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Ohio Balanced Growth Program

Ohio Balanced Growth Program. Program Overview and Update Kirby Date, AICP Cleveland State University. Meadow Protection/Natural Areas Establishment.

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Ohio Balanced Growth Program

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  1. Ohio Balanced Growth Program Program Overview and Update Kirby Date, AICP Cleveland State University

  2. Meadow Protection/Natural Areas Establishment • Allowing natural meadows instead of horticultural lawns, especially in larger open space areas, helps to reduce surface water flows, filter storm water, and enhance the rural environment • Controls are needed to ensure landscape quality

  3. Meadow Protection Regulations: How they work • Recommended for communities with mowing ordinances that would prevent natural area management • Permit Laws require an approved management plan; require review and monitoring • Exclusion Laws exempt native grass areas from mowing ordinance; initiated upon complaint • Proactive Laws require native grass areas in new landscapes; require review and monitoring

  4. Meadow Protection: Works ctd. • All are based on recommendations of identified “expert” • Some regulations are set up as setback regulations

  5. Meadow Protection Regulations: Issues • Relationship with meadow “expert” must be established (SWCD?) • Invasive and noxious weeds must be prohibited • Permit and Proactive type laws require professional plan preparation, establishment of review procedures and long-term monitoring • Public/neighbor education is critical • Inspection and enforcement are important

  6. Meadow Protection: Decision Points • Is a protection law needed? • Choose between Permit, Exclusion, and Proactive approach • Identify best “expert” • Establish review, inspection and enforcement procedures • Identify responsibilities for education and technical assistance of public

  7. Woodland Protection • Filtering and manage storm water • Reduce erosion • Protect steep slopes, wetlands and riparian areas • Critical to scenic site character • Enhance property values

  8. Woodland Protection Regulations: How They Work • Focused on new development sites • Requires arborist review prior to design • Incorporates design criteria into project review

  9. Tree Protection Regulations: works ctd. • Establishes standards for tree protection during and after construction • Establishes procedures for review, inspection, monitoring, and enforcement

  10. Woodland Protection: Issues • Initial site review and construction protection plan must be prepared by qualified professional • Size alone does not determine priority for preservation: should be based on species, health, sensitivity to disturbance, as well as size • True long-term tree protection requires avoidance of site compaction, hydrology alteration, and alteration of sunlight conditions for a large area around tree (up to 3 times width of drip line) • Monitoring and enforcement are critical – once a tree is gone or severely injured nothing can be done • Relationship to forest management requirements • Relationship to riparian setbacks

  11. Woodland Protection: Decision Points • Identify likely high priorities for preservation in comprehensive planning process • Identify procedures and responsibilities for review, inspection, monitoring, and enforcement • Identify experts who can provide technical assistance/recommendations to community

  12. Ed Hammett Executive Director Sandra Kosek-Sills Environmental Specialist lakeeriecommission@ameritech.net 419.245.2514 Kirby Date, AICP Best Local Land Use Practices Program Manager 216.687.5477 k.date@csuohio.edu Gail Hesse Administrator Gail.Hesse@epa.state.oh.us 614.644.2146

  13. Questions? Kirby Date, AICP Tel. 216-687-5477 k.date@csuohio.edu

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