City of Girard Comprehensive Plan May 2017 ~ DRAFT ~ Prepared by: Trumbull County Planning Commission ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS City of Girard Trumbull County Mayor Commissioners James J. Melfi Frank S. Fuda, President Mauro Cantalamessa City Council Daniel E. Polivka Reynold Paolone, President Steve Brooks, 1st Ward Planning Commission Members Mark Standohar, 2nd Ward Lewis Kostoff, Chairman Keith Schubert, 3rd Ward James Shader, Vice Chairman Thomas Grumley, 4th Ward Mauro Cantalamessa, County Commissioner Joseph Shelby, at-Large Frank S. Fuda, County Commissioner Lily Martuccio, at-Large Daniel E. Polivka, County Commissioner John Moliterno, at-Large David Barran Jeff Brown Kathleen O’Leary, Clerk of Council John Mahan Richard Musick City Planning Commission Darlene St. George John Sliwinski George Finelli, Chairman James J. Melfi Jerry Lambert Planning Commission Staff John Latell Trish Nuskievicz, Executive Director Shane Burkholder, Planner II Rental & Zoning Department Christine Clementi, Executive Assistant Rental/ Zoning Coordinator Nicholas I. Coggins, Planner III Julie Edwards, Economic Development Coordinator Rich Fender, Planner II Mitzi Sabella, Administrative Assistant Cheryl Wood, Project Aide II - Housing Specialist TABLE OF CONTENTS INVENTORY Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1-1 Background and Context ................................................................................................ 1-1 Planning Process ............................................................................................................. 1-5 Development History ...................................................................................................... 1-7 Administration ............................................................................................................... 1-8 Natural Environment ................................................................................................................... 2-1 Population & Demographics ........................................................................................................ 3-1 Transportation ............................................................................................................................. 4-1 Water & Wastewater Facilities .................................................................................................... 5-1 Community Facilities ................................................................................................................... 6-1 Existing Land Use ......................................................................................................................... 7-1 PLAN City of Girard Plan ........................................................................................................................ 8-1 Community Vision .......................................................................................................... 8-1 Future Land Use ............................................................................................................. 8-3 Housing .......................................................................................................................... 8-7 Economic Development ................................................................................................. 8-7 Transportation ............................................................................................................... 8-8 Water & Wastewater Facilities .................................................................................... 8-10 Community Facilities .................................................................................................... 8-11 Plan Implementation .................................................................................................................. 9-1 Goals & Projects ............................................................................................................. 9-1 Intergovernmental Coordination ................................................................................... 9-1 Evaluation & Updates .................................................................................................... 9-1 Glossary ..................................................................................................................................... 10-1 Appendix .................................................................................................................................... 11-1 ZONING REVIEW LIST OF MAPS Map 1-1: Girard City in the Region ........................................................................................................... 1-3 Map 1-2: Girard City in the County ........................................................................................................... 1-4 Map 2-1: Bedrock Geology ........................................................................................................................ 2-3 Map 2-2: Groundwater ............................................................................................................................. 2-5 Map 2-3: Depth to Bedrock ....................................................................................................................... 2-7 Map 2-4: Topography ................................................................................................................................ 2-9 Map 2-5: Watersheds .............................................................................................................................. 2-11 Map 2-6: SubWatersheds ........................................................................................................................ 2-12 Map 2-7: Soil Groups ............................................................................................................................... 2-20 Map 2-8: Slopes ....................................................................................................................................... 2-22 Map 2-9: Wetlands & Hydric Soils .......................................................................................................... 2-24 Map 2-10: Floodplains ............................................................................................................................ 2-27 Map 2-11: Critical Resources Composite Map ......................................................................................... 2-28 Map 4-1: Roadway & Bridge Infrastructure .............................................................................................. 4-2 Map 4-2: Annual Average Daily Traffic . .................................................................................................. 4-10 Map 4-3: Accident Sites ........................................................................................................................... 4-11 Map 4-4: Pedestrian Infrastructure ........................................................................................................ 4-13 Map 4-5: Transportation Improvement Program . .................................................................................. 4-14 Map 4-6: Functional Classification .......................................................................................................... 4-16 Map 5-1: Girard Lakes ............................................................................................................................... 5-5 Map 6-1: Liberty Memorial Park ................................................................................................................ 6-2 Map 6-2: David Tod Memorial Park .......................................................................................................... 6-4 Map 6-3: Community Facilities ................................................................................................................. 6-6 Map 6-4: Girard Liberty Union Cemeteries ............................................................................................... 6-8 Map 7-1: Existing Land Use ....................................................................................................................... 7-2 Map 8-1: Future Land Use ......................................................................................................................... 8-4 List of Tables Table 4-1: Road System Network Inventory ............................................................................................ 4-3 Table 4-2: Municipal Bridge Inventory ...................................................................................................... 4-7 Table 4-3: State Bridge Inventory ............................................................................................................. 4-7 Table 4-4: Accident Statistics .................................................................................................................... 4-9 Table 4-5: Accident Injuries/Fatalities ....................................................................................................... 4-9 Table 4-6: Animal Involvement ................................................................................................................. 4-9 Table 7-1: Existing Land Use by Acreage .................................................................................................... 7-3 Table 8-1: Land Use Statistics ...................................................................................................................