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APA OPC Planning Workshop Southington Township Comprehensive Plan: Vision 2060

APA OPC Planning Workshop Southington Township Comprehensive Plan: Vision 2060. November 18, 2011. Southington Township. I n Trumbull County, Ohio, near Warren “A Small Town With A Big Heart” Founded 1805 Population 2010: 3717 Intersection of three main US/State Routes

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APA OPC Planning Workshop Southington Township Comprehensive Plan: Vision 2060

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  1. APA OPC Planning WorkshopSouthington Township Comprehensive Plan: Vision 2060 November 18, 2011

  2. Southington Township • In Trumbull County, Ohio, near Warren • “A Small Town With A Big Heart” • Founded 1805 • Population 2010: 3717 • Intersection of three main US/State Routes • Mostly agriculture/residential • No sewer or water right now

  3. Southington Location – Trumbull County

  4. Existing Land Use

  5. Why Our Plan Now? • Outdated zoning code • Prepare for sewer and water, or none • Incorporate community members’ voice and vision • New school

  6. Partners in the Process • Trustees and Zoning Commission • Core Working Group: eight members, including trustees and zoning commission members, longtime residents, school board representative, and business owners • Citizens Advisory Committee: • CSU Center for Community Planning and Development

  7. Timeline Administrative Organization & Plan Kick-off: March 2010 Phase 1: Data Collection & Analysis: April-October 2010 Phase 2: Visioning & Goal Setting: Nov. 2010-Jan. 2011 Phase 3: Action Strategies: February-May 2011 Phase 4: Plan Preparation: June-September 2011 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 25 26 27 28

  8. Planning Elements and Work Group Assignments • Population • Land Use • Housing • Economics • Infrastructure • Transportation • Agriculture • Natural Resources • Community Facilities • Historical, Cultural, & Scenic Resources

  9. PHASE 1:Data Collection and Analysis Existing Conditions and Trends

  10. Collecting and Analyzing Data • Data Sources: walk arounds, web, personal knowledge, County • Key Questions: Toolkit • Mapping: CSU • Assets and Challenges: discussion, Community Meetings (Sept and Nov 2010) • Questionnaire (October 2010)

  11. ExistingZoning Extensive unused commercial and industrial areas No distinction of rural character and historic areas Limited commercial along 422

  12. Example Maps –Community Facilities and Services

  13. Example Maps –Ground Cover and Surface Water Resources

  14. Key Assets • Small community with strong history and identity • Steady, stable population since 1960’s • Room for growth and development • Close to transportation • Facilities such as sports complex, new school • Historic resources and century homes • Rural character and open spaces • New Amish community

  15. Key Challenges • Large portion of land zoned for commercial/industrial • Zoning needs updating • Aging housing stock • Lack of water/sewer , poor soils for septic limit new construction • Need for (some) senior housing, social services, day care • Need for bike trails, recreation

  16. Community Open House #1 • Reviewed Planning Process and Timeline • Presented Existing Conditions • Presented Assets and Challenges

  17. Community Open House #1 WHAT SHOULD STAY THE SAME? • Small Town Feel • Agricultural opportunities • Keep a strong school system in our community • Our town center • Keep it small town community without industrial commotion • Keep the country area. This isn’t the city.

  18. Community Open House #1 WHAT SHOULD CHANGE? • Work to attract young families / small neighborhoods • Work to attract small business • Township dump should be a park • Get a senior center • Get federal funding for sewer and water out on 422

  19. Community Questionnaire – October 2010 • 200 responses received, mostly longtime residents • Excellent/good rating: EMS/safety, housing, small town atmosphere, schools, appearance • Fair/poor rating: jobs, shopping, water/sewer, recreation • Needs: jobs, water/sewer, shopping, conveniences, restaurants

  20. PHASE 2:Visioning & Goal Setting Creating a Community Vision

  21. Community Open House #2November 8th • Reviewed Community Vision • Presented Planning Goals and Objectives • MAJOR QUESTION: What can happen without water and sanitary sewer?

  22. VISION STATEMENT Preserve and enhance Southington Township’s character as a safe and friendly place to grow up, live well, raise and educate children, and retire. Create a unique area within northeastern Ohio that will enhance our quality of life, increase our property values, leverage our regional location and access, while maintaining a small town feel with manageable growth. Southington Township will be a community rich in history, with a developed core area, preserved agriculture and open space, stronger planning and connectivity among all decision-makers, strong schools, increased jobs, and relatively low congestion.

  23. GOAL 1: Maintain the small town feel of Southington, while allowing manageable, focused growth and development aligned with the Community's expressed desires • Develop Community Core with desired shopping and services along 422 • Establish Historic Center at 305/534 and old school • Maintain rural character, scenic vistas and open space outside “triangle”

  24. Potential Land Use Patterns

  25. Goal 2: Bring Water and Sewer Service to Southington to accommodate managed, long-term growth and improve current conditions • Water and Sewer Board to continue their work • Explore use of Chalker School sewer plant

  26. Goal 3: Maintain and improve community facilities and services • Conduct quarterly meetings of all interested decisionmakers, community members, and groups • Work on improving VFD facilities, sheriff and state patrols, and community watch

  27. Goal 4: Maintain population and grow population in a manageable, focused manner • Develop a mix of housing types • Leverage excellent location to attract new residents and businesses • Reduce and focus quantity of land zoned for commercial and industrial

  28. Goal 5: Improve Recreational and Community Gathering Opportunities • Create bike paths • Redevelop Chalker School for cultural/recreational use • Create a pedestrian friendly area in Community Core

  29. Existing and Proposed Transportation

  30. PHASE 3: Developing Action Strategies Prioritization & Implementation

  31. Selected Action Strategies • Create a Southington Civic Group to assist in implementing the plan • Contact Heritage Ohio about creating and implementing the Historic Core • Consider Conservation Development and Stream Setbacks in rural character area • Create a well-planned system of trails and parkland • Improve circulation within and between the new school site, community core, and historic core

  32. Conservation Development and Common Access Drives

  33. What if no sewer/water? Selected Objectives • Historic Core exploration • Zoning code update • Southington Civic Group and joint meetings • Stream setbacks/resource protection • Network of recreational trails with landowners • Improve safety

  34. PHASE 4: Plan Preparation

  35. Pulling It All Together • Mapping – with CSU • Writing – Core Group members • Draft Review Process – with CSU and County • Adoption – planned for January 2012? • Publicizing the Plan – through community web site (ongoing)

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