Table of Contents
Page
Plan Setting.................................................................... 1-1
Historical Context................................................ 1-1
Planning Process................................................. 1-4
Planning Involvement............................................ 1-4
Planning Issues................................................... 1-5
Planning Framework............................................. 1-8
Land Use........................................................................ 2-1
Land Use and Zoning Distribution Analysis............. 2-1
Land Use Descriptions......................................... 2-4
Summary of Land Use.......................................... 2-10
Land Use Alternatives........................................... 2-13
Land Use Framework/Principles............................ 2-16
Land Use Plan..................................................... 2-19
Economic Development.................................................... 3-1
Introduction......................................................... 3-1
Economic Development Background...................... 3-1
Economic Development Strategy........................... 3-4
Economic Development Factors............................ 3-5
Available Industrial Sites....................................... 3-5
Economic Development Framework....................... 3-5
Economic Development Plan................................. 3-8
Transportation.................................................................. 4-1
Regional Roadway Network................................... 4-1
Orrville Roadways Network.................................... 4-2
Sidewalks........................................................... 4-5
Rail..................................................................... 4-5
Air...................................................................... 4-6
Summary of Existing Transportation Network.......... 4-6
Transportation Framework..................................... 4-8
Transportation Plan.............................................. 4-10
Community Facilities/Parks and Recreation....................... 5-1
Schools.............................................................. 5-1
Libraries.............................................................. 5-1
City Hall and Post Office....................................... 5-3
Public Safety....................................................... 5-3
Parks and Recreation........................................... 5-4
Summary of Community Facilities/Park and
Recreation......................................................... 5-8
Community Facilities/Park and Recreation
Framework........................................................ 5-9
Community Facilities/Park and Recreation Plan...... 5-9
Utility System—Orrville Municipal Utilities (OMU)................ 6-1
Electric............................................................... 6-1
Water System..................................................... 6-2
Sanitary Sewer/Wastewater System...................... 6-5
Natural Gas......................................................... 6-9
Telecommunications............................................ 6-9
Summary of Utility System................................... 6-11
Utility Framework................................................. 6-12
Utility Plan.......................................................... 6-12
Implementation Strategy................................................... 7-1
Appendix A—Complete List of Comprehensive Plan Steering
Committee Members and Interviews
Steering Committee............................................. A-1
Interviews............................................................ A-2
Appendix B—Community Image Survey
Planning Workshop Summary............................... B-1
Public Workshop Ideas and Discussions................ B-3
Community Image Survey..................................... B-6
Appendix D—Bike Trail Types and Guidelines
Population Trends................................................ E-1
Income and Employment...................................... E-6
Summary of Socioeconomics................................ E-8
Introduction......................................................... F-1
Ground Water Resources..................................... F-1
Soils................................................................... F-4
Surface Drainage Issues....................................... F-8
Summary of Land Suitability................................. F-11
List of Tables
Table Page
2-2 Land Use and Zoning Distribution Analysis............. 2-3
2-3 Land Use Distribution Analysis—Orrville 2000......... 2-3
3-1 Orrville Area Businesses....................................... 3-2
3-2 Community Assets Influencing Economic
Development...................................................... 3-6
E-1 U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates
for Orrville.......................................................... E-2
E-2 Residential Building Permit Activity in Orrville......... E-3
E-3 Population Distribution in Orrville Between
1970-1990......................................................... E-4
E-4 Wayne County’s Unemployment Rate.................... E-7
F-1 Soil Associations and Characteristics.................... F-4
List of FigureS
Figure Page
1-1 Vicinity Map........................................................ 1-2
1-2 Planning Process................................................. 1-4
1-3 Plan Issues......................................................... 1-6
2-1 Existing Land Use................................................ 2-2
2-4 Extraterritorial Jurisdictional Boundary................... 2-11
2-5 Future Land Use Plan........................................... 2-20
3-1 Available Industrial Sites....................................... 3-7
4-1 Distance to Major Cities....................................... 4-1
4-2 Transportation System......................................... 4-3
4-3 Transportation Plan.............................................. 4-11
5-1 Existing Community Facility................................. 5-2
5-2 Existing Parks..................................................... 5-6
6-1 Electrical Service Area......................................... 6-3
6-2 Water Service Area.............................................. 6-6
6-3 Sanitary Sewer/Wastewater Service Area............... 6-8
6-4 Telecommunications Service Area......................... 6-10
6-5 Electrical Service Improvement Area...................... 6-14
6-6 Water Service Improvement Area........................... 6-15
6-7 Sanitary Sewer/Wastewater Improvement Area....... 6-17
6-8 Telecommunications Improvement Area................. 6-18
E-1 Population Trends................................................ E-1
E-2 Orrville Population Estimates................................ E-2
E-3 Population Distribution in Orrville Between
1970-1990......................................................... E-4
E-4 Racial/Ethnic Diversity.......................................... E-5
E-5 1990 Employment Distribution............................... E-7
F-1 Ground Water Resources..................................... F-2
F-2 Soil Associations................................................. F-5
F-3 Prime Farmland................................................... F-7
F-4 Surface Drainage................................................. F-9