Munroe Falls Town Center Master Plan Implementation Activity

The program is underway and the following steps are completed!

• Re-zoning of Town Center District

• River and Amphitheater Project

• Retain KSU Urban Design Center for Town Center Master Plan Study

• New Commercial Development Underway

• Ownership Transfer of Shopping Center – Renovation Plans UnderDevelopment

• City site preparation activity on 91/Munroe Falls Avenue property

Goals
• Identify opportunities for market driven development.
• Capitalize on the asset –The River.
• Create a balance between physical development and environmental preservation.
• Create a mixed use town center.
• Enhance Munroe Falls’ Identity as a destination and unique place in the Northeast Ohio region.

Town Center South

• Proposed dvelopment

• Reconfigure Retail Development & Green Street Edge

• New Commercial Development

• Renovate Existing Retail Center

• New Commercial Infill Development

• Encourage Freestanding monument (ground) signs and attractive, creative signage.

• Increase Internal Circulation Options

• Impact:Renovated Retail 8,800 sf.

• New Commercial 30,700 sf.

• Total 39,500 sf.

Create a Development that Blends the New and the Old

•High Roof Pitches and Dormers

•Use Natural Materials: stone base or masonry.

•Detail elements: Clock tower, Storefront systems and awnings could be more modern

•Consider use of an alternate roofing material such as a standing seam roof.