Southeast Design Review Committee

Cleveland, OH 44120 (Directions)

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About Cleveland’s Design Review Districts & Committees:

In order to protect property values and enhance the character and visual image of Cleveland’s neighborhoods and downtown, certain proposals for construction, exterior alterations, building demolitions and signs in the City of Cleveland must undergo a process known as ‘design review’.

Within designated Design Review Districts, all new construction and exterior alterations to buildings and structures are subject to design review. Outside of these designated Design Review Districts, the design review process applies only to new construction (not renovation) of retail, offices, institutions and residential projects.

In order to administer the design review process, the City has been divided into seven regions. A design review advisory committee, made up of design professionals and representatives of the local community, has been established for each of the seven regions. These committees review the design of development proposals and make recommendations for approval or disapproval to the City Planning Commission, which takes final action on approval or disapproval of the design.

Learn more about Design Review Districts and their committees here: https://planning.clevelandohio.gov/designreview/cpc.php

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