Research
Take advantage of this wealth of research tools available to community members.
Mapping • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Cleveland Planning Commission interactive GIS Map
This tool can be used to check zoning and a host of other information with overlays that can be applied. Features an aerial photo view option. The site is linked to the County Auditor’s site and navigated by “drilling down” into a map of the City of Cleveland.
http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/gis/cpc/basemap.jsp
Maps
Great visual tools that provide “bird’s eye views”, close-ups of properties of property addresses or intersections and directions.
http://maps.live.com/
http://maps.google.com/
http://earth.google.com/
Property Information • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Cuyahoga County Auditor Property Search
This tool can verify parcel number, ownership, transfer dates, purchase price and value information as well as tax mailing address, tax delinquency etc… Can search by owner’s name, parcel number, street or specific address for all properties owned in Cuyahoga County.
http://auditor.cuyahogacounty.us/repi/default.asp
Permit Manager, City of Cleveland
Confirm permits pulled for a property as well as existing violations on record. You can search using only street name as well as specific addresses. Click the link to “Check/Research Permits” http://permit.clevelandwater.com/accela/velohall/
Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office, Foreclosure Sales Property Search information on foreclosed properties up for Sheriff’s sale as well as Weekly Foreclosure and Quarterly Tax Delinquent Parcel Sale Listings Bulletins.
http://sheriff.cuyahogacounty.us/propertysearch.asp
Legal Documents / Court Dockets / Other Records • • •
Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts, Court of Common Pleas Provides ability to search court records for civil (including foreclosures) and criminal, searchable by name or case number. Information provided includes docket information that can help determine where a case is at in court, contact information for plaintiffs and defendants as well as attorneys (handy for confirming bank contacts), prayer amounts for what the $ dollar amount is being filed. (Search under “Court Docket”)
http://cp.cuyahogacounty.us/internet/index.aspx
Cuyahoga County Recorder's Office, Parcel Search
With a permanent parcel number (can be obtained from the Auditor’s web site – see above), can Provides search for deed and mortgage filings for properties in Cuyahoga County. This information can prove helpful in trying to confirm potential outstanding mortgage amounts as well as confirming ownership and contact information. (Note: use a web mortgage calculator such as http://www.mortgage-calc.com/mortgage/simple.php)
http://recorder.cuyahogacounty.us/Searchs/ParcelSearchs.aspx
Community Ordinances and Resources – Publication of Cleveland
City Council that has excerpts of ordinances of most frequently ask questions from residents. PDF download document.
http://www.clevelandcitycouncil.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=8iKXEATpXxM=&tabid=36
City of Cleveland, Charter and Administrative Code
Searchable listing of all City of Cleveland’s ordinances.
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/clevelandcodes/
Additional Tools • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
NEOCANDO
A great tool that compiles and layers property, social and economic data for Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Run by the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development at Case Western Reserve University.
Other Research Tools?
Let us know if there are other tools you like to use or recommend to fellow researchers!
A Note to Researchers
Can't get enough of planning maps or statistics? Just want to know what is going on with that eye sore building?
WE NEED YOU!
The BCCA would like to establish a team of concerned citizens to collect research and guide decision making for a variety of issues related to our neighborhood's properties, housing codes and planning initiatives.
Interested?
