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Upper West Branch Rocky River Watershed Balanced Growth Plan

Upper West Branch Rocky River Watershed Balanced Growth Plan. The Rocky River Watershed Planning Partnership. Medina County Department of Planning Services. Rocky River Watershed Council. Medina County Soil & Water Conservation District. Medina County Park District. Medina County

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Upper West Branch Rocky River Watershed Balanced Growth Plan

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  1. Upper West BranchRocky River Watershed Balanced Growth Plan

  2. The Rocky RiverWatershed Planning Partnership Medina County Department of Planning Services Rocky River Watershed Council Medina County Soil & Water Conservation District Medina County Park District Medina County Sanitary Engineer Medina County Highway Engineer Western Reserve Land Conservancy Medina-Summit Chapter Medina County Home Builders Association Medina County Emergency Management Agency Medina County Farm Bureau Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency Medina County Economic Development Corporation

  3. Project Timeline

  4. Project Timeline

  5. Project Timeline

  6. Project Timeline

  7. Land Use Suitability

  8. Land Suitability Analysis • Developed for the Ohio Lake Erie Commission by • EcoCity Cleveland • The Ohio Lake Erie Commission • Representatives of the 3 pilot watersheds for the Balanced Growth Initiative (Chagrin, Swan Creek and the Upper West Branch of the Rocky River)

  9. AGRICULTURELand Suitability

  10. AGRICULTURE Factor: Important Farmlands Classification • designated by NRCS, USDA Land Category Suitability : • HIGH: all PRIME classifications • MODERATE: not prime, but deemednoteworthy (unique or locally important) • LOW: not PRIME or not unique or of local importance

  11. Areas of HIGH SUITABILITY for AGRICULTURE

  12. CONSERVATIONLand Suitability

  13. CONSERVATION Factors: • RIPARIAN CORRIDOR • FLOODPLAIN • WETLAND • INFILTRATIVE CAPACITY

  14. CONSERVATION Factor #1:RIPARIAN CORRIDOR • designation by USGS digitized topographic maps at 1:24,000 scale Factor Suitability: • HIGH:areas that meet ONE of the following conditions: • within 300 ft of a stream edge, stream drains over 300 square miles • within 120 feet of a stream edge, stream drains 20-300 square miles • within 75 feet of a stream edge, stream drains 0.5-20 square miles • within 25 feet of a stream edge, stream drains under 0.5 square miles • LOW: areas that do not meet ANY of the above conditions

  15. Areas of HIGH SUITABILITY for Riparian Corridors

  16. CONSERVATION Factor #2: FLOODPLAIN • 100 year FEMA from ODNR and floodplain soils designated by NRCS Factor Suitability: • HIGH: areas that meet ONE of the following conditions: • within a 100-year floodplain designated by FEMA • classified as floodplain soils by NRCS • LOW: areas that do not meet ANY of the above conditions

  17. Areas of HIGH SUITABILITY for Floodplains

  18. CONSERVATION Factor #3:WETLAND • OWI or NWI and types of hydric soils from NRCS Factor Suitability: • HIGH: areas that meet ONE of the following conditions: • within the confluence of an OWI-designated wetland AND hydric soils OR non-hydric soils with hydric inclusions • within the confluence of a NWI-designated wetland AND hydric soils OR non-hydric soils with hydric inclusions • within 165 feet of Category 3 Wetlands (designated as high quality by OhioEPA) • LOW: areas that do not meet ANY of the above conditions

  19. Areas of HIGH SUITABILITY for Wetlands

  20. CONSERVATION Factor #4:INFILTRATIVE CAPACITY • TR-55 runoff curve numbers • combinations of NRCS hydrologic soil groups (A,B,C,D) and 2003 EPA Land Cover categories prepared by University of Cincinnati Factor Suitability: • HIGH: all areas where the combination of hydrologic soil and land cover category generate a runoff curve number no greater than 79 • LOW: all areas where the combination of hydrologic soil and land cover category generate a runoff curve number greater than 79

  21. Areas of HIGH SUITABILITY for Infiltrative Capacity

  22. CONSERVATION Land Category Suitability: • HIGH: if an area has a HIGH suitability rating for any of the conservation factors (Riparian Corridor OR Floodplain OR Wetland OR Infiltrative Capacity) • LOW: if an area does NOT have a HIGH suitability rating for ANY of the conservation factors

  23. All Areas of HIGH SUITABILITY for CONSERVATION

  24. DEVELOPMENT Land Suitability

  25. DEVELOPMENTResidential Factor:Public Sewer Service • Facility Planning Areas (208 Plans) Land Category Suitability : • HIGH: areas that currently have sewers • MODERATE: areas likely to have sewers within 20 years of last plan update • LOW: areas not likely to have sewers within 20 years of last plan update

  26. Areas of HIGH and MODERATE SUITABILITY for Residential Development

  27. DEVELOPMENTCommercial Factors: • Public Sewer Service • Highways • Highway Interchanges • Fiber-optic Networks • Electric Power Lines

  28. DEVELOPMENTCommercial Factor #1:Public Sewer Service • Facility Planning Areas (208 Plans) Factor Suitability: • HIGH: areas that currently have sewers • MODERATE: areas likely to have sewers within 20 years of last plan update • LOW: areas not likely to have sewers within 20 years of last plan update

  29. DEVELOPMENTCommercial Factor #2:Highways • Limited Access, Federal, State mapped by ODOT Factor Suitability: • HIGH: within ¼ mile • MODERATE: between ¼ and ½ mile • LOW: greater than ½ mile

  30. DEVELOPMENTCommercial Factor #3:Highway Interchanges • mapped by ODOT Factor Suitability: • HIGH: within ½ mile • MODERATE: between ½ and 1 mile • LOW: greater than 1 mile

  31. DEVELOPMENTCommercial Factor #4:Fiber-optic Networks • Mapped by FCC? Factor Suitability: • HIGH: TBD • MODERATE: TBD • LOW: TBD

  32. DEVELOPMENTCommercial Factor #5:Electric Power Lines • Mapped by PUCO Factor Suitability: • HIGH: within ¼ mile • MODERATE: between ¼ and ½ mile • LOW: greater than ½ mile

  33. DEVELOPMENTCommercial Land Category Suitability : • HIGH: must have HIGH suitability for both SEWER and ELECTRIC POWER and NOT LOW suitability for HIGHWAY or HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE • MODERATE: must have at least MODERATE suitability for both SEWER and ELECTRIC POWER and NOT LOW suitability for HIGHWAY or HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE • LOW: all areas that do not qualify as HIGH or MODERATE commercial development suitability

  34. Areas of HIGH SUITABILITY for Commercial Development

  35. DEVELOPMENTIndustrial Factors: • Public Sewer Service • Highways • Highway Interchanges • Fiberoptic Networks • Freight Rail Lines • Gas Lines • Electric Power Lines

  36. DEVELOPMENTIndustrial Factor #1:Public Sewer Service • Facility Planning Areas (208 Plans) Factor Suitability: • HIGH: areas that currently have sewers • MODERATE: areas likely to have sewers within 20 years of last plan update • LOW: areas not likely to have sewers within 20 years of last plan update

  37. DEVELOPMENTIndustrial Factor #2:Highways • Limited Access, Federal, State mapped by ODOT Factor Suitability: • HIGH: within ¼ mile • MODERATE: between ¼ and ½ mile • LOW: greater than ½ mile

  38. DEVELOPMENTIndustrial Factor #3:Highway Interchanges • mapped by ODOT Factor Suitability: • HIGH: within ½ mile • MODERATE: between ½ and 1 mile • LOW: greater than 1 mile

  39. DEVELOPMENTIndustrial Factor #4:Fiber-optic Networks • Mapped by FCC? Factor Suitability: • HIGH: TBD • MODERATE: TBD • LOW: TBD

  40. DEVELOPMENTIndustrial Factor #5:Freight Rail Lines • Mapped by PUCO Factor Suitability: • HIGH: within ¼ mile • MODERATE: between ¼ and ½ mile • LOW: greater than ½ mile

  41. DEVELOPMENTIndustrial Factor #6:Gas Lines • Mapped by NPMS (National Pipeline Mapping System) Factor Suitability: • HIGH: TBD • MODERATE: TBD • LOW: TBD

  42. DEVELOPMENTIndustrial Factor #7:Electric Power Lines • Mapped by PUCO Factor Suitability: • HIGH: within ¼ mile • MODERATE: between ¼ and ½ mile • LOW: greater than ½ mile

  43. DEVELOPMENTIndustrial Land Category Suitability : • HIGH: must have HIGH suitability for both SEWER and ELECTRIC POWER and NOT LOW suitability for HIGHWAY or HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE • MODERATE: must have at least MODERATE suitability for both SEWER and ELECTRIC POWER and NOT LOW suitability for HIGHWAY or HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE • LOW: all areas that do not qualify as HIGH or MODERATE industrial development suitability

  44. Areas of HIGH SUITABILITY for Industrial Development

  45. Areas with HIGH SUITABLITY for BOTHAGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION

  46. Areas with HIGH SUITABLITY for BOTHAGRICULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT

  47. Areas with HIGH SUITABLITY for BOTHCONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

  48. Areas with HIGH SUITABLITY for ALL 3 of the LAND USES

  49. Areas with NO HIGH SUITABLITY for ANYof the 3 LAND USES

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