Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Chickens and bees get the green light from Cleveland Heights City Council and the Planning Commission.
Cleveland Heights City Council approved revisions to the zoning code at its meeting Monday to encourage sustainable practices in the city. The green additions to the zoning code spell out specific rules regarding compost piles, bike racks and parking, chicken coops, community gardens, permeable driveways and parking lots, rain barrels, solar panels, geothermal units, wind turbines, tree removal and replacement and more, encouraging residents and businesses to be sustainable by outlining what they can do and how to get approval for certain projects. Cleveland Heights officials and consultant Camiros Ltd. have been reviewing the city's zoning code for two years with the goal to implement more sustainable practices. Residents who attended a …
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
The Cleveland Heights Planning Commission reviewed the changes to the code for more than three hours at its regular meeting Wednesday night and decided not to move forward just yet.
After reviewing the proposed sustainable changes to the Cleveland Heights zoning code for more than three hours Wednesday night, the Cleveland Heights Planning Commission decided not to move forward just yet. The city anticipated that the amendments to the zoning code, which it has been working on for about two years, could be approved at the April 16 City Council meeting. "Because there were so many things (the planning commissioners) had talked about, they wanted to see the language and have a chance to talk about it again," said Vice Mayor Dennis Wilcox, referring to the suggestions commissioners made to the nearly 200-page code. "So there’s no sense in rushing. They want to take their time and make sure it’s right." The revised zoning …
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Monday, April 9, 2012
Chicken coops and bees dominated the discussion during a March 26 public hearing about the proposed sustainable amendments to the Cleveland Heights zoning code. So we visited hens living in the city to see what they were like.
Related article — VIDEO: A beehive in Cleveland Heights Chicken coops and bees dominated the discussion during a March 26 public hearing about the more sustainable practices being proposed for the Cleveland Heights zoning code. Two residents spoke about the beehive and chicken coop they have in their backyards. And we were curious — what does that look like in Cleveland Heights? So we decided to check it out. Today we’ve posted a video about the six hens and chicken coop Cleveland Heights resident Jan Kious keeps in her backyard. Look for a video Tuesday to see Cleveland Heights resident Stan Hockey’s beehive, which has about 40,000 bees inside. Chicken coops with up to four hens would be permitted if Cleveland Heights City Council …
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The city hosted the forum to get feedback from residents on its revised, more sustainable, zoning code
Chicken coops and bees dominated the discussion during Monday night’s public hearing about the proposed changes to the Cleveland Heights zoning code. The city hosted the forum to get feedback from residents on the more sustainable provisions it wants to add to the zoning code. The city worked with Chicago-based consultant Camiros, Ltd., which performed a sustainability audit. Karen Knittel, city planner, presented a slideshow outlining the changes, which encourage people and businesses to be more sustainable by making it clear if food gardens are permitted in front yards, for example, or what the code says about solar panels, wind turbines and geothermal units. The code also explains how to get approval for chicken coops, farmers markets …
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Cleveland Heights had its zoning code reviewed by a consultant to make it more sustainable and wants to hear feedback from residents
Cleveland Heights officials and consultant Camiros Ltd. have been reviewing the city's zoning code for the past year with the goal to implement more sustainable practices. Now they want to hear from residents. City Council, which introduced the zoning code ordinance on first reading Feb. 21, will host a public hearing 7 p.m. today in the Community Center on the proposed changes. A draft of that revised code is now available on the city's website here. The city would like residents to review the proposed changes and share their thoughts and feedback. The Planning Commission will discuss the revisions at its regularly scheduled meeting in City Hall at 7 p.m. April 11, and the public is invited to comment. City Council will then consider …
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The first opportunity for residents to hear more about the amendments and share their thoughts is tonight in City Hall
The first opportunity to comment on the proposed zoning code amendments is tonight at the regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting in Cleveland Heights City Hall. Cleveland Heights officials and consultant Camiros Ltd. have been reviewing the city's zoning code for the past year with the goal to implement more sustainable practices. A draft of that revised code is now available on the city's website here. The city would like residents to review the proposed changes and share their thoughts and feedback at various community meetings. The Planning Commission will discuss the revisions at two of its regularly scheduled meetings in City Hall at 7 p.m. today and April 11, and the public is invited to comment. And City Council, which …
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Cleveland Heights had its zoning code reviewed by a consultant to make it more sustainable and wants to hear feedback from residents
Cleveland Heights officials and consultant Camiros Ltd. have been reviewing the city's zoning code for the past year with the goal to implement more sustainable practices. A draft of that revised code is now available on the city's website here. The city would like residents to review the proposed changes and share their thoughts and feedback at various community meetings. The Planning Commission will discuss the revisions at two of its regularly scheduled meetings in City Hall at 7 p.m. March 14 and April 11, and the public is invited to comment. And City Council, which introduced the zoning code ordinance on first reading at its meeting Tuesday, will host a public hearing 7 p.m. March 26 in the Community Center. City Council will then …
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Fran Mentch
12:43 pm on Thursday, May 24, 2012
Is the current construction on Taylor Rd., that proceeded against the wishes of the people who live there, in keeping with this concept of "sustainabililty"?http://clevelandheights.patch.com/blog_posts/bulldozers-on-taylor-children-people-with-visual-impairments-and-homeowners-dont-count more ›