1. COMMUNITY IMAGE and CHARACTER
Goal:

An attractive and distinctive community image and character that builds upon Oakwood’s unique traditional qualities and characteristics, and helps distinguish it from other communities in the Dayton region.

EXISTING OBJECTIVES:
  • 1. Retain Oakwood’s “small town” atmosphere and character by maintaining Oakwood as primarily a residential community offering high-quality housing choices and premier neighborhood areas.
    • a. Since its founding, Oakwood has been the classic “bedroom community,” and it has remained that to this day.
    • b. Since 2004, the following new homes have been built in Oakwood:
      • 31 Single Family
      • 5 Doubles
      • 1 four-unit apartment building
      • An 84-unit condominium complex named Element Oakwood
    • c. Since 2004, numerous commercial and non-residential properties have been built or significantly redeveloped in Oakwood. All of the commercial properties have been of the boutique variety. A partial list of these commercial and non-residential properties includes:
      • Jessup Wealth Management (Park Ave)
      • Russell Total Wealth and Wellness (Russell Pl)
      • Routsong Retail Center (Oakwood Ave)
      • Beth Abraham Synagogue and Mikvah (Sugar Camp Cir)
      • Schear Financial Services and co-located medical and business offices within the former Sugar Camp campus (Sugar Camp Cir)
      • National Processing Services (Sugar Camp Cir)
      • Flyboys Deli (Far Hills Ave)
      • LCNB National Bank (Far Hills Ave)
      • Graeter’s Ice Cream (Far Hills Ave)
      • Goodwill (Far Hills Ave)
      • Jaffe Jewelers (Far Hills Ave)
  • 2. Retain the attractive tree-lined streets, open space character, pedestrian scale, and other distinguishing qualities of the Oakwood community.
    • a. In 2022, Oakwood was recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA community for the 40th consecutive year.
    • b. In 2021, Oakwood celebrated the 43rd consecutive year of operating the Johnny Appleseed Street Tree Planting Program and has planted 3,204 trees over that time period.
    • c. For several decades, the city has installed and maintained decorative street banners on Far Hills Avenue and on Shafor Boulevard, two of Oakwood’s signature north/south roadways.
    • d. In 2017, the city converted the 1.1 mile stretch of Shroyer Road from a 4-lane street to a 3-lane street with raised center medians. The project included planting 55 trees in the newly created center median.
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