FINAL REPORT Countywide All Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan for Cuyahoga County Prepared for Cuyahoga County Emergency Services Cuyahoga County, Ohio December 2003 Countywide All Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan Cuyahoga County, Ohio TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 FOREWORD .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 CUYAHOGA COUNTY NATURAL DISASTER BACKGROUND ....................................................... 1 2.0 COUNTY INFORMATION ..................................................................................................... 3 2.1 CUYAHOGA COUNTY PROFILE AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION ............................................... 3 Cleveland Metroparks ............................................................................................................ 3 Watershed Organizations ...................................................................................................... 6 Chagrin Region ...................................................................................................................... 7 1. Hunting Valley ............................................................................................................... 7 2. Woodmere Village ......................................................................................................... 7 3. Orange Village .............................................................................................................. 8 4. Moreland Hills ............................................................................................................... 8 5. Chagrin Falls Village ..................................................................................................... 9 6. Chagrin Falls Township ................................................................................................. 9 7. Bentleyville .................................................................................................................... 9 Cleveland Region ................................................................................................................ 10 1. Cleveland .................................................................................................................... 10 2. Linndale Village ........................................................................................................... 11 3. Village of Bratenahl ..................................................................................................... 11 Cuyahoga Region ................................................................................................................ 12 1. Newburgh Heights ....................................................................................................... 12 2. Cuyahoga Heights ....................................................................................................... 12 3. Brooklyn Heights ......................................................................................................... 13 4. Seven Hills .................................................................................................................. 13 5. Independence ............................................................................................................. 14 6. Valley View .................................................................................................................. 14 7. Broadview Heights ...................................................................................................... 14 8. Brecksville ................................................................................................................... 15 Heights Region .................................................................................................................... 16 1. East Cleveland ............................................................................................................ 16 2. Cleveland Heights ....................................................................................................... 16 3. University Heights ....................................................................................................... 16 4. Shaker Heights ............................................................................................................ 17 Hillcrest Region .................................................................................................................... 18 1. Euclid .......................................................................................................................... 18 2. Richmond Heights ....................................................................................................... 18 3. Highland Heights ......................................................................................................... 19 4. Mayfield Village ........................................................................................................... 19 5. South Euclid ................................................................................................................ 20 6. Lyndhurst .................................................................................................................... 20 7. Mayfield Heights .......................................................................................................... 20 8. Gates Mills Village ....................................................................................................... 21 9. Beachwood ................................................................................................................. 21 10. Pepper Pike ............................................................................................................... 22 Southcentral Region ............................................................................................................ 22 1. Brooklyn ...................................................................................................................... 22 2. Parma .......................................................................................................................... 23 3. Parma Heights ............................................................................................................ 23 Countywide All Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan i Cuyahoga County, Ohio 4. North Royalton ............................................................................................................ 24 Southeast Region ................................................................................................................ 24 1. Garfield Heights .......................................................................................................... 24 2. Maple Heights ............................................................................................................. 25 3. Highland Hills .............................................................................................................. 25 4. North Randall .............................................................................................................. 26 5. Warrensville Heights ................................................................................................... 26 6. Bedford Heights .......................................................................................................... 27 7. Bedford ........................................................................................................................ 27 8. Walton Hills ................................................................................................................. 28 9. Oakwood Village ......................................................................................................... 28 10. Glenwillow ................................................................................................................. 29 11. Solon ......................................................................................................................... 29 Southwest Region ................................................................................................................ 29 1. Olmsted Township ...................................................................................................... 29 2. Olmsted Falls .............................................................................................................. 30 3. Brook Park .................................................................................................................. 30 4. Berea ........................................................................................................................... 31 5. Middleburg Heights ..................................................................................................... 31 6. Strongsville .................................................................................................................. 32 Westshore Region ............................................................................................................... 32 1. Bay Village .................................................................................................................. 32 2. Westlake ..................................................................................................................... 32 3. North Olmsted ............................................................................................................. 33 4. Lakewood ...................................................................................................................