Results

Parkman Township Community Land Survey Results

Surveys Mailed	940
Surveys Undeliverable	14
Surveys Returned	287
% Surveys Returned	30.5%

Question 1 - 3
Zoning District Size	Residential		Commercial		Industrial
Increase	33	12.0%	59	21.3%	50	18.1%
Decrease	39	14.2%	28	10.1%	39	14.1%
Keep Same	180	65.5%	165	59.6%	166	59.9%
No Opinion	23	8.4%	25	9.0%	22	7.9%
	275		277		277

Question 4
Where do you work?	Principal		Other		Retired
Geauga	130	53.1%	76	60.8%	46
Cuyahoga	64	26.1%	28	22.4%
Lake	4	1.6%	3	2.4%
Ashtabula	2	0.8%	2	1.6%
Trumbull	13	5.3%	5	4.0%
Portage	11	4.5%	5	4.0%
Summit	6	2.4%	3	2.4%
Other	15	6.1%	3	2.4%
	245		125

Question 5
How many miles traveled to work?	Principal		Other
0 - 10 miles	87	40.7%	55	49.5%
11 - 20 miles	43	20.1%	20	18.0%
21 - 30 miles	39	18.2%	20	18.0%
31 - 40 miles	24	11.2%	11	9.9%
41 - 50 miles	12	5.6%	4	3.6%
> 50 miles	9	4.2%	1	0.9%
	214		111

Question 6
Own property and live elsewhere?
Yes	45	16.2%
No	233	83.8%
	278

Question 7
How long lived in Parkman?
Unknown	36	12.5%
0 - 5 years	47	16.4%
6 - 10 years	19	6.6%
11 - 20 years	40	13.9%
> 20 years	145	50.5%
	287

Question 8
Lot Size
< 1 acre	20	7.4%
1 - 1.9 acres	72	26.7%
2 - 2.9 acres	42	15.6%
3 - 4 .9 acres	38	14.1%
5 - 9.9 acres	43	15.9%
10 - 24.9 acres	20	7.4%
over 25 acres	35	13.0%
	270

Question 9
Frontage?
< 100 ft	21	8.0%
100 - 149 ft	32	12.2%
150 - 199 ft	65	24.7%
200 - 249 ft	34	12.9%
250 - 300 ft	33	12.5%
> 300 ft	78	29.7%
	263

Question 10
Best Residential Lot Size?
< 1 acre	15	5.3%
1.5 - 2 acres	96	33.8%
2.5 - 4 acres	124	43.7%
5 - 10 acres	40	14.1%
over 10 acres	9	3.2%
	284

Question 11
Best Residential Frontage?
200 ft	143	53.2%	60	3	1.1%
250 ft	60	22.3%	150	4	1.5%
300 ft	39	14.5%
> 300 ft	20	7.4%
	269

Question 12
Zoning Regulation to Permit	Yes		No
2-Family homes (duplex)	154	58.3%	110	41.7%		264
Multi Family homes	66	25.5%	193	74.5%		259
Apartments & Condos	61	23.6%	197	76.4%		258
Cluster Housing	58	22.7%	197	77.3%		255

Question 13
Build in areas prone to flooding?
Yes	51	18.3%
No	228	81.7%
	279

Question 14
Limit build due to water available?
Yes	193	70.2%
No	82	29.8%
	275

Question 15
How to enhance Tax Base	Yes		No
Increase Industrial Zoning	57	24.2%	179	75.8%		236
Commercial /Lt Industrial Park	110	48.2%	118	51.8%		228
Retain Business & Expand them	183	78.2%	51	21.8%		234
Increase Job Opp.	152	66.4%	77	33.6%		229
Location for New Business	118	51.8%	110	48.2%		228
New "Town Center" Zone	141	63.5%	81	36.5%		222
Farmland Preservation	190	80.9%	45	19.1%		235
No Opinion	16					16
Other	6					6

Question 16
How important preserve farmland
Very important	164	58.8%
Important	61	21.9%
Somewhat Important	39	14.0%
Not Important	15	5.4%
	279

Question 17
How to preserve farmland?	Very Important		Important		Less Important
Increase Real Prop Tax to Develop	19	8.4%	42	18.7%	164	72.9%	225
Obtain Fed. & State Match Funds	124	53.2%	79	33.9%	30	12.9%	233
Private, Non-Profit Org or Land Trust	95	41.9%	85	37.4%	47	20.7%	227
Avail. Property Tax Reduction	142	60.9%	62	26.6%	29	12.4%	233
Market Local Ag Products	137	57.6%	66	27.7%	35	14.7%	238
Strengthen Land Use Laws	102	44.2%	56	24.2%	73	31.6%	231
Create Ag Security Zones	101	46.3%	66	30.3%	51	23.4%	218
Other	6

Question 18
Preserve other Undeveloped Spaces
Very important	148	53.6%
Important	49	17.8%
Somewhat Important	45	16.3%
Not Important	34	12.3%
	276

Question 19
Where do you shop?	Groceries		Clothing		Major Purch
Middlefield	232	65.7%	72	21.5%	64	19.9%
Chardon	13	3.7%	9	2.7%	4	1.2%
Warren	38	10.8%	158	47.2%	158	49.2%
Garrettsville	56	15.9%	2	0.6%	9	2.8%
Cleveland	8	2.3%	45	13.4%	45	14.0%
Mentor	6	1.7%	49	14.6%	41	12.8%
Other		36
	353		335		321

Question 20
Own/operate business in Parkman?
Yes	57	21.2%
No	212	78.8%
	269

Question 21
Business "home occupation"?
Yes	38	67.9%
No	18	32.1%
	56

Question 22
Type of home occupation:
SEE COMMENTS SHEET

Question 23
What do you like about Parkman?	Yes		No
Rural Atmosphere	259	98.5%	4	1.5%	263
Rate of Development	135	57.9%	98	42.1%	233
Housing Opportunities	132	59.7%	89	40.3%	221
Commercial/Industrial Development	80	35.9%	143	64.1%	223
Public School System	179	79.2%	47	20.8%	226
Zoning Regs in effect	177	72.8%	66	27.2%	243
Employment Opportunities	72	34.0%	140	66.0%	212
Quality of environment	227	93.4%	16	6.6%	243
Avail. Recreation/park Facilities	164	71.3%	66	28.7%	230
Good Farmland	207	87.3%	30	12.7%	237
Encroachment on Farmland	51	23.8%	163	76.2%	214
Road Maintenance	142	59.7%	96	40.3%	238
Public services	132	58.7%	93	41.3%	225
Distance to Work	167	77.0%	50	23.0%	217
Level of taxation	151	63.7%	86	36.3%	237
Other	10		2

Question 24
Items encouraged in township	Yes		No
Central sewer services	104	40.2%	155	59.8%	259
Central water Services	90	35.3%	165	64.7%	255
More residential development	87	34.9%	162	65.1%	249
More commercial development	89	35.6%	161	64.4%	250
More industrial development	65	25.9%	186	74.1%	251
Rehab central commercial district	159	64.1%	89	35.9%	248
More parks/recreation facilities	130	52.8%	116	47.2%	246
Preservation of farmland	225	86.9%	34	13.1%	259
Better road Maintenance	198	78.3%	55	21.7%	253
Other	5

Question 25
Rate Public Services	Excellent		Good		Fair		Poor
Fire protection	114	44.0%	112	43.2%	30	11.6%	3	1.2%	259
Police protection	20	7.9%	108	42.9%	67	26.6%	57	22.6%	252
Ambulance services	82	32.5%	128	50.8%	38	15.1%	4	1.6%	252
Schools	61	25.5%	135	56.5%	38	15.9%	5	2.1%	239
Recreational Facilities	30	12.3%	129	52.9%	68	27.9%	17	7.0%	244
Road Maintenance	26	10.0%	118	45.6%	65	25.1%	50	19.3%	259
Zoning enforcement	21	8.6%	113	46.5%	80	32.9%	29	11.9%	243
Other	5								5

Question 26
Zoning Objectives	Very Important	Some Import	Not Important
To protect property values	221	83.4%	33	12.5%	11	4.2%	265
To protect character of community	216	80.6%	40	14.9%	12	4.5%	268
To protect prime farmland	183	67.5%	65	24.0%	23	8.5%	271
To protect property from floods	107	40.5%	113	42.8%	44	16.7%	264
To protect quality of environment	188	70.1%	65	24.3%	15	5.6%	268
To protect open space & rec. areas	155	59.2%	80	30.5%	27	10.3%	262
To enhance tax base	83	31.9%	134	51.5%	43	16.5%	260
To control pace of development	177	66.3%	63	23.6%	27	10.1%	267
To separate incompatible land use	113	42.6%	112	42.3%	40	15.1%	265
To guide growth	157	60.6%	75	29.0%	27	10.4%	259
To control type of development	192	73.6%	48	18.4%	21	8.0%	261
Other	2

Question 27
New Outdoor lighting to have cutoff?
Yes	171	67.1%
No	84	32.9%
	255

Question 28
Rt 422 Commercial Development?	Yes		No
Restaurant	212	83.1%	43	16.9%	255
Arts & crafts shop	136	58.6%	96	41.4%	232
Bank	179	72.2%	69	27.8%	248
Clothing store	130	54.9%	107	45.1%	237
Book store	132	55.9%	104	44.1%	236
Professional offices	160	65.3%	85	34.7%	245
Card & Gift shop	142	61.2%	90	38.8%	232
Drug store	190	76.3%	59	23.7%	249
Grocery store	205	80.1%	51	19.9%	256
Hardware	178	74.2%	62	25.8%	240
Other	13