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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. balancedgrowth.ohio.gov Case Study Project – Direction and Goals from Initial Focus Group Meeting (10-28-09) 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

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. balancedgrowth.ohio.gov One Maritime Plaza, 4 th Floor Toledo, Ohio 43604 419.245.2514 Ed Hammett Executive Director Chris Riddle Environmental Specialist lakeeriecommission@ameritech. net Gail Hesse Administrator Gail.Hesse@epa.state.oh.us 614.644.2146 Kirby Date, AICP Best Local Land Use Practices Program Manager 216.687.5477 k.date@csuohio.edu