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Kirtland, Ohio - Comprehensive Plan Update 2022

Kirtland, Ohio - 2022

Comprehensive Plan Update

November 2012


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

City o Kirtland Ocials..................................................................................................................... 1

Update: Preace.................................................................................................................................... 2

City Charter Requirement: Purpose & Process.......................................................................... 3

THE PLAN

Comprehensive Update: Introduction......................................................................................... 4

Comprehensive Update 2022.......................................................................................................... 5

Accomplishments & Key Elements................................................................................................ 6Denition o Plan................................................................................................................................. 7

Historic Town Center.......................................................................................................................... 8

HTC Property Ownership.................................................................................................................. 9

Description o Planning Concepts................................................................................................. 10

Parks & Trails.......................................................................................................................................... 11

Sustainable Practice Concepts........................................................................................................ 12

APPENDIX

Appendix Table................................................................................................................................... A-1

Existing Land Use Map..................................................................................................................... A-2

Land Use Acreage.............................................................................................................................. A-3

Population & Housing...................................................................................................................... A-4

Zoning.................................................................................................................................................... A-5

Protected Lands & Riparian Setbacks......................................................................................... A-6Trac & Utilities.................................................................................................................................. A-7

Hydrology & Slopes........................................................................................................................... A-8


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CITY OF KIRTLAND OFFICIALS

MAYOR

Mark A. Tyler

CITY COUNCIL

Robert Umholtz, President

Matthew Schulz

Donald Webbe

William Catania

David Kirek

Timothy Powell

Robert Skrbis

PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION

Michael Denk, Chairperson

Richard Blum

Richard DeMarco

Susan Vernon

Kevin Eilerman

Joseph M. Vinciquerra

STAFF

Daniel Richards, Law Director

Carmelo P. Catania, Public Works Administrator & Zoning Inspector

Denise Roelle, Council Clerk, Board o Zoning AppealsPlanning and Zoning Commission, Clerk

CONSULTANTS

Kenneth L. Crandall, AICPPlanning Consultant

INTRODUCTION 1


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UPDATE

The Comprehensive Plan Update is

conceptual, illustrating possiblities or

uture growth within the city. It is avision o what the City o Kirtland can

become.

PREFACE

This document responds to perceived community needs and

opportunities as viewed by the Planning Commission. There areproposals aimed at achieving economic stability required or Kirtlandto maintain a high level o service. There are suggestions or preservingand enhancing existing development, or sustainable practices, and orguiding uture growth.

The plan in this document is an update to the 2010 ComprehensivePlan, which was completed with citywide input. It addresses eachtype o land useresidential, commercial, industrial, public landsincluding educational and recreational, and recognizes these uses areinterrelated. The Plan enables Kirtland to evaluate a change in one

element o the plan in the context o how such a change might impactother areas or uses.

The Comprehensive Plan update is not a blueprint but rather a guide,a management tool that provides a base rom which to assess uturedevelopment proposals. This plan does not propose changes in mosto the city, but ocuses on the areas that the Planning Commissionconsiders to be o the greatest importance.

INTRODUCTION 2


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CITY CHARTER REQUIREMENT

The city charter requires a Comprehensive Plan. Article III SectionII states, The Planning and Zoning Commission shall adopt andrecommend to council a Comprehensive General Plan or the physicaldevelopment o the municipality. The 2010 plan was completed in2002. State law requires that the Comprehensive Plan be updatedevery 10 years.

PURPOSE AND PROCESS

The Planning Commission, along with the Mayor and Council, reviewedthe 2010 Comprehensive Plan that was prepared in 2002 and updatedit as required.

Following a series o meetings in which members analyzed currentconditions and identied their concerns, alternative land useplans were developed. These land use plans were evaluated anddiscussed and the present plan reects the consensus o the PlanningCommission, Council and public input as to the uture directions orthe City o Kirtland, Ohio.

INTRODUCTION 3


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COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE: INTRODUCTION

THE PLAN 4

This Plan is a result o months o study by the Planning and

Zoning Commission exploring possiblities or uture developmentthat will enhance existing development and will provideopportunities or sound economic development that is necessaryto continue unding city services.

The plan is comprehensive, suggesting areas or residential,business, industrial sites, public lands, schools, parks, recreationalsites, utilities and or road improvements.

This update o the 2010 Plan is ocused on a ew areas which arecritical. The Plan recognizes the land use pattern or most o thecity is well established and ew changes are proposed.

The plan is a GUIDE. It is NOT a blueprint, as such, it provides apoint o reerence so that uture development proposals may beevaluated in terms o the citys long range goals as well as theirimpact on properties.


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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE: 2022

THE PLAN 5

City o Kirtland, Ohio

CAWRSE & ASSOCIATES,Landscape Architecture Land Planning

549 E. Washington Street Chagrin Falls, OH 44022

440-247-7003/fax 440-247-7143 www.cawrse.com

INC.

Kirtland Comprehensive Plan 2022


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How efective was the 2010 plan? Below are some accomplishments based upon theprevious Comprehensive Plan recommendations:

2004 Adoption o Conservation Development ordinance2005 Creation o Historic Town Center Zoning DistrictInstallation o Historic Town Center signage

2006 Purchase o land on US Route 6 or recreation use2007 Reservation o trail easements between two subdivisions

Connecting Hobart and Eagle Roads2009 Improvements at intersection o US Route 6 and State Route 306

Adoption o Flood Damage Reduction Ordinance2010 Adoption o entire zoning code2011 Installation o rst phase sanitary sewers in the H.T.C. District

Adoption o Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinances

Adoption o Comprehensive Stormwater Management Ordinances2012 Installation o sidewalks along State Route 306 in H.T.C. District

HISTORIC TOWN CENTER (H.T.C.)Encourage development o land uses that create a small town atmospherewith local retail shops, restaurants, oces and residential uses includinghousing or seniors.

MIXED USE DISTRICTExpand the area south o the Historic Town Center to permit developmento housing or seniors and other residential uses along with retail andoces in a mixed use district.

UTILITIES/ROADWAYSExtend sanitary sewer south on State Route 306 to Eagle Rd. Provide anew roadway connection rom the Lakeland Community College entry toKirtland-Willoughby Road.

RECREATIONAdd to the recently acquired site on US Route 6 east in order to connect tothe Lake County Farm Park.

TRAILSExtend bike/hike trails rom existing parks to other locations in the city,including linkage rom the city owned recreation site on US Route 6to the Farm Park. Use existing utility easements and secondary roads toconnect major points o interest.

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

KEY ELEMENTS OF THE 2022 PLAN


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RESIDENTIAL

One amily dwellings will remain the dominant land use. New residences will be on lotso one to ve acres. Several areas have the potential or conservation developmentswhich incorporate at least 50% open spaces.

COMMERCIAL

The presence o Lakeland Community College, Holden Arboretum, Lake County Parks,and Kirtland Temple (National Historic Landscape) and the Church o Jesus Christ o

Latter-Day Saints Historic Village make Kirtland a tourist destination, creating a needor motel accommodations, ood service, convenience goods, and personal services.The mixed-use district across rom Kirtland school campus is proposed or these uses.Lakeland Community College could be the site or a Hotel/Conerence Center. Moreimmediate opportunities or oces are available on the east and west sides o StateRoute 306 in the Historic Town Center, due to the new sanitary sewer being installed inthis area. There is potential or expanding retail business in the vicinity o US Route 6and State Route 306 as sanitary sewer lines are extended into this area in the uture.

RECREATIONTo accommodate the needs o a growing population, additional active recreation areasare proposed adjacent to the Farm Park. The second area in the southwestern cornero the city is proposed as a passive recreation area. Biking/hiking routes are proposedthroughout the city on existing roads or on separate rights-o-way. These routes willlink residential neighborhoods to recreation areas, public schools, and the Historic

Town Center. In addition, existing bridle trails should be preserved and continuedthroughout the city.

UTILITIES/ROADWAYSA public water supply is available in most areas o the city. Since the 2010 plan,the city has added a new sanitary sewer line along State Route 306 and eliminatedone treatment plant. An extension o the sanitary sewer south to Eagle Road is alsoproposed in the uture. A new roadway connection rom the Lakeland CommunityCollege entrance to Kirtland-Willoughby Road is proposed.

OPEN SPACE

The protection and acquisition o open space is emphasized in the plan. The openspace provides linkages or the proposed trail system within the city, potentialexpansion o the existing city-owned park south o US Route 6, west o the Farm Parkand power line corridor.

DEFINITION OF PLAN

THE PLAN 7


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HISTORIC TOWN CENTER

THE PLAN 8

KEY POINTS

- Provide sidewalks on both sides o State Route 306- Enorce new zoning regulations- Enorce riparian corridor protection setback- Continue to enhance area with streetscape improvements- Extend sewer lines on State Route 306 to Russellhurst- Possible roads or uture development- Historic Town Center (HTC)


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THE PLAN 9

H.T.C. PROPERTY OWNERSHIP


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MIXED-USE DISTRICT

A term applied to use districts in which residences, retail, and commercial businessuses are permitted. Some zoning ordinances permit mixed uses on the same lot or inthe same building.

NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORATION/PRESERVATION

Existing one amily neighborhoods with dwellings on smaller lots where public/privatepartnerships will encourage rehabilitation, public improvements and promote inll oundeveloped lots providing afordable housing or all ages.

HISTORIC TOWN CENTER (H.T.C.)Continue to implement proposed streetscape improvements and establish guidelines toensure uture development in the district is compatible with these improvements.

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DESCRIPTION OF PLANNING CONCEPTS


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PARKS & TRAILS

Continue to implement proposed trails and establish greater connections to existingand proposed parks and community acilities.

OFFICE/LIMITED INDUSTRIAL

A zoning district that is intended or limited industrial activities. Such industrialactivities include warehousing, distribution centers and administrative oces.

INSTITUTIONAL/MUNICIPAL

A development that provides a public service or lls a public need. Such developmentincludes libraries, museums and educational acilities.

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LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT

Low-Impact Development (LID) is an approach to managing stormwater as nearto its source as possible. This is accomplished by minimizing impervious suracesand promoting natural inltration and evapotranspiration more than is typicallyassociated with development.

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

Green Inrastructure is strategically planned and managed networks o naturallands, working landscapes and other open spaces that conserve an ecosystemsvalues and unctions and provide associated benets to human populations. Greeninrastructure should provide or multi-unctional uses i.e., wildlie, recreational andcultural experiences, as well as delivering ecological services, such as ood protectionand microclimate control. It should also operate at all spatial scales rom urbancenters to the open countryside.

BIOSWALESSometimes reerred to as vegetative swales, inltrative BMPs or rain gardens, theselandscape eatures are designed to enhance the appearance o an area while acting asan integral element o the Stormwater Management Plan required or all constructionprojects disturbing one or more acres. These recessed landscape beds act to slow theow o stormwater and lter pollutants rom the water beore it eventually rechargesgroundwater, seeps into the municipal storm sewer system, or discharges intowaterways.

GREEN STREETSGreen streets transorm impervious street suraces into landscaped green spacesthat capture stormwater runof and let water soak into the ground as plants and soillter pollutants. Green streets convert stormwater rom water directed into a pipe,to a resource that replenishes groundwater supplies. They also create attractivestreetscapes and urban green spaces, provide natural habitat, and help connectneighborhoods, schools, parks, and business districts.

PERMEABLE PAVERS

Permeable pavers are durable concrete or brick pavers that when used in a road theyprovide minimal movement during the reeze and thaw cycle without damage to theroad. The pavers provide environmentally riendly additional stormwater storage inthe sub-base. They can outlast standard asphalt roads by two or three lie-cycles andeliminate storm line and catch basin repairs.

SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE CONCEPTS

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These concepts should be incorporated into uture zoning regulations and development guidelines.


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APPENDIX A-1

APPENDIX TABLE

EXHIBITS

Appendix Table................................................................................................................................... A-1Existing Land Use Map..................................................................................................................... A-2

Land Use Acreage.............................................................................................................................. A-3

Population & Housing...................................................................................................................... A-4

Zoning.................................................................................................................................................... A-5

Protected Lands & Riparian Setbacks......................................................................................... A-6

Trac & Utilities.................................................................................................................................. A-7

Hydrology & Slopes........................................................................................................................... A-8


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EXISTING LAND USE MAP: 2012

APPENDIX A-2

LEGEND

Residential

Commercial

Institutional

Industrial

Parks/ Recreation

Agricultural


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LAND USE ACREAGE

APPENDIX A-3

LAND USE ACRES

Residential 3843Retail Business, Oce 74Industrial 61Parks & Open Space 2350Institutional 437Utilities 180Agricultural 187Road-right-o-way 474Vacant 3168

LAND USE % OF

% OF TOTAL ACRES DEVELOPED ACRES

35.6 50.2

21.8 30.1

28.4

KEY POINTS

- Almost 30% o the land area is undeveloped- Residential areas represent hal o all developed land- Residential uses, parks and open space are 80% o the developed acreage and

more than hal o the total acreage o the city


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POPULATION

Years 1990 2000 2012

Population 5681 6670 6866

APPENDIX A-4

POPULATION & HOUSING

Source: US Bureau o Census 2010

KEY POINTS- Median age increased rom 42.5 in 2000 to 46.9 in 2010- Persons 55-74 increased 454 or 33% in 10 years- Children 9 years & under decreased by 10%

AGE DISTRIBUTION - 2000

AGE NO. %

9 & Under10-1920-3435-5455-7475 & Over

808917817

22651308

495

12.113.812.234.020.5

7.4

AGE DISTRIBUTION - 2010

AGE NO. %

9 & Under10-1920-3435-5455-7475 & Over

726978717

20491822

574

10.614.210.429.926.5

8.4

OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS

Years 1990 2000 2012

Units 2073 2445 2633

KEY POINTS- Housing increases:

1990-2000 : 3722001-2010 : 188

- New housing construction between 2000 and 2010 was less than hal the numbero new dwelling units constructed between 1990 and 2000.- The number o persons / household decreased rom 2.73 in 2000 to 2.61 in 2010.


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ZONING: 2012

APPENDIX A-5

LEGEND

R-1 1&2 FAMILY RES.R-2A 1&2 FAMILY RES., 1-ACRER-2B 1&2 FAMILY RES., 2 ACRER-2C 1&2 FAMILY RES., 5-ACRE

R-3A SINGLE FAMILY RES.,1-ACRER-3B SINGLE FAMILY RES., 2-ACRER-3C SINGLE FAMILY RES., 3-ACRER-3D SINGLE FAMILY RES., 5-ACRER-5 MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGIO INSTITUTIONAL AND OFFICEHTC HISTORIC TOWN CENTERRB RETAIL BUSINESSLI LIMITED INDUSTRIAL

Compiled by: CT Consultants


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PROTECTED LANDS

APPENDIX A-6

LEGEND

Kirtland Municipal BoundaryKirtland Parcel BoundariesLakes & StreamsLake Metroparks & Geauga Park DistrictOther Protected Properties

LEGEND

120 Setback75 Setback25 SetbackStreets

Compiled by: Chagrin River Watershed Partners

RIPARIAN SETBACKS

Compiled by: CT Consultants


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TRAFFIC

- Trac count has increased in the last 20 years

- Greatest volume along State Route 306(20% increase since 1995, 15,000 vehicles per day)

- 2nd greatest volume along US State Route 6

(20% increase since 1995, 9,000 vehicles per day)- ODOT has no planned improvements

- 615 Interchange has probably reduced trac onState Route 306

APPENDIX A-7

LEGEND

1995 and 2011 Average Daily Trac andTrac Control Device Inventory

1995 Data (All Trac) =

2011 Data (ODOT Only) =City Hall =

LEGEND

Water LineWater Pump StationReservoirSanitary SewerSanitary Treatment PlantCity HallSanitary Pump Station

Compiled by: CT Consultants and ODOT 2011

Compiled by: CT Consultants and Cawrse & Associates Inc.

UTILITIES

- Water and sewer locations afects potentialdevelopment

- Two sanitary treatment acilities exist;acilities are maintained by the city

- 75% o the city receives public water

- 5% o the city has sewers served by lakecounty department o utilities

- No widespread sanitary collection system


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APPENDIX A-8

LEGEND

Major Rivers & StreamsMajor Watershed BasinsCity Hall

LEGEND

Steep Slopes*City Hall

*Steep Slopes = 20% grade and over



Source: Gazette Lake County: Principal Rivers-Streams &their tributaries, Ohio, Fall 1982

HYDROLOGY

- Most streams are in natural state (not piped)

- Floodplain restrictions limit development

- No current major ooding problems

- Streams, in their natural state, help reducepotential or ooding in Chagrin River andelsewhere

- River/stream riparian setback is now in place

SLOPES

- Topography shapes development

- Topography shapes drainage corridors

-Minimal at land available which limitsdevelopment and utility location

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