(A) The village comprises 19.5 square miles and is bounded on the east and the south by the Little Miami River, with village boundaries that roughly correspond to the physical break between the river bottom lands and the steeply sloping valley walls. To the west, the village boundaries are defined by the municipal corporate limits of Montgomery, Madeira, and Mariemont. To the north, the village limits are defined by I-275. There is a general gradient toward the river with the highest and most level land being located on the west and the lowest land located in the river bottoms. Most of the area is divided by ravines and stream valleys which form the area's drainage pattern. In the north, Sycamore Creek's three branches divide the northern half of the village into a series of natural neighborhoods. Walton Creek, Redbird Hollow, and smaller streams paralleling Indian Hill, Shawnee Run, Kugler Mill, and Camargo Roads also break up the community into a series of smaller natural neighborhood areas.
(B) The most rugged terrain in the village is nearest the Little Miami River. On the steeper slopes, unstable soil conditions are found in a geologic formation known as the Kope formation. These conditions are most in evidence along Sycamore Creek and along the Little Miami River. Construction on these areas or above them should not be permitted. Other major environmental features such as woodlands, steep slopes, and ravines are likely to physically overlap, although woodlands are also frequently found in the flatter upland areas as well. Most of the scenic views in the village are views across the ravines and stream valleys, while the bottoms of ravines and stream valleys provide scenic drives. A complete inventory of the village's topographical characteristics and environmental resources is detailed in the village's "Green Areas Study" (December 1977), which is hereby incorporated by reference in this plan.
('80 Code, § 155.02) (Res. 15-86, passed 6-16-86)