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WAYNE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
PLANNING COMMISSION
The Planning Commission is an eleven-member board consisting of the three county commissioners or their alternates and eight members appointed by the county commissioners.
PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS PLANNING COMMISSION 2021 MEETING SCHEDULE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDAS AND MINUTESCOMPREHENSIVE PLANNING DOCUMENTS
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2019 Comprehensive Planning Document "Wayne Onward"
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1997 Comprehensive Planning Document "Tomorrow Together"
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
The Wayne County Planning Department is responsible for the enforcement of the Subdivision Regulations for the unincorporated areas of Wayne County. Variances, Major Allotments and Common Access Drive proposals are reviewed by the Wayne County Planning Commission at their regularly scheduled meetings.
TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
The first step for submission to the Planning Commission is review by the Technical Review Committee (TRC). The TRC is a one stop shop for subdivision review, consisting of: Wayne County Planning Department, Wayne County Health Department, Soil and Water Conservation District, Wayne County Building Codes Department, Wayne County Engineer and the Map Office.
TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE APPLICATION TECHNICAL REVIEW 2018 MEETING SCHEDULE TECHNICAL REVIEW 2019 MEETING SCHEDULE TECHNICAL REVIEW 2020 MEETING SCHEDULE TECHNICAL REVIEW 2021 MEETING SCHEDULEFLOOD PLAIN REVIEW
RURAL ENTERPRISE ZONE
The Planning Department works with the Rural Enterprise Zone program for the unincorporated areas and the villages in the County. Compliance with the tax incentive agreements is reviewed annually. A list of current Wayne County tax incentive agreements is available at the State of Ohio web site. Questions about the program and the county policies should be directed to the Wayne Economic Development Council, 330-264-2411.
STATE RURAL ENTERPRIZE ZONE LIST FOR WAYNE COUNTY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
Fair Housing Program
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AG SECURITY AREA
Ohio's Agricultural Security Area (ASA) legislation permits one or more landowners to request from county commissioners and township trustees to enroll at least 500 acres of contiguous farmland in the unincorporated area of the county into an ASA for 10 years. ASA's are voluntary; locally controlled; incentive-based; and respect private property rights.
ASA's provide certain benefits to farmers, including protecting against non-farm development, assembling a critical mass of land to help keep farming viable, and providing a new local tax benefit for investment in new agricultural real property. They are not designed to stop development, but to protect farmland by creating special areas where agriculture is encouraged and protected.
On April 26, 2006 the Board of Commissioners adopted policies and procedures for Security Areas in Wayne County. The State of ASA application is available for your use. Wayne County charges a $40 fee at the time of application submission. Interested landowners please contact us at pwearstler@wayneohio.org
SECURITY AREAS IN WAYNE COUNTY, COMMISSIONERS POLICY STATE OF OHIO ASA APPLICATIONSupplemental Information
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Other Resources:
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has floodplain maps on line and enables searches by an address for the applicable floodplain map.
FEMA WEBSITE The Ohio EPA (OEPA) provides information on both water and sewage treatment facilities. OHIO EPA WEBSITE The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) provides information on the communities with floodplain programs and the contact information. ODNR WEBSITE Regulations for waterways and wetlands as well as permit information for our area can be found at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website for the Huntington District Office. U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERSA web based underground mine locator is available on-line. The underground mine locator will identify any known abandoned underground mine by street address or by interactive map.
WEB BASED UNDERGROUND MINE LOCATORPlanning Department Contacts:
Please feel free to contact us if you have questions or need additional information.
Pete Wearstler, Director
Email: pwearstler@wayneohio.org
Jennifer Kiper, Planner
Email: jkiper@wayneohio.org
Kevin White, Administrative Assistant/Planner
Email: kwhite@wayneohio.org