Swan Creek Watershed Pilot Project

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1 Swan Creek Watershed Pilot Project Watershed Meeting June 20, 2007, 6:30 p.m., Springfield Township Hall 6:30 Welcome &Overview: Commissioner Peter Gerken, Lucas County Steve Brown, Director, Fulton County Regional Planning Commission 6:35 Presentation and Discussion of Priority Development, Agriculture, and Conservation Area Maps Poster session: discussion with Swan Creek committee members refreshments served 6:55 Criteria for the Priority Areas: Kurt Erichsen & Matt Horvat (TMACOG); Gregory Lipps 7:20 Zoning and Comprehensive Plans: Comparison with Priority Area maps Please bring your County, City, Village, and Township zoning and comprehensive plan maps 8:00 Next Steps: Commissioner Peter Gerken, Lucas County; Steve Brown, Director, Fulton County Regional Planning Commission

2 Prioritizing Land Use in the Swan Creek Watershed Lake Erie Protection Fund Balanced Growth Initiative

3 The Balanced Growth Initiative Purpose: Address the findings of the Lake Erie Protection & Restoration Plan with continued economic growth Lake Erie Protection and Restoration Plan: 84 recommendations that address everything from shipping to water quality in the Lake Erie basin Agencies: Ohio Department of Agriculture Ohio Department of Development Ohio Department of Natural Resources Ohio Department of Transportation Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Ohio Lake Erie Commission

4 Swan Creek Watershed

5 Swan Creek Watershed 205 square miles of land in Lucas, Fulton, and Henry counties. Mainstem of Swan Creek is 40 miles long. Includes over 200 miles of ditches & streams. Major creeks: Ai, Blue, and Wolf Creek. 23 political jurisdictions

6 Oak Openings Region Lark Sparrow Karner Blue Butterfly

7 A Changing Watershed

8 Human Land Uses

9 Political Jurisdictions 3 counties 13 townships 2 cities 5 villages park districts state lands

10 Land Use Priorities in the Swan Creek Watershed PCA = Priority Conservation Area PDA = Priority Development Area PAA = Priority Agricultural Areas Locally-determined areas Recommend priority areas where State resources should encourage development or conservation Provides tools & incentives local jurisdictions can use

11 Process Technical Committee Inclusive and open Make recommendations of Priority Areas Review by Watershed Communities Representatives of 22 jurisdictions Reviews and makes final decisions 75% approval required Staff Kurt Erichsen, PE, TMACOG Environmental VP Matt Horvat, Maumee RAP Watershed Coordinator Marcus Ricci, Lucas SWCD, Urban Conservation Specialist Greg Lipps, GIS consultant

12 Technical Committee Has met monthly Determines criteria for good conservation, development, and agriculture How do we map it? Where do we get the data? Develop criteria into suitability analyses Discussed and ranked criteria for: Conservation of natural areas Agricultural preservation Residential development Commercial development Industrial development

13 Incentives Use of Priority Areas totally voluntary State agencies developing incentives to encourage implementation Our recommendations: Financially based Benefit those who influence land use Ideas submitted for State-level incentives: ODNR: many potential opportunities ODWA, OEPA, ODA, ODOD, OLEC: each have a few potential opportunities

14 Developing Swan Creek Priority Areas Original charge from State was to develop Priority Conservation Areas and Priority Development Areas Input from Fulton County members resulted in the addition of Priority Agricultural Areas Discussion about development resulted in the refinement of the process to produce: Priority Residential Development Areas Priority Commercial Development Areas Priority Industrial Development Areas Determined relevant criteria and its relative importance to each land use Compiled available data; created new data, if necessary

15 Conservation Criteria Originally, 57 criteria Reduced to 24 relevant criteria Focusing on top six: presence of wetlands density of reported listed species large forest areas current protected conservation areas floodplains riparian corridors 12 wetlands 10 known ecological value/ rare plant & animal species 9 large forest areas 6 buffers of high-quality riparian and conservation areas 6 protected conservation areas 5 floodplains 4 riparian corridor 3 conservation easement (long-term) 3 proximity to currently protected areas 3 steep topography 3 historic value 2 proximity to recreation-parks, trails-open space 1 infiltrative capacity and/or groundwater pollution potential land use-comp plans 1 farm investment/stewardship/cauv enrolled/farm size 1 soil suitability for construction 1 strategic value of open space distance to incorporated areas hydric soils noise soils water table well yields (dry well areas)

16 Agricultural Criteria Originally, 56 criteria Reduced to 11 relevant criteria Focusing on top five: farmland preservation areas prime/important farmland size of farm CAUV enrollment current farmland soil drainage capacity 14 farmland preservation areas 14 prime / important farmland 12 size of farm 10 CAUV enrollment 9 current farmland 7 drainage capacity/ditch elevation/maintenance 4 water table 4 well yields (dry well areas) 2 roads-categorize highways interchanges/major intersections

17 Residential Development Criteria Originally, 56 criteria Reduced to 24 criteria Focusing on top six: water availability proximity to recreation, trails, open space proximity to cultural attractions quality of schools sewer availability proximity to existing commercial 9 sewers 9 water 8 Proximity to recreation: parks, trails, open space 8 proximity to cultural attractions 8 quality of schools 7 proximity to existing commercial 5 distance to incorporated areas 4 housing market 4 zoning, subdivision regs 3 land use-comp plans 3 taxes: residential rates 2 area income levels 2 roads-categorize 1 drainage capacity/ditch elevation/maintenance 1 future sewer service 1 future water service 1 gas lines 1 noise 1 proximity to floodplains 1 soil type - construction suitability (e.g. sandy) 1 storm outfall (existing drainage ) 1 water district areas brownfields highways

18 Commercial Development Criteria Originally, 56 criteria Reduced to 22 relevant criteria Focusing on top six: proximity to incorporated areas water availability existing commercial market sewer availability area income levels highway infrastructure 10 distance to incorporated areas 9 water 8 commercial market 8 sewers 6 area income levels 6 highways 4 brownfields 4 interchanges/major intersections 4 land use-comp plans 3 roads-categorize 2 soil type-for construction suitability (e.g. sandy) 1 housing market ditches-elevation/clean out history - drainage capacity fiber optic future sewer service future water service gas lines high pressure gas main or easement rail storm outfall (existing drainage for potential development) tax abatement water district areas

19 Industrial Development Criteria Originally, 56 criteria Reduced to 24 relevant criteria Focusing on top six: availability of water highways availability of sewer brownfields distance to incorporated areas interchanges/major intersections 10 water 9 highways 9 sewers 8 brownfields 6 distance to incorporated areas 6 interchanges/major intersections 5 electric (major transmission lines) 5 rail/airport 3 future sewer service 3 soil type-for construction suitability (e.g. sandy) 2 future water service 2 high pressure gas main or easement 2 land use-comp plans 1 ditches-elevation/clean out history - drainage capacity 1 gas lines 1 roads-categorize 1 tax abatement fiber optic storm outfall (existing drainage for potential development) water district areas

20 GIS Analysis Weighted criteria to reflect relative importance Not all land became a Priority Area Will provide information for Technical Committee to finalize Priority Areas

21 An Example Suitability Analysis: Priority Conservation Areas (PCA) Presence of wetlands Rare plant & animal occurrences Large forest patches Protected conservation areas Within 100 yr. floodplains Riparian areas (within 500 ft. of stream)

22 An Example Suitability Analysis: Priority Conservation Areas (PCA) Where are the wetlands?

23 An Example Suitability Analysis: Priority Conservation Areas (PCA) Where have rare species been recorded?

24 An Example Suitability Analysis: Priority Conservation Areas (PCA) Where are the largest patches of forest?

25 An Example Suitability Analysis: Priority Conservation Areas (PCA) Where are the currently protected conservation areas?

26 An Example Suitability Analysis: Priority Conservation Areas (PCA) Where are the floodplains?

27 An Example Suitability Analysis: Priority Conservation Areas (PCA) Where are the riparian corridors?

28 An Example Suitability Analysis: Priority Conservation Areas (PCA) Weighting and adding all 6 factors Wetlands (X 6) Rare species (X 5) Forests (X 4) + + Protected (X 3) Floodplain (X 2) Riparian (X 1)

29 Priority Conservation Areas

30 Priority Agricultural Areas

31 Priority Commercial Development Areas

32 Priority Industrial Development Areas

33 Priority Residential Development Areas

34 Combining the Priority Areas Priority Areas were designated for each land use type, equal to 10% of the watershed s area, starting from the highestscoring lands for that land use. Land may be in a Priority Area for more than one land use type: Areas that scored the same for multiple land uses may be manually coded by the Technical Committee. Single-development type Priority Development Areas were designated individually. Multiple-development type Priority Development Areas were aggregated. All three development types will be combined into a single Priority Development Area for submission to the State.

35 Combined Priority Areas

36 Timeline 9/06 3/07 Technical Committee Determine PCA-PDA criteria June-07 Technical Committee September-07 Technical Committee Fall-07 Watershed jurisdictions January-08 Technical Committee Spring-08 Watershed Public Meeting June-08 Watershed jurisdictions October-08 TMACOG Board of Trustees December-08 Technical Committee Staff Determine preliminary Priority Areas Refine Priority Areas from public input Review Priority Areas Draft Report Present Report Present Report Present Report Complete Final Report

37 Questions to Answer How should land in multiple Priority Areas be designated? highest score? conflict? How should public comment be incorporated into the Plan? Will you give us your feedback and participate in future Watershed meetings?

38 Acknowledgements Swan Creek Technical Committee Technical Staff: Kurt, Matt, Greg, Marcus Support Staff: Ed, Chris, Sandra Funding Sources: OWDA, OLEC

39 Next Technical Committee Meeting: July 12, 2007, 9 am