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Committee advances CRA exemption, streetscape funding, easement release and motions on TIF review and development rules
Summary
The committee forwarded a CRA tax-exemption for an 8th Street conversion, a streetscape funding agreement for Over-the-Rhine, an easement release in Norwood and two motions asking administration to review TIF performance and explore 'quality development' policy options.
The Housing and Growth Committee moved several administrative items to full council on Monday.
A proposed eight-year Community Reinvestment Area tax-exemption agreement would allow conversion of a vacant Central Business District office building on 8th Street into a four-story structure with the top two floors converted into eight residential units serving households earning approximately 60%–120% AMI; the committee advanced the ordinance without objection.
The committee also approved sending forward an ordinance to execute a funding agreement with Urban Sites to perform preliminary design and engineering for a Walnut Street streetscape project north of 14th Street in Over-the-Rhine.
Separately, the committee considered releasing city-held easements on 2339 Harris Avenue in Norwood (former subway and utility easements) to allow a developer a clear title; the developer committed an $85,000 payment to the Department of Transportation and Engineering (DOTE) street-improvement fund and the committee advanced the easement release without objection.
Councilmember Seth Walsh introduced two motions the committee supported: a request for the administration to produce performance metrics and analysis for the city’s TIF (tax-increment financing) districts, and a direction to explore zoning and code changes to support higher-quality, missing-middle housing (topics mentioned included minimum lot size, setbacks, ADU restrictions and single-stair reform). Both were advanced for further review.
