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Nolan said the subcommittee \"is intended to convene stakeholders, for a conversation about a particular part of town in which we hope to promote additional and much needed development,\" and described an initial emphasis on Bond Hill, Roselawn and the Redding Road corridor where city and port-owned parcels and budget allocations already exist.

Why it matters: Nolan and other council members argued that focused, coordinated efforts can move long-vacant parcels toward development while giving community partners a public forum to ask questions and hear from developers, the port, county and city agencies. Nolan listed prospective participants he has already engaged: the Bond Hill Community Council, a new community development corporation, the port, the county, the Department of Community and Economic Development, Community Economic Advancement Initiatives (CEAI), Cincinnati Development Fund (CDF), Community Action Agency, New Path, Corinthian Baptist Church and Allen Temple.

Discussion and constraints: Nolan emphasized the subcommittee was meant to gather information and not to make final decisions: \"There early on is no intention to make final decisions at this subcommittee. It's an opportunity for our community members to share their wants and needs and desires for their community.\" Vice Mayor Kearney and Council members voiced support for convening stakeholders and noted the process could help align existing funds and partners in neighborhoods such as Bond Hill, the West End and Pleasant Ridge.

Committee action and next steps: Chair Mark Jeffries placed the item for passage \"without objection,\" moving the proposal forward in the committee process. Council members who spoke during the discussion expressed willingness to participate; the vice mayor indicated she would serve as vice chair for the subcommittee. Specific membership, schedule, scope and deliverables were not established during the meeting and will be defined in subsequent committee work.

The subcommittee is intended as a public, recorded forum for coordinated planning; any requests for city funding or formal allocation would require separate committee and council actions.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Equitable Growth & Housing Committee (August 5, 2025)","oneSentenceSummary","Council member Nolan introduced a subcommittee to convene stakeholders and coordinate resources for neighborhood-focused investment, citing Bond Hill and Redding Road as early priorities; committee agreed to place the item for passage without objection.","taxTitle","Cincinnati Board & Committees, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio","taxId",75954,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":49,"_50":81,"_52":-5,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":82,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":83,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72},6017019,"Committee approves rezoning to allow Findlay Market operations center at 1813 Race Street",1130,466000,1596000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778843-4af8c8f9c41162db66203bea91d59d54&start=466&end=1596","/articles/6017019/Ohio/Committee-approves-rezoning-to-allow-Findlay-Market-operations-center-at-1813-Race-Street","The Equitable Growth and Housing Committee voted to approve a zone change for 1813 Race Street from Park and Recreation to Commercial Community Pedestrian Transportation Corridor to permit an operations center for the Corporation for Findlay Market.

The zoning change, recommended by the Department of City Planning and Engagement, would allow a four-story mixed-use building the applicant says would house an event room, maintenance garage, a storefront for the Findlay Market shopping app, office and storage space, merchant space on the fourth floor and a retained refuse/waste management area on the north side of the site. \"This operation center would include an event room, a maintenance garage, a storefront space for the Findlay Market shopping app,\" Planner Sophia Ferris Roe said during the presentation.

The proposal is intended to replace the site’s current use as a parking lot and waste-management area. \"Findlay Market has been an anchor institution and a city asset for 173 years,\" Kelly Lancer, president and CEO of the Corporation for Findlay Market, told the committee, describing lost space and recent rent increases that have pushed market operations to find consolidated facilities.

Why it matters: Committee members said the change would reactivate an underused parcel near Findlay Market and support market operations, deliveries and vendor services. The planning staff found the requested CCPT zone consistent with Plan Cincinnati and the Brewery District master plan, and the City Planning Commission recommended approval after coordinated site review.

Key details: Planning staff said the site is currently zoned Park and Recreation, a mapping that dates to city ownership in the early 2000s even though it has functioned as a parking lot; staff advised the PR designation was never updated when the lot converted. The application will still require zoning relief and approval from the Historic Conservation Board because the site is in the Over-the-Rhine Historic District. Transportation staff removed proposed on-street parking spaces after identifying conflicts with the streetcar alignment, and the applicant adjusted the lot layout and moved waste-management functions farther north. Planner Sophia Ferris Roe said the coordinated site review raised right-of-way and parking issues that the applicant has worked to resolve.

Public comment at the committee hearing included both support and opposition. Resident Riley Owens, speaking from Over-the-Rhine, said he supported denser development and opposed selling the adjacent right-of-way: \"Let's not rip up the right of way and lock in a bad land use for many years or decades.\" Tanya Chavez, a Findlay Market vendor, said rezoning was needed so merchants could scale their businesses. A representative of the City Lofts at Findlay Market homeowners association said the building’s neighbors opposed a four-story structure immediately north of their property, citing loss of views, potential construction impacts to Sulu Alley, increased pedestrian and vehicle traffic and concern about property values.

Committee action and next steps: The committee recorded a roll-call vote in favor of the recommendation (Jeffries, Owens, Vice Mayor Kearney, Johnson, Walsh, Albee and Nolan all voting yes). The staff presentation and members’ comments noted the proposal still requires Historic Conservation Board review and any necessary zoning variances or relief before building permits can be issued.

The committee’s approval moves the zone-change recommendation forward in the city process; additional design review and historic approvals will determine whether the project proceeds as presented.","The Equitable Growth and Housing Committee approved changing zoning at 1813 Race Street from Park and Recreation to a commercial pedestrian corridor to enable a Findlay Market operations center; the proposal drew support from market leadership and some neighborhood opposition over views and alley access.","actionData","errors"]

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Council member Nolan proposes community investment subcommittee to coordinate development in targeted neighborhoods

Committee approves rezoning to allow Findlay Market operations center at 1813 Race Street