Cleveland meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Cleveland council to weigh 109-acre Dalton Pike annexation; recent meetings all agenda

Cleveland's local government meetings over the past two weeks were all agenda items, with no final votes recorded. The most consequential item on the table is a proposed annexation and rezoning of 109.33 acres on Dalton Pike, which the City Council is scheduled to consider at its regular session today, Aug. 24.

City Council (Aug. 10)

The council held a work session and regular session on Aug. 10. The regular session agenda included final passage of Zoning Ordinance 2025-60, which would rezone roughly 800 acres along Stuart Rd and North Lee Hwy from FAR/CH to PUD 70. Also on the agenda were one-year contract extensions with Troy Goodaker Plumbing (Resolution 2026-62) and Conley Electric (Resolution 2026-63), a software licensing purchase through the Carahsoft cooperative agreement (Resolution 2026-65), and participation in the Judy Housley Safety Partners Matching Grant Program (Resolution 2026-67). The work session featured updates on Tinsley Park, the Fillauer Greenway, and the Whirlpool redevelopment. Minutes have not yet been published.

Beer Board (Aug. 10)

The Beer Board met to consider a new Class 1 (Restaurant) beer permit for Pier 17 Seafood at 161 Stuart Rd NE. The applicant is Pier 17 Seafood, Inc., owned by Dazhen Zheng. The application fee has been obtained, but the survey is pending review. The board also approved minutes from its July 13 session. No decision on the permit was recorded.

Planning Commission (Aug. 18)

The Municipal Planning Commission met to consider several zoning and annexation requests. The largest item was an annexation and zoning change for 385.58 acres on Lower River Rd to CG General Commercial, requested by Wright Brothers Construction. Other items included a PUD 40 amendment to change side setbacks from 10 ft and 3 ft to 5 ft on both sides (Deerfield Capital/Turner Homes), a rezoning of .46 acres on 25th St NW from R-2 to PI (Brown Revocable Family Trust), a rezoning of .46 acres on N. Ocoee St NW from PI to CN (Thompson, Beard, Logan), and a rezoning of .73 acres on T.L. Rogers St from CH/R-2 to CH (Mitchell Maloney). Minutes have not yet been published.

Coming up

Cleveland City Council — Aug. 24 (today)

The council will hold public hearings and vote on six land-use changes. The most significant is the annexation and rezoning of 109.33 acres on Dalton Pike from FAR to PI Professional Institutional, requested by the City of Cleveland. Also on the agenda: final passage of Zoning Ordinance 2026-12 to rezone 42.50 acres on Dalton Pike from C-2/FAR to PUD 71 (Steve Williams and Aaron Ware), a rezoning of 0.34 acres on Young Road from CH to R-2 (Bassam Issa), an amendment to PUD 55 to allow single-family homes in addition to townhomes (Berry Payne Development), and an amendment to PUD 67 to allow 40-ft wide single-family lots (Habitat for Humanity). The consent agenda includes authorizations for downtown grants and park construction change orders, plus reappointments to the Airport Authority, Zoning Appeals, and Building Boards.

Cleveland councils and boards weigh drainage change order, beer permits, zoning variances, and grant applications

Cleveland's local boards held a full slate of meetings the week of July 13, but because minutes have not yet been published for any of the sessions, no final votes or outcomes can be confirmed from the available agendas. The items below reflect what each body was scheduled to consider, not what was decided.

Cleveland City Council — July 13

The Council was set to hold a work session on strategic planning before its regular meeting. The regular session's consent agenda included several contract-related items:

• **Resolution 2026-59 and 2026-60**: Cooperative agreements with MES Service Company, LLC and Fortinet, Inc for firefighting gear and IT security products.
• **Resolution 2026-61**: Contract with Jenne Law, PLLC to represent the city in Fire Apparatus Antitrust Litigation.
• One-year contract extensions for Troy Goodaker Plumbing and Conley Electric.
• Change Order #2 with Wright Brothers for the Peerless Rd @ 25th Street drainage project.
• Reappointments to the Animal Shelter Advisory Board and Shade Tree Board.

The agenda also listed surplus property sales and updates to the July and August meeting schedule. No vote tallies are available because minutes have not been published.

Beer Board — July 13

The Beer Board was scheduled to review three new beer permit applications:

• **Fuji Teriyaki Express**: Class 1 (Restaurant) at 3443 Keith St NW.
• **Weigel's #129**: Class 3 (Package Sales) at 2600 Peerless Road NW.
• **Feast Buffet**: Class 1 (Restaurant) at 350 Stuart Road NE.

Whether any permits were approved is not yet confirmed in the public record.

Board of Zoning Appeals — July 14

The Board of Zoning Appeals was set to consider two variance requests by Chris Townsend for a proposed quadplex at 205 Hiwassee Ave.:

• A side setback reduction to 5 feet.
• A parking reduction of one space, from 8 spaces to 7.

The agenda states the variances are intended to allow preservation of mature trees on the property.

Airport Authority — July 16

The Cleveland Municipal Airport Authority was scheduled to accept minutes from its May 15, 2026 meeting, hold a public hearing (topic not specified in the agenda), and receive director, airside, and landside operations reports. The board was also set to review and consider the Emergency Action Plan, followed by individual board member reports.

Cleveland City Council — July 17 (Special Session)

A special Council session was scheduled to review three agreements:

• ATTAIN Grant Application.
• Miovision Mateo AI Pilot Agreement.
• A grant agreement (listed as pages 16-46 of the agenda packet).

No further detail on the scope or dollar amounts of these agreements was provided in the agenda summary.

What this means for residents

Several of these items touch day-to-day services and neighborhood concerns: the Peerless Rd @ 25th Street drainage change order relates to an ongoing infrastructure project; the beer permit applications would affect specific businesses on Keith St, Peerless Road, and Stuart Road; and the zoning variances at 205 Hiwassee Ave. concern how a quadplex could be built relative to neighboring properties and on-site parking. Readers seeking confirmed outcomes should watch for the published minutes from each body.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days, according to the available schedule.