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- 1. LAND USE PLANNING IN CONTEXT: THE CASE OF HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO Concepts and Issues in Planning Prepared by Catalina Landivar-Simon, AICP [email_address] For First Year MCP Class University of Cincinnati October 21, 2009
- 2. Geographic Jurisdiction Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission
- 3. A house divided Hamilton County 21 cities 16 villages 12 townships Population: 845,303 Government: 3 county commissioners (elected) County engineer (elected) Auditor (elected) Recorder (elected) Sheriff (elected) Judges (elected) Mayors, council members, township trustees, clerks (400 – 500 elected officials) Others City of Cincinnati 52 neighborhoods Population: 331,285 (39% of all the population in the county) Government: Mayor (elected) 9 Council members (elected) City manager (appointed) Departments under control of the City: budget, development, parks, recreation commission, health, engineering, design, etc.
- 4. Multi-tier government structure a result of Ohio “Home Rule” environment Comprehensive plan unclear and an option not a requirement Local vs. State vs. Federal government land use management strategies Federal government unfunded mandates Carrots and sticks: multi-jurisdiction cooperation to access to federal funds
- 5. Milestones Census 2000 Globalization Rapid economic growth and economic disparity Internet / technology 9/11 Ohio Metropatterns MetroMoves EPA-Brownfields Redevelopment Clean Water Act: NPDES Clean Air Act ISTEA Housing Boom/ Foreclosure Local Trends / Events: Outmigration: population loss not limited to central city Funding for infrastructure goes outside the belt New employment centers goes outside the belt Poverty spreads out Developed urban county (landlocked) CAGIS Reestablished HCRPC creates Planning Partnership and prepares COMPASS City of Cincinnati dissolves Planning Department Multi-jurisdiction planning and CIP: Eastern Corridor Land Use Vision and TID Stormwater Management District OKI Strategic Regional Policy Plan Emergency dispatch center coordination Sustainable development/Smart growth movement Green building-energy conservation
- 6. HCRPC A Partnership of Communities Education Communication Networking Lobbying Data for decision making Technical support Education: Certified Planning Commissioners’ Program; Forum on Property Maintenance, Housing, Stormwater Management, Community Revitalization, Economic Development; Newly Elected Officials Workshop Communication: Newsletters, Reports, Annual Report, Website, Listserv Networking: Annual Meeting, Planning Commissioners’ Forum Lobbying: First Suburbs Consortium, ICC Data for decision making: Census, CAGIS, research and reports, specialized library, Hamilton County Climate Initiative, Bike Friendly Communities Technical support : planning, zoning, housing, Project Impact, GCEP
- 7. Planning in the next decade Obsolete organizations and legal frameworks Obsolete infrastructure New economic model Education / employment Resource management: land, energy, water, air, food Post ARRA Aging population Shrinking population Federal vs. State vs. Local: Decision making and funding Look for: Ohio Commission of Local Government Reform and Collaboration 3C is Me: Expanded Passenger Rail in Ohio Ohio Freight Land Bank Legislation and reuse/disposition of urban lands Mergers of political subdivisions
- 11. Harrison Township and City of Harrison Two separate political subdivision conducted two separate comprehensive planning process that run concurrent. They hired two different consultants. HCRPC facilitated meeting of both steering teams to agree on uses of the land in the common boundaries. Result: one land use plan for both communities
- 13. Acronyms I STEA : Intermodal Surface Transportation Enhancement Act HCRPC: Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission COMPASS: Community Master Plan and Strategies (Master Plan for Hamilton County) OKI: Ohio Kentucky Indiana Council of Governments – Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) SRPP: Strategic Regional Policy Plan (OKI plan for the 8 county region) CAGIS: Cincinnati Area Geographic Information System GCEP: Government Cooperation and Efficiency Project ICC: Intermodal Coordinating Committee at OKI ARRA: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 NPDES: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System TID: Transportation Improvement District JEDD: Joint Economic Development District CIP: Capital Improvement Program
- 14. Recommended Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water Infrastructure 90 minute documentary on infrastructure systems: water, wastewater, and stormwater. PBS A Guide to Planning in Ohio . Ohio Planning Conference OPC, 2007 Stuart Meck: Notes on Planning Statute Reform : Guideposts for the Road Ahead in Planning Reform in the New Century edited by Daniel R. Mandelker,2005 Ohio Planning and Zoning Law 2007