Clintonville Area Commission

Clintonville Area Commission Meeting Agenda – December 2023

• Thursday, December 7, 2023 from 7:00pm to 8:50pm
• Whetstone Library in the Community Room (3909 N. High St.)
• Online:  ChannelClintonville.com
• Agenda PDF: DRAFT December 2023 Meeting

7:00 Call to order, Welcome, Pledge of Allegiance, Approval of Agenda – Chair David Vottero,
Pledge to be led by Clintonville Girl Scout Troop 6823

7:05 District Updates – all commissioners

7:15 Approval of Past Meeting Minutes; Discussion of Process for January Meeting – Secretary Peifer

Treasurer’s Report – Treasurer White

7:20 Update from City of Columbus – Representatives from Department of Neighborhoods, City Council, Columbus Police Department, Columbus Fire Department and City Attorney’s Office may be in attendance

7:25 BluePrint Columbus Update – Tiffany Conn, Community Relations Coordinator with Project BluePrint

7:35 Whetstone Facilities Plan from Columbus Recreation and Parks Department – Craig Murphy, Capital and Strategic Planning Administrator; Mishelle Hilliard, Project Manager; Angela Short, GDP Group Engineer

8:00 CAC Zoning & Variance Committee – Chair Stephen Hardwick
A. CV23-012, 201 W. North Broadway
1. In order to build a duplex (without the previously requested carriage house),
the applicant seeks ONLY the following two variances: 1. To allow for a duple
on a single lot in an R-3 district where only a single family home is permitted.
CC3332.035. 2. To allow for a lot width of 40′ for the existing lot in lieu of the
required 50′. CC3332.05

8:15 Presentation from Columbus Gas on Project Proposals at Weber and High, Weber and Dorris, and Tulane Eastbound – Luka Papalko, Public Affairs Manager (note – this is an informational presentation and there will NOT be a
vote at this meeting; projects will proceed through Zoning & Variance Committee before subsequent CAC action)

8:35 Consideration of Resolution 2023-05, Requesting the City to pursue a plan to solicit proposals for redevelopment of the City-owned property at 3500 and 3568-70 Indianola Avenue – Chair Vottero

8:45 PM Commissioner Farewells – Vice Chair Boulton, Commissioners Crowell and Moritz

Announcement of Next Meeting – The next meeting will be at 7pm on Thursday, January 4th, 2024 at Whetstone Library.

8:45 Public Comment

8:55 Adjourn

Clintonville Area Commission – Zoning & Variance Committee 
Wednesday November 29th at 7pm

1. Call to order.
2. Approve agenda.
3. Consider draft minutes from previous meeting.
4. Old Business, Variance Agenda: CV23-012, 201 W. North Broadway
   1. The chair intends to make a motion to take this matter from the table and then a motion to amend as submitted in the “revised application” below.
   2. In order to build a duplex (without the previously requested carriage house), the applicant seeks ONLY the following two variances:
      1. To allow for a duple on a single lot in an R-3 district where only a single family home is permitted. CC3332.035.
      2. To allow for a lot width of 40′ for the existing lot in lieu of the required 50′. CC3332.05
5. Announce that the next meeting of the Clintonville Area Commission will be December 7, 2023, 7:00 p.m., at the Whetstone Library, and the next meeting of the Zoning & Variance Committee will be December 27, 2023, 7:00 p.m., at the Clinton Heights Lutheran Church. Adjourn by 7:45 p.m. to accommodate a training.

Clintonville Area Commission Meeting Agenda – November 2023

• Thursday, November 2, 2023 from 7:00pm to 8:50pm
• Whetstone Library in the Community Room (3909 N. High St.)
• Online:  ChannelClintonville.com
• Agenda PDF: DRAFT November 2023 Meeting

7:00 Call to order, Welcome, Pledge of Allegiance, Approval of Agenda – Chair David Vottero

7:05 District Updates – all commissioners

7:20 Approval of Past Meeting Minutes – Secretary Peifer

Treasurer’s Report – Treasurer White

7:35 Update from City of Columbus – Representatives from Department of Neighborhoods,
City Council, Columbus Police Department, Columbus Fire Department and City Attorney’s
Office may be in attendance

7:40 New Americans Initiative, Department of Neighborhoods – Lindora Howard-Diawara,
Coordinator for New Americans Initiative at Dept. of Neighborhoods

8:00 CAC Zoning & Variance Committee – Chair Stephen Hardwick
A. BZA23-127. 3588 Indianola. In order to reorient parking within a parking lot after
the termination of a mutual parking agreement, the applicant seeks variances to
reduce the number of required 1) trees for a parking lot from 24 to 15, CC3312.21;
and parking spaces from 276 to 257, CC3312.49.
B. GC23-040, 4910 N. High St. The applicant seeks graphics variances to add a ground
sign and menu board signs for a new fast food restaurant, specifically from:
a. 3372.706(C)(1), to allow for three ground signs (A1, A2, and A3) on a single
parcel;
b. 3372.706(C)(2), to allow for one monument sign (A3) and two ground signs
(A1 and A2);
c. 3372.706(C)(3), to allow for two ground signs (A2 and A3) that do not have a
base that is integral to the overall sign design and that compliments the
design and principal materials of the building and landscape;
d. 3372.706(C)(5), to increase the maximum permitted height of a ground sign
from 6’ above grade to 23’8” for sign A2 (existing condition); and
e. 3372.706(E)(2), to allow two menu boards (H1 and H2) to be located
between the building and the Morse Road right-of-way.

8:15 Presentation from Columbus Park of Roses Foundation – Liz Cabot, Treasurer

8:40 PM Consideration of Resolution 2023-05, Requesting the City to pursue a plan to solicit proposals for redevelopment of the City-owned property at 3500 and 3568-70 Indianola Avenue – Chair Vottero

Announcement of Next Meeting – The next meeting will be at 7pm on Thursday, December 7, at Whetstone Library.

8:45 Public Comment

8:55 Adjourn

Clintonville Area Commission – Zoning & Variance Committee 
Wednesday October 25th at 7pm

1. Call to order.
2. Approve agenda.
3. Announce that a revised application for 201 W. North Broadway will come before the Committee no earlier than November 29, 2023, likely for only a use variance (no dimensional variances), “for a two-family residence and single-story garage.” Drawing One. Drawing Two.
4. Consider draft minutes from previous meeting.
5. Variance Agenda:
   1. BZA23-127. 3588 Indianola. In order to reorient parking within a parking lot after the termination of a mutual parking agreement, the applicant seeks variances to reduce the number of required 1) trees for a parking lot from 24 to 15, CC3312.21; and parking spaces from 276 to 257, CC3312.49.
   2. GC23-040, 4910 N. High St. The applicant seeks graphics variances to add a ground sign and menu board signs for a new fast food restaurant, specifically from:
      1. 3372.706(C)(1), to allow for three ground signs (A1, A2, and A3) on a single parcel;
      2. 3372.706(C)(2), to allow for one monument sign (A3) and two ground signs (A1 and A2);
      3. 3372.706(C)(3), to allow for two ground signs (A2 and A3) that do not have a base that is integral to the overall sign design and that compliments the design and principal materials of the building and landscape;
      4. 3372.706(C)(5), to increase the maximum permitted height of a ground sign from 6’ above grade to 23’8” for sign A2 (existing condition); and
      5. 3372.706(E)(2), to allow two menu boards (H1 and H2) to be located between the building and the Morse Road right-of-way.
6. Announce that the next meeting of the Clintonville Area Commission will be Thursday, November 2, 2023, 7:00 p.m., at the Whetstone Library, and the next meeting of the Zoning & Variance Committee will be Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 7:00 p.m., at the Clinton Heights Lutheran Church.
7. Adjourn by 7:45 p.m. to accommodate a training.

Clintonville Area Commission – Zoning & Variance Committee 
Wednesday September 27th at 7pm

1. Call to order.
2. Approve agenda.
3. Consider draft minutes from previous meeting.
4. Variance Agenda:
   1. BZA23-106, 163 Piedmont Rd. Application. Screening Form. To convert an existing three-season room into an office space, the applicant seeks a variance to reduce the minimum side yard from 5 feet to 3.7 feet along the east side. CC3332.26(B).
5. Discussion of training opportunities and next meeting.
6. Announce that the next meeting of the Clintonville Area Commission will be Thursday October 5, 2023, 7:00 p.m., at the Whetstone Library, and the next meeting of the Zoning & Variance Committee will be Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 7:00 p.m., at the Clinton Heights Lutheran Church, although the time might change to accommodate training time.