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HARLEM TOWNSHIP COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE

MAY 11, 2020

SUB-AREA A

Green Spaces/Parks

• Parks and Trails please

Utilities

• Question about where Columbus

sewer trunk line ends General Comments

• Keep Rural Feel [2]
• Light and Sound limited to “Civil”

hours (9am – 9pm) Development/Housing

• Only allow development in area A that will

block future high density development and annexation to creep into the rest of the township. If FR residential only.

• Limit small lots [2]
• Limit subdivision of large open areas to

lots greater than 5 acres

• Large country lots (maintain rural

character)

• No apartment buildings [2]
• No 1/3 acre housing developments
• Fix water and flooding issues as a part of

any development Economic Development

• The Delaware economic development

needs to stay out of the township

• No racetrack [2]
• No outdoor shooting range
• No target stores
• No factory farms
• No commercial development that

involves semis or large trucking

• No commercial development
• Designated commercial areas for small

businesses only [2] Roads/Transportation

• Reduce speed limits on residential

roads such as Fancher where houses are close together

SUB-AREA B

Green Spaces/Parks

• Prefer green space and agricultural

areas [2]

• Given housing growth, need a significant

area dedicated to recreational green space Utilities

• No Sewer

Natural Resources

• Conservation Districts (placed in NW

corner of Sub Area B)

• Add stream buffer along all creeks to

prohibit development and preserve

• pen space
• Protect Duncan Run!

Roads/Transportation

• Roads are fine
• Plant trees along the roads
• Reduce speed on 605 (40 starts between

Hatch and Robins)

• Four-way stop @ center village and 605
• Put a stop light at Fancher and 605 – no

roundabout

• Need Bike lanes
• Bike Trails (placed on Hughes?)
• Trails Please!
• No parks or bike trails needed

Development/Housing

• No urban sprawl
• No subdivisions or apartments on

605 (east side between robins and Duncan run)

• No apartments
• Keep lots between 2.5 and 5 acres
• Keep 5 acre lot minimum [2]
• Keep larger lot sizes in existing

residential and agricultural areas – do not allow exceptions for residential development on lots less than 1 acre – even when sewer is available Economic Development

• No commercial on SR 605 ((east side)

between robins and Duncan run)

• No commercial development – Bike

Trails/Park Space (NE vacant land @ Gorsuch and Miller-Paul)

• No commercial lands needed – all of
• ur commercial needs are easy to get

to from our township [4]

• Limit Commercial development –

keep rural feel as much as possible [2]

• Keep small farms, animals, and

livestock welcome [3]

• Encourage to keep the farm family

community we have now

• Preserve Agriculture and tax breaks

for agricultural land General Comments

• we know progress is inevitable but

don’t change our wonderful little community

• Keep it Rural [2]

Zoning Enforcement/Code Updates

• Abandoned Homes need dealt with

SUB-AREA C

Green Spaces/Parks

• Parks Please
• No need of lots of parks, there is
• ne & the school yard

Utilities

• No Sewer [2]

Natural Resources

• Encourage conservation easement

corridors along Duncan Run [2]

• Encourage preservation of

wetlands, ponds, ephemeral runs Roads/Transportation

• Township wide roadside tree

planting program Development/Housing

• Keep 5 acre minimum!
• Encourage bigger lots – keep

agricultural as much as possible

• Nothing smaller than 5 acres or

the special 2.5 acres – Keep agricultural

• No high density condo

development Economic Development

• No Commercial [2]
• Condo/Car Track does not fit with

rural character!!

• Encourage sustainable

agriculture on remaining large tracts – keep rural feel

• Encourage the retention of

farmland (tax breaks, conservation easements, etc.)

SUB-AREA D

Utilities

• No sewers [2]
• Make underground electric

mandatory on new builds Roads/Transportation

• Put guardrail back over the creek
• n Harlem/Woodtown Road

across from Merryhill Farms (dangerous, many deer, icy roads)

• Need traffic light and 605 and

Center Village Roads Development/Housing

• No high density on Merryhill

Farms property

• FR 2.5 acre lots only (or bigger) for

future residential development

• 5 acre minimum development lots
• Please limit small lot destruction
• f ag land
• Don’t allow what happened to

New Albany to happen here (Central College/Harlem Road)(so many apartments and condos) Economic Development

• No commercial development [3]

Zoning Enforcement/Code Updates

• Eliminate EMS on Woodtown Road (duplicates service

provided by township employees)

• Don’t eliminate EMS on woodtown road

Green Spaces/Parks

• Acquire land to set aside as park or nature preserve
• Parks please

SUB-AREA E

Green Spaces/Parks

• Parks Please
• Open Space behind firehouse as

park expansion and for HT facilities if needed [2]

• We already have a park; all have big

yards, no need for parks Utilities

• No Sewer

Natural Resources

• Improve drainage in community

park Roads/Transportation

• Put a stop light at 605 and Center

Village Road Intersection [3]

• Clear sight lines for traffic crossing

at 605 from Center Village Road Development/Housing

• Nothing smaller than 5/2 acres

Economic Development

• What? Why? Make it Happen

(written on Industrial zoned property/cement plant)

• Develop the park with the old

cement plant

• Try to convert old cement plant with

township park-would be nice to see dilapidated structure removed)

• Expand Area E to allow for more

commercial

• Center Village Town Center with

stores on the bottom floor/apartments above, make a walkable center

• No breaks for developers
• No Commercial
• Defined Commercial zoning districts

ALL SUB-AREA MAP (1 OF 2)

General Comments

• Invite the Nature Conservancy, Ohio Farm

Bureau, etc to help in “Maintaining the Rural Character of Harlem Township”

• No Urban Sprawl
• Maintain Rural Character around Harlem and

County Line Roads

• Keep Dark skies [2]

Zoning Enforcement/Code Updates

• Better Zoning Enforcement
• Change zoning code to say that vacant

buildings must be kept secure and the grounds maintained (see home on east side of 605 near Gorsuch) Green Spaces/Parks

• Create plan to encourage land owners to sell

land to organizations to keep green spaces or develop parks

• Parks Please

Utilities

• Improve utilities – stronger internet and electric

during storms

• No Sewers [2]
• Improve internet provider options

Natural Resources

• Protect Duncan’s Run from development [4]
• Need a connection between woods and water

for animal habitat

• Keep the John Beltz Preserve as is [3]
• Protect wooded areas [2]
• Protect wetlands from development in SW

corner near Fancher/Harlem/Smothers/County Line

• Establish a program to purchase development

rights along conservation sensitive corridors (south township line from Harlem to 605)

• Flood/Water Control
• Save Old School Houses on Harlem and Lewis

Roads

ALL SUB-AREA MAP (2 OF 2)

Roads/Transportation

• Do not extend Bevelheimer Road
• Add a light/stop signs at Center Village

and 605

• Slower Traffic or Roundabout @ 605

and Fancher

• Remove all the tree stumps along 605

between Duncan Run and Fancher Road

• Plant trees along the roads

Development/Housing

• 1-Acre minimum development lots
• No development denser than FR-1 (2

acres) should be allowed anywhere in the Township

• No high density development less than

1/4 –acre lots

• No increase in density [2]
• No Multi-Family [4]
• No Additional Subdivisions
• Residential Development should

consider conservation design (conservation developments) Economic Development

• Maintain existing agricultural lands with incentives if

necessary (Farmland preservation if possible)

• No large agricultural factory farms, poultry, pig, etc.
• Keep small family farms possible
• Support the farmers somehow
• Planning efforts needs to determine which areas

where commercial uses will be permitted and prohibit that use in other areas [2]

• Please do not allow the spread of commercial

township-wide – focus on center village

• Commercial development should be around current

carryout in center village

• Establish programs to encourage specific strategic

plans to focus commercial development along SR 37 and SR 605 within the Center Village Area

• Need to plan for some commercial land use (SR 605

is the logical location, along with other areas with existing commercial uses)

• Bad development on Fancher and 605
• Consider development on the southern border
• Restrict commercial development in the township as

much as possible

• No commercial development [2]
• No racetrack [7]
• No sports complex [2]
• No big-box stores

SUMMARY (1 OF 4)

General Comments

• we know progress is inevitable but don’t change our wonderful little community
• No Urban Sprawl [2]
• Keep Rural Feel [5]
• Invite the Nature Conservancy, Ohio Farm Bureau, etc to help in “Maintaining the

Rural Character of Harlem Township”

• Light and Sound limited to “Civil” hours (9am – 9pm)
• Keep Dark skies [2]

Community Services

• Eliminate EMS on Woodtown Road (duplicates service provided by township

employees)

• Don’t eliminate EMS on Woodtown Road

Zoning Enforcement/Code Updates

• Better Zoning Enforcement
• Change zoning code to say that vacant buildings must be kept secure and the

grounds maintained (see home on east side of 605 near Gorsuch)

• Abandoned Homes need dealt with

Green Spaces/Parks

• Parks Please [6]
• Acquire land to set aside as park or nature preserve
• Prefer green space and agricultural areas
• Given housing growth, need a significant area dedicated to recreational green

space

• Create plan to encourage land owners to sell land to organizations to keep green

spaces or develop parks

• Open Space behind firehouse as park expansion and for HT facilities if needed [2]
• No need of lots of parks, there is one & the school yard [2]
• Improve drainage in community park

SUMMARY (2 OF 4)

Roads/Transportation

• Roads are fine
• Four-way stop @ center village and 605
• Need traffic light and 605 and Center Village Roads [6]
• Clear sight lines for traffic crossing at 605 from Center Village Road
• Remove all the tree stumps along 605 between Duncan Run and Fancher

Road

• Slower Traffic or Roundabout @ 605 and Fancher
• Reduce speed on 605 (40 starts between Hatch and Robins)
• Reduce speed limits on residential roads such as Fancher where houses are

close together

• Plant trees along the roads [3]
• Need Bike lanes [3]
• No parks or bike trails needed
• Put guardrail back over the creek on Harlem/Woodtown Road across from

Merryhill Farms (dangerous, many deer, icy roads)

• Do not extend Bevelheimer Road

Utilities

• Question about where Columbus sewer trunk line ends
• No Sewers [8]
• Improve internet provider options
• Improve utilities – stronger internet and electric during storms
• Make underground electric mandatory on new builds

Natural Resources

• Protect wooded areas [2]
• Conservation Districts (placed in NW corner of Sub Area B?)
• Establish a program to purchase development rights along conservation sensitive

corridors (south township line from Harlem to 605)

• Encourage preservation of wetlands, ponds, ephemeral runs [3]
• Protect Duncan from Development [7]
• Keep the John Beltz Preserve as is [3]
• Need a connection between woods and water for animal habitat
• Flood/Water Control
• Save Old School Houses on Harlem and Lewis Roads

SUMMARY (3 OF 4)

Development/Housing

• No increase in density [3]
• No high density on Merryhill Farms property
• No high density development less than 1/4 –acre plots
• No 1/3 acre housing developments
• 1-Acre minimum development lots [2]
• No development denser than FR-1 (2 acres) should be allowed anywhere in the

Township

• Nothing smaller than 5/2 acres
• Keep lots between 2.5 and 5 acres
• FR 2.5 acre lots only (or bigger) for future residential development
• Nothing smaller than 5 acres or the special 2.5 acres – Keep agricultural
• Keep 5 acre lot minimum [4]
• Encourage bigger lots – keep agricultural as much as possible [2]
• Limit subdivision of large open areas to lots greater than 5 acres
• Only allow development in area A that will block future high density development

and annexation to creep into the rest of the township. If FR residential only.

• Limit small lots [3]
• No apartment buildings [7]
• No additional Subdivisions
• No subdivisions or apartments on 605 (east side between robins and Duncan run)
• Fix water and flooding issues as a part of any development
• Residential Development should consider conservation design (conservation

developments) rather than square lot design as we see occurring

SUMMARY (4 OF 4)

Economic Development

• No Commercial [10]
• No commercial development that involves semis or large trucking
• No commercial on SR 605 ((east side) between robins and Duncan run)
• No commercial development – Bike Trails/Park Space (NE vacant land @ Gorsuch

and Miller-Paul)

• No business/commercial – we live 15 min from library, grocery, pharmacy,

restaurants, etc. [3]

• Restrict commercial development in the township as much as possible [3]
• No commercial outside designated zones [4]
• Designated commercial areas for small businesses only
• Expand Area E to allow for more commercial
• Please do not allow the spread of commercial township-wide – focus on center

village [2]

• Center Village Town Center with stores on the bottom floor/apartments above,

make a walkable center

• Establish programs to encourage specific strategic plans to focus commercial

development along SR 37 and SR 605 within the Center Village Area

• Need to plan for some commercial land use (SR 605 is the logical location, along with
• ther areas with existing commercial uses)
• Consider development on the southern border
• No racetrack [10]
• No sports complex on Harlem [2]
• No outdoor shooting range
• No big-box stores [2]
• No factory farms [2]
• Keep small farms, animals, and livestock welcome [7]
• Encourage sustainable agriculture on remaining large tracts
• Preserve Agriculture and tax breaks for agricultural land [2]
• What? Why? Make it Happen (written on Industrial zoned property/cement plant)
• Develop the park with the old cement plant
• Try to convert old cement plant with township park-would be nice to see dilapidated

structure removed)

• Bad development on Fancher and 605
• No breaks for developers

KEY TAKEAWAYS (WHAT WE KNOW)

General Comments

• No Urban Sprawl / Keep Rural Feel / Keep Dark Skies [7]

Green Spaces/Parks

• Parks / Expansion of Fire House Property as Park [12]
• No need of lots of parks, there is one & the school yard [2]

Utilities

• No Sewers [8]
• Improved Utilities [2]

Natural Resources

• Protect Duncan Run / John Beltz Preserve / Wooded Areas / Wetlands / Ponds [15]

Roads/Transportation

• Traffic Light/Stop Sign at 605 and Center Village Roads [7]
• Reduced Speeds (in general) [3]
• Plant trees along the roads [3]
• Need Bike lanes [3]

Development/Housing

• No increase in density [17]

Economic Development

• No Commercial / Limit Commercial [30]
• No racetrack [10]
• Maintain Viability of Farming [10]

KEY TAKEAWAYS (WHAT WE DON’T)

Development/Housing

• Minimum Lot Sizes
• Ranged from small lots in conservation subdivisions to 1- to 5-acre minimum lot sizes

Economic Development

• No Commercial VS. Limiting Commercial
• Split
• IF Limiting Commercial, WHERE to Limit Commercial
• Center Village, Southern Border, SR 37, SR 605

THAT’S IT FOR TONIGHT

Questions?