balancedgrowth.ohio.gov Ohio Balanced Growth Program Kirby Date, AICP, Cleveland State University Chris Riddle, Ohio Lake Erie Commission

balancedgrowth.ohio.gov What is Balanced Growth? Voluntary, incentive-based, & locally led Regional planning by watershed It is a framework for decision- making about how local and state policies and investments should be made in the context of watersheds.

balancedgrowth.ohio.gov Important Documents Balanced Growth Strategy –Draft updated December 2009 –Most current guidance on Balanced Growth Planning Framework –Static document, provided the initial guidance for the Balanced Growth Program Best Local Land Use Practices –Series of tools available to all communities to assist with managing land use change

balancedgrowth.ohio.gov Best Local Land Use Practices Top Priorities Comprehensive Planning Storm Water Management, Erosion/Sediment Control Conservation Development Compact Development Stream and Wetland Setbacks Meadow Protection

balancedgrowth.ohio.gov Case Study Project – Direction and Goals from Initial Focus Group Meeting ( ) Focus case studies on typical sites Address “buyer” expectations of “good” development Reveal competitive advantages in alternative site layouts Illustrate commonly used control measures Identify mechanisms for streamlining regulatory approvals: –Relocating / rebuilding / integrating streams and wetlands into development –Improving degraded streams / wetlands

balancedgrowth.ohio.gov Decision Making Process for Site Planning in the Lake Erie Basin Guiding Principles: –Design to established project objectives –Integrate existing water and terrestrial resources into site design –Fix “dysfunctional” streams –Focus on controlling the flow – pollution control will follow “Start at the Source” to manage runoff Control all runoff per site conditions: infiltrate & evapotranspirate & detain –Use “Triple bottom line” approach to identify multi- objective benefits: community & environment & financial

balancedgrowth.ohio.gov Designing to Project Objectives Community Values –Health –Safety –Welfare –Esthetics Environmental Values –Quantity (Volume) discharges –Quality (Pollutant) discharges –Aquatic Habitat –Terrestrial Habitat –Regulations Financial Viability -Property value - Construction costs -Marketability -Sustainability -Operation/Maintenance

balancedgrowth.ohio.gov Integrating existing water and terrestrial resources into site design

balancedgrowth.ohio.gov Present “mythbusters” to address buyer expectations – some examples: Conservation Development and marketability Stream setbacks impacts on developability Narrower streets Property value issues Permeable pavements Decentralized storm water management

balancedgrowth.ohio.gov Best Local Land Use Practices to Illustrate through Case Studies Imperviousness control (e.g., reduce, disconnect, permeable materials) Enhanced inlets / manholes Vegetated filter strips and swales Infiltration practices (e.g., rain gardens, trenches, dry wells) Filters / underdrains (bioretention, soil amendments, sand, other) Basins (wet, dry, wetland, vaults) Stream, floodplain, and wetland enhancements / setbacks Integrated Combinations of Practices

balancedgrowth.ohio.gov One Maritime Plaza, 4 th Floor Toledo, Ohio Ed Hammett Executive Director Chris Riddle Environmental Specialist net Gail Hesse Administrator Kirby Date, AICP Best Local Land Use Practices Program Manager