After a one-meeting hiatus, we’re back for another edition of Norwood in Nine, where I break down the top takeaways from city council meeting. While I won’t claim to be an expert on Norwood’s issues, I try to keep up with things.
Tonight’s meeting lasted just 68 minutes, thus making it the shortest council meeting in months. All the same, listening to this episode will allow you to reclaim 59 minutes of your life, while still being informed. That’s just more time that you can spend doing good in the ‘wood.
On this edition of the show, we’ll cover highlights from the October 27, 2020 meeting, including murals, the chronic nuisance ordinance, early talks about a levy renewal (or a new levy?), and much more.
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To understand the new mural ordinance, it’s important to understand Norwood’s zoning map, particularly the M-1, M-2, O, CBD and GBD districts.
If that zoning map isn’t nerdy enough for you, here are the codified ordinances of Norwood, which really get into the weeds.
Did you know that you can read the ordinances for yourself? They’re now being posted on the NorwoodOhio.gov site. Here’s the council packet, which includes all ordinances, communications, and other relevant material.
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Very disappointed that the omission of the NBD district was able to slip through. I have not heard from anybody about why that district is different from the “O” district, other than one of them contains Jerry Hof’s business, and he has a sign in progress.
Thank you so much Jon for the work you put into this podcast! It is such a huge public service! So many elements you summarize are relevant to my family including the public nuisance ordinance and the lot by Wasson Way to be potentially developed. And without this podcast, I wouldn’t have even known about it.
The micro park looks great btw!
Jon,
Thank you for putting all of this together for the residents of Norwood. Can someone elaborate on what exactly “Traffic Calming” is? I live off Quatman ave. and have had concerns about the amolunt of traffic and the rate of speed at which cars travel down that road. Hoping this will address that.
Hi Jeff, thanks for listening. Good question. Traffic calming is blanket term for any number of tactics that result in drivers going slower, paying more attention, and creating a safer environment for pedestrians and cyclists. So, if you’re worried about the rate of speed that people are driving, you should be glad to hear about council exploring their options. This article goes into much more detail https://globaldesigningcities.org/publication/global-street-design-guide/designing-streets-people/designing-for-motorists/traffic-calming-strategies/