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Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc. Chagrin River Balanced Growth Plan

Learn about the Chagrin River Watershed Partners' Balanced Growth Program, which aims to coordinate decisions about growth and conservation in Ohio's Newbury Township. Discover the benefits, state incentives, and status of the Chagrin Watershed Pilot Project.

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Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc. Chagrin River Balanced Growth Plan

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  1. Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc. Chagrin RiverBalanced Growth Plan Amy Brennan (440) 975-3870, alh@crwp.org www.crwp.org Newbury Township

  2. Ohio’s Balanced Growth Program • Balanced Growth Program Overview • Benefits to Local Governments • State incentives • Access to State agencies for priority projects • Status of Chagrin Watershed Pilot Project

  3. Ohio Lake Erie Commission • State agency comprised of directors of: • Department of Agriculture • Department of Health • Department of Transportation • Department of Development • Department of Natural Resources • Environmental Protection Agency • Administers • Lake Erie Protection Fund • Coast Weeks Program • Lake Erie License Plate Sales • Developed Lake Erie Water Quality Index:Highlighted the impacts of land use on Lake Erie.

  4. Balanced Growth Program • State’s goal: • Local planning framework to coordinate decisions about how State policies and investments promote growth and conservation. • Align State activities with local priorities. • Desired outcome is that local governments….. • Designate conservation and development priorities. • Communicate these to the State. • Adopt codes to facilitate development and conservation. • Coordinate with State as appropriate.

  5. To Support Balanced Growth Program, State is…. • Funding pilot projects • Recommending land use practices • Developing incentivesavailable for communities participating in a Balanced Growth Plan. • Additional points on grant applications. • Lower interest loans. • Access to member agencies of the Ohio Lake Erie Commission.

  6. Recommended Best Local Land Use Practices Supported by: Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc. County Soil and Water Conservation Districts County Planning Commissions Ohio Lake Erie Commission through BGI Components of Community NPDES Phase II Implementation. • Comprehensive planning • Open space acquisition • Riparian & wetland setbacks • Erosion & sediment control • Stormwater management • Conservation development

  7. Benefits to CRWP Members • Support for local priorities: • Planning:Framework for planning/zoning commissions to discuss conservation and development priorities. • Zoning:Conservation development, riparian/wetland setbacks, and other best land use practices linked to balanced growth in the Lake Erie basin. • State assistance for member priority projects:State agencies focused on member priorities for development and conservation. • State incentives:Points on applications to ODNR and Clean Ohio Fund, better interest rates for loans, and other state funding programs available to BGI watersheds.

  8. Priority Development Areas:Highlight areas to …Incorporate community development goalsMaximize development potentialEfficiently use infrastructureLink to 208 wastewater infrastructure planningLink to transportation planning

  9. Chagrin DRAFT Priority Development Follow highways and existing built areas. Based on technical criteria

  10. Priority Conservation Areas:Areas for open space protection & conservation development Fee simple or conservation easements Designate areas for conservation development

  11. Chagrin Priority Conservation Areas Follows stream corridors and flat, wetland areas. Based on technical criteria

  12. Status of Chagrin River Balanced Growth Plan • Drafts for Each Member:Priority Conservation and Development Areas available for each member to consider. • Working with Members:Aurora, Eastlake, Newbury & Auburn updating comprehensive plans, including PCAs & PDAs. • Work with all member communities to: • Refine PCA and PDA designations. • Request a resolution endorsing the PCA and PDA designations in the Chagrin River Watershed Balanced Growth Plan.

  13. Endorsement • Communities Passed Resolutions Endorsing PCAs and PDAs • South Russell • Moreland Hills • Aurora • Woodmere • Mayfield • Orange • Current Level of Endorsement in Chagrin River Watershed… • 10.5 % of land area of Watershed • 10.5 % of population of Watershed • 18 % of number of communities of Watershed • For Full Endorsement by State… • 75 % of land area of Watershed • 75 % of population of Watershed • 75 % of number of communities of Watershed

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