Planning Commission
The Planning Commission is a seven (7) member board, which consists of the Mayor, the Director of Administration, a Parks and Recreation Board representative and a member from each of the four (4) City of Urbana Wards appointed by the Mayor to serve a term of four (4) years.
The Planning Commission meets the fourth Monday of every month at 7:30PM in the Municipal Building Fire Training Room when there is an application to be heard and is charged with considering items affecting the physical development and improvement of the city.
Planning Commission initiates advisable zoning district map changes and zoning code updates to recommend to City Council for adoption, review and act on all site review applications, PUD applications, Corridor Overlay applications, subdivision plans, Comprehensive Plan updates and other matters affecting site plans.
Members:
Remko Bloemhard, Ward 1; William Edwards, Ward 2; Tari Mosbarger, Ward 3 & Chair; Richard Ebert, Ward 4; William Kremer, Parks and Recreation Board Rep & Vice-Chair; Bill Bean, Mayor; Kerry Brugger, Director of Administration
Urbana is conveniently nestled in Champaign County in the heart of west central Ohio.
- Incorporated in 1868
- Approximately 6.8 square miles
- Population 11,793 as of 2010 census
- Home to Urbana University, a liberal arts college with an enrollment of 1500 and a 128-acre campus
- Two national residential historic districts and multiple single sites on the registry
- According to the Ohio Historical Society, in 1840 during the VanBuren-Harrison contest, downtown Urbana was the site for a national Whig convention dinner. Hanging nearby was a banner with the words "The People is Oll Korrect." This helped to perpetuate the national trend of using "OK," not only as a show of political support, but as a common phrase used today. (more)