Planning Commissioners' Procedures Manual - Hamilton County, Ohio

RPC/RZC
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
WESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY COLLABORATIVE PLAN
The Western Hamilton County Collaborative Plan, adopted by the Hamilton County Regional
Planning Commission on April 1, 1999, is the result of a three-year planning process with
extensive citizen participation. Ten west side communities participated in the planning effort,
which began in 1996. The plan is also endorsed by the Board of County Commissioners, who
passed a resolution supporting the general concepts and recommendations contained in the
Plan on August 18, 1999.
These key actions in 1999 have enabled the RPC to begin implementation of the plan.
Implementation activities include local endorsement of the Plan’s goals and subgoals;
development and adoption of strategies intended to enable goal achievement; setting in place
methods for monitoring and evaluating the outcomes of planning activities; increasing local
jurisdictions’ capacity for comprehensive community planning in a regional setting. One
participating jurisdiction—Harrison Township—is a currently developing a long-range
comprehensive plan for the community, within the general framework of the WHCCP.
In addition to the participation of west side communities, Plan implementation also involves the
formation of partnerships with civic groups and government agencies whose work and
activities impact the west side of Hamilton County, and whose collaboration is needed to
coordinate land use, development, utility expansion, transportation improvements and
environmental conservation and protection.
The WHCCP is intended to promote a regional and collaborative approach to effective
planning for Western Hamilton County communities. It is seen as a long-range,
comprehensive, advisory regional plan with a twenty-year perspective to guide land use
through the year 2020. The Plan will evolve continuously during the implementation period.
As each stakeholder adopts a strategy to reach the collective goals, it will be incorporated into
the Plan.
The Five Goals of the Western Hamilton County
Collaborative Plan:
1. Work Together as a Region
2. Balance Growth and Infrastructure
3. Preserve Rural Character
4. Protect Environmental Quality
5. Achieve More Livable Communities
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