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Comprehensive Land Use Plan for Ashtabula County Would Be Very Beneficial for Guiding Future Development and Land Use Decisions by Both Public and Private Sectors Ashtabula County Comprehensive Plan Ashtabula County Comprehensive Plan 2003 “Ashtabula County is currently a beautiful and unique area in this country. In order to maintain and improve upon that beauty and uniqueness, there is a need for vision and long-term planning…. Land and Living Bold Statement Ashtabula County Comprehensive Plan Table of Contents Citizen Advisory Council Members........................................................................................................ iv History/Heritage Committee .................................................................................................................. iv Economic Development/Transportation Committee.............................................................................. iv Recreation Committee............................................................................................................................ v Greenspace Committee.......................................................................................................................... v Farmland Preservation Committee......................................................................................................... v Chapter 1 The Planning Process ........................................................................................................ 1 What is a county comprehensive plan?.................................................................................................. 1 What is the need for a county comprehensive plan? ............................................................................. 1 Past Public Involvement ......................................................................................................................... 2 1993-1994: ACT 2000 (Ashtabula County Tomorrow).................................................................... 2 1997 Ashtabula County Telephone Survey..................................................................................... 2 1999 Land and Living in Ashtabula County..................................................................................... 3 Developing This Comprehensive Plan ................................................................................................... 3 Appreciative Interviews........................................................................................................................... 3 Future Search......................................................................................................................................... 4 The Citizen Advisory Council - CAC....................................................................................................... 5 Visions .................................................................................................................................................... 6 Greenspace..................................................................................................................................... 6 Farmland Preservation .................................................................................................................... 6 Transportation ................................................................................................................................. 6 Economic Development .................................................................................................................. 6 History and Heritage........................................................................................................................ 6 Recreation ....................................................................................................................................... 7 General Recommendations.................................................................................................................... 7 Township Level ............................................................................................................................... 7 Public Hearings and Official Filing .................................................................................................. 7 Amendment Process ....................................................................................................................... 7 General Land Use and Demographic Information........................................................................... 8 Chapter 2 Greenspace Preservation ................................................................................................ 14 Vision .................................................................................................................................................... 14 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 14 Why is Comprehensive Planning Important to Greenspace Preservation? ......................................... 14 Greenspace Priorities: Areas of Concern and Focus........................................................................... 15 Threats to the Watershed ..................................................................................................................... 16 Greenspace Preservation Tools and Programs ................................................................................... 21 Priority Areas ........................................................................................................................................ 23 Primary Importance ....................................................................................................................... 24 Secondary Importance .................................................................................................................. 25 Evaluating Ecologically Sensitive Areas............................................................................................... 28 Land Holders and Their Importance in Greenspace Preservation ....................................................... 29 Recommendations................................................................................................................................ 32 Water Resources........................................................................................................................... 32 Woodlands..................................................................................................................................... 32 Development ................................................................................................................................. 32 i Ashtabula County Comprehensive Plan Zoning............................................................................................................................................ 33 Significant Lands ........................................................................................................................... 33 Chapter 3 Farmland Preservation..................................................................................................... 34 Vision............................................................................................................................................. 34 Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 34 Why a Land Use Plan is Important to Farmland Preservation in Ashtabula County..................... 35 Areas of Concern & Focus ............................................................................................................ 36 Issues & Challenges to Farmland Preservation ...................................................................................37 Farmland Preservation Tools ............................................................................................................... 39 Chapter 4 Transportation................................................................................................................... 44 Vision............................................................................................................................................. 44 Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 44 Transportation Goals and Priorities...................................................................................................... 44 Intergovernmental Coordination.................................................................................................... 44 Consistency and Concurrency ...................................................................................................... 45 Alternative Modes of Travel........................................................................................................... 45 Public Transportation ............................................................................................................. 46 Non-motorized Travel - Bicycle and Pedestrian .................................................................... 47 Rail Transportation................................................................................................................. 47 Air Transportation .................................................................................................................. 48 Ports....................................................................................................................................... 50 Transportation
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