OK, what's this project?

 

Ordinance No. 225-11 (Ward 9/Conwell):  Authorizing the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies to sell City-owned property no longer needed for public use located at 11905 Superior Avenue to Market Redevelopment, LLC and/or Market Redevelopment II, LLC, or its designee, for purposes of redeveloping the former Tops Supermarket property; and authorizing the Director of Economic Development to enter into a project agreement for the redevelopment.

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2011/03042011/index.php

 

 

I went to a meeting a few weeks ago.  This redvelopment will bring a MUCH needed grocery chain plus another store to this long vacant Tops site.  I cannot name the names yet, but things should be made public on October 15th. 

 

^ I thought that that Timothy Smith's group was looking to a greenhouse within the Tops building. 

 

Tim Smith's group purchased the former St. Georges Church at East 66th and Superior and has already constructed a hoop house as well as planted an orchard and other crops.

Here's the announcement on the former Tops site at Garrett Square, including a grocery store and an discount apparel store that's making it's Ohio debut at this site (is anyone familiar with this chain?):

 

Save-A-Lot to anchor Cleveland redevelopment

By jmosscrop

 

Cleveland -- CenterMark Development LLC announced that Save-A-Lot Food Stores, along with the Ohio debut of discount apparel retailer Forman Mills, will anchor The Shops at Garrett Square. The 65,000-sq.-ft. project is the first phase of a neighborhood revitalization plan envisioned by city officials seven years ago, and plans call for subsequent development of up to two more retail outlots targeting much‐needed retail uses.

 

CenterMark said it expects to complete its $1.3 million rehabilitation and turn over the retail spaces to tenants in December in order for them to tailor their interior improvements. Grand opening is expected in spring 2012.

 

“As a value‐minded neighborhood grocer, Save‐A‐Lot is pleased to be part of this neighborhood revitalization project by bringing a new grocery store and more than 20 new jobs to this community,” said Chon Tomlin, external communications manager for Save‐A‐Lot.

 

Source URL: http://www.chainstoreage.com/article/save-lot-anchor-cleveland-redevelopment

 

 

I live in the DC area and used to see Forman Mills ads...  Never shopped there but I think it may be like Burlington Discount stores...

Is the Miceli Dairy project listed below different from the expansion plans spelled out in this PD article from last January?

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2011/01/miceli_dairy_products_describe.html

 

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2011/crr10-31-2011.html

 

City of Cleveland

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

October 31, 2011

9:30

 

Ward 6

Calendar No.11-185:

        2721 East 90th Street

Mamie Mitchell

 

18 Notices

Miceli-Lograsso Development Company, owner, appeals for addition to an existing food processing plant located on acreage in a C1 General Retail Business District, for which an existing, legally permitted, nonconforming use of building or land may be continued but no enlargement or expansion shall be permitted except as a variance under the terms of Chapter 329 and no substitution or other change in the nonconforming use except by special permit issued if the Board of Zoning Appeals finds after public hearing that such substitution or change is no more harmful or objectionable than the previous nonconforming use in floor or other space occupied, in volume of trade or production, in kind of goods sold or produced, in daily hours or other period of use, in the type or number of persons to occupy or to be attracted to the premises or any other characteristic of the new use as compared with the previous use as stated in the Cleveland Zoning Code under Section 359.01.  (Filed 9-29-11)

 

 

Ward 6

Calendar No. 11-186:

        2726 East 90th Street

Mamie Mitchell

Miceli-Lograsso Development Company, owner, appeals to construct two (2) buildings proposed to be on acreage located in General Retail and General Industry Districts between East 90th Street and Evarts Avenue; subject to Section 359.01 the proposed project requires the Board of Zoning Appeals approval, if the Board finds after public hearing that the expansion is no more harmful or objectionable than the previous nonconforming use in floor or other space occupied, in volume of trade or production, in kind of goods sold or produced, in daily hours or other period of use, in the type or number of persons to occupy or to be attracted to the premises or any other characteristic of the new use as compared with the previous use. (Filed 9-29-11)

The stretch of Kinsman between East 55th Street and East 84th is attracting an absolute ton of investment.

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Grant to help Cleveland's Kinsman residents find nutrition relief in a food desert

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/10/grant_to_help_clevelands_kinsm.html

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Residents in a part of Cleveland's Kinsman neighborhood will soon get some relief from living in a food desert -- where dollar burgers and quarter candies often are more accessible than fresh fruits, vegetables and other good nutrition.

From an e-mailed press release.....

 

 

November 11, 2011

 

Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority

Cortney Kilbury, Marketing and Communications Manager

216-233-8790; [email protected]

 

Cuyahoga Land Bank

Katherine Bulava, Hatha Communications

216-357-9508; [email protected]

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

CMHA, Cuyahoga Land Bank, the City of Cleveland, and Cuyahoga County Break Ground on New Lee Road Senior Building

 

CLEVELAND, OH (November 10, 2011) – Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) will be joined by the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation (Cuyahoga Land Bank), the City of Cleveland, and Cuyahoga County for a ground breaking ceremony for the Lee Road Building on November 14, 2011 at 11 a.m.

 

The U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Midwest Regional Administrator, Antonio R. Riley will join Cleveland Mayor, Frank G. Jackson for the ground breaking ceremony for the Lee Road Project, a new senior development helped by HUD’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). The event will highlight the impact of neighborhood stabilization efforts and demonstrate how the American Jobs Act and Project Rebuild can continue to revitalize neighborhoods, create jobs, and grow local economies throughout Cleveland. 

 

The Lee Road Senior Building groundbreaking ceremony will take place at the old Beehive School site at 4345 Lee Road, just north of Miles Avenue. Lee Road will be a 3-floor apartment building with 40 units, 12 of which will meet uniform federal accessibility standards, designed by Richard Bowen and Associates.

 

CMHA is using approximately $2.8 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 funding received from the U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development. The NSP 2 funding is part of a $41 million dollar competitive grant award received by the Cleveland-Cuyahoga NSPII Consortium. With the Cuyahoga Land Bank serving as the lead agency, other Cuyahoga Consortium members that jointly obtained the grant are the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. On top of the approximately $2.8 million, an additional $1 million in NSPII funding was awarded to the Lee Road project under a local competitive grant program awarded by other consortium members.

 

“Nearly $3 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds will help the Lee Road Senior Building become a reality. And NSP funds have been used to rehab abandoned homes, stabilizing and revitalizing neighborhoods throughout the country,” said Antonio R. Riley, HUD’s Midwest Regional Administrator. “This demonstrates the power of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and the need for the President’s proposed American Jobs Act which will put $15 billion of NSP funds to work creating jobs, stabilizing neighborhoods and helping communities.”

 

"CMHA is pleased to be partners in this outstanding project that will provide quality senior housing in this community,” said Jeffery K. Patterson, Acting CEO at CMHA. “We thank all of the local leaders and community stakeholders who work with us in the planning process to make this project happen.”

 

“This site has long stood as an empty eyesore ripe for redevelopment,” said Gus Frangos, President of the Cuyahoga Land Bank. “We are thrilled to be able to be a part of bringing new vitality to this community in the form of much needed senior housing.”

 

About CMHA

Founded in 1933, the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority is the oldest public housing authority in the country.  It is an independent political subdivision of the State of Ohio, created under sections 3735.27 and 3735.50 of the Ohio Revised Code.  It serves Cuyahoga County excluding Chagrin Falls Township, through two federally assisted housing programs: Low-Income Public Housing, which serves 16,000 residents, and the Housing Choice Voucher Program, which provides rental assistance to 14,000 households.

 

About Cuyahoga Land Bank

The mission of the Cuyahoga Land Bank is to strategically acquire properties, return them to productive use, reduce blight, increase property values, support community goals and improve the quality of life for county residents.

 

# # #

CMHA breaks ground on new senior housing complex

Lee Road Senior building to house 40 units

 

 

CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) will break ground Monday morning on the construction of a new senior housing complex in Cleveland.

 

The new Lee Road Senior building will consist of three floors of apartments made up of 40 units.

 

Nearly $3 million dollars has been donated by the Neighborhood Stabilization Program to fund project costs.

 

http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland_metro/cmha-breaks-ground-on-new-senior-housing-complex

Wow! What's all this in response to?? It's all in the same general area.......

 

 

 

City Planning (Zoning) Committee

 

WEDNESDAY, November 30, 2011

 

1:00 p.m.

 

MERCEDES COTNER COMMITTEE ROOM

 

217 CITY HALL

 

 

 

Ordinance No. 1305-11

 

By Council Member Reed

 

To change the Use District of land located on the south side of Miles Avenue between E. 93rd Street and Broadway Avenue to a Multi-family Residential District (Map Change No. 2372, Sheet Number 6).

 

Remarks by Director of City Planning Commission:  See Legislation.

 

 

 

Ordinance No. 1306-11

 

By Council Member Reed

 

To change the Use, Area and Height District of land located on the north and south sides of Miles Avenue between E. 114th Street and E. 138th Street as shown shaded on the attached maps to Local Retail Business, a ‘B’ Area District and a ‘1’ Height District (Map Change No. 2376, Sheet Number 10).

 

Remarks by Director of City Planning Commission:  See Legislation.

 

 

 

Ordinance No. 1307-11

 

By Council Member Reed

 

To change the Use District of lands bounded by Meech Avenue, Cassius Avenue, Erie Rail Road and Harvard Avenue to Semi-Industry (Map Change No. 2378, Sheet Number 6 & 10).

 

Remarks by Director of City Planning Commission:  See Legislation.

 

 

 

Ordinance No. 1308-11

 

By Council Member Reed

 

To change the Use District of lands located on the west side of E. 116th Street (Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.) between Corlett Avenue and Dove Avenue to Local Retail Business (Map Change No. 2375, Sheet Numbers 10).

 

Remarks by Director of City Planning Commission:  See Legislation.

 

 

 

Ordinance No. 1309-11

 

By Council Member Reed

 

To change the Use, Area and Height Districts of lands located on the south side of Miles Avenue between E. 116 Street and E. 128th Street to Two Family Residential, a ‘B’ Area District and a ‘1’ Height District as shown shaded on the attached maps (Map Change No. 2379, Sheet Number 10).

 

Remarks by Director of City Planning Commission:  See Legislation.

 

 

 

Ordinance No. 1310-11

 

By Council Member Reed

 

To change the Use, Area and Height Districts of lands located along Miles Park Avenue, Harvard Avenue, E. 93rd Street and E. 91st Street as shown shaded on the attached map to a Two Family Residential, a ‘B’ Area District and ‘1’ Height District (Map Change No. 2373, Sheet Number 6).

 

Remarks by Director of City Planning Commission:  See Legislation.

 

Page 2—City Planning (Zoning) Committee, November 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinance No. 1311-11

 

By Council Member Reed

 

To change the Use and Area Districts of lands located on the east side of E. 131st Street from Melzer Avenue to Svec Avenue to a Local Retail Business District and a ‘B’ Area District (Map Change No. 2381, Sheet Number 10).

 

Remarks by Director of City Planning Commission:  See Legislation.

 

 

 

Ordinance No. 1312-11

 

By Council Member Reed

 

To change the Use District of land located on the north and south sides of E. 99th Street at Miles Avenue from Semi-Industry to Two Family Residential (Map Change No. 2371, Sheet Number 10).

 

Remarks by Director of City Planning Commission:  See Legislation.

 

 

 

Ordinance No. 1313-11

 

By Council Member Reed

 

To change the Use, Area and Height Districts of lands on the east and west sides of John P. Green Place at Harvard Avenue to One Family Residential, and ‘A’ Area District and a ‘1’ Height District (Map Change No. 2377, Sheet Number 10).

 

Remarks by Director of City Planning Commission:  See Legislation.

 

 

 

Ordinance No. 1314-11

 

By Council Member Reed

 

To change the Use, Area and Height Districts of lands located along Miles Avenue, Broadway Avenue and E. 93rd Street as shown shaded on the attached maps to a Local Retail Business District, a ‘C’ Area District and ‘2’ Height District (Map Change No. 2374, Sheet Numbers 6).

 

Remarks by Director of City Planning Commission:  See Legislation.

 

 

 

Ordinance No. 1315-11

 

By Council Member Reed

 

To change the Use and Area Districts of lands located on the north and south sides of Harvard Avenue between E. 136th Street and E. 141st Street to a Local Retail Business District and a ‘B’ Area District (Map Change No. 2380, Sheet Number 10).

 

Remarks by Director of City Planning Commission:  See Legislation.

Wow! What's all this in response to?? It's all in the same general area.......

 

 

 

City Planning (Zoning) Committee

 

WEDNESDAY, November 30, 2011

 

1:00 p.m.

 

MERCEDES COTNER COMMITTEE ROOM

 

217 CITY HALL

 

 

 

Ordinance No. 1305-11

 

By Council Member Reed

 

 

 

Prep for the Gay games?  Maybe  he's building a village for his kind?

Good question. BTW, I shortened your quoting of my original message.

A small project in a neighborhood that could use the investment -- and it's proposed to be built on the sidewalk! Always a plus.....

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2011/12022011/index.php

 

NE2011-031: A&J Air Ride Technology Building New Construction

Project Location: 12801 St. Clair Avenue

Project Representative: Harlan Eberhardt, Tribe Architects

 

 

Interesting proposed changes in zoning. Are these in response to a developer's interest, in anticipation of it, or something that came out of the neighborhood's CDC to guide future development should there be some interest someday?

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2011/12162011/index.php

 

Ordinance No. 540-11 (Ward 7/Councilman Dow): To change the Use, Area and Height District of land on the north and south sides of Superior Avenue between E. 48th Street and E. 74th Street to Multi-Family Residential, a ‘C’ Area District, and a ‘1’ Height District.

 

Ordinance No. 541-11 (Ward 7/Councilman Dow): To change the Use, Area and Height District of land on the north and south sides of Superior Avenue between E. 71st Street and E. 77th Street to Local Retail Business, a ‘C’ Area District, and a ‘1’ Height District.

 

Ordinance No. 542-11 (Ward 7/Councilman Dow): To change the Use, Area and Height District of land on the north and south sides of Superior Avenue between E. 79th Street and E. 91st Street to Multi-Family Residential, a ‘C’ Area District, and a ‘1’ Height District.

 

Ordinance No. 603-11 (Ward 7/Councilman Dow): To change the Use, Area and Height District of land located on the north and south sides of Hough Avenue between E. 55th Street and E. 75th Street to Multi-Family Residential District, a ‘D’ Area District, and a ‘2’ Height District.

 

Ordinance No. 604-11 (Ward 7/Councilman Dow): To change the Use and Area Districts of land located on the north and south sides of Hough Avenue between E. 81st Street and E. 93rd Street to Multi-Family Residential District and a ‘C’ Area District.

What is Cleveland's beef with Superior? Superior is one of the most run down streets in Cleveland and one of the longest (Not a good mix) but no projects get done on superior just look at the corner of 110th and Superior it has an abandoned gas station on one side, a restaurant that has been closed for 20+ years and empty lots it's a shame while St.Clair gets all of the street renovations and apparently a new investment its to lopsided for my liking

 

http://maps.google.com/?ll=41.488006,-81.711786&spn=0.002102,0.004367&t=h&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=41.487971,-81.711907&panoid=9uwwPfWveBsOqJ-cMONuag&cbp=12,196.29,,0,-5.75&z=18

 

http://maps.google.com/?ll=41.488006,-81.711786&spn=0.002102,0.004367&t=h&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=41.487971,-81.711907&panoid=9uwwPfWveBsOqJ-cMONuag&cbp=12,196.29,,0,-5.75&z=18

Interesting proposed changes in zoning. Are these in response to a developer's interest, in anticipation of it, or something that came out of the neighborhood's CDC to guide future development should there be some interest someday?

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2011/12162011/index.php

 

Ordinance No. 540-11 (Ward 7/Councilman Dow): To change the Use, Area and Height District of land on the north and south sides of Superior Avenue between E. 48th Street and E. 74th Street to Multi-Family Residential, a ‘C’ Area District, and a ‘1’ Height District.

 

Ordinance No. 541-11 (Ward 7/Councilman Dow): To change the Use, Area and Height District of land on the north and south sides of Superior Avenue between E. 71st Street and E. 77th Street to Local Retail Business, a ‘C’ Area District, and a ‘1’ Height District.

 

Ordinance No. 542-11 (Ward 7/Councilman Dow): To change the Use, Area and Height District of land on the north and south sides of Superior Avenue between E. 79th Street and E. 91st Street to Multi-Family Residential, a ‘C’ Area District, and a ‘1’ Height District.

 

Ordinance No. 603-11 (Ward 7/Councilman Dow): To change the Use, Area and Height District of land located on the north and south sides of Hough Avenue between E. 55th Street and E. 75th Street to Multi-Family Residential District, a ‘D’ Area District, and a ‘2’ Height District.

 

Ordinance No. 604-11 (Ward 7/Councilman Dow): To change the Use and Area Districts of land located on the north and south sides of Hough Avenue between E. 81st Street and E. 93rd Street to Multi-Family Residential District and a ‘C’ Area District.

 

They were all temporarily withdrawn by the applicant at today's meeting and Coyne mentioned aloud that the applicant (didn't say specifically who) will be back in January. No leads on who is behind it.

I can't figure out who the applicant is. I clicked on numerous parcels along Superior and Hough to see if there was a common property owner. There wasn't. And it's probably not a CDC in that area because the requested zoning changes spread across as many as three CDC service areas -- St. Clair Superior, Glenville and possibly University Circle Inc.

 

The only group that spans a couple of these CDC planning areas is the Famicos Foundation: http://www.famicos.org/. But even that doesn't go as far west as west of East 55th Street. So I'm stumped.

 

 

 

 

Famicos can work anywhere in Cuyahoga County (and Medina), though they have always been primarily responsible for Hough, and also Glenville and St. Clair Superior.

Which makes me wonder if they're the applicant.

I can't figure out who the applicant is. I clicked on numerous parcels along Superior and Hough to see if there was a common property owner. There wasn't. And it's probably not a CDC in that area because the requested zoning changes spread across as many as three CDC service areas -- St. Clair Superior, Glenville and possibly University Circle Inc.

 

The only group that spans a couple of these CDC planning areas is the Famicos Foundation: http://www.famicos.org/. But even that doesn't go as far west as west of East 55th Street. So I'm stumped.

 

 

Dudes, Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc. doesn't serve Ward 7, but has an employee whose sole focus is Ward 7.  It may be that that individual has been working on the rezoning with the councilman to set the stage for future development.  I'm fairly sure that those other CDCs that you listed are NOT behind this. 

Thanks

Cedar Rd improvements:

 

E 55th St to E 89th St

Improve pavement base, smoothness, install proper cross slope,

curb reveal, drainage, repair sewer, curbs, driveways, sidewalks,

relocate power poles and install ADA compliant curb ramps

 

$6,973,900

 

Page 29: http://www.noaca.org/sfy20122015tip.pdf

Wouldn't it be great if instead of relocating power poles they were burying the wires.  Of course the number one major throughfare in Cleveland which needs this treatment is a block away...Carnegie....it seems as though there is a pole every three feet.

A growth industry! ;)

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2012/01202012/index.php

 

ity Planning Commission

Agenda for January 20, 2012

 

NORTHEAST DESIGN REVIEW

 

NE2011-042: Stanard Farm Greenhouses

Project Location: 5377 Stanard Avenue

Project Representatives: Kevin Dreyfus-Wells, City Architecture Rich Hoban, SAW, Inc.

 

I love the farm tractor in the third view. Really? A farm tractor?....

 

 

 

A growth industry! ;)

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2012/01202012/index.php

 

ity Planning Commission

Agenda for January 20, 2012

 

NORTHEAST DESIGN REVIEW

 

NE2011-042: Stanard Farm Greenhouses

Project Location: 5377 Stanard Avenue

Project Representatives: Kevin Dreyfus-Wells, City Architecture Rich Hoban, SAW, Inc.

 

I love the farm tractor in the third view. Really? A farm tractor?....

 

 

 

 

How else are you supposed to till the land?  By hand??  That's so 2 centuries ago...

It's a Developmental Disabilities project, having a tractor to train individuals who are capable of learning and operating heavy machinery is a good opportunity.  It beats bagging groceries.  Not saying they'll actually have a tractor but I believe there is sound reason if they did.

OSU Extension's new offices are going on that site.

 

When I think urban agriculture, I think about how spot-on this article is:

http://rustwire.com/2011/08/29/cleveland-and-agriculture-are-we-asking-the-wrong-questions/

 

How else are you supposed to till the land?  By hand??  That's so 2 centuries ago...

 

Yeah, I get that. But it's a farm tractor in the city of Cleveland! Never thought I'd see that!

 

Thanks for the article, cd-c.

City of Cleveland

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

February 6, 2012

 

9:30

 

Ward 10

Calendar No. 12-10

              863 East 140th  Street

Eugene Miller

 

 

15 Notices

Khalid Hassan, owner, appeals to expand the use of an existing food manufacturing facility located in a C2 General Retail Business District through construction of a new 7,815-square foot building; such use being first permitted in a Semi-Industry District and an expansion of this nonconforming use requires Board of Zoning Appeals approval under Section 359.01; contrary to the provisions of Section 349.04 regarding the provision of off-street parking; and contrary to the provisions of Sections 352.10 and 352.11, which require a 10-foot wide landscape transition strip between the proposed use and the adjacent Residential District; and contrary to the requirement of Section 357.07(a) for a front yard setback of 10 feet compared to a proposed setback of 9’-3”. (Filed 1-18-12)

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2012/crr02-06-2012.html

 

How else are you supposed to till the land?  By hand??  That's so 2 centuries ago...

 

Yeah, I get that. But it's a farm tractor in the city of Cleveland! Never thought I'd see that!

 

Thanks for the article, cd-c.

 

I believe they use one on the Ohio City Farm behind Riverview on West 25th Street.

City of Cleveland

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

February 6, 2012

 

9:30

 

Ward 10

Calendar No. 12-10

              863 East 140th  Street

Eugene Miller

 

 

15 Notices

Khalid Hassan, owner, appeals to expand the use of an existing food manufacturing facility located in a C2 General Retail Business District through construction of a new 7,815-square foot building; such use being first permitted in a Semi-Industry District and an expansion of this nonconforming use requires Board of Zoning Appeals approval under Section 359.01; contrary to the provisions of Section 349.04 regarding the provision of off-street parking; and contrary to the provisions of Sections 352.10 and 352.11, which require a 10-foot wide landscape transition strip between the proposed use and the adjacent Residential District; and contrary to the requirement of Section 357.07(a) for a front yard setback of 10 feet compared to a proposed setback of 9’-3”. (Filed 1-18-12)

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2012/crr02-06-2012.html

 

KJP, I love your posts regarding zoning appeals, but I wish you'd provide us laymen with some "What does this mean?" commentary.  :)

^In summary, if I read it correctly, the original construction did not conform to the code and they needed a variance.  Now they want to do an expansion of that nonconforming use and approval is needed for that.  Basically, they want to do the expansion WITHOUT adding the otherwise required off-street parking and WITHOUT meeting the requirements for setback and a buffer zone with the adjacent residential district.

That's correct. Even if a prospective land user knows all about the zoning code, setbacks, minimum parking requirements for a property they want use, they have to request a building permit for that propoerty, be denied by the Building Department, and the appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals to get variance so it doesn't have to comply with the code. The variance, if granted, will then establish what restrictions the business will operate under.

City of Cleveland

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

March 5, 2012

 

9:30

           

Ward 5

Calendar No. 12-25

      5011 Woodland Avenue

Phyllis Cleveland

 

 

21 Notices

FDBTS LLC, owner, through its representative, ADA Architects, Inc. (Tim Stasiak and April Skurka, architect) appeals to construct a 70’x130’ commercial building on a 160’x275’ parcel in a General Retail Business District; contrary to Zoning Code Section 343.18©, which requires that a driveway be set back at least 15 feet from a property line, and two driveways are shown each with a setback of 6 feet or less; and contrary to Section 343.18(d), which limits driveway width to 30 feet, and a 35-foot width is shown; and contrary to Section 349.04(f), which requires one off-street parking space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area for a discount department store, equaling 61 off-street parking space, whereas 39 spaces are provided; and contrary to Sections 352.08-11, which requires a 6’ wide landscaped “frontage strip” along a public street, whereas a 6’ wide strip is shown but with no landscape plan. (Filed 2-3-12)

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2012/crr03-05-2012.html

A growth industry! ;)

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2012/01202012/index.php

 

City Planning Commission

Agenda for January 20, 2012

 

NORTHEAST DESIGN REVIEW

 

NE2011-042: Stanard Farm Greenhouses

Project Location: 5377 Stanard Avenue

Project Representatives: Kevin Dreyfus-Wells, City Architecture Rich Hoban, SAW, Inc.

 

I love the farm tractor in the third view....

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like it's moving forward. They are requesting the following variance from BZA....

 

Board of Zoning Appeals

601 Lakeside Avenue, Room 519

Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1071

216/664-2582 - Fax: 216/664-3281

April 9, 2012

 

9:30

Ward 8

Calendar No. 12-41:

5377 Stanard Avenue

Jeffrey Johnson

30 Notices

 

Goodrich-Gannett Neighborhood Center, owner, and SAW, Inc., prospective lessee, appeal to con-struct a greenhouse on multiple parcels located in a B1 Two-Family District on the north side of Stanard Avenue between East 53rd and Marquette Streets; subject to the provisions under Sec-tions 349.07(b) and 349.08, accessory off-street parking spaces shall be provided with wheel or bumper guards located so that no part of a parked vehicle will extend beyond such parking space, and where five (5) or more accessory off-street parking spaces are provided and located on a lot adjacent to a Residence District or one that adjoins a building containing dwelling units, such parking spaces shall be screened by an opaque wall, a uniformly painted fence of fire-resistant material or a strip of land at least four (4) feet wide, densely planted with shrubs that form a dense screen year-round; and such wall, fence or shrubs shall be at least three (3) feet but not more than six (6) feet in height. Landscaped strips shall be separated by curbing according to Section 352.05(g) and under the provisions in Section 357.04(a), a required front yard setback is fifteen percent (15%) of the depth of the lot or a distance equal to approximately eighteen (18) feet; and according to Section 357.14(a)(1) the parking of motor vehicles within the front yard set-back is prohibited; and by the limitations in Section 358.04(a) fences in actual front yards shall not exceed four (4) feet in height in accordance with the Cleveland Codified Ordinances. (Filed 3-6-12)

KJP,

 

I was at the CPC meeting a while back when they discussed Dow's Rezoning plan, here's my notes that I typed up from then (my commentary in parenthesis) :

    Dow’s rezoning plan:

 

Councilman Dow was sponsoring because he had recently made a comprehensive rezoning plan for the neighborhood(s) of Ward 7, (that map, courtesy of Cleveland GIS, the official GIS site of the City of Cleveland).. He wasn’t there to present it (and I forgot who did on his behalf, something I should have noted, so I’ll refer to them as ‘the rep’ here), it was supported by the city of Cleveland planning staff.

 

The rezoning’s Purpose was “to prevent nuisance-type retail from popping up”; the rep also said the few retail outlets that were there are ‘bad neighbors’ and ‘nuisances’ to the neighborhood.

 

One resident in attendance spoke up against the rezoning changes as the change to multi-family rezoning would encourage ‘riff-raff’ to the neighborhood.

 

Councilman Dow works with the Famicos Foundation and the St. Clair CDC in his Ward 7. (Here’s a map of Ward 7, courtesy of Cleveland GIS, the official GIS site of the City of Cleveland). Neither organization had made any statement of their position of the zoning changes to the CPC.

 

(My hunch is that there’s someone or something else that is supporting this.)(Why else did Dow come up with a comprehensive rezoning-plan for the neighborhood if the city already has a master zoning plan ?! He doesn’t have anywhere else to spend his time ? Was it driven by constituents ? I wonder when the city’s zoning plan was last updated)

 

Decision: Approval, on the condition that the CPC receives letters of support from Famicos and St. Clair CDC; and 603-11 specifically was approved on the that none of the changes conflicts with the master zoning plan. (typing from my notes, I don’t understand why only 603-11 was singled out that these zoning changes could conflict with master zoning plan).

 

Also, I was by Kinsman and Grand a couple days ago and noticed some big changes since I last drove past by the intersection (northwestern corner) there in the fall: the remaining houses on Grand were demo'ed and the land (previously some vacant land with a couple trees) is now flattened and fenced in... Any ideas of what's going on there ?!

 

KJP,

 

I was at the CPC meeting a while back when they discussed Dow's Rezoning plan, here's my notes that I typed up from then (my commentary in parenthesis) :

 

........(My hunch is that there’s someone or something else that is supporting this.)(Why else did Dow come up with a comprehensive rezoning-plan for the neighborhood if the city already has a master zoning plan ?! He doesn’t have anywhere else to spend his time ? Was it driven by constituents ? I wonder when the city’s zoning plan was last updated)

 

Decision: Approval, on the condition that the CPC receives letters of support from Famicos and St. Clair CDC; and 603-11 specifically was approved on the that none of the changes conflicts with the master zoning plan. (typing from my notes, I don’t understand why only 603-11 was singled out that these zoning changes could conflict with master zoning plan).

 

Also, I was by Kinsman and Grand a couple days ago and noticed some big changes since I last drove past by the intersection (northwestern corner) there in the fall: the remaining houses on Grand were demo'ed and the land (previously some vacant land with a couple trees) is now flattened and fenced in... Any ideas of what's going on there ?!

 

 

I agree with your assessment that someone is pushing the rezoning changes. You are right about City Council members. They are buried with day-to-day calls about nuisance issues, requests for city services, etc. They don't have time for big-picture projects, and many don't even like dealing with big-picture stuff unless someone gives them a reason to.

 

I don't know of any projects planned along Kinsman near Grand but I'll look around for info. Also we have a couple of people (esp. cd_cleveland) here on the forum who would know if anything specific is being planned there.

 

EDIT: I started clicking on properties on the NW corner of Kinsman and Grand, and kept on clicking. Each time I clicked on a different property I kept finding the same property owner. Dozens of properties, from all the properties on the south side of Ensign Avenue, east of East 55th, south of Kinsman and north of Grand were acquired in the last year or two by the City of Cleveland.

 

These are all in Ward 5 which is Phyllis Cleveland's ward. The CDC for that area is Burten, Bell, Carr which completed a masterplan for the area in 2006 and revised it in 2007. The triangular area bounded by Kinsman, East 55th and the railroad tracks is planned to have industrial development. I suspect the city is trying to clear that area for job-ready sites. BTW, the point of the Forgotten Triangle is bounded by Kinsman and Woodland, where a major new housing development was proposed.

 

See two of the masterplan graphics here....

 

http://freepdfhosting.com/cfb9fc0586.pdf (3.51mb)

http://freepdfhosting.com/66839efc7d.pdf (2.17mb)

 

 

EDIT2: while searching for any information on pending projects, this UrbanOhio posting came up!

 

More specifics about another agriculture project that's been in the works for a while; in the model of the Evergreen Laundry Coop.

 

Cleveland Foundation seeks to build modern greenhouse in Cleveland's Central neighborhood

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/07/cleveland_foundation_seeks_to.html

 

Plans call for a 5 1/2-acre greenhouse on a triangular shaped parcel bordered by Grand Avenue, East 55th Street and Kinsman Avenue in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city.

 

The cooperative is expected to hire between 40 and 50 people. Employees, many of who will be from the surrounding neighborhood, can eventually receive ownership stakes in the private, for-profit business.

 

 

 

And this update. Perhaps the land clearing is for expansion, since a 10-acre project is envisioned even though a 5.5-acre project was originally announced......

 

Green City Growers to break ground for East Side greenhouse

Published: Friday, October 14, 2011, 1:44 PM    Updated: Friday, October 14, 2011, 5:02 PM

    By Thomas Ott, The Plain Dealer

 

Cleveland, Ohio -- Ground will be broken Monday for a greenhouse where residents can nurture both produce and an entrepreneurial spirit.

 

Green City Growers, a co-op developed with  support from the Cleveland Foundation, will occupy 10 acres at Kinsman and Ensign avenues.

 

Employees from surrounding neighborhoods will manage, harvest and distribute the greenhouse's crops and can eventually gain ownership shares in the business. The hiring of 35 to 40 employees will begin in the spring.

 

READ MORE AT:

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/10/post_530.html

More on Green City Growers in the Kinsman-East 55th-Grand triangle......

 

 

 

 

 

According to this report, it will be one of the largest urban farming projects  in the nation. The hydroponic greenhouse alone will measure 3.25 acres!

http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/42982

 

Read more about this project here.......

http://www.bbcdevelopment.org/development/social-enterprise/hydroponi-greenhouse/

This is near East 55th and St. Clair....

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2012/crr04-23-2012.pdf

 

Board of Zoning Appeals

601 Lakeside Avenue, Room 519

Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1071

216/664-2582 - Fax: 216/664-3281

 

April 23, 2012

9:30

Ward 8

Calendar No.12-51:

5320 Stanard Avenue

Jeffrey Johnson

43 Notices

 

Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities (CCBDD), owner, and Solutions at Work (S.A.W., Inc.) appeal for an addition to an existing school located on an acreage parcel in a B1 Two-Family District; subject to the limitations under Section 337.03 and by reference, as regulated I a One-Family District (Section 337.02(f)(3)(A)), the use of premises for public or private school and accessory uses requires review and approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals and must be located at least 30 feet from any adjoining premises in a residence district; and the proposed addition to an existing nonconforming building and uses requires the Board of Zoning Appeals approval in accordance with Sec-tion 359.01(a) of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances. (Filed 3-22-12)

This sounds big whatever it is.....

 

Famicos Strategic Investment Initiative

 

Ordinance No. 739-10(Ward 9/Councilman Conwell): Changing the Use District of land on the east side of E. 105 St. at Lee Avenue to Open Space and Recreation.

 

Ordinance No. 740-10(Ward 9/Councilman Conwell): Changing the Use District of land on the east side of E. 105 St. north of Lee Avenue to an RA2 Townhouse District.

 

Ordinance No. 741-10(Ward 8/Councilman J. Johnson and Ward 9/ Councilman Conwell): Changing the Use, Area and Height Districts of land on the east side of E. 105 St. between Ashbury Avenue and Wade Park Avenue to One Family Residential, an ‘A’ Area District, and a ‘1’ Height District.

 

Ordinance No. 742-10(Ward 8/Councilman J. Johnson): Changing the Use District of land at the northwest corner of Ashbury Avenue and E. 105 St. to Multi-Family Residential.

 

Ordinance No. 743-10(Ward 8/Councilman J. Johnson): Changing the Use, Area and Height Districts of lands located on the north side of Superior Avenue between E. 101 St. and E. 103 St. to a Multi-Family Residential District, a ‘D’ Area District and a ‘2’ Height District.

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2012/04132012/index.php

KJP,

 

I was at the CPC meeting a while back when they discussed Dow's Rezoning plan, here's my notes that I typed up from then (my commentary in parenthesis) :

    Dow’s rezoning plan:

 

Councilman Dow was sponsoring because he had recently made a comprehensive rezoning plan for the neighborhood(s) of Ward 7, (that map, courtesy of Cleveland GIS, the official GIS site of the City of Cleveland).. He wasn’t there to present it (and I forgot who did on his behalf, something I should have noted, so I’ll refer to them as ‘the rep’ here), it was supported by the city of Cleveland planning staff.

 

 

Here it comes. It sounds big.....

 

Famicos Strategic Investment Initiative

 

Ordinance No. 739-10(Ward 9/Councilman Conwell): Changing the Use District of land on the east side of E. 105 St. at Lee Avenue to Open Space and Recreation.

 

Ordinance No. 740-10(Ward 9/Councilman Conwell): Changing the Use District of land on the east side of E. 105 St. north of Lee Avenue to an RA2 Townhouse District.

 

Ordinance No. 741-10(Ward 8/Councilman J. Johnson and Ward 9/ Councilman Conwell): Changing the Use, Area and Height Districts of land on the east side of E. 105 St. between Ashbury Avenue and Wade Park Avenue to One Family Residential, an ‘A’ Area District, and a ‘1’ Height District.

 

Ordinance No. 742-10(Ward 8/Councilman J. Johnson): Changing the Use District of land at the northwest corner of Ashbury Avenue and E. 105 St. to Multi-Family Residential.

 

Ordinance No. 743-10(Ward 8/Councilman J. Johnson): Changing the Use, Area and Height Districts of lands located on the north side of Superior Avenue between E. 101 St. and E. 103 St. to a Multi-Family Residential District, a ‘D’ Area District and a ‘2’ Height District.

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2012/04132012/index.php

 

I can't wait to see renderings as I hate going past this block.  My grand parents are here and I just this too them and they are happy that some development has come to E 105 st.

Actually, that isn't Dow's rezoning plan. It's something else.

Buckeye Commons

Buckeye Road and East 116th Street

 

 

 

 

What sort of housing is this?  Senior?  Permanent Supportive?

Most of my Google searches on "Buckeye Commons" returns the suburban-style strip shopping center at Buckeye and East 116th. The only reference to this housing project I could find is its appearance on the University Circle (nearest community-level planning jurisdiction) Design Review docket. The project's sponsor is listed as CHN -- Cleveland Housing Network.

 

CHN provides new and renovated homes for sale and rental with affordable mortgage payments and below market financing. So this is likely transition housing of some kind. Perhaps someone from CHN could provide a more accurate description.

Does anyone know the status of the town homes on Superior right across from Langston Hughes library? They were getting built about 2 years ago but all of a sudden stopped, did they run out of funding or are they planning on continuing the development?

^All I remember is that some of the equity investment in the project came from Lebron. Not sure where things went wrong, but it's obviously been a really brutal few years for home sales, especially in marginal areas like that, so not too surprising to see things grind to a halt. I'm pretty sure the initial plan was for the row to continue east to fill the whole block.

 

In any case, looks like the project has been revived, at least to get the existing units sold. And with some [federally funded] subsidy to bring the price down enough to get them inhabited ASAP: http://www.progressiveurban.com/getagent/Pages.php?Page=0000800772

^All I remember is that some of the equity investment in the project came from Lebron. Not sure where things went wrong, but it's obviously been a really brutal few years for home sales, especially in marginal areas like that, so not too surprising to see things grind to a halt. I'm pretty sure the initial plan was for the row to continue east to fill the whole block.

 

In any case, looks like the project has been revived, at least to get the existing units sold. And with some [federally funded] subsidy to bring the price down enough to get them inhabited ASAP: http://www.progressiveurban.com/getagent/Pages.php?Page=0000800772

Thanks I really wanted these to be finished to take a step forward in improving the neighborhood

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2012/crr06-04-2012.pdf

 

Board of Zoning Appeals

June 4, 2012

 

10:30

Ward 10

Calendar No. 12-64:

662 East 140th Street

Eugene Miller

17 Notices

 

POSTPONED FROM MAY 7, 2012

Joseph Saleh, owner, appeals to establish use as a retail grocery store with two residential units in an existing two-story building on a 40’ x 120’ lot in a C1 Residence Office District; subject to the limitations under Section 337.10, a retail grocery store is not a permitted use and is first permitted in a Local Retail Business District; and according to Cleveland Codified Ordinance 359.02(a)(b), a nonconforming use of a building or premises which has been discontinued shall not thereafter be returned to such nonconform-ing use and shall be considered discontinued:

(1) when the intent of the owner to discontinue the use is express; or (2) when the use is voluntarily dis-continued for six (6) months or more- the intent to voluntarily discontinue a use may be implied from acts or the failure to act, including, but not limited to, the removal of and failure to replace the charac-teristic equipment and furnishings; or, (3) the cessation of business operations for two (2) years or more unless the cessation of business operations was caused by factors out of the control of the business such as the disability or illness of the proprietor or governmental action unrelated to the behavior of the busi-ness; and if the business operations have ceased for more than two (2) years, the presence of characteris-tic equipment and furnishings is not relevant. (Filed 4-9-12; testimony taken.)

First postponement granted for the Councilman to convene a meeting with the appellants, the communi-ty and the local development corporation to review the proposed plan for use.

 

"a retail grocery store is not a permitted use"

 

Why is this ever a zoning rule in the inner city...ever?

 

 

One of the urban farms look to be well under way at Kinsman/55th/Woodland:

IMG_2466 by lilblondiecan2003, on Flickr

 

Here are updated shots of St Luke's Manor:

IMG_2465 by lilblondiecan2003, on Flickr

IMG_2464 by lilblondiecan2003, on Flickr

IMG_2461 by lilblondiecan2003, on Flickr

"a retail grocery store is not a permitted use"

 

Why is this ever a zoning rule in the inner city...ever?

 

 

 

What is the city's definition of a "retail" grocery store.  I'm going to assume they are trying to curb building corner stores and bodegas that do not food and veggies but beer, wine, cigs and lotter tickets.