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Community Development
Bridget Susel
Interim Director
930 Overholt Road
Kent, OH 44240
Phone: 330-678-8108 COMPREHENSIVE
ZONING CODE REVIEW
Fax:
330-678-8030
The Community Development Team is involved with a number of
activities that impact the overall development of Kent. These activities include
Development Review, Historic Preservation, Neighborhood
Development, Community Development Block Grant administration,
Economic Development Assistance, Zoning and Building Permit
Approvals, administration and
enforcement of the City's
Zoning and
Subdivision Codes.
The Community Development Team is here
to provide a one-stop-answer to all of your development
project questions, regardless of size.
The Planning and Zoning Division
implements Community Development Block Grants for various
community needs within the City. Some of these funds
are used to implement an
Owner Occupied Housing
Program. Questions concerning these programs should be
referred to Bridget Susel, Director of
Community Development.
Heather Phile, Development Planner, can answer questions
about zoning regulations and zoning permit approval.
Heather is the staff liaison to the Board of Zoning Appeals
and the Architectural Advisory Review Board.
Development engineering and stormwater
questions can be answered by
Jennifer Barone,
Development Engineer. Jennifer provides staff assistance
to the Planning Commission.
The Planning and Zoning Division of
the Community Development Department provides staff support to
the Planning Commission,
Board of Zoning Appeals,
Sustainability Commission,
Architectural Review Board and the Community Reinvestment Area
Housing Council.
Help Desk
As part of the
Community Development Department’s One-Stop-Permitting-Shop, the department
offers a Help Desk every morning from 8:00 am – 9:00 am. You can apply for and
receive your building permit within one hour, depending on the size of your
project.
BUILDING SERVICES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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