Regional Planning Commission
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The Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission (HCRPC) was established in 1929 under authority of Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 713.21. The Commission provides advisory planning services to the unincorporated areas (12 townships) and county municipalities (37 cities and villages) that are members of the Commission and pay annual fees.
The Commission's various planning activities include programs for subdivision compliance, community planning, development review and census/data analysis. The Commission's services are tied to annual work programs that monitor development trends, evaluate current policies, update the Hamilton County Master Plan and related regulations for zoning, subdivision of land, protection of natural resources and traffic circulation.
The HCRPC is a seven (7) member commission which typically meets on the first Thursday of each month beginning at 12:30 pm. The Commission is responsible for determining consistency of development proposals with adopted plans for township areas. Land use control responsibilities also include development review for consistency with zoning regulations, subdivision rules, and thoroughfare plans. Advisory zoning recommendations are made to the Hamilton County Rural Zoning Commission and to township and municipal zoning commissions. The HCRPC also takes final actions on land subdivision for all unincorporated areas in the County.
Beginning in December 2009, pursuant to the provisions of ORC 713.21 (D), the HCRPC entered into an agreement with the Board of Hamilton County Commissioners to share employees. The staff of the Commission prepares reports to assist various regulatory boards in their decision-making. They also coordinate the multi-agency review of subdivision plans for all unincorporated areas in the County. Generally, the staff serves as the long-range planning arm of the County and thus, prepares and disseminates information and maps on a variety of subjects related to planning. It maintains Census and other data on population, housing, zoning, building activity, socio-economic development, school trends, and many physical and land use features. The staff also coordinates and assigns street address numbers for the unincorporated areas and several municipalities in the County.