311.01 Short Title
311.02 Purpose to Eliminate Deterioration
311.03 General Scope
311.04 The Workable Program for Community Improvements
Cross-reference:
Conformity of community development plan to Workable Program, CO 313.05
Conformity of neighborhood conservation plan to Workable Program, CO 323.05
Determination of slum and blight, CO 313.02
Duties of Commissioner of Community Development, CO 137.02
Neighborhood conservation plan to prevent recurrence of substandard conditions, CO 323.06
Project agreement to prevent recurrence of slum and deterioration, CO 321.17
Conformity of community development plan to Workable Program, CO 313.05
Conformity of neighborhood conservation plan to Workable Program, CO 323.05
Determination of slum and blight, CO 313.02
Duties of Commissioner of Community Development, CO 137.02
Neighborhood conservation plan to prevent recurrence of substandard conditions, CO 323.06
Project agreement to prevent recurrence of slum and deterioration, CO 321.17
This Title Five of Part Three – Public and Private Land Use Regulations of the Codified Ordinances, shall be known as the “Community Development Code of the City of Cleveland”, and is hereinafter sometimes referred to as “this Code”.
(Ord. No. 1492-66. Passed 12-12-66, eff. 12-14-66)
Within the scope of this Code, the purpose of this Code is the development and implementation of a program, within the framework of coordinated and comprehensive planning for the elimination or prevention of slum, blight and deterioration so as to preserve and protect the health, safety and welfare of its inhabitants and to achieve the best urban environment for the efficient social and economic functioning of the City.
(Ord. No. 1492-66. Passed 12-12-66, eff. 12-14-66)
The provisions of this Code shall be supplementary to all other provisions of these Codified Ordinances relating to the planned development, redevelopment, renewal, rehabilitation and conservation of all areas of the City. In the event of conflict between any other provisions of these Codified Ordinances and the provisions of this Code, the provisions of this Code shall prevail, as related to the functions of the Department of Community Development.
(Ord. No. 1492-66. Passed 12-12-66, eff. 12-14-66)
(a) The Workable Program for Community Improvements, adopted annually to meet the requirements for Federal assistance in financing community development projects in order to accomplish the purpose of community development, consists of:
(1) Adequate building and occupancy codes and ordinances;
(2) A comprehensive community plan including land use plans, zoning and subdivision plans for public improvements, thoroughfares, and community facilities;
(3) Neighborhood analysis to determine the location and extent of blight and recommendations for remedial action;
(4) Administrative organization to attack the problem of slums and blight community-wide;
(5) Financing of needed facilities, enforcement of codes and zoning and subdivision regulations and of needed trained personnel;
(6) Housing for displaced families; and
(7) Citizen participation in the program of eliminating slum blight.
(b) The essential planning, platting, zoning, building, housing, licensing and nuisance abatement regulations as well as the necessary procedures to promote a proper environment for adequate family life in the City are intended to be provided under the separate chapters of these Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. No. 1492-66. Passed 12-12-66, eff. 12-14-66)