Neighborhood Planning
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Mission
The Richland County Neighborhood Improvement Program was established by County Council to coordinate and fund neighborhood master plans and improvement projects in Richland County. The program is a partnership between County government and neighborhood organizations.
The purpose of the Neighborhood Improvement Program is to achieve and sustain wellness in Richland County Neighborhoods through the implementation of projects that establish and enhance overall health socially, economically and physically.
Vision
The vision of the Neighborhood Improvement Program is to cultivate a healthy and happy community composed of quality infrastructure; which connects viable, thriving neighborhoods with essential businesses, services and amenities. NIP strives to execute this vision through projects focused on:
- establishing neighborhood character,
- improving civic infrastructure and
- empowering communities for effective leadership.
Goals & Services
Goal 1
Protect and revitalize established neighborhood communities.
Goal 2
Empower neighborhoods to sustain a healthy community through civic infrastructure.
Goal 3
Strengthen communication between the County and neighborhoods.
Neighborhood Resources
- The Neighborhood Improvement Program designed and introduced its first ever Neighborhood Toolkit via an interactive workbook in April 2017 that will help communities create effective mission and vision statements, develop action plans, identify funding opportunities and overcome challenges while implementing neighborhood scale improvement projects. The workbook is aimed at increasing operational efficiency and ownership within your community association.
Download the workbook for your use - Neighborhood Plan Workbook (PDF).
In order to complete the Neighborhood Plan Workbook, please view the material below.
Neighborhood Plan Workbook - Part 1 (PowerPoint)
Neighborhood Plan Workbook - Part 1 (Presentation)
Neighborhood Plan Workbook - Part 2 (PowerPoint)
Neighborhood Plan Workbook - Part 2 (Presentation)
Neighborhood Plan Workbook - Part 3 (Presentation)
Olympia Neighborhood Character Overlay
The Neighborhood Character Overlay (NC-O) District is intended to protect and preserve the unique design features and character of established neighborhoods throughout the County, and to promote new construction that is compatible with the existing neighborhood character. The NC-O District is a flexible tool that may be applied to multiple neighborhoods, each of which will have its own unique architectural, natural, cultural, and historic attributes.
The Olympia Neighborhood Character Overlay will dictate renovations and discourage demolitions to historic structures in the neighborhood to preserve the historic architecture of Olympia. It will require that new construction in the overlay district conforms to or emulates the historic architectural characteristics of Olympia.
Overlay Draft Ordinance
Overlay Public Presentation