Planning Commissioners' Procedures Manual - Hamilton County, Ohio

THE LAND USE PLAN
The purpose of the Anderson Township Ohio Riverfront Land Use Plan is to develop a plan that
will guide development in Anderson Township’s Ohio Riverfront Area. One of the preliminary
goals of this land use vision plan is to preserve and enhance environmental quality,
scenic/visual resources and land use value along the River corridor and north to Interstate 275.
Existing inventories, studies and land use plans were examined and an assessment of the
natural and infrastructure characteristics of the corridor was conducted to help guide the
public involvement process. Finally, the Township understands and concurs that in many parts
of the study area the existing land use is in fact the preferred land use; however, it is
recognized that in specific locations within the Ohio Riverfront area, future development trends
may present the basis for new land uses depicted on the map and outlined below.
PLAN ELEMENTS
LAND USES
Preserved Open Space
Includes existing parks and greenspace * preserves, passive and active recreational
facilities including but not limited to golf courses, athletic fields, boat launch and/or
marina facilities. This element also includes hike/bike trails, hillside preservation areas,
and scenic corridors
Commercial
Provides space at appropriate locations for defined businesses and river-oriented
industrial uses with limited conflict with their surroundings.
Entertainment Commercial
Includes commercial attractions and event destination uses (e.g. River Downs,
Riverbend and Coney Island) and provides space for adequate facilities and multimodal
access (i.e., River access). Entertainment Commercial will also encourage
hospitality and appropriate service facilities such as hotels and restaurants.
Entertainment Commercial/Office
Same designation as Entertainment Commercial with the addition of low density,
“campus-style” office use; appropriate in scale and responsive in character with the
area.
Office
The Office designation in this plan is a transitional land use separating the Cluster
Residential area north of River Downs from Kellogg Avenue. The character of Office
should be appropriate in scale and responsive in character to the area, particularly the
adjacent single family and cluster residential developments. The density of this use may
be greater than the “campus-style” defined under ‘Entertainment Commercial/ Office’
above due to the small land area and direct access to Kellogg Avenue.
* "Greenspace" as defined by Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Section 5705.19 (HH). See also ORC Section 505.26.
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP OHIO RIVERFRONT AREA LAND USE PLAN
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