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Ed Stockhausen of Cleveland Neighborhood Progress (CNP) walked the committee through the ordinance’s design and the rationale drawn from a multi‑year process with CDCs, council members and city staff. Stockhausen said the proposal would formally enumerate five core CDC activities — community engagement, neighborhood development, neighborhood planning, events/promotions (marketing) and partnership-building — and require standardized monthly reporting with quarterly summaries to elected officials.

John Analifo (a long‑time CDC director) urged the council to “pass Ordinance 113” to simplify reimbursement and reporting, describing current Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) reimbursement rules as slow and administratively burdensome. “This is why we feel that Ordinance 113 … will make it easier and more transparent for the work we do and for the residents that we serve,” Analifo said.

Stockhausen explained one administrative change built into the draft: rather than the current reimbursement model that can leave CDCs waiting months for first CDBG payments, the sub‑fund would allow prorated quarterly payments so organizations have predictable cash flow. CNP’s recent Advancement & Resilience Initiative (ARI) grant round was cited as a pilot — CNP awarded $2,000,000 to CDCs this fiscal year — and Stockhausen and CDC leaders said the city’s roughly $8.6 million in annual CDC allocations is the largest public funding lever available.

Several CDC leaders testified about operational strain and long waits for reimbursements under current rules. Joy Johnson, executive director of Burten Bell Carr, said the sub‑fund “gives CDC stability year over year” and stressed residents’ reliance on consistent services. Dr. Lee of MetroWest and other CDC executives likewise called for more flexible eligible activity lists and faster, predictable payments.

Council members asked several technical questions: how the proposed review committee (13 members in the draft) would operate, whether the ordinance would require an action‑plan update to HUD if CDBG uses shifted, and how existing CDBG grants or allocations might be swapped or transitioned. Director-level staff and Stockhausen said the ordinance itself does not appropriate funds; the council would identify funding in the budgeting process or consider a swap of CDBG allocations. The committee did not vote on Ordinance 113; members requested follow‑up details, including an itemized list of outstanding reimbursements owed to CDCs and options for near‑term funding while federal CDBG levels remain uncertain.

Committee chair and sponsors said the ordinance creates a governance and reporting structure that, if funded, intends to protect neighborhood capacity and reduce administrative friction. No appropriation was made at the hearing; council and administration will continue discussions about funding and next steps.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Development, Planning & Sustainability Committee, May 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City council’s DPS committee heard testimony May 13 on Ordinance 113, a proposal to create a neighborhood development sub‑fund intended to give community development corporations (CDCs) more stable, flexible and transparent funding.","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},6061417,"Committee hears broad debate on short‑term rental licensing; ordinance held for more work",6242,1296000,7538000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3283388-f36695bbb05a691594b21ab1e0682ea2&start=1296&end=7538","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3283388-f36695bbb05a691594b21ab1e0682ea2/thumbnail_1296000.jpg","/articles/6061417/Cleveland/Cuyahoga-County/Ohio/Committee-hears-broad-debate-on-shortterm-rental-licensing-ordinance-held-for-more-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6061417-7847a42ae6799a0a15c6b29905c12b75/orig.mp4?Expires=1770397034&Signature=QA6zkFaRAZeq68zreFQhrPP1Mgo8GSjYxYkEoSH5RLI1bkpUkgq2FhRsKPdzQ8n4q5y7T94X2vMQl0-QE~3158IwhcQfTgraY1R9KpNcMiJMcaJ7ukaPg1DNUf-HMvL~UR4QFOakDUSePaCB2hluXpxQzNlAtFEnGy~gIAHdZMTVjsBVZ4T5uT-G1hEAoz8StZUxzkRU6EzO8G-TvPXmUpmTm3pD7-5kwY5DnHqjqV9iwBzf-hpHOXU-MmQAFGorVotWGcWKmE8pw5zfU-S7k0EWLOBRFeMQdrX8DLb33oQSpopWtOjZ9z6Fd3jT4p64gc3WTVlsxFgfJCRgkVFZww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City council’s Department of Public Safety & Service committee spent a lengthy May 13 session examining Ordinance 588‑2024, the city administration’s proposed licensing regime for short‑term rentals, before the committee paused the item for further work.

City attorney Rachel Scalish opened committee discussion with a summary: “Ordinance 588‑2024 will regulate short term rentals as businesses through a licensing process. All short term rentals must be licensed.” The draft would create a new chapter in Cleveland’s codified ordinances, require local contact information for operators, and make licensed short‑term rentals subject to the city’s transient occupancy (bed) tax.

Under the draft presented to the committee, short‑term rentals could operate in one‑family districts subject to a density limitation of “at least 1 or no more than 15% of the total residential units on the block or in a multi‑unit building, whichever is greater.” The legislation would require a $150 application fee and a $150 annual renewal; operators must carry liability insurance of at least $300,000 and produce a certificate of occupancy. The ordinance would bar advertising or taking reservations without a license and requires that licenses be displayed at the main entrance.

The bill also significantly raises civil penalties in multiple categories. Scalish described them in committee: failure to obtain a license could be fined “not more than the lesser of $5,000 or three times the revenue generated by the short term rental for each violation.” Advertising without a license or completing a reservation without a license would carry $1,000 fines per violation; repeated operating violations would escalate to $3,000 for subsequent offenses.

City staff and several council members framed the legislation as a response to an enforcement problem under the existing limited‑lodging rules, which they described as largely complaint‑driven and unenforceable. Commissioner Stevens (assessments and licenses) and Council counsel said licensing would give the city a roster of operators and a concrete tool to revoke or suspend licenses for nuisance or safety violations.

Councilman Kevin McCormack, the ordinance sponsor, told the committee the licensing model creates accountability: “If you are operating illegally in a nuisance manner, cars parked all over your driveway, parties at night, or running amok, we're coming for you.”

Public testimony included concerns from residents about noise, parking and safety. Michael Howard said two short‑term rentals operate adjacent to his house and described repeated disturbances: “I don't have a quiet enjoyment of my home.” Reverend Pamela Pinckney asked officials to explain the term “institutional research” used elsewhere in the agenda and expressed worry about how fines would affect lower‑income residents.

Committee members pressed staff on enforcement details, nighttime and after‑hours response, the role of booking platforms and whether certain neighborhoods should be exempt. Some members suggested adding a hard cap on the total overnight occupants per rental (for example, 10–12 people), while staff and council counsel raised legal concerns about zoning‑based prohibitions and noted current case law limits how a city can use zoning to bar short‑term rentals in particular residential districts.

After extensive discussion about density, enforcement and reporting, the committee chair announced the item would be held so staff could return with additional enforcement tools, updated case law and draft implementation procedures. No vote was taken on the ordinance at the hearing.","A comprehensive short‑term rental bill (Ordinance 588‑2024) that would license and regulate short‑term rentals in Cleveland drew hours of testimony and was held for further work. The proposed law would require licenses, impose density limits and raise civil penalties; committee members asked for stronger enforcement details before advancing.",{"_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},6061420,"City panel approves two rezoning map changes to support multifamily and campus plans on West Side",272,565000,837000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3283388-f36695bbb05a691594b21ab1e0682ea2&start=565&end=837","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3283388-f36695bbb05a691594b21ab1e0682ea2/thumbnail_565000.jpg","/articles/6061420/Cleveland/Cuyahoga-County/Ohio/City-panel-approves-two-rezoning-map-changes-to-support-multifamily-and-campus-plans-on-West-Side","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6061420-8141a75d0da5f01fe8fe3ae45a93eae8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770397034&Signature=Fs1f0BZBCjG5-bp5oBgILwlpuCajEWILcSdii0tiyq-2LT37cx-9g2twwYsur0nX3Zu-xGsgqcCq9G4CaDN4WBVXHaoUc1ywM8fGX~7BgW3YSNBK2g0y7nZwNZ7lektY89rPSMVTHCQCBNSgQen4CVPTJVx8vjI5aQ0qepJD6HPWQk9zei~zi01vol1jtJPjM~YaMBIXhKVFBQNRDAmBZrvEMTmXd1oCWIaOCm7FFFY~7FPvW7kHDv2idDiRy9Q98yQb8Tiwc2zpOiKKfqq-4PHbLxN6P4v7enkJeMOlOvoUfyJvyGeIFQ44jO~w-mRnjZys0vtO5bdY3hR4NS8MeA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Department of Public Safety & Service zoning committee approved two separate municipal map changes May 13 that city planners say are intended to support walkable retail corridors and ongoing campus expansion on Cleveland’s West Side.

City planners said the first measure, Map Change 2689, changes zoning along West 20 Sixth Street to a single multifamily-residential designation and adds a five-foot map setback so a proposed project can align with an adjacent multifamily building rather than the homes on West 20 Eighth Street.

Shannon Leonard, chief zoning administrator for the City Planning Commission, told the committee: “This map change … is to promote walkability and support a diversity of housing typologies, which is in alignment with the Connecting Cleveland 2020 comprehensive citywide plan.” Leonard described the request as a fix to a split-zoning block and said the adjustment would allow the development to sit closer to West 20 Sixth Street and away from the recently built townhomes farther south.

The committee also approved Map Change 2675, described in committee as Phase 1 of the Lorraine Avenue strategic rezoning. Leonard said that change will realign a mix of two-family, multifamily and limited retail districts along Lorraine Avenue, keep the pedestrian retail overlay in key corridors and convert parts of the St. Ignatius campus to an institutional-research zoning district to accommodate campus growth. “What this will allow is for the educational campus to continue to grow and revitalize and expand, and the zoning really just fits the use,” Leonard said.

Ohio State Incorporated’s chief real estate officer, Ben Trimble, testified during the brief public-comment period on Map Change 2675 that he and his organization, owners of two parcels in the district, support the rezoning. Councilman Michael McCormack told the committee the local block club had also provided a letter of support for Map Change 2689.

Both ordinances were reported approved by the committee on the record: “Ordinance number 501‑2025 stands approved” (Map Change 2689) and “Ordinance number 567‑2025 stands approved” (Map Change 2675). Committee discussion was limited, and no additional amendments were requested.

Background provided in committee materials shows the Lorraine rezoning is being phased so staff can return later in the year for Phase 2 community conversations about additional properties and heights. Leonard said Phase 1 focuses on preserving walkability around the Westside Market and the Rapid station while aligning campus zoning for future institutional uses.

The approvals come after City Planning Commission review and neighborhood outreach; staff noted the map setbacks and height district changes must still be implemented through the city’s legislative process and building permits as projects advance.","The DPS zoning committee approved two map changes — Map Change 2689 along West 20th Street to consolidate split zoning for a proposed multifamily project and Map Change 2675 (Phase 1 Lorraine rezoning) to align zoning with existing institutional and retail uses, including the Ignatius campus.","actionData","errors"]

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