XENIA TOWNSHIP LAND USE PLAN

The Township is now creating a Land Use Plan to enhance the Zoning Resolution and Zoning District Map.  

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2025.09.11

• What is a Comprehensive Plan and Why are we making one?
  • A comprehensive plan is expresses the goals and vision of a community development in the medium to long term.
  • The plan addresses the vision for transportation, utilities, recreation, land preservation, housing and business development.
  • The Xenia Township Comprehensive Plan will provide the vision for the township through 2035.
  • Both Greene County and the City of Xenia  have recently updated their plans. Xenia Township is now updating our plan.
  • FAQs about the Plan 
• How (summary) are we developing the Plan?
  • In 2024, the Zoning Commission recommended to the Trustees that the plan should be updated. The Trustees agreed.
    • The Zoning Commission is committed to listening to the broad and diverse opinions of township residents on the vision for the future of the township.
  • In April of 2025, the Zoning Commission recruited Xenia Township residents to be members of the Steering Committee.
    • The steering committee main purpose is to solicit input from the township residents and identify the representative views of the township.
    • The steering committee was selected based to represent all areas of the township and have a broad range of life experiences.
    • The committee has a target size of 20 members.
    • Timeline 
    • <Map>
    • Presentations at organizational meetings <link>
  • The Steering committee held some organizational and orientation meetings and then solicit a first round public input.
    • Three meetings and web site survey. Post cards were sent to township residents to announce the meetings and web survey.

    • Dots on the map represent attendees of each session who signed in, please note that not all who attended signed in.  The different color dots represent the dates and geographical location of attendance. 

    • Residents were provided three dates for public input June 12, June 30 and July 22 at three different township locations.  The attendees were asked to respond to multiple questions with a ranking of 0 =lowest 5=highest.  Questions, responses to questions by date, and a summary of all responses are provided

  • (Today) The committee is analyzing the public input and identifying areas of consensus and areas where additional input is needed.
    • The committee will publish an update after this step
  • (expected timeline)A second round of more focused public input will be gathered
  • The committee will develop its final recommendation for the plan
    • It will be distributed
  • The Zoning Commission will have public hearings and provide a recommendation on the plan.
  • The Trustees will have public hearings and make a final decision on the plan.
• Existing Conditions (So Far) – The steering committee has gathered a variety of background and historical information to better understand the character and current conditions of the township
  • History and Demographic Trends are in the assessment from Regional Planning 
  • The files below contain imbedded maps. This read me file contains quick start instructions on how to use the imbedded maps. 
  • We analyzed the current land uses for property tax purposes
    • Recreation and Open Spaces
    • Agriculture
    • Housing
    • Tax Exempt
    • Government Services
    • Commercial & Industrial
  • An analysis of annexation from Xenia Township since 1977 
  • An analysis of the effect of housing density on the property base 
    • A general overview of property tax.
    • An overview of regulations for lot splits and subdivision.
  • An analysis of public services and utilities in the township.
• Draft Plan Sections (TBD)
  • • Contact Us / Feedback

OTHER DATA:

Questions asked for public input

3 Sets of Planning Questions

XTWP Steering Committe Work Session 

380-Union Property Tax Analysis Map 

380-Union Extended Property Tax Analysis