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Ohio Balanced Growth Program
Kirby Date, AICP, Cleveland State UniversityChris Riddle, Ohio Lake Erie Commission
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What is Balanced Growth?
•Voluntary, incentive-based , & locally led
•Regional planning by watershed• It is a framework for decision-
making about how local and state policies and investments should be made in the context of watersheds.
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Important Documents
• Balanced Growth Strategy– Draft updated December 2009– Most current guidance on Balanced Growth
• Planning Framework– Static document, provided the initial guidance
for the Balanced Growth Program
• Best Local Land Use Practices– Series of tools available to all communities to
assist with managing land use change
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Best Local Land Use PracticesTop Priorities
• Comprehensive Planning• Storm Water Management,
Erosion/Sediment Control• Conservation Development• Compact Development• Stream and Wetland Setbacks• Meadow Protection
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Case Study Project – Case Study Project – Direction and Goals from Direction and Goals from Initial Focus Group Meeting Initial Focus Group Meeting (10-28-09)(10-28-09)
• Focus case studies on typical sites• Address “buyer” expectations of “good” development• Reveal competitive advantages in alternative site layouts• Illustrate commonly used control measures• Identify mechanisms for streamlining regulatory
approvals:– Relocating / rebuilding / integrating streams and wetlands into
development – Improving degraded streams / wetlands
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Decision Making Process Decision Making Process for Site Planning in the for Site Planning in the Lake Erie BasinLake Erie BasinGuiding Principles:
– Design to established project objectives– Integrate existing water and terrestrial resources into
site design– Fix “dysfunctional” streams– Focus on controlling the flow – pollution control will
follow• “Start at the Source” to manage runoff• Control all runoff per site conditions: infiltrate &
evapotranspirate & detain– Use “Triple bottom line” approach to identify multi-
objective benefits: community & environment & financial
Step 2: Develop Site Layout Plan
Step 3: Site and Select Storm Water Controls
Step 1: Define Project Objectives and Performance Standards
START
STOP
Step 4: Assess Cost Effectiveness of Site Layout
Acceptable Site Layout?
NO
YES
Step 5: Prepare Final Improvement Plan
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Designing to Project Designing to Project ObjectivesObjectives
• Community Values– Health– Safety– Welfare– Esthetics
• Environmental Values– Quantity (Volume) discharges– Quality (Pollutant) discharges– Aquatic Habitat– Terrestrial Habitat– Regulations
• Financial Viability
- Property value
- Construction costs
- Marketability
- Sustainability
- Operation/Maintenance
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Integrating Integrating existing existing water and water and terrestrial terrestrial resources resources into site into site designdesign Step 2c: Prepare Conceptual
Development Plan (i.e. Building Sites, Roads, Parking, Open Space)
Step 2d: Examine Opportunities to Reduce Impervious Area
Step 2a: Identify Existing Drainage Patterns and Water
Resources
Proceed from Step 1
Proceed to Step 3
Does a Stream Cross
the Project Site?
Step 2b: Define Stream Protection Requirements
NO
YES
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Present “mythbusters” to Present “mythbusters” to address buyer expectations – address buyer expectations – some examples:some examples:
• Conservation Development and marketability
• Stream setbacks impacts on developability
• Narrower streets• Property value issues• Permeable pavements• Decentralized storm water management
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Best Local Land Use Best Local Land Use Practices to Illustrate Practices to Illustrate through Case Studiesthrough Case Studies
• Imperviousness control (e.g., reduce, disconnect, permeable materials)
• Enhanced inlets / manholes• Vegetated filter strips and swales• Infiltration practices (e.g., rain gardens, trenches, dry
wells)• Filters / underdrains (bioretention, soil amendments,
sand, other)• Basins (wet, dry, wetland, vaults)• Stream, floodplain, and wetland enhancements / setbacks• Integrated Combinations of Practices
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One Maritime Plaza, 4th FloorToledo, Ohio 43604419.245.2514Ed HammettExecutive DirectorChris RiddleEnvironmental [email protected]
Gail [email protected]
Kirby Date, AICPBest Local Land Use PracticesProgram [email protected]