Clintonville Area Commission

CAC Planning + Development Meeting postponed one week, to 6/30 at Clinton Heights Lutheran Church at 7 pm.

Please see information from the city on the new deer feed ordinance below.

A new no-feed ordinance is now in effect in Columbus.

The ordinance prohibits the intentional feeding of deer and is intended to help address issues associated with large deer populations while supporting future deer management efforts.

2026 CLINTONVILLE AREA COMMISSION ELECTION - PACKETS AVAILABLE AT WHETSTONE + CANDIDATE ORIENTATION 6/18. ELECTION DAY 8/22

If the idea of advocating on behalf of your community and working with the City of Columbus sounds like something you’d like to do, then run for a Clintonville Area Commission seat in the upcoming 2026 Election!

Districts on the ballot this year are numbers 1, 2, and 9. Boundaries for these districts are:

District 1: Bounded on the south by the Glen Echo Ravine, on the east by the railroad tracks just east of Indianola, on the north by the center line of Weber Road, and on the west by the center line of High Street.

District 2: Bounded on the south by the Glen Echo Ravine, on the east by the center line of High Street, on the north by the center line of Orchard Lane, and on the west by the Olentangy River.

District 9: Bounded on the south by the Columbus City limits and the eastward projection of the Columbus city limits (west of High Street) and by the center line of Georgetown Drive and its westward projection and the south line of the State Schools for the Blind and Deaf (east of High Street), on the east by the railroad tracks just east of Indianola, on the north by the city limits of Worthington, and on the west by the Olentangy River and the Columbus city limits.

If you are interested in running for a seat, please pick up a printed Candidate Petition Packet at the front desk of Whetstone Library beginning June 12th.

Candidates will have until July 13th to collect the required number of signatures and submit a complete Candidate Petition Packet. Election Day is Saturday, August 22.

CAC Candidate Orientation Meeting 06.18.26

Those interested in running for the Clintonville Area Commissioner seats in Districts 1, 2, and 9 that are up for election on August 22, 2026 are encouraged to attend an Orientation Meeting for Candidates at the Whetstone Library, 3909 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43214, this Thursday, June 18, 2026, from 6:30 – 7:00p.m.

Election Committee Chair Melissa Doll will be available to provide an overview of the 2025 Election process and answer any questions you may have. The Orientation Meeting for Candidates is optional but strongly encouraged.

CAC 6.4.26 Draft Agenda

MEETING TIME: 7 PM
MEETING LOCATION: 3909 N High (Whetstone Library)

7:00 Call to order, Welcome, Pledge of Allegiance, Approval of Agenda – Chair Boulton

7:03 District Updates – all commissioners.

7:10 Approval of Past Meeting Minutes – Commissioner Sausser

7:10 Treasurer’s Report – Commissioner Miller

7:15 CAC Elections Committee Update – Chair Doll

7:30 Update from City of Columbus – Representatives from Department of Neighborhoods, City Council, Columbus Police Department, Columbus Fire Department and City Attorney’s Office may be in attendance.

7:40 Clintonville July 4th Celebration Committee – Cliff Wiltshire

7:45 Columbus Zone-In Update

7:50 Broadway/Olentangy Trail intersection and High St. Traffic Study – DPS Representative

8:00 Blueprint Columbus Update – City of Columbus

8:25 CAC Zoning & Variance Committee – Chair Hardwick
• Demolition agenda: 263 W. North Broadway. Waiver of the 60-day waiting period to demolish a home. (Received 5/26/26. This may be withdrawn.)
• BZA26-034, 25 Aldrich Road. To contract a residential driveway and curb cut to provide vehicular access from Aldrich Road and create off-street parking, including relocation of an existing walkway, the applicant seeks a variance to permit off-street parking as generally shown on the submitted site plan.
• GC26-025, 3989 N. High St. To allow the installation of a replacement ground sign as indicated on the documents, the applicant seeks a variance to reduce the required ground sign setback from 15 ft to 6 ft.

8:40 Friends of Fenway -Concerns over expansion of Wesley Glen

8:50 Public Comment

8:55 Adjourn – The next CAC meeting is scheduled for 7:00PM on July 2, 2026, at the Whetstone Library

CAC / Clintonville Rotary will meet tomorrow Saturday May 9 at 8:30 AM in CRC Annex at 3230 N High to talk traffic safety. All are welcome!

The City will be hosting a 311 training at Whetstone library on Monday, May 11th from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM.

Paving updates from the city:

Details for the expected Indianola Avenue paving schedule (weather dependent) are in the Newsfeed section on the Indianola Ave resurfacing project fact sheet at the following link. Information about on-street parking restrictions is there, too. The project is expected to be completed by the end of May.

https://engage.columbus.gov/indianolaavenueresurfacing

In addition, a separate Department of Public Service resurfacing project that will pave Hollenback Rd into Whetstone Park and its parking areas is getting underway through a partnership with Columbus Recreation and Parks. Concrete work is starting soon and, dependent on weather and coordination with Recreation and Parks, paving may start mid-May. Watch for flaggers when crews are milling, paving, striping pavement and installing new speed humps. The project team is working closely with Recreation and Parks to accommodate access to scheduled activities as much as possible while keeping the project on schedule to avoid lengthy disruption and finish by June. We ask that parkgoers be patient and drive slow and safe in the park.

Indianola Avenue - Resurfacing and Bikeways Indianola Resurfacing Project Updates The Indianola Avenue resurfacing and safety improvements project will begin in May 2026 and take approximately 30 days. The city and the Ohio Department of Transportation have partnered on this urban paving project, and the city is

MAY MEETING LOCATION CHANGE

To express solidarity with Columbus Metropolitan Library workers, CAC has decided to meet at an alternative location for our May meeting as the library workforce is in negotiations via SERB. Please join us at Clinton Heights Lutheran Church this Thursday at 7 PM.

7:00 Call to order, Welcome, Pledge of Allegiance, Approval of Agenda – Chair Boulton

7:03 District Updates – all commissioners.

7:10 Approval of Past Meeting Minutes – Commissioner Moritz

7:10 Treasurer’s Report – Commissioner Miller

7:15 CAC discussion about the website, and new domain and email accounts

7:20 Update from City of Columbus – Representatives from Department of Neighborhoods, City Council, Columbus Police Department, Columbus Fire Department and City Attorney’s Office may be in attendance.

7:30 Broadway/Olentangy Trail intersection and High St. Traffic Study – DPS Representative

7:45 Deer Community Conversation Update

7:55 Webster Park food dumping update – Commissioner Sausser

8:00 CAC Zoning & Variance Committee – Chair Hardwick
• Variance agenda: BZA26-039, 3838 Indianola Ave. (T Marzetti property) Application. In order to install a 7’ security fence and driveway gates and to maintain plant security and provide public safety from accidental ingress to the plan, the applicant seeks a variance from Section F.30.100 to increase the maximum height of this fence from 4’ to 7’.

8:15 Public Comment

8:55 Adjourn

RSVP today if you would like to attend the second community conversation on deer management next week.

https://www.columbus.gov/Government/City-Council/News-Releases-Information/Programs-Initiatives/Deer-Survey

CAC Election Committee Meeting - Monday, June 1st from 6-8pm

The CAC Election Committee will meet on Monday, June 1st, to review the CAC Election Rules and any changes for the 2026 CAC Election. The meeting will be held at Clinton Heights Lutheran Church, 15 Clinton Heights Avenue, Columbus, OH 43202, from 6pm - 8pm.

The meeting is open to the public.