LOVELAND, Ohio — City Council gave first reading Tuesday to an ordinance adopting a rewritten Planning and Zoning Code, advancing a rewrite of the city’s land-use law that has been in the works for nearly a year, following a public hearing on the proposed changes.
The rewrite covers Part 11 of the Loveland Codified Ordinances, the section of city law governing planning and zoning, and was recommended by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission after eight meetings held between September 2025 and May 2026, according to the city.
Council also approved a resolution Tuesday authorizing an agreement with American Structurepoint Inc. to prepare a master plan addressing the city’s Schildmeyer property and its Veterans Memorial, both riverfront sites along Riverside Drive, according to the city.
American Structurepoint is a multidisciplinary engineering, architecture and planning firm headquartered in Indianapolis that was founded in 1966 and operates 18 design centers across six states with more than 800 in-house professionals, according to the firm.
The Veterans Memorial, at Riverside Drive and West Loveland Avenue, features brick pavers naming local veterans and is updated twice yearly around Memorial Day and Veterans Day, according to the city.
Staff also presented council with a request for a future public hearing on the sale of an easement to the Little Miami Conservancy, a Loveland-based nonprofit founded in 1967 that works to restore and protect the Little Miami River. The organization helped lead the effort that made the Little Miami Ohio’s first National Wild and Scenic River in 1973 and helped launch the state’s first rails-to-trails project in the late 1970s, according to the conservancy.
Elsewhere on the agenda, Brett Carlson took the oath of office Tuesday as the city’s facilities manager, and council recognized Bob Mlinar for the American flag display in the council chambers, according to the city.
Council reviewed committee minutes from the Hill-Wagoner Cemetery Preservation Committee, which advises council on the preservation, operation and maintenance of the historic Hill-Wagoner Cemetery, and from the Law and Ordinance Committee. Council also affirmed appointments to the Veterans Memorial and Riverfront Advisory Ad Hoc Committee, according to the city.
Loveland operates under a council-manager form of government established by a home rule charter adopted in 1961. The seven-member council is elected at-large on a nonpartisan basis to four-year terms and selects a mayor from among its members; Kathy Bailey serves as mayor and Andy Bateman as vice mayor, while City Manager Dave Kennedy oversees day-to-day city operations, according to the city.
The meeting adjourned, with the next City Council meeting scheduled for Aug. 11.
The information contained in this story was obtained from Loveland city government.