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Upper West Branch
Rocky River
Watershed Balanced
Growth Plan
The Rocky River Watershed in Northeast Ohio
Lake
Lake Erie
Comprises
•294 square
all
or
miles
parts of…
Ashtabula
Erie
Huron
•4
•664
counties
stream
miles
•16 cities &
villages
•250,000+
residents
•16 townships
Trumbull
Lorain
Medina
Summit
Portage
Mahoning
Ashland
Wayne
Holmes
Stark
Pennsylvania
Geauga
Cuyahoga
Columbiana
Carroll
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Watershed in Northeast Ohio
North Br anch
Erie
Trumbull
Lorain
Huron
Sha ron T wp
Medina
Summit
Portage
Pennsylvania
Geauga
Cuyahoga
Branch
v ill e T w p
Ashtabula
Lake
Lake Erie
Mahoning
Ashland
Wayne
Stark
Columbiana
L o ca tio n of P r o je c t A r e a
Holmes
Carroll
th e R o ck y R i ve r W a t e r sh e d
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Communities in the Rocky River Upper West Branch
Brunswick
Liver pool T wp
Brunswick Hills Twp
Litchfield T wp
Medina T wp
Yor k T wp
Granger Twp
Medina
Lafayette T wp
Montville T wp
Shar on Twp
Land Use Coverage
Wooded
38%
Urban
8%
Shrub/scrub
1%
Nonforested
Open Water Wetlands
1%
1%
Agriculture
50%
Barren land
1%
Census Data for the Rocky River
Upper West Branch Study Area
Jurisdiction
1980
1990
2000
% change
from
1990 2000
City of Brunswick
28,104
28,218
33,388
18.30%
18.80%
City of Medina
15,268
19,231
25,139
30.70%
64.70%
Brunswick Hills Township
3,324
4,340
5,469
26.00%
64.50%
Granger Township
2,660
2,932
3,928
34.00%
47.70%
Lafayette Township
4,614
4,804
5,476
14.00%
18.70%
Litchfield Township
2,329
2,506
3,250
29.70%
39.50%
Liverpool Township
3,664
3,713
4,329
16.60%
18.10%
Medina Township
3,561
4,864
7,783
60.00%
118.60%
Montville Township
2,999
3,371
5,410
60.50%
80.40%
Sharon Township
3,398
3,234
4,244
31.20%
24.90%
York Township
2,530
2,479
2,912
17.50%
15.10%
Totals
72,451
79,692
101,328
27.10%
39.90%
Populations
% change
from
1980 2000
Causes & Sources of Water
Quality Problems
The Rocky River
Watershed Council
•Concerned residents,
public officials &
agency personnel
•11 member board of
trustees
•“The State of the
Rocky River” report
•“Watershed Action
Plan”
Rocky River
Watershed Action Plan
Goals
• Protect and restore the riparian
corridors
•Reduce instream bacteria levels.
•Increase public awareness and
involvement.
Land Use Compatibility Study (LUCS)
Joint Economic Planning
Commission
Communities in the Rocky River Upper West Branch
Brunsw ick
Liver pool T w p
Brunsw ick H ills Tw p
Litchfield T w p
Medina T w p
Yor k T w p
Granger Tw p
Medina
Lafayette T wp
Montville T wp
Shar on Tw p
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Zoning – commercial and
industrial
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Sewer availability
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Economic development
incentive zones
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Soils prone to flooding
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FEMA Flood Plain
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Slopes over 12%
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Park District Master
Plan
LUCS Future Study Needs
1. Assess Cost of Services and balanced land
use at the local level of each community.
2. Additional data (Thoroughfare Plan, Natural
Resources Inventory, Retail Study, etc…)
3. Evaluate run-off impacts of impervious
surfaces
4. Analyze future residential development
5. Provide education opportunities to zoning
officials
6. Provide opportunities for community input
7. Encourage development of comprehensive
plans
The Rocky River
Watershed Planning Partnership
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Rocky River Watershed Council
Soil & Water Conservation District
Department of Planning Services
Sanitary Engineer
Economic Development Corporation
County Highway Engineer
Medina County Park District
Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
Emergency Management Agency
Homebuilders Association
Medina-Summit Land Conservancy
Rocky River Upper West
Branch WBGP - Goals
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Identify PCAs & PDAs
Develop a toolbox of land use measures that
could guide protection of PCAs and
development toward PDAs.
Provide a foundation for expansion of the
concept of PCAs and PDAs
Initiate implementation of PCAs and PDAs
that will assist in achieving goals and
objectives identified in the Rocky River
Watershed Action Plan
Upper West Branch
Rocky River
Watershed Balanced
Growth Plan
For additional information contact:
Chris Hartman, District Manager
([email protected])
John Watkins, Watershed Coordinator
([email protected])
6090 Wedgewood Road
Medina, OH 44256
330-722-2628, Ext 3.