

Special Election- CAC District 7

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The Clintonville Area Commission has declared an open seat in District 7, and a special election has been scheduled to fill the position.

District 7 is bounded on the south by the center line of Glenmont Road and its eastward projection, on the east by the railroad tracks just east of Indianola Avenue, on the north by the center line of Garden Road and on the west by the center line of North High Street.

Ann Henkener, Elections Committee Chairwoman for the CAC, noted the following schedule for filling the seat:

Here are the important dates:

Saturday, Oct. 26 – Petitions for candidates to get signatures are available at the Whetstone branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library along with mail-in ballot request forms;

Wednesday Nov. 13 – Candidate orientation meeting in the Library Room on the second floor of the Whetstone Recreation Center;

Nov. 30 — submission of completed candidate petitions;

Dec. 30 — early voting — Library Meeting Room, 6- 8 p.m.; and

Saturday, Jan. 4 – Election day (site to be determined).

 

Other Details

  • Term for District 7 runs until the middle of 2021.
  • Candidate petition package includes general information about being a candidate, the CAC by-laws and election rules, a petition to gather signatures of residents in District 7, and an affidavit.

CAC – October 3rd Meeting Agenda

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CAC – October 3rd Meeting Agenda

Attached is the detailed agenda for the October CAC meeting – please see below for planned high level rundown.  Times are approximate.

7:00 p.m. Call to order by Chair & Formal Welcome by Chairperson White

7:05 p.m. Introduction of Commissioners with District Reports.

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

7:20 p.m. Consideration of electing a new Treasurer

  • Consideration of declaring a vacancy for District 7 Commissioner
    Bylaws: Page 3, Section I. Membership
    https://www.clintonvilleareacommission.org/?page_id=1580

7:25 p.m. Special election protocol – Ann Henkener

7:30 p.m. Zoning & Variance Committee – Chair Stephen Hardwick

  • Variance agenda (see PDF link for more detail):
    1. BZA19-098, 401 E. Schreyer Rd.
    2. BZA19-103, 129 E. Longview
    3. BZA19-104, 337 Iswald
    4. BZA19-064, 2864 N. High St. (formerly Clintonville Outfitters)

COMMUNITY REPORTS

8:00 p.m. Community Liaison – Katherine Cull
8:10 p.m. 311 Service Center – Charmaine Chambers and Carmen Dunken

OLD BUSINESS
8:30 p.m. Architectural Review – Impending meeting with the City of Columbus

NEW BUSINESS
8:40 p.m. Graceland Flats

COMMITTEE REPORTS (8:45)

MEETING END (8:55)

Home Energy Audit Information

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Clintonville Rain Gardens: Impacts on Stormwater & Habitat (Event Hosted by FLOW)

Coming up this Thursday September 26th at 6pm, there will be a presentation by Ohio State University Professor of Ecological Engineering, Dr. Jay Martin on the rain garden work.  It will be followed by a Q&A session.

All are welcome to attend this event. It is being hosted by FLOW (Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed).

Date: Thursday September 26th

Location: Whetstone Library Conference Room (3909 N High St, Columbus, Ohio 43214)

Time: 6pm

Facebook Event Link: FLOW: Clintonville Rain Gardens: Impacts on stormwater and habitat