Summit Urban Farming Initiative Land Access for Urban Agriculture

Property Information Zoning Finding land City of Akron land resources Questions and Discussion

Property Characteristics Location Size Dimensions Topography Presence of trees, bushes, structures Soil attributes Surrounding features Solar orientation Utilities Access

Property Information Summit County Geographic Information System (GIS)  Geographic Information tab  Tax Maps  Parcel search or map viewer

Summit County GIS Parcel search  Know address or parcel number Map viewer  Know where a property is

Parcel Information Parcel number and address Owner and allotment Size of parcel Appraised and taxable value Recent sales history Taxes

Map Viewer Shows parcel in relation to adjacent parcels and road Dimensions Aerial photos available showing parcel and surrounding conditions

Other Information Title search Prior Uses – Environmental Phase One  Troppe Environmental  Cardinal Environmental  Floyd Brown Group  Arcadis

Zoning Legal establishment of what use may occur on land  Single family  Apartments  Retail  Office  Light industrial

Zoning Establishes conditions or regulations on where use can occur on site  Setbacks from property lines What else must be done on site  Parking – how much, where, materials  Landscaping – amount, location, type Each municipality and township establishes its own Includes zoning map

Agricultural Use by City Akron  UFP – Flood Plain district  U1 – Single family  U2 – Apartments  ULB – Office  U3 - Retail

Agricultural Use by City Cuyahoga Falls falls.oh.uswww.city.cuyahoga- falls.oh.us  National Park District – NP1  Rural Residential – RR  Large lot Residential – R1  At least 16 acres if no residence  At least 5 acres for orchards, livestock

Agriculutral Use by City Stow  Conservation Districts – O  Industrial District – I1 as a conditional use Tallmadge  Residential - R1

Agricultural Use by City Green  Crop raising in all districts  Livestock in Rural Residential (R-R), Low Density Residential (R-1), Industrial (I-1) Barberton  Agricultural and Estate District

Agricultural Use by City Copley  All residential districts R1-6  Also permits road side stands and composting Fairlawn fuhgeddaboutit

Summit County General Land Use Plan Noted that in past 25 years, 24% of available farm land was developed for other uses – 6,588 acres 20,764 acres remain in permitted agricultural use

Summit County General land Use Plan Significant community support for small scale production and sale of locally grown food Community policies should support and preserve such small-scale farms

Finding Property Akron Area Board of Realtors Cuyahoga Conservancy – Find a Farm Home Builders Association of Summit/Portage Counties – Lot Finder Newspaper or Sheriff Sales

Result of foreclosure action due to unpaid mortgage or property taxes Sales are scheduled up to 3 months in advance Occur every Friday at 10 am in Summit County Courthouse lobby

Sheriff Sales Address and parcel number Vacant land noted as V/L next to address Plaintiff and defendant Appraised value, opening bid and deposit (5% of appraised value or $750 whichever greater)

City of Akron Land Information

Questions and Discussion