(A) In furtherance of its stated Charter objective of maintaining its original rural character, the village adopted in 1983 specific land use objectives and policies. These adopted "Land Use Objectives and Policies" (May 1983) are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth in this plan.
(B) The village is not only a rural community, but also a community of single-family residences. As indicated in the land use map, the land use pattern that will most effectively meet the village's adopted "Land Use Objectives and Policies" is one which maintains the vast majority of the community at a density of .2 dwelling units per acre (or five acres per dwelling unit). This planned density is identified as "rural estate" on the land use map. The rural estate area runs along the eastern border of the village and becomes broader as it goes north. Along the western fork of Sycamore Creek, the rural estate area is uninterrupted from the western to eastern borders of the village. The broader area thus serves to protect the majority of the Sycamore Creek area that dominates the northern portion of the village. This density pattern, in conjunction with the implementation of the village's adopted resource protection policies and careful attention to landscape design, will insure the preservation of the village's rural character as the dominant and unifying element of the village's land use plan.
(C) In addition, the plan shows a moderate area of one dwelling unit per acre density which should be limited to the southwest area of the village where it adjoins the City of Madeira, the City of Cincinnati, Columbia Township, and the Village of Mariemont. This density is identified as "suburban estate" on the land use map. North of the rural estate land surrounding Sycamore Creek, two much smaller areas adjoining the City of Montgomery near Perin Road and Spooky Ridge Lane are also designated for suburban estate on the land use map. Adjoining the suburban estate land area in the southern part of the village should be an area of .3 dwelling units per acre (three acres per dwelling unit). This planned density is identified as "estate" on the land use map. The plan shows much smaller areas of estate in the more rural northern portion of the village, again generally surrounding the suburban estate, particularly along Blome and Remington Roads. The suburban estate and estate land areas represent a logical transition in intensity of land use to communities to the west; however, they cannot be significantly expanded without causing an adverse effect upon the rural community character of the village.
('80 Code, § 155.05) (Res. 15-86, passed 6-16-86)