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<br />I <br />INTRODUCTION <br />In 1965, construction of Interstate Route 271 gave <br />northeastern Cuyahoga County extensive accessibility. This <br />corridor of which Mayfield Village is a part has become a major <br />regional growth area. <br />Since 1970, some 325 housing units were built in Mayfield <br />Village. A strong upper value/rent housing market has evolved. <br />Today over half of the Village's 1,400 households have lived in <br />the community for at least ten years. Changes in the <br />population's age composition and type of households, in relation <br />to the limited amount of remaining land for home building, now <br />pose especially critical issues. <br />Business and industrial development in Mayfield Village has <br />expanded rapidly. With a current $110.5 million tax base, it <br />ranks among Cuyahoga County's most prosperous communities. <br />However, the Village's limited amount of vacant land makes <br />questions concerning further business and industrial development <br />particularly crucial. <br />Facilities such as schools, parks and municipal buildings <br />are essential in continuing to strengthen Mayfield Village's <br />residential and economic base. Mayfield High School, Center <br />Elementary and Cleveland Metropark District's North Chagrin <br />Reservation are key features. Provision of other facilities <br />will become increasingly important in meeting the community's <br />changing needs. <br />Mayfield Village's <br />established. The local <br />Thus, in addition to <br />system, the provision <br />carefully considered. <br />RESPONSE TO CHANGE <br />arterial and collector street system is <br />street pattern continues to unfold. <br />ongoing improvements to the existing <br />of new local streets must still be <br />It is apparent that Mayfield Village has dramatically <br />changed in the last 20 years. It will continue to change. <br />Planning is the key for addressing change. The Village's first <br />Comprehensive Plan was prepared in 1965. <br />The following report and maps updates this Plan. Its <br />success will, of course, depend upon a wide range of financial <br />resources from individual investments by property owners for. the <br />upkeep of their homes, to larger private and public <br />investments. Money alone, however, is not enough. The Plan's <br />ultimate success will rest upon effective administration, <br />1' <br />EXHIBIT A for Ord. 93-19 <br />