| Jurisdiction Name: | Cleveland |
| State/Province: | OH |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 396,815 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | ordinance |
| Year: | 2007 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | access, community food and agriculture, community garden, community health, food production, food retail, fresh produce, greenhouse, health, health promoting, healthy, hoop house, hoophouse, land use, local, local economy, local farm products, local food, local food access, local food production, locally grown, production, urban agriculture, zoning |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Cleveland City Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Board of Zoning Appeals, Cleveland City Planning Commission |
| Support Entity(s): | Cleveland- Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s): | The Urban Garden District is part of the zoning code to ensure that urban garden areas are appropriately located and protected to meet the needs of the community. These needs include local food production, community health, community education, garden-related job training, environmental enhancement, preservation of green space, and community enjoyment on sites for which urban gardens represent the highest and best use for the community. Sales are permitted from gardens, as well as structures such as greenhouses, hoophouses, cold-frames and tool sheds. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
