CFFPI - Farmland Protection Partnership Program:
Hiram, Ohio
Partnering to Preserve Farmland in Hiram Township with
Transfer of Development Rights
**PROJECT POLICY BRIEF
(.pdf)**
Project Description:
This project is a joint proposal, created through a partnership between the
Village of Hiram, Hiram Township and Hiram College in Portage County. The
goal of the project is to determine whether Transfer of Development Rights (TDR)
could be a viable tool to protect farmland in the township while developing the
Village.
TDRs have never been used before in Ohio, although they have been used in
other states as a tool to protect farmland. TDRs work by allowing
landowners to transfer the rights to develop a certain parcel of land to another
parcel of land, and are generally transactions between private landowners and
developers. Farmers are compensated for protected land and developers are
provided bonuses in areas that are considered to be able to handle growth.
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Information on TDRs
With the $58,900 grant and local support from collaborators (including the
Portage County Regional Planning Commission, Hiram Township, Hiram College, the
Village of Hiram, the Hiram Comprehensive Planning Group, and Citizens for
Hiram), the community formed a Citizens Advisory Committee of economic
development officials, realtors, farmers, developers and others (CAC
duties). The committee
held seminars and work with an expert to determine whether TDRs will work
in the Hiram area. The end result was a feasibility study that then
translated into policy and program recommendations for both the village and
township.
Documents:
Selected Presentations:
- Overview of TDRs at the 9th Annual Ohio Farmland Preservation Summit -
October 2, 2008
- Project presentation at the 9th Annual Ohio Farmland Preservation Summit
- October 2, 2008
Rick Pruetz:
View the following presentations from the first public form on 6/27/07:
Publicity:
Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes:
2007 - May 7,
June 11,
July
18, August 13,
September 10,
October 22, and
December 17
2008 - January 28
Locator Map:
County Statistics:
Links:
Press Release
Hiram Village
Hiram College
Portage County |