NEW OBJECTIVES:

1. Promote additional participation from all residents and businesses in municipal affairs.
   Consider development of a citizen volunteer service group.
2. Cooperate with nearby communities to help ensure that Oakwood residents have access to a wide range of services, facilities and activities in the greater Dayton area.

LAND-USE PLAN

The Land-Use Plan provides a guide for future land-use and development within Oakwood. It identifies which lands should be devoted to residential, commercial, public and semi-public land uses.

The Land-Use Plan builds upon the existing land-use structure of Oakwood. It strives to reinforce and strengthen the traditional residential character of the community.

Residential Area Recommendations

Oakwood is primarily a residential community and its neighborhoods are among its most important assets. Much of the City’s image and identity is due to the unique character of its residential neighborhoods.

Single-family residential development should continue to predominate within Oakwood, and the distinctive qualities and characteristics of individual neighborhoods should be enhanced.

• Neighborhoods should be designed primarily for residential use. Shopping, services, elementary schools, and parks and playgrounds should be easily accessible by pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicles. The boundaries between neighborhoods and adjoining land-use areas should be clearly defined and screening and buffering should be provided as required.
• Through-traffic should be routed around residential neighborhoods. The City should continue to maintain a neighborhood atmosphere in which all residents feel safe and secure.
• Existing single-family neighborhoods should continue to be strengthened where necessary through community facility and infrastructure improvements.
• The City should continue its effective and consistent code enforcement activities to assure that older existing housing stock is maintained and that repairs are undertaken in a timely manner. The maintenance of older homes is essential.
• Significant natural environmental features, such as topographic changes, streams, and heavily wooded areas should be preserved and protected. These features add greatly to the ambiance of the City. Through public policy and private cooperation, significant environmental features should be preserved for future generations.
• All new residential development, including additions and remodeling, should be characterized by high-quality construction and should be compatible with the scale and character of the surrounding neighborhood.
• Multi-family residential development should be located along major roadways and on sites occupying locations between commercial areas and single-family neighborhoods. These sites can provide a “transition” between commercial and neighborhood areas. New multi-family development should be of a scale and character compatible with nearby existing single-family homes.