Citizens Academy 2018 Planning & Community Development
Who Do We Work With? State of Ohio Landscape Lenders MORPC Architects Surveyors DCRPC Planners Appraisers County Attorneys Title Companies Township Consultants Builders Elected Officials Real Estate Pro’s Citizens Businesses Architects Contractors Engineers Developers
Why? • State enabling legislation • Police Power • Efficient use of resources • Maintain property values / investment values • Vision of the community / Implement Comp Plan • We are in the City Charter: Article XXII – City Planning, Zoning, and Platting!
Planning & Community Development Planning & Community Development Director David Efland Administrative Assistant Julie Mannon Chief Building Official Planning / Zoning Jerry Warner Administrator Lance Schultz Development Planner Dianne Guenther Code Enforcement Inspector Inspector Inspector Officer (Residential) (Commercial & (Electrical) Susan Martin Paul Standering Residential) Marvin Phipps Larry Eley Zoning Officer Jordan Selmek PPT Code Enforcement Officer Dwight Wells Intern
PCD Lifecycle PLANNING PLANNING PRE- PRE- ENFORCEMENT ENFORCEMENT DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT
Population • About 15% since 2010, 5,226 new citizens • Est. 40,000 people now • 2010-2020 might see 15-20% growth
Permits • Residential Permits Topped 250 in 2017 • 153 in 2018, 133 SF through end of April – pace is 3 rd highest ever, highest since 2005 • 243 Commercial permits in 2017 – 6 th year in a row over 200. 2018 on pace to make it a 7 th year.
Single-Family Permits • 220 in 2017 • Low last 10 years 88 (2008) • Peak 487 (2003) • 10 yr. avg. ~200
Inspections Includes building and zoning inspections related to construction activity such as: foundations, framing, electrical, HVAC, drywall, insulation, roofing, sprinklers, etc. • Residential: 6063 • Commercial: 1410 • Other: 2,263 • Total: 9,736 • Highest since 2005
Code Enforcement Includes: trash and rubbish, Weeds and grass; property maintenance, signs in right-of-way; junk and inoperable cars; tenant landlord fair-housing disputes • 2017: 1,772 actions • Signs in right-of-way: 628 • Trash-rubbish: 391 • Zoning: 321 • Weeds and grass: 247
Grants • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – Repaving, sidewalks, Fair Housing program • Community Housing Impact and Preservation Program (CHIP) – city and county are partners; tenant-based rental assistance, emergency repairs, Habitat for Humanity houses • Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) – Economic development, Downtown Façade Program, wayfinding, Blighted property demolition, program administration
Thank You!
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