Policies

  1. Development
    • 1.1 For the southwestern “industrial” areas of Harrison West, including the A.C. 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 reused.
    • 1.2 New residential infill 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 infill 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 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 rebuilding 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 Harrison West Park at Fourth and Oregon Avenues and the acquisition of more parkland, especially along the river at A.C. 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.
    • 1.16 We support the principles of the Riverfront Vision Plan and 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 Avenue, 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.

    Development policies adopted Nov. 8, 2001; numbering added 2006.

  2. Minutes
    • 2.1 Formal minutes shall only be kept for the membership meetings. This does not preclude keeping notes at 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 solely 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 accordance with Robert’s 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.

    Minutes adopted 2006.

  3. Correspondence
    • 3.1 All correspondence on behalf of the Society shall be on official stationery, 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.

    Correspondence adopted 2006.

  4. Meetings
    • 4.1 The membership shall meet on the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Harrison Park Community Center.
    • 4.2 The Executive Committee shall meet on the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Harrison Park Community Center.

    Meetings adopted 2006.

  5. Conflict of Interest
    • 5.1 The purpose of this policy is to establish a code of conduct and to promote the confidence of the Society’s members in their leaders.
      • 5.1.1 An Official is an Officer of the Society (elected or appointed), or a person chairing a committee of the Society.
      • 5.1.2 A Conflict of Interest is a situation in which an official has a private or personal interest sufficient to appear to influence the objective exercise of their official duties.
    • 5.2 Each Official has a duty to place the interest of the Society foremost in any dealing on behalf of the Society. Officials shall not use their position, or the knowledge gained from that position, in such a manner that a conflict arises between the interests of the Society and the Official’s personal interests. Specifically, a conflict of interest may arise:
      • 5.2.1 if an Official has an interest that might reasonably appear to impair their independent judgment in the discharge of their responsibilities to the Society, or
      • 5.2.2 if an Official has an ownership or investment in any entity with which the Society has or has begun negotiating any, or
      • 5.2.3 if an Official serves in any entity with which the Society has or has begun negotiating any arrangement, or
      • 5.2.4 if a member of the Official’s household meets any of the above criteria.
    • 5.3 Officials are required to disclose any potential conflict of interest at the earliest practical time. Such Officials shall provide written disclosure of any interests that could potentially result in a conflict of interest.
    • 5.4 Officials who are uncertain whether they have a conflict of interest shall request that the Executive Board determine whether a conflict of interest exists. The Executive Board shall make a determination by a majority vote (excluding the potentially conflicted Official) and report that decision to the membership.
    • 5.5 No Official shall participate in any deliberation of any matter in which such person has a conflict of interest. Officials who have a conflict of interest shall remove themselves from the meeting room while such matter is under discussion and also shall not represent the Society such matters.
    • 5.6 If any member of the Society has reasonable cause to believe an Official has failed to disclose a conflict of interest, the member shall file a complaint with the Executive Board
      • 5.6.1 The Executive Board shall inform the person of the basis for such belief and afford the person an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose.
      • 5.6.2 After hearing the Official’s response and after making such further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the Executive Board shall report its determination to the Society at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
      • 5.6.3 If the Executive Board determines the Official has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest the Executive Board shall recommend such disciplinary and corrective action as it deems appropriate.
      • 5.6.4 The Society shall determine the final disciplinary and corrective action by majority vote, at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Society. Notice must be given with the notice of the meeting.

    Conflict of Interested adopted April 18, 2012.

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