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Meetings

City Planning Commission meetings are generally held on the first and third Fridays of each month, beginning at 9:00 AM EST. The annual list of meetings can be viewed at the link below. Cancellations and other meeting updates are posted to our social media and sent via email to our mailing list.

Meetings are hosted in-person in Council Chambers, located on the third floor of City Hall at 801 Plum Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. Applicants and speakers may participate virtually via Zoom by registering no later than 48 hours in advance of the meeting. If you fail to register in advance, you may be unable to join the virtual meeting. Registration to attend in-person is encouraged but not required. To register for a City Planning Commission meeting, email planning@cincinnati-oh.gov or the staff person associated with the item. Please include the name of the item you wish to speak about in your email.

As of April 2020, all City Planning Commission meetings are recorded and broadcast live on CitiCable. To livestream Citicable, click the link below. To access the archive of City Planning Commission meeting video recordings, please click the link under the "Participation" section below. Please note: Virtual attendance is intended for those who wish to speak publicly on record to the Commission about an item. If you only wish to watch the meeting and do not intend to speak, please view the Citicable livestream.

Annual Schedule CitiCable Livestream

Participation

To participate in a City Planning Commission meeting, please identify the item you are interested in on the meeting Agenda, and then carefully review the public hearing procedures for that item-type on the "Procedures" page linked below.

Meeting Agendas are included on the first page of the meeting Packets, which are posted on our website at the link below. Packets also include all staff reports and related exhibits for the Agenda. Packets are posted no later than one week in advance of the meeting, and are announced on our social media and sent via email to our mailing list.

Accessibility accommodations to attend or participate in any meeting are available. Individuals requiring these accommodations should contact the Department of City Planning and Engagement prior to the meeting day to adequately arrange.

To view the minutes or recordings of any past City Planning Commission meetings, view the pages linked below. 

Procedures Packets Minutes Recordings

Written Comment

The City Planning Commission will accept written comment or statements from the public related to an item on the Agenda. Written comment received no later than 10 days in advance of the meeting will be included in the staff report. Written comment received after this time will be provided to the Commissioners the day before the meeting. All written comment should be submitted no later than 48 hours in advance of the meeting.  If you fail to submit your comments before that time, you risk the possibility that your comments do not reach the Commissioners. All written comments are public record. To submit written comment, email planning@cincinnati-oh.gov or the staff person associated with the item. Please include the name of the item you are writing about in your email.

Members

According to the Cincinnati Charter, the City Planning Commission shall consist of seven members. One member shall be the City Manager or a person duly designated to serve as his or her alternate; one shall be a member of Council selected by it; and five shall be electors of the City of Cincinnati appointed by the Mayor.

As the term of each appointed member expires, the Mayor shall appoint a successor for a term of five years. The current members of the City Planning Commission and their terms are listed below.

If you are interested in serving as a Planning Commissioner, please complete an application through the following link: City Manager's Boards & Commissions Application.

Duties and Powers

The powers and duties of the commission shall be to make plans and maps of the whole or any portion of the city and of any land outside the city which, in the opinion of the commission, bears a relation to the planning of the city, and to make changes in additions to and extensions of such plans or maps when it deems same advisable. Such maps and plans shall show the commission's recommendations for the location and extent of streets, alleys, ways, viaducts, bridges, subways, parkways, parks, playgrounds and other public grounds and public improvements, of public buildings and other public properties, and of public utilities whether publicly or privately owned, for water, light, sanitation, transportation, communication, power and other purposes; and for the removal, relocation, widening, extension, narrowing, vacation, abandonment or change of use of any of the foregoing public places, works, buildings, or utilities. Such maps and plans may also include the division of the city into zones or districts, in accordance with the commission's recommendations for the limitation and regulation of the height, bulk (including percentage of lot occupancy and set-back building lines) and use of buildings and other structures and premises in such zones or districts.

City Planning Commission Rules

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