NANA and Paddock Hills Assembly lost the zoning appeal with the City concerning Chinedum Nduckwe’s Victory Vistas development. The 50-unit, affordable housing development for seniors at 4106 Victory Parkway is located in a Hillside Overlay District with a documented active landslide. The City Zoning Administration did not require any geotechnical and hillside analysis for this multi-level building in a documented hillside overlay district. We question the city’s sincerity in the recently approved Cincinnati “Green Plan” where they emphasized the increased risk for hilly neighborhoods associated with the impact of climate change on our hillsides.
In March, City Council showed Laure Quinlivan’s documentary “Living with Landslides” to increase city leadership landslide awareness. The City of Cincinnati has spent more than $113 million repairing landslide-damaged roads since 1989. In spite of this, the City allowed this four-story building to be built into a slipping hillside with a complete free pass on all hillside protections. The safety of our residents, the Dohn School students and Cincinnati Police Department District 4 officers are at risk. The City has no concern for this ongoing risk in Paddock Hills and North Avondale.