TALLMADGE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 

The current Comprehensive Plan was completed in November of 1997.

The 1997 Comprehensive Plan is directed toward the policy aspects of planning.  It determines community objectives which effectuate a sound pattern of development.  It defines a unified set of objectives for the development of the community, serves as a guide in the delineation of capital improvement projects, provides direction for the review and strengthening of the various land development controls, guides private land owners in making individual plans for the development of their property and protects existing land use developments.  

The Plan represents a studied estimate of future land use requirements and outlines the pattern toward which the community should logically develop. The plan represents the most economical use of land as well as the proper balance of uses to ensure the fiscal well being of the community.  Whereas zoning usually reflects current conditions, the comprehensive plan recommends the manner in which future expansion should proceed taking into consideration the health, safety, economic viability and welfare of the community.

The Plan focuses on the South Avenue Corridor, the Portage County Industrial Area, and the Rural Preservation Area as well as identifies 30 Potential Development Sites and makes recommendations as to the future development of those sites.

It is the City’s intention to update  and complete the Comprehensive Plan in 2012. The first phase of the plan to be updated is the Thoroughfare Plan.  The Planning Commission is presently reviewing the Thoroughfare Plan and should complete this section of the Comprehensive plan in April of 2012.  The City will hold a series of public meetings to discuss the proposed Comprehensive Plan prior to development in order to gain public insight as to the development of the community.  A preliminary plan will then be developed and presented to both the Planning Commission and the Tallmadge City Council prior to completion.