CAC recommendations on Z&V applications 2/2/17
2767 Indianola Ave. – Yes, to residential application
3632 Indianola Ave. – Yes, to sign demo permit
4409 N. High St – No, to parking variance. No, to drive through stacking variance.
231 Orchard Lane (side lot set back variance) Withdrawn, variance determined unneeded by the city of Columbus
Upcoming Meetings
January 31st- Zoning & Variance Committee meets to hear four variance requests. Meeting at Clinton Heights Lutheran Church 7:30 -9pm
February 2nd- CAC February Meeting. CAC meets at 7 pm at the Whetstone Library Community Room. CAC to consider variance requests and other agenda items.
Community Meeting Reminder
The applicant for a variance at 4409 N. High St. (Jimmy John’s) will have a neighborhood meeting tonight, January 24, 2017, at 7 p.m. at the Clinton Heights Lutheran Church, 15 Clinton Heights Ave. This is an informal meeting to get neighborhood input set up at the request of the applicant. No votes will be taken. Randy Ketchum, CAC District 6 Commissioner, facilitated setting up the meeting .
The application will be formally heard by the Zoning and Variance Committee of the Clintonville Area Commission on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, 7:30 p.m., at the Clinton Heights Lutheran Church. The application will also likely be heard by the Clintonville Area Commission on February 2, 2017. That meeting starts at 7:00 pm at the Whetstone Library.
You can address your questions or concerns to CAC District 6 Commissioner Randy Ketchum, vrketcham@hotmail.com; Stephen Hardwick, Chair, Zoning and Variance Committee, hardwick.zoning@
Age-Friendly Columbus
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CCC Advisory | Age-Friendly Columbus to Release Findings Report |
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Who: When: Where: What: Age-Friendly Columbus will release its Findings Report from a year-long assessment researching age-friendliness in the City of Columbus. Following opening remarks and announcement of the findings, a panel of Age-Friendly Columbus administrators will be available to take questions. Age-Friendly Columbus is a city-wide initiative to ensure that individuals of all ages and abilities can remain in their neighborhoods and live a high quality of life independently. |
Water Main Break
From Matt Cull:
“There was a water main break on Olentangy River Road that is affecting much of Clintonville. I spoke to the city and they said there’s a crew working on it, but they could not give me any kind of a time-frame for a fix.”
Solar Power Workshop
Feb. 4, 2017 Solar Workshop & Fair, at Whetstone Library, 3:30 – 5:30 pm. Learn the basics, meet the experts.
Sponsored by Simply Living’s Central Ohio Local Solar (COLS) Solutions project with support from partnering local installers.
Clintonville Energy Collaborative will be displaying DIY solar generator.
Go to Facebook event link, for full details and to sign up for free tickets soon. Venue holds 60 total, and about half of the tickets are reserved already.
COMMUNITY GARDENS GRANT PROGRAM
CITY OF COLUMBUS AND FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY GARDENS GRANT PROGRAM
Recognizing the many benefits of community gardens, the City of Columbus and Franklin County have partnered with The Columbus Foundation to support existing gardens and encourage the creation of new ones. A community garden is any piece of land gardened by a group of people for the betterment of the community. It can be urban, suburban, or rural. It can grow vegetables, fruits, herbs, or flowers. It can be one community plot, or many individual plots. Produce can be grown in containers, raised beds, or on a vacant piece of land. It can be at a school, church, hospital, or in a neighborhood. It can also be a series of plots dedicated to “urban agriculture” where the produce is grown for a market.
Grant awards will be made up to $2,000 for supplies and/or contractual services. Ongoing operational or personnel costs are not allowable expenses. Grant awards may call for additional requirements and reporting to the granting agencies.
Partial grants may be awarded including funding and in-kind product donations compliments of the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.
The workshop to find out about the grant will take place January 31 at 5:30 pm at the Columbus Foundation, 1234 E. Broad Street. Deadline for submitting the application is February 24.
Contact Hailey Stroup at hstroup@columbusfoundation.org for complete information.
Free Smoke Detectors Still Available
Free Smoke Detectors Available
At the January meeting of the CAC Lt. Harland Hall with the Columbus Division of Fire informed us that CFD is still installing free smoke detectors. These are 10 year battery type detectors of both ionization and photoelectric. This is completely free for anyone in ANY economic circumstances. The smoke detectors are provided free of charge by the American Red Cross.
As Lt. Hall said, “We all want to make sure that our citizens of Clintonville are safer from fire.”
The number to call for installation is: (614)724-0935.
If you have any questions feel free to call Lt. Hall at his cell phone: (614) 330-1261.
Charter Review Committee
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Charter Review Committee Announces Additional Working Meetings |
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Who: When: Wednesday, January 11 Where: What: The Charter Review Committee is holding two additional working meetings to deliberate on information presented during their six previous sessions. Members will continue to form recommendations for the full report to be delivered to City Council and the Mayor. |
CAC Starts the New Year
The Zoning and Variance committee of the Clintonville Area Commission will NOT meet on January 3 as scheduled. The regular commission meeting will continue as scheduled on Thursday, January 5, at 7 pm. Our agenda follows:
7:05 p.m. Community Update – Isom Nivins
7:15 p.m. Treasurer’s report – Commissioner Meek
7:20 p.m. Zoning and Variance Committee Report – Chair Steve Hardwick
There was no meeting for January.
7:25 p.m. Technology Committee – Chair Libby Wetherholt
Discussion regarding By-Law Amendment
NEW BUSINESS
7:40 p.m. CAC Brochure Proposal Discussion – Chair Libby Wetherholt
8:00 p.m. Public Comments
Paula Mauser – Wood Burning Furnaces
8:30 p.m. District Reports
Upcoming Events:
January 11: Historic Buildings Committee — 7 pm. Moxie’s
January 17: Neighborhood Plan Review Committee
7 pm. Clinton Hts. Lutheran Church
January 24: Planning & Development Committee
7 pm. Clinton Hts. Lutheran Church
January 31: Zoning & Variance Committee
7:30 pm. Clinton Hts. Lutheran Church
February 2: Clintonville Area Commission
7 pm. Whetstone Branch of Columbus Library
