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PLAN PRESENTATIONCleveland Heights Master Plan
March 13, 2017
Credit: Tim Evanson
• Glenn Coyne, FAICP, Executive Director
• Patrick Hewitt, AICP, Senior Planner
• Process Overview
• Master Plan Document
• Core Strategy
• Vision – Goals – Actions
• Implementation
• What’s Next?
PROCESS OVERVIEW
What is a Master Plan?
• A long-term plan for how the to grow and develop in the future
• Comprehensive in nature and
outlines additional steps that must part of a framework for development
• Inventories what exists today and
outlines a community’s vision for
the future
• Describes concrete action steps
to achieve the vision
Why plan?
• Provides the opportunity for community input
• Prepares the City, residents, and businesses for the future
• Shapes future development to match your priorities
• Gives a competitive advantage when applying for grants and funding
This is the community’s plan.
Current
Conditions and
Community
Vision
Policy
Development
Implementation
PlanDraft Master Plan
Community profile and broad goals for how the community wants to grow and
develop in the future
Public
Meeting 1
Public
Meeting 2
Public
Meeting 3
Policies and actions to achieve the community’s desired future
Current
Conditions and
Community
Vision
Policy
Development
Implementation
PlanDraft Master Plan
Public
Meeting 1
Public
Meeting 2
Public
Meeting 3
Strategies, priorities, and partners for undertaking actions
Current
Conditions and
Community
Vision
Policy
Development
Implementation
PlanDraft Master Plan
Public
Meeting 1
Public
Meeting 2
Public
Meeting 3
Combined and completed Master Plan document
Current
Conditions and
Community
Vision
Policy
Development
Implementation
PlanDraft Master Plan
Public
Meeting 1
Public
Meeting 2
Public
Meeting 3
Public Involvement
• Six Project Team Meetings
• Six Steering Committee Meetings
• Special meetings
– Business district representatives
– Case Western Reserve University
– Cleveland State University
– Economic Development Task Force
– Infrastructure consultants
Public Involvement
• Three Public Meetings
• Three follow-up online surveys
• Approximately 230 attendees at meetings
• 786 completed online surveys
Public Meeting 1
• 1,510 comments
Public Meeting 2
• 1,363 comments
• 4,687 votes on actions
Public Meeting 3
• 388 comments
• 10,006 votes on actions
PLAN DOCUMENT
• Introduction
• Community Vision
• Current Conditions
• Core Strategy
• Future Land Use
• Goals and Actions
• Implementation
• Introduction
• Community Vision
• Current Conditions
• Core Strategy
• Future Land Use
• Goals and Actions
• Implementation
• Introduction
• Community Vision
• Current Conditions
• Core Strategy
• Future Land Use
• Goals and Actions
• Implementation
• Introduction
• Community Vision
• Current Conditions
• Core Strategy
• Future Land Use
• Goals and Actions
• Implementation
• Introduction
• Community Vision
• Current Conditions
• Core Strategy
• Future Land Use
• Goals and Actions
• Implementation
• Introduction
• Community Vision
• Current Conditions
• Core Strategy
• Future Land Use
• Goals and Actions
• Implementation
• Introduction
• Community Vision
• Current Conditions
• Core Strategy
• Future Land Use
• Goals and Actions
• Implementation
• Introduction
• Community Vision
• Current Conditions
• Core Strategy
• Future Land Use
• Goals and Actions
• Implementation
CORE STRATEGY
Core Strategy: Planning Context
Core Strategy: Planning Context
Core Strategy
Core Strategy
Core Strategy
Core Strategy
Core Strategy
VISION-GOAL-ACTION
Vision
Goal
Action
Vision: Cleveland Heights will have an appropriate
number of strong, safe and walkable neighborhood districts that serve the needs of local residents and
attract visitors from throughout the region to and entertainment
Goal: Fill vacant, unbuilt, and underutilized parcels
with new development
Action: Develop and update lists of vacant spaces and potential businesses to fill them
Tonight: the Highlights
Topic Area
• Planning Context
• Goals
• Actions
Vibrant Neighborhoods
Complete Transportation
Network
Environmentally Sustainable Community
Business FriendlyStrong Business
Districts
High-Quality Infrastructure
Hub for Arts and Culture
Diverse and Open Community
Safe and Engaged Community
Healthy Community
Vibrant Neighborhoods
Complete Transportation
Network
Environmentally Sustainable Community
Business FriendlyStrong Business
Districts
High-Quality Infrastructure
Hub for Arts and Culture
Diverse and Open Community
Safe and Engaged Community
Healthy Community
Vibrant Neighborhoods
Complete Transportation
Network
Environmentally Sustainable Community
Business FriendlyStrong Business
Districts
High-Quality Infrastructure
Hub for Arts and Culture
Diverse and Open Community
Safe and Engaged Community
Healthy Community
Vibrant Neighborhoods: Planning Context
1.2%
2.1%
2.5%
3.9%
6.0%
16.3%
12.1%
55.9%
4.4%
5.5%
5.5%
9.8%
13.3%
20.7%
10.3%
30.5%
2000 or later
1990 to 1999
1980 to 1989
1970 to 1979
1960 to 1969
1950 to 1959
1940 to 1949
1939 or earlier
Cuyahoga County Cleveland Heights
Year Structure Built, 2013
Vibrant Neighborhoods: Planning Context
Vibrant Neighborhoods: Planning Context
Vibrant Neighborhoods: Planning Context
Major demographic changes, 2009-2014
Vibrant Neighborhoods: Goals
Continue to promote the City’s neighborhoods to potential residents
Stabilize the housing market and spur private investment
Vibrant Neighborhoods: Actions
Action: Develop Community Reinvestment Areas to incentivize housing investments
Action: Work with University Circle institutions to investigate a secondary housing incentive for living in Cleveland Heights
Action: Layer grants, incentives, investments, code enforcement initiatives, and infrastructure improvements within targeted areas as part of a better block program
Vibrant Neighborhoods: Actions
Columbus’ Neighborhood Pride Program
• Park clean-ups
• Litter collection
• Health screenings
• Hydrant painting
• Streetlight replacement
• Pothole repair
• Code enforcement review
• Housing counseling
• Home repair resource matching
• Neighborhood safety education
• Beautiful home awards
Vibrant Neighborhoods
Complete Transportation
Network
Environmentally Sustainable Community
Business FriendlyStrong Business
Districts
High-Quality Infrastructure
Hub for Arts and Culture
Diverse and Open Community
Safe and Engaged Community
Healthy Community
Complete Transportation: Planning Context
Adequately repair and maintain the City’s network of attractive streets
Ensure parking accessibility, availability, technology, and management are conducive
to shopping, living, or opening a business
Complete Transportation: Goals
Develop a bicycle network that incorporates recommendations of previous plans
Action:
Improve the
Cedar Glen
Parkway to
be a
prominent
gateway into
Cleveland
Heights
Complete Transportation: Actions
Action: Add mobile payment options to the
City’s existing parking meters
Action: Construct a high-quality “Innovation
Connector Trail” between University Circle and
the City’s business districts and neighborhoods
Complete Transportation: Actions
Complete Transportation: Actions
Vibrant Neighborhoods
Complete Transportation
Network
Environmentally Sustainable Community
Business FriendlyStrong Business
Districts
High-Quality Infrastructure
Hub for Arts and Culture
Diverse and Open Community
Safe and Engaged Community
Healthy Community
Environmentally Sustainable: Planning Context
Use green infrastructure in public projects and promote it in private investments
Environmentally Sustainable: Goals
Link incentive programs to green development and building techniques, such as LEED
certification
Action: Develop a tiered Community
Reinvestment Area that links increased
incentives to green building design
Action: Expand the tree canopy as a way to
capture stormwater
Action: Invest in green infrastructure in
oversized intersections and in medians
Environmentally Sustainable: Actions
Environmentally Sustainable: Actions
Environmentally Sustainable: Actions
Vibrant Neighborhoods
Complete Transportation
Network
Environmentally Sustainable Community
Business FriendlyStrong Business
Districts
High-Quality Infrastructure
Hub for Arts and Culture
Diverse and Open Community
Safe and Engaged Community
Healthy Community
Business Friendly: Planning Context
-15.0%
-10.0%
-5.0%
0.0%
5.0%
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Cleveland Heights Cuyahoga County
Total Employment Compared to 2002
Business Friendly: Planning Context
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher High School Graduate or Less
Cuyahoga CountyCleveland Heights
58.9%77.4%
Educational Attainment, 2013
Partner with institutions and capitalize on proximity to capture University Circle spin-off development
Invest in infrastructure that supports businesses
Continue to aggressively market the City as an ideal location for business and investment
Business Friendly: Goals
Action: Plan for, market, and develop the Mayfield Road corridor as the City’s Technology and Innovation Office Corridor
Business Friendly: Actions
Business Friendly: Actions
Business Friendly: Actions
Business Friendly: Actions
Business Friendly: Actions
Business Friendly: Actions
Business Friendly: Actions
Business Friendly: Actions
Action: Attract targeted industries to the corridor
Action: Promote the City as a working lab for students
Action: Invest in broadband
Action: Consider a business incubator
Action: Develop a job creation tax incentive program
Business Friendly: Actions
Vibrant Neighborhoods
Complete Transportation
Network
Environmentally Sustainable Community
Business FriendlyStrong Business
Districts
High-Quality Infrastructure
Hub for Arts and Culture
Diverse and Open Community
Safe and Engaged Community
Healthy Community
Strong Business Districts: Planning Context
Strong Business Districts: Planning Context
Redevelop Severance Town Center as a mixed-use and walkable area consistent with the character of Cleveland Heights
Fill vacant, unbuilt, and underutilized parcels with new development
Create memorable experiences by developing a strong sense of place
Strong Business Districts: Goals
Action: Conduct a walkability survey of all business districts to identify potential improvements
Action: Refine redevelopment concepts and gather public input on Severance Town Center
Action: Focus initial commercial redevelopment efforts in target areas identified in the Core Strategy
Strong Business Districts: Actions
Strong Business Districts: Actions
Strong Business Districts: Actions
Vibrant Neighborhoods
Complete Transportation
Network
Environmentally Sustainable Community
Business FriendlyStrong Business
Districts
High-Quality Infrastructure
Hub for Arts and Culture
Diverse and Open Community
Safe and Engaged Community
Healthy Community
Infrastructure: Planning Context
Develop an integrated plan to coordinate multiple and simultaneous infrastructure investments in order to lower
construction and maintenance costs
Capitalize on infrastructure investments to spur growth
Infrastructure: Goals
Action: Complete the Sewer System Evaluation Study and related investigations to obtain detailed sewer system condition baseline
Action: Link major investments in infrastructure with incentive programs to improve structures
Action: Develop a web page and notification system to alert neighbors and businesses of upcoming infrastructure projects
Infrastructure: Actions
Vibrant Neighborhoods
Complete Transportation
Network
Environmentally Sustainable Community
Business FriendlyStrong Business
Districts
High-Quality Infrastructure
Hub for Arts and Culture
Diverse and Open Community
Safe and Engaged Community
Healthy Community
Arts and Culture: Planning Context
Arts and Culture: Planning Context
Use events to activate neighborhoods and business districts
Construct, promote, and program vibrant public spaces that act as attractors and points of community pride
Arts and Culture: Goals
Action: Conduct a citywide review to document and map existing cultural assetsand potential locations for public art installations
Action: Diversify Cain Park entertainment options to appeal to varied groups
Action: Use vacant spaces temporarily to showcase the market and its potential
Action: Activate existing public plazas
Arts and Culture: Actions
Arts and Culture: Actions
Vibrant Neighborhoods
Complete Transportation
Network
Environmentally Sustainable Community
Business FriendlyStrong Business
Districts
High-Quality Infrastructure
Hub for Arts and Culture
Diverse and Open Community
Safe and Engaged Community
Healthy Community
Diverse and Open: Planning Context
50.4%
42.1%
3.9%3.5%
64.3%
29.7%
2.7% 3.3%
Population by Race, 2013
Cleveland Heights Cuyahoga County
Promote and maintain the City’s longstanding tradition of diversity and actively foster an environment of inclusiveness
Ensure accessible units and opportunities for independent living through incentives and education in designing universally
accessible homes
Diverse and Open: Goals
Action: Develop an ongoing program to train government employees on the City’s diverse population
Action: Research, develop, and adopt a universal design guidebook
Action: Identify existing accessible homes and buildings, and advertise the list
Diverse and Open: Actions
Vibrant Neighborhoods
Complete Transportation
Network
Environmentally Sustainable Community
Business FriendlyStrong Business
Districts
High-Quality Infrastructure
Hub for Arts and Culture
Diverse and Open Community
Safe and Engaged Community
Healthy Community
Safe and Engaged: Planning Context
Partner with the School District to promote a quality school system through initiatives to attract and retain families with
children
Continue to develop, encourage, and support a mutually proactive relationship between elected and appointed officials
and residents
Enhance safety in the City’s neighborhoods and business districts
Safe and Engaged: Goals
Action: Undertake a coordinated, year-long marketing campaign for City schools
Action: Form a Community Development Corporation in collaboration with the Special Improvement Districts
Action: Seek grant funding for expanded police foot or bicycle patrols
Safe and Engaged: Actions
Vibrant Neighborhoods
Complete Transportation
Network
Environmentally Sustainable Community
Business FriendlyStrong Business
Districts
High-Quality Infrastructure
Hub for Arts and Culture
Diverse and Open Community
Safe and Engaged Community
Healthy Community
Healthy Community: Planning Context
Ensure all residents have access to a variety of parks, recreation facilities, open spaces, and programs
Continue to promote policies that limit exposure to environmental hazards
Healthy Community: Goals
Action: Partner with Case Western Reserve University to allow residents access to any future University recreation areas
Action: Continue to promote a robust code enforcement and rental housing inspection program to maintain healthy housing
Action: Identify areas for community gardens and work with advocacy groups to allow the reuse of vacant properties for community gardens
Healthy Community: Actions
Vibrant Neighborhoods
Complete Transportation
Network
Environmentally Sustainable Community
Business FriendlyStrong Business
Districts
High-Quality Infrastructure
Hub for Arts and Culture
Diverse and Open Community
Safe and Engaged Community
Healthy Community
IMPLEMENTATION
Types of Actions
• Proactive Actions
• Responsive Actions
• Ongoing Actions
Goals and actions linked directly to the appropriate page
How long it will take to accomplish this action
Priority level to show which action should be undertaken first(More Stars = Higher Priority)
Existing groups, proposed organizations, and partners to
accomplish the task
Existing groups, proposed organizations, and partners to
accomplish the task
Links to a symbol legend
Relative cost of the action:<100K – 100K to 500K –
>500K
Potential grant and loan programs to fund the action
Space to describe status or mark an action as complete
WHAT’S NEXT
Using the Master Plan
• Adopt it: to make it an official policy
• Use it: as a tool and reference when considering actions
• Update it: over time and when circumstances change
The Master Plan can only be accomplished by you!
• Process Overview
• Master Plan Document
• Core Strategy
• Vision – Goals – Actions
• Implementation
• What’s Next?
Thank you!Questions?
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