Granville Township Comprehensive Plan and Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance Updates - 2019-2020

Community Survey

Granville Township is updating sections of their Comprehensive Plan and their Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances and appreciates your participation in this Survey. This Survey is one method being used to gather input from residents regarding current conditions and future growth and development in the Township. Please take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire. While most require choosing responses by checking the box, there are spaces for your individual comments as well. Please note at the end of the survey your responses are not registered until you have answered the questions as requested and see the page with the word "Completed" on it.

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1. What do you like most about your Community? (Check no more than your top 5)

Rural/Small town setting

Public services available

Housing conditions

Economic opportunities

Public facilities

Good place to raise a family

Visual quality

Natural resources

Close to work

Housing costs

Public safety

Agricultural areas

Dining choices

Wooded areas

Active/outdoor recreation

Relatively low taxes

Business & retail choices

Cost of living

Civic pride of the people

Cleanliness

Other (please specify)

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2. Overall, what do you think are Granville Township's major problems? (Check no more than your top 5)

Lack of available industrial land

Lack of shopping opportunities

Floodplain issues/impacts

Roads and bridges

Public involvement in local gov't

Inconsistent development

Conflicting/nuisance land uses

Police/Fire/EMS service

Exterior property conditions/blight

Visual quality

Telecommunication services

Loss of “good jobs”

Code/Ordinance enforcement

Environmental degradation

Housing conditions/choice

Seasonal residences/camps

Public education system

Lack of commercial development

Public water system

Crime

Public sanitary sewer system

Business area decline

Other (please specify)

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3. Identify which of the following you think the Township should address in the near future. (Check no more than your top 5)

Job opportunities

Attraction of new businesses

Visual quality standards/improvements

Well-planned development

Fewer land use regulations

More housing choices

Protection of environment

Create new industrial parks/areas

Improved housing conditions/blight removal

Greater emphasis on tourism

Local access improvements

Preserving rural atmosphere

Ag/Farmland preservation

More land use regulations

Community development

Recreation opportunities

Attract advanced technology jobs

Inter-municipal cooperation

Increased manufacturing

Create new business areas

Greater variety of retail and stores

Encourage business expansions

Other (please specify)

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4. In planning for future development, how do you feel the Township should address each of the following (Check Promote or Discourage for each item)

	Promote	Discourage
Property management/code enforcement	Property management/code enforcement Promote	Property management/code enforcement Discourage
Single family residential development	Single family residential development Promote	Single family residential development Discourage
Multi-family/Apartment residential development	Multi-family/Apartment residential development Promote	Multi-family/Apartment residential development Discourage
Rental opportunities	Rental opportunities Promote	Rental opportunities Discourage
Camps/seasonal residences	Camps/seasonal residences Promote	Camps/seasonal residences Discourage
Commercial development	Commercial development Promote	Commercial development Discourage
Retail/shopping opportunities	Retail/shopping opportunities Promote	Retail/shopping opportunities Discourage
Highway commercial development	Highway commercial development Promote	Highway commercial development Discourage
Dining/restaurants	Dining/restaurants Promote	Dining/restaurants Discourage
Home based businesses	Home based businesses Promote	Home based businesses Discourage
Light industrial development	Light industrial development Promote	Light industrial development Discourage
Heavy industrial development	Heavy industrial development Promote	Heavy industrial development Discourage
Manufacturing development	Manufacturing development Promote	Manufacturing development Discourage
Public recreation/outdoor space development	Public recreation/outdoor space development Promote	Public recreation/outdoor space development Discourage
Connections to the Juniata River	Connections to the Juniata River Promote	Connections to the Juniata River Discourage
Natural resource protection	Natural resource protection Promote	Natural resource protection Discourage
Farm/Agricultural land preservation	Farm/Agricultural land preservation Promote	Farm/Agricultural land preservation Discourage
Cell towers/telecommunication infrastructure	Cell towers/telecommunication infrastructure Promote	Cell towers/telecommunication infrastructure Discourage

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5. Please identify the Community in which you live

Granville Township

Other (please specify)

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6. How do you feel the Township rates on each of the following? (Check Strength or Weakness for each)

	Strength	Weakness
Visual/aesthetic quality of the area	Visual/aesthetic quality of the area Strength	Visual/aesthetic quality of the area Weakness
Availability of general retail/shopping choices	Availability of general retail/shopping choices Strength	Availability of general retail/shopping choices Weakness
Availability of specialty retail/shopping choices	Availability of specialty retail/shopping choices Strength	Availability of specialty retail/shopping choices Weakness
Availability of dining choices	Availability of dining choices Strength	Availability of dining choices Weakness
Housing/property conditions	Housing/property conditions Strength	Housing/property conditions Weakness
Community leadership	Community leadership Strength	Community leadership Weakness
Cost of living	Cost of living Strength	Cost of living Weakness
Public safety/emergency response	Public safety/emergency response Strength	Public safety/emergency response Weakness
Availability of different housing types	Availability of different housing types Strength	Availability of different housing types Weakness
Employment opportunities	Employment opportunities Strength	Employment opportunities Weakness
Recreational opportunities	Recreational opportunities Strength	Recreational opportunities Weakness
Farming/Agricultural opportunities	Farming/Agricultural opportunities Strength	Farming/Agricultural opportunities Weakness
Wooded areas and open spaces	Wooded areas and open spaces Strength	Wooded areas and open spaces Weakness
Social/Cultural/Entertainment activities	Social/Cultural/Entertainment activities Strength	Social/Cultural/Entertainment activities Weakness
Community pride	Community pride Strength	Community pride Weakness
History and heritage promotion	History and heritage promotion Strength	History and heritage promotion Weakness
Civic/volunteer organizations	Civic/volunteer organizations Strength	Civic/volunteer organizations Weakness
Public Sewer and Water Service Areas	Public Sewer and Water Service Areas Strength	Public Sewer and Water Service Areas Weakness

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7. Which one of the following best characterizes your view on growth and development in GranvilleTownship?

I favor encouraging growth and development in and around areas that presently have adequate public water and sanitary sewer utilities.

I favor encouraging growth and development around major transportation corridors.

I favor encouraging development in those areas where development has not yet occurred even if it requires constructing, improving or extending utilities and highways.

I feel the Township has adequate development, therefore, I do not favor encouraging any new growth or development.

Other (please specify)

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8. Which one of the following best characterizes your view on development regulations in Granville Township?

I feel that the development regulations are adequate to assure well-planned and orderly development and to avoid future problems and conflicts.

I feel that additional development regulations are needed to assure well-planned and orderly development and to avoid future problems and conflicts (Please specify below under "Other").

I do not feel that any development regulations are necessary to guide well-planned and orderly future development.

Other (please specify additional requirements required)

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9. Which of the following would you like to see more of in the Township? (Check your top 5 choices)

Specialty retail stores

Agri-tourism

Residential subdivisions

Affordable housing

Multi-Family & Apartments

Development around the Train Station

Floodplain management

Professional services

Telecommunication infrastructure

Places to eat

Home based businesses

EMS services/capacity

Commercial development

Recreation facilities/access

Places to shop

Industrial development

Business expansions

Single family homes

Sewage/Water expansions

Agricultural/Farm land

Preserved natural/open spaces

Other (please specify)

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1. What do you like most about your Community? (Check no more than your top 5)

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2. Overall, what do you think are Granville Township's major problems? (Check no more than your top 5)

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3. Identify which of the following you think the Township should address in the near future. (Check no more than your top 5)

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4. In planning for future development, how do you feel the Township should address each of the following (Check Promote or Discourage for each item)

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5. Please identify the Community in which you live

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6. How do you feel the Township rates on each of the following? (Check Strength or Weakness for each)

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7. Which one of the following best characterizes your view on growth and development in GranvilleTownship?

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8. Which one of the following best characterizes your view on development regulations in Granville Township?

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9. Which of the following would you like to see more of in the Township? (Check your top 5 choices)

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10. Please make any comments that you feel are relevant