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Policies
1. Development Policies
- 1.1 For the southwestern "industrial" areas of Harrison West, including the AC Humko site,
we support the following principles: There should be no manufacturing, no riverfront
development, and no big-box development. There. should be new parkland and green space
with ecological and recreational value. Any redevelopment should use mixed-use, new
urbanism design that is architecturally compatible with Harrison West. Factory buildings
with historic value should be preserved and re-used.
- 1.2 New residential in-fill development should follow the R-2F zoning.
- 1.3 New commercial developments should conform to the urban commercial overlay.
- 1.4 New residential and commercial in-fill development should be architecturally compatible with the neighborhood.
- 1.5 We oppose new curb cuts.
- 1.6 We support historic preservation and rehab instead of demolition.
- 1.7 A variance (e.g., windows, garages, size and scale, parking) at the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) will be opposed unless it fits architecturally with the neighborhood.
- 1.8 Parking variances will, generally be, opposed but can be supported if the building will fit architecturally with the neighborhood.
- 1.9 New public infrastructure should be architecturally compatible (such as the Third Avenue Bridge).
- 1.10 We support for traffic calming that includes no truck routes, lower speed limits and design speeds, and traffic calming fixtures that are aesthetically compatible and increase pedestrian safety.
- 1.11 We support the re-building of the streetscape along Third Avenue (such as what has been done in the Linden area).
- 1.12 We appreciate the street trees and want them to be maintained and replaced as necessary.
- 1.13 We embrace the Olentangy River as our western border and support the planting of trees and the cleanup of pollution and litter. Sewer overflows in Harrison West into the Olentangy River should be stopped.
- 1.14 We support good maintenance of the HW Park at Fourth and Oregon and the acquisition of more parkland, especially along the river at Humko and Battelle.
- 1.15 We support the agreement with Battelle on the parking lot design and the permanent Fourth Avenue access path across Battelle's land
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- 1.16 We support the principles of the Riverfront Vision Plan and its Handbook.
- 1.17 We support lighting fixtures that are designed to be consistent with the history of Harrison West.
- 1.18 The following issues and properties should be addressed in a Harrison West Neighborhood/Area Plan:
- 1.18.1 The A.C. Humko site and its parking lots; (*Priority: The A.C. Humko site needs to be addressed immediately while the remainder of the plan can be addressed with less urgency.)
- 1.18.2 The commercial parcel at 577-585 West Second Avenue;
- 1.18.3 The Outland Bar at 1026 Perry Street and its parking lots on Perry Street and Oregon Avenue;
- 1.18.4 The Central Beverage Group warehouse;
- 1.18.5 The various businesses and vacant parcels south of First Avenue and west of Michigan Avenue, including the historic Bunn-Minnick Pipe Organs building, vacant and developed parcels, and a few riverfront parcels;
- 1.18.6 Heartland Victorian Village rest home at 920 Thurber Drive West;
- 1.18.6 The Battelle land between Third Avenue and Fifth Avenue, west of Perry Street;
- 1.18.7 The apartments north of Third Avenue and east of Michigan, which are currently owned by Broad Street Management and may be acquired by Campus Partners;
- 1.18.8 Vacant residential and commercial parcels within Harrison West;
- 1.18.9 Sewer renovation (Third Avenue and others);
- 1.18.10 Consistency with the City's Riverfront Vision Plan and Handbook; and
- 1.18.11 Parking and traffic.
- (adopted 8Nov2001, numbering added - 2006)
- 2. Minutes.
- 2.1 Formal minutes shall only be kept for the Membership meetings. This does not preclude notes being kept of other meetings.
- 2.2 A copy of minutes for each Society meeting shall be distributed to all officers by the Secretary within seven days of the meeting. It shall be prominently labeled “DRAFT” on the top and bottom of each page.
- 2.3 The Secretary, under the Bylaws, is soley responsible for the minutes. However, any comments may be taken into account in drawing up the final draft.
- 2.4 Minutes shall be approved by the members at a regular meeting, and shall be signed by the Secretary in accord with Roberts’ Rules of Order.
- 2.5 There shall be a Secretary’s book consisting of the Constitution and Bylaws, the Policies, the current membership list and at least the last two years of minutes. The Secretary shall bring the Secretary’s book to each meeting.
- Adopted 2006
- 3. Correspondence.
- 3.1 All correspondence on behalf o f the Society shall be on official stationary, signed by the President or (with the President’s approval) the Secretary.
- 3.2 A copy of all correspondence shall be given the Secretary for filing.
- 3.3 This Policy shall not preclude individual or private communications by officers, heads of Committees or individuals. It is encouraged that such communications also be given the Secretary for filing.
- Adopted 2006
- 4. Meetings
- 4.1 The Membership shall meet on the third Wednesday of each month at 7pm in the Harrison Park Community Center.
- 4.2 The Executive Committee shall meet on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 7pm in the Harrison Park Community Center.
- Adopted 2006
