The Columbus City Council Zoning Committee will be meeting on Monday February 27 at 6:30 to vote on the Wheatland Crossing project.  The meeting will be in city council chambers at city hall.

Office of City Clerk



City of Columbus



90 West Broad Street

Columbus OH 43215-9015

columbuscitycouncil.org



Legislation Text



File #: 0328-2012, Version: 1



Explanation



REZONING APPLICATION # Z11-038



APPLICANT: Wheatland Crossing Limited Partnership, and City of Columbus Land Redevelopment Office; c/o

Thomas S. Simons, Agent; The Woda Group, LLC; 229 Huber Village Boulevard, Suite 100; Westerville, OH 43081.…

Although this doesn't happen all the time, whenever I click on a link within this site to view an article that someone has posted or to even log on, I'm redirected to another site that is entirely different. I'm wondering if this is happening to anyone else besides my self. It doesn't happen all the time, but has been happening a lot over the last several weeks. Thanks

It is that time of year. The local Girl Scout Troops are selling cookies now through the end of March. There will be scouts at Gerhearts True Value on W Broad Street every weekend in March. If interested in picking up a few boxes, Mercedes is selling them.  please contact me for personal delivery or visit the cookie sales

Here's the amended proposal that was passed (5-0) by the City of Columbus Development Commission on February 9th.  This proposal was on the agenda for the DC regular meeting and I'm certain that's why it was pushed through without any further review from the GHAC on February 7.  



"The Development Commission shall have all of the powers, authority and duties granted to it by ordinances of council, and by Section 713.02 of the Ohio Revised Code, to the extent that the same are not in conflict with the Columbus City codes, the charter, or with ordinances or resolutions heretofore enacted by council. The Development Commission shall also serve as an advisory body to the Director and the city council in matters related to the preparation, execution and administration of urban renewal development, rehabilitation and conservation plans."



I'm including one graphic in my post, but if you look at the PDF document prepared by the development department, you'll…

The Greater Hilltop Area Commision Zoning Committee met at Homes on the Hill last night to vote on the zoning change request from The WODA Group.  This is for their three phase project on the 20 acre city owned lot on N Wheatland Ave.



The biggest concern is The WODA Group wants the entire 20 acre plot rezoned to PUD-8.  The WODA Group generally has a good reputation, but if funding falls through for phase 2 and 3, once the entire plot has been rezoned, we would lose any leverage we have to control what goes in there.  The PUD-8 zoning designation would make it a prime location for low income rental housing.  



In principle, the idea of low income senior rental housing was well received and most people felt it could be a good fit for the location. But while The WODA Group expressed their desire to be a good neighbor,  unfortunatelly they've made no effort to get any input on the project from any of us that live in the neighborhood.  With the neighborhood being used…

Greater Columbus Growing Coalition (GCGC) Meeting

Thursday February 2, 2012

6:00 -8 pm

Hillcrest Baptist Church

2480 W Broad Street

Tonight there was a meeting of the Greater Hilltop Area Commission Zoning Committee at the Hilltop Library about a new development for the large plot of city land available on N Wheatland.  The WODA Group LLC is looking to purchase the land from the city and was looking for a zoning change recommendation from the GHAC Zoning Committee. They are requesting a change from NE(Neighborhood Edge)/NG(Neighborhood General) to a PUD-8.  PUD-8 means a Planned Urban Developement at 8 units per acre.  A total of 135 units are planned for this 3 phase, 20 acre development.



Phase 1 is a 3 story senior complex with 60 units that would be built beginning in the spring of 2013.  The building would be for folks age 55 and over with an income of 50% or less of the median income for our area.  There…

10TV -City Atttorney Shames Out-Of-State Landlords

Tuesday January 17, 2012 8:27 AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A city official said Tuesday that he was looking hundreds of miles away to solve a local problem.



Columbus City Attorney Rick Pfeiffer said that the city is scattered with abandoned properties and that many of the landlords live in different states.



Tom Yezzi still lives in the home his parents bought 58 years ago, 10TV's Glenn McEntyre reported.



"I tried to sell it," Yezzi said. "Nobody would even come up close to $60,000. We put it at ($50,000) still nobody."



Yezzi said that buyers were turned off by the city's ample stock of abandoned houses.



"We figure…