Miami Valley Land Development Suitability Assessment

Board of DirectorsJanuary 8, 2009

Martin Kim, Director of Regional Planning

“Going Places” Planning Process

3 Phase process with an estimated timeline of 4 years Phase I – Existing Condition Assessment: Physical and

Non-Physical Condition Evaluation (Est. 1.5 Yrs: July 2007 – December 2008)

Phase II – Future Landscape Exploration: Future Land Use Scenario Development and Assessment (Est. 2 Yrs: January 2009 – December 2010)

Phase III – Building a Clear and Shared Regional Growth Framework (Est. 6 months: January 2011 – June 2011)

Study Overview

To provide a comprehensive overview of Region’s landscape as a final portion of the physical condition evaluation of “Going Places: An Integrated Land Use Vision for the Miami Valley Region” Evaluate suitability of regional land for potential future

land development Examine existing use of land Identify developable land for potential future development

Study Area Greene, Miami and Montgomery counties and cities of

Carlisle, Franklin, and Springboro in Warren County

Regional Land Evaluation

Regional Land Evaluation was conducted by examining: Historical Land Development Pattern Land Suitability Land Development Condition Land Development Intensity

to identify the location and amount of developable land in the Region

Land Suitability

A comprehensive regional land suitability measure was developed by combining suitability measures from: Land Suitability Assessment – Natural Environment Factors Land Suitability Assessment – Built Environment Factors

Land Development Condition

Using 2007 Land Use/Land Cover data obtained from Greene, Miami, Montgomery, and Warren counties, land use information was reclassified into: Undeveloped Fully Developed Partially Developed Protected

Land Development Intensity

Land Development Intensity was examined by using the Transect concept

Land Developability Analysis Framework

Not Developable

Not Developable

Protected

Not Developable

DevelopableUndeveloped

Not Developable

DevelopablePartially Utilized

NANAFully

UtilizedDeveloped

Land Development

Condition Measure

Not SuitableSuitable

Land Suitability Measure

Urbanization Trends

Population:

346,864

Urbanized Area:

66.2 sq miles

Population Density:

5,236 pop/sq mi

Urbanization Trends

Population:

501,694

Urbanized Area:

149.0 sq miles

Population Density:

3,366 pop/sq mi

Urbanization Trends

Population:

606,549

Urbanized Area:

185.9 sq miles

Population Density:

3,263 pop/sq mi

Urbanization Trends

Population:

596,134

Urbanized Area:

253.7 sq miles

Population Density:

2,350 pop/sq mi

Urbanization Trends

Population:

613,147

Urbanized Area:

274.1 sq miles

Population Density:

2,237 pop/sq mi

Urbanization Trends

Population:

723,955

Urbanized Area:

327.6 sq miles

Population Density:

2,210 pop/sq mi

Miami Valley Region

18.4%

15.3%

13.9%

52.3%

Highly Suitable

Moderately Suitable

Suitable

Not Suitable

Land Suitability

34.6%

0.4%

4.7%

60.4%

Fully DevelopedPartially DevelopedUndevelopedProtected

Land Development Condition

23.8%4.7%

37.0%34.6%

DevelopableNot DevelopableFully DevelopedProtected

Developable Land

Application

Illustrates how the land developability analysis can be used as a tool to assist local planning efforts

Zoning Vs. Land Development Condition Future Land Use Vs. Land Development Condition

Application – Zoning Zoned for Development

Vs. Land Developability Measure

Not Zoned for Development Vs.

Land Developability Measure

Conclusion

Not all of our land is equal in terms of development potential – some areas are better suited for physical development than others

The study provides a comprehensive overview of the existing regional landscape and the quantity of developable land

However, a determination of how much land is really needed for future development will be only appropriate when the future land use demand is considered

The entire Region will benefit if development is planned and executed in a manner that takes full advantage of our existing infrastructure and not threatening the quality of our natural resources

For More Information

Martin Kim, Director of Regional Planning at mkim@mvrpc.org

Grant Garstka, GIS Specialist/Planner at ggarstka@mvrpc.org