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Lucas Reeve, senior advisor in the mayor’s office, told the committee the ordinance aims “to reduce crime that has been occurring in paid parking facilities across the city” and to “work collaboratively” with facility owners and the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) on security measures for downtown lots.

Key changes in the ordinance include a citywide lighting standard of 1 foot‑candle on walking surfaces and strengthened lighting and shielding requirements for stairwells and landings; a licensing requirement that applicants submit a certificate of occupancy and scaled, dimensioned signage images; and a new downtown‑focused process in which CDP reviews license applications and the operator’s safety and security questionnaire for lots within downtown districts (core, Warehouse District, Erieview, Gateway). CDP has up to 60 days to review the submitted security measures, may request additional information or a revised plan, and may require an updated security plan if an operator has three or more nuisance or criminal violations in a six‑month period.

The administration proposed language describing required security measures as “reasonable” rather than “adequate” after meetings with parking operators and property owners; the council adopted that and an amendment shortening a required implementation effectiveness report from two years to one year. The amended ordinance also raises a criminal penalty in limited sections from $100 to $150 and adds requirements that operators maintain accurate signage to prevent fraudulent third‑party payment schemes.

Councilmembers who spoke in favor framed the measure as a targeted, prototype approach for downtown: Councilman McCormack and others said downtown has a higher density of paid facilities and a higher incidence of reported criminal activity, so a downtown pilot will allow city officials to test the process and return with recommendations for citywide expansion. Councilwoman Santana and Councilman Harsh asked whether the model would be rolled out beyond downtown; the administration said the change is a pilot tied to an in‑year report and could be expanded after evaluation.

The ordinance passed with amendments. The transcript shows the committee approved the change to the security‑review language and shortened the director of public safety’s effectiveness report to one year.

Ending: The city adopted the rule changes for downtown parking facilities and higher baseline lighting standards citywide. Officials said they will monitor results and may recommend a wider rollout after CDP and the administration report back to council in one year.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Development, Planning & Sustainability Cmte. Meeting, August 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Cleveland — The council committee approved ordinance 726-2025, updating paid‑parking regulations to set a 1 foot‑candle lighting baseline citywide, require occupancy documentation for licenses and add a Cleveland Division of Police review of downtown parking facility security plans.","taxTitle","Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio","taxId",2662,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6140053,"Council panel approves rezoning near Fairview Hospital amid neighborhood objections over planned parking garage",565,618000,1183000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5579952-719b4bca54d9a861c43bb046c0fc63be&start=618&end=1183","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5579952-719b4bca54d9a861c43bb046c0fc63be/thumbnail_618000.jpg","/articles/6140053/Cleveland/Cuyahoga-County/Ohio/Council-panel-approves-rezoning-near-Fairview-Hospital-amid-neighborhood-objections-over-planned-parking-garage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6140053-34a427c71439d04bd8a91332560ab7bc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169006&Signature=Xkl2z6NcPhTvidxRuGKB5rf41N6U~vGz~htOiEgDoPQtK9Ke4Ysygz7ybJLTCLGP0lZVvSI~zaRqk9M-RkuBa8Z3ts65vAdBGRhfqsnpY0Uh0qSxr8cgsjgg~X75t79Bmcah6ruw0J0iM7b8PVVRO9bmvP9CqTMDiu7X67837gMuMywtmrjj0czUrDTPvoBYKQ8QEV1zGOJcwMw6wBt-afbRXg-nWNfDbJ-RaR5GXRMF~jdPcp3wEPNUKI8fbmMkTETJOe5Db0HsK23x9gXRhUyGxTdO~XxhCTPywtEb5d-HWH-TSuZyBvSi0-kupQ2ksUSl5dSxspTaNlE96UnkDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cleveland — The City Council zoning committee approved ordinance 860-2025, a map-change (No. 2679) that consolidates split zoning near Fairview Hospital into institutional research and neighborhood retail districts aimed at aligning future development with the hospital campus.

Shannon Leonard, chief zoning administrator, presented the change as “map change 2679,” saying the proposal would consolidate multiple current districts into institutional research D2/D3 and local retail districts to “ensure future development meets the community’s needs” and allow Planning Commission review of a required master plan during design review.

The zoning change drew extended public comment from nearby residents who said it removes protections for houses the clinic previously acquired and demolished and could allow hospital traffic to use a narrow residential street as the main garage entrance. Douglas Baird, a property owner on West 170 Ninth Street, told the committee: “I bought my property on West 170 Ninth Street over 30 years ago,” and asked that the formerly residential parcels be protected so the street “does not become the driveway for 1,000 car parking garage.”

Homeowner George Gorse said the Planning Commission on May 2 granted schematic approval for a six‑story, 995‑space parking garage and that the neighborhood received only seven days’ notice of that hearing. Gorse said prior legal protections existed: a 1999 memorandum of understanding and a 2010 Board of Zoning Appeals ruling (BZA case number 10-136411) that, he said, prohibited hospital‑generated traffic from using residential streets and required screening and buffer protections. “That approval should never have been granted,” Gorse told the committee, and he urged council to postpone the rezoning until the neighborhood’s grievance was substantively addressed and enforceable protections were adopted.

Councilman Slife, sponsor of the ordinance, and the administration said the rezoning was intended to consolidate institutional uses already occurring on and around the hospital campus and to reduce maximum height in some locations (for example, lowering a C4 250‑foot height district to a D3 115‑foot district on the north side and to a D2 60‑foot district in other areas). Slife said institutional zoning would let Planning Commission require a master plan that the city could use to hold the clinic to the project scope during subsequent design reviews.

City staff and the councilman’s office said traffic engineering concluded West 170 Ninth Street and Lorraine can accommodate the planned movements and described traffic‑management tools under city control. Council staff described possible measures including (1) adding a new signal to create an additional access point, (2) restricting certain turning movements so garage egress would be directed south only, and (3) physical measures near the north end of West 170 Ninth Street that would prevent it from functioning as a through route for clinic traffic while leaving it a public road.

Speakers urged clearer, enforceable agreements. Gorse asked for a binding memorandum of understanding and a community benefits agreement that would require hospital traffic to be contained on hospital property, fund neighborhood mitigation, and preserve emergency access and property values. Residents said they lacked a comprehensive traffic study for the enclave and said communications from the city regarding a formal grievance were delayed.

The committee approved a technical amendment to Section 3 to correct a legal description omission and then passed the ordinance as amended. The committee record shows the amendment passed and the ordinance “as amended stands approved.” The transcript does not include a roll‑call vote tally in the public remarks; committee members who spoke in favor emphasized the importance of retaining hospital services in the city while seeking neighborhood protections.

What’s next: Planning Commission previously considered the rezoning (staff said the case went to Planning Commission on April 4 and schematic was reviewed May 2) and future design‑review approvals and a master plan would follow. Residents requested council postpone final actions until their grievance is substantively resolved and a binding agreement is negotiated.

Community members who spoke at the meeting included Douglas Baird, George Gorse and Barbara Hass; city presenters included Shannon Leonard, chief zoning administrator, and Councilman Slife.

Ending: The committee approved the ordinance with a technical amendment; concerned residents asked the council to require enforceable protections—including a memorandum of understanding and a traffic containment agreement—before construction and staging plans proceed. The transcript records the committee’s approval but also substantial unresolved neighborhood requests and an explicit call for more enforceable safeguards.","The council committee approved ordinance 860-2025 to rezone parcels along Lorraine Avenue to institutional research and related districts. Neighbors warned a proposed 995‑space garage and construction staging could push Cleveland Clinic traffic onto narrow residential streets and urged enforceable protections and a memorandum of understanding.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6140034,"Council authorizes added budget for Stantec on‑call planning services",21,7224000,7245000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5579952-719b4bca54d9a861c43bb046c0fc63be&start=7224&end=7245","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5579952-719b4bca54d9a861c43bb046c0fc63be/thumbnail_7224000.jpg","/articles/6140034/Cleveland/Cuyahoga-County/Ohio/Council-authorizes-added-budget-for-Stantec-oncall-planning-services","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6140034-a6e147cdb55dbc608731b80d0702d45a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169006&Signature=OdU7eclCC9TMNbB7w8HWA~RNA~0tgv4LLxA5dUMcsiAPDgRv3rMKv~yAEgbPCmwUvvhWXwuevy5av2CnoYFntfujfBTrlDdU0erc7T5cNC96apeluJx2ankgZugp3W7XzStAQrhVlhPdgE5c~9SHL2ai4xBBu2acL6xKkZJL1W1lIVS98HUdke8qiIPJb3CAW6JH~ugacilMhhhjjd8N1z~OdxQicSbCv6M8-qJ~hedSDfRg9Bbva0kgMA1pSNL4ptFX83i9F73~1rkXCUEPHa0dvEjaPJD4C0Ds3D4cVvhKSU-B4r6oXgRarCboPGmi~HE7X89O-UG4aDUsg-92-A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cleveland — The council committee approved the administration’s request to add budget authority to the city’s on‑call planning services contract with Stantec Consulting Services.

City planning staff said the original request for a one‑year contract with three one‑year renewal options was authorized earlier in January and that, because the 2025 budget had not yet been adopted at that time, council asked the department to return with the requested additional $100,000 of authority after budgets were finalized. Staff said the ordinance before the committee simply authorizes those already‑budgeted funds to be added to the existing contract; the committee approved the request.

City planning staff said a list of projects Stantec has supported (2024–2025) is included in the ordinance summary and offered to provide a copy for committee review.

Ending: The contract remains on call for city planning technical work; the committee approved adding the budgeted amount to the contract authority so Stantec can continue assigned tasks under the contract.","The committee approved adding previously budgeted funds to an existing on‑call planning contract with Stantec Consulting Services, extending available authority under the multi‑year contract for city planning tasks.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6140039,"Council approves forgivable loan to Famicos Foundation to rehab 1355 E. 105th, add storefront and four apartments",152,6533000,6685000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5579952-719b4bca54d9a861c43bb046c0fc63be&start=6533&end=6685","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5579952-719b4bca54d9a861c43bb046c0fc63be/thumbnail_6533000.jpg","/articles/6140039/Cleveland/Cuyahoga-County/Ohio/Council-approves-forgivable-loan-to-Famicos-Foundation-to-rehab-1355-E-105th-add-storefront-and-four-apartments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6140039-d207ebd4f417aa1ef8146be274527c6a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169006&Signature=B--xWu2wp8zDLLQunJ3frWwU5zyHrjhWyENA-DaqVcV9xJI-iBK~G6CplQS6kwX1Q3Y5E30LHrXPQ9VqkjbxBnrF6rKLF-HhNsUvFrUk4TgFb9n0nZzc6C~LKwUVAMKT1pnwNinQcP2CdkQrTOKjW2islH0FDsUzWIuLX-tLX72TiPK11~VDIb4-~12jH34b4F9oW9GPmPSyMcMXG8etpwcmFServEQFYw7cJ5ZNMEn3s8jCN-OLdoc9e1zguiO5IHs6Jzd15muGtPLKExDZc5B51Ig-3DEssnNze77FiwvEt9tZLEPE9wF8SGDZbfbhFzyejwDK2ooh2rD7Oite~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cleveland — The council committee approved ordinance 819-2025 authorizing the director of economic development to enter a loan agreement with Famicos Foundation to partially finance the rehabilitation of 1355 East 105th Street.

Economic development staff said the total project cost is about $1,550,000. The city would extend a $500,000 forgivable loan from Neighborhood Transformation Initiative funds to support rehabilitation of roughly 2,700 square feet of ground‑floor commercial space and four apartments above. Famicos officials said the ground floor will be rehabilitated as a white box commercial space and the upper floors will contain four sizable apartments (roughly 1,200–1,300 square feet each). Famicos also committed to creating four jobs tied to the project.

Khalid Hawthorne and Famicos representative Mr. Analifo described the site’s neighborhood importance: it is one of the last occupied storefronts on that block of E. 105th, a corridor they described as having experienced long decline and now undergoing reinvestment, including the Glen Village project nearby. Famicos staff recalled the site’s difficult history — the 1984 murder of Gloria Pointer occurred in the building — and said the family and community preferred rehabilitation plus a commemorative marker, not demolition.

Council members praised the project as catalytic for the corridor and welcomed use of funds set aside for neighborhood transformation. The ordinance passed in committee without reported objection.

Ending: The Famicos loan aims to return an underused storefront to active commercial and residential use, supporting corridor stabilization and local job creation; implementation details and timeline were not specified in the committee transcript.","The council approved ordinance 819‑2025 to authorize a favorable loan agreement with Famicos Foundation for a $1.55 million rehabilitation of 1355 East 105th Street, including a $500,000 forgivable loan from Neighborhood Transformation Initiative funds, ground‑floor commercial space and four apartments above.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6140044,"Council designates Greater New Calvary Baptist Church in Collinwood as a Cleveland landmark",431,3478000,3909000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5579952-719b4bca54d9a861c43bb046c0fc63be&start=3478&end=3909","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5579952-719b4bca54d9a861c43bb046c0fc63be/thumbnail_3478000.jpg","/articles/6140044/Cleveland/Cuyahoga-County/Ohio/Council-designates-Greater-New-Calvary-Baptist-Church-in-Collinwood-as-a-Cleveland-landmark","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6140044-d286d308c5c68c25b2a848a6aa623ff0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169006&Signature=VhL~cTCDyUphpaptf5dh-xaMPexz1fvslDNE510YsBmfqZPxx8Xm0TWDMT4cAlrxiMpgNnSUodYAH6gVvEBEGZCGdNlKDmYSj0Rpc-GCmFimTyIgeyNGKZDdMBSxgZvZ3BR7JdzddsCxA7YsdPPA4NVhgUSWi9uaAuEzfOsC7SxDxp-CmJTN5VUc2ZMRevlLCgwoLjUGmqGeJVLV9KntMbAX9wtNgSmCLL2XOX19IdAHcdP81XcVRp1QvOMkkstkofjPMLhnNle2VUXyuhyiRnBsPbyOdmXkpBQqStAjIUD6oWVeq4rnmd5lMGQJkxHI17WoeneqGAECWnO0SoKu4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cleveland — The council approved Order 818‑S‑2025 to designate Greater New Calvary Baptist Church, the former First Congregational Church of Collinwood, as a Cleveland Landmark.

Cleveland Landmark staff presented the designation application with members of the Greater New Calvary congregation in the chamber. Gay Kane, a representative of the congregation, and Pastor Linwood Knight attended the hearing and spoke to the church’s community role. The staff presentation provided a brief architectural and social history: the congregation traces roots to the late 19th century, the building was constructed in a Romanesque style with an Akron‑plan interior, and the church and associated parish house/gymnasium have long served Collinwood residents through recreation, food pantry and clothing programs.

The presentation cited architect William Warren Sabin for the original 1893 building and architect Herman Maurer for early 20th‑century additions. The record notes the congregation’s changing demographics through the 1950s–1970s, the use of the building as a community service center in the late 1960s and the formation of Greater New Calvary in 1971, which has since operated community programs for decades.

Committee members praised the building’s architectural character and community service. The order passed without reported objection.

Ending: The designation recognizes the building’s architectural integrity and long history of neighborhood service; council members signaled plans to coordinate with the congregation on any future signage or celebratory events.","The council approved Order 818‑S‑2025 to designate the former First Congregational Church of Collinwood (Greater New Calvary Baptist Church) as a Cleveland Landmark, citing architectural and social history and the building’s Akron‑plan layout and Romanesque style.","actionData","errors"]

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Council committee approves updated paid‑parking rules for downtown, adds police review of garage security plans

Council panel approves rezoning near Fairview Hospital amid neighborhood objections over planned parking garage

Council authorizes added budget for Stantec on‑call planning services

Council approves forgivable loan to Famicos Foundation to rehab 1355 E. 105th, add storefront and four apartments

Council designates Greater New Calvary Baptist Church in Collinwood as a Cleveland landmark