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Land Use Planning and Zoning
The Center assists local governments with their land use planning and zoning efforts.
Land use planning and zoning are important aspects of local government management, and can
greatly enhance the quality of life in a community. A land use plan is
a basic element of a comprehensive plan. It designates the future use or reuse of
land within a given jurisdiction's planning area, and the policies and reasoning used at
arriving at the decisions in the plan. The land-use plan serves as a guide to
official decisions regarding the distribution and intensity of private development, as
well as public decisions on the location of future public facilities and open
spaces. It is also a basic guide to zoning and subdivision controls, urban renewal,
and capital improvement programs.
Zoning is the division of a community by legislative regulations into
areas, or zones, which specify allowable uses for real property, density, lot placement,
height, and size restrictions for buildings within these areas.
Examples of Projects
JURISDICTION |
ASSISTANCE PROVIDED |
RESULT |
Harveysburg,
Warren County |
update of Zoning Ordinance and evaluation of Enforcement Capacity;
with future review of Subdivision Regulations
recommended to Village Council, August 2004
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Harveysburg Zoning
Ordinance.pdf |
Wayne Township,
Adams County |
on-going review and update of Zoning Resolution and
development of Request Forms for
Variance, Conditional Use, and Administrative Appeal
On-Going
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Wayne Twp VARIANCE
draft.pdf Wayne Twp COND USE
draft.pdf
Wayne Twp APPEAL draft.pdf |
New Madison,
Darke County |
update of Zoning Ordinance and evaluation of Enforcement Capacity
Adopted, 2003
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New Madison Zoning
Ordinance.pdf |
Union
City,
Darke County |
establishment of Quality-of-Life initiative
that analyzed issues such as land use planning, zoning, enforcement, property maintenance,
etc.
Local Group meets when issues arise
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Harrison,
Hamilton County |
comprehensive amendment to the zoning
regulations and land-use plan;
development of ordinance for regulation of cell towers
Completed
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Monroe,
Butler & Warren Counties |
integration of local land use data into a GIS
application for
land use and economic development maps
Completed
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For more information and resources, see the American Planning Association's website: http://www.planning.org
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