VILLAGE OF HANOVER
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, ZONING & ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, & GRANT WRITING
For four years, Neighborhood Strategies has been facilitating Hanover’s efforts to reestablish a Village Center (following the historic loss of their village to the 1959 flooding) and plan a sustainable growth strategy through a comprehensive planning process, zoning overhaul, establishment of Village Center Design Guidelines for new development, SS4A Safety Action Planning, contributing to active transportation planning, grant writing for major grants, and serving as the Village’s consulting planner.
LICKING COUNTY, OH
2022 - Present
SERVICES
Comprehensive Planning
Government & Community Relations
Project Management
Consulting
Grant Writing
On-Going Planning
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
$120K federal Safe Streets 4 All grant secured to be used for a $150K project.
Implementation of the 2022 Comprehensive Plan.
>>> comprehensive planning & long-term partnership
For the past four years, Neighborhood Strategies has been integral in shaping the growth and development of Hanover, a village just east of Newark in Licking County. Neighborhood Strategies authored Hanover’s 2022 Comprehensive Plan, “Forward Together,” which outlines a strategic approach to development, emphasizing community balance and preventing haphazard growth. In 2023, following the adoption of their Comprehensive Plan, the Village hired our firm to serve as its planner providing extensive services ranging from grant writing to technical reviews to GIS analysis.
>>> Zoning Overhaul & Establishing Design Guidelines
Building upon the Comprehensive Plan, Neighborhood Strategies was hired to update and strengthen the entirety of Hanover’s zoning, including updating subdivision regulations and creating several new districts that will employ form-based code to help establish a pedestrian-friendly village center and curate anticipated development in a way that best fits the community. To complement new zoning, establish a commercial tax base, and help reestablish a vibrant Village Center, Neighborhood Strategies is also authoring in-depth Design Guidelines including architectural, landscape, and streetscape requirements. As Village planner, our team participated in the creation of Hanover’s Active Transportation Plan.
>>> Securing funding for a safer, connected community
Neighborhood Strategies authored the federal Safe Streets 4 All 2023 grant application on behalf of the Village of Hanover which was awarded $120,000 toward the $150,000 project to address vehicle and pedestrian safety and incorporate the Village’s plans for its future active transportation network.
