Tiffin Comprehensive Plan – Updated 2018

Land Use The following list of policies should be consulted when reviewing potential new developments within the City of Tiffin: • Utilize compact, incremental development. This development approach utilizes compact, contiguous, growth to maintain the small-town feel through traffic patterns, trails and sidewalks. When new development occurs, it should, wherever possible occur incrementally, or contiguous to existing development. This will have an effect of connecting parts of the older section of the community to the new developments. Growth of this nature will reduce capital outlay and maintenance costs to the city by allowing short, economical extensions of municipal infrastructure (sewer, water, street, sidewalk, etc.) which serve the new neighborhoods. Incremental growth will also save open land and areas better suited for agricultural or other use. The city should ensure that each new development can reasonably flow into the existing community. This maintains street continuity as well as creating a sense of community between new development and the existing city. Tools: Land Use Plan, Fringe-Area Agreement with Johnson County, Zoning ordinance, Subdivision Ordinance Key Players: City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, Zoning Administrator City of Tiffin, City of Tiffin 2018 Comprehensive PlanComprehensive Plan 60