McBride Dale Clarion | Public Sector

The Public Sector

The public sector of McBride Dale Clarion works on a variety of projects. These fall into the general categories of Plans, Codes, and Staff Services.

NEWS & UPDATES

PUBLIC SERVICES

Plans

Codes

Staff Services

The planners of MDC work on a variety of planning products. This includes comprehensive plans, area plans, corridor plans, downtown plans, strategic plans, regional growth plans, and the like. Our clients range from rural to urban settings and small to large jurisdictions. A selection of our plans are provided below.

PLANS

Plan Springdale

City of Springdale, OH

Comprehensive Plan

Adopted 2022

MDC also updated Springdale’s Zoning Code in 2017 and serves as Springdale’s staff’s planner.

2023 APA Ohio Best Comprehensive
Plan for a Small Jurisdiction

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Downtown Franklin Master Plan

City of Franklin, OH

Downtown Master Plan

Adopted 2023

New zoning regulations were drafted for Downtown Franklin alongside the planning process to implement the vision

MDC also serves as planning staff for the City of Franklin.

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2025 APA Ohio Because We Plan Award

Loveland Comprehensive
Master Plan

Loveland, Ohio

Comprehensive Plan

Adopted 2022

Companion document to the Downtown Strategic Plan (by Yard and Company)

Plan is centered around community character, business prosperity, neighborhood protection, and natural resource preservation

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neXt Plan

City of Xenia, OH

Comprehensive Plan

Adopted 2024

MDC worked with the city on an innovative, highly engaged comprehensive planning process.

2025 APA Ohio Best Comprehensive
Plan

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Williamson County, Tennessee

Comprehensive Land Use Plan

Adopted 2020

In collaboration with TischlerBise and KCI

MDC worked with the county on updating their Growth Plan Update

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2020 Excellence in Land Use Initiatives Award by the Greater Nashville Regional Council

Williamson 2040 Land Use Plan

22&3 Corridor Plan

Deerfield Township, Ohio

Corridor Plan

Adopted 2025

In collaboration with Human Nature

Purpose of the study was to analyze existing conditions and provide recommendations to catalyze redevelopment and zoning code edits

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MDC has assisted many communities with creating and updating their zoning regulations and design guidelines. This ranges from specific topical edits to complete overhauls. We pride ourselves on creating unique and tailored zoning approaches that reflect the needs and desires of our clients. A selection of the codes and guidelines we have worked on are identified below.

CODES & GUIDELINES

LaGrange Unified Development Ordinance

LaGrange County, Indiana

Unified Development Ordinance

Adopted 2024

Interactive PDF code designed in Adobe InDesign

VIEW CODE

Brooklyn Planning & Zoning Code

Brooklyn, Ohio

Planning and Zoning Code

Adopted 2023

Interactive PDF code designed in Microsoft Word

VIEW CODE

Dublin Historic District Guidelines & Code Regulations

Dublin, Ohio

Historic Preservation Guidelines

Adopted 2021

Winner of 2022 State Historic Preservation Office Awards by the Ohio History Connection

In collaboration with Landplan Studios and Preservation Designs

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2022 State Historic Preservation Office Awards by the Ohio History Connection

Delhi Township, Ohio

Zoning Resolution

Adopted 2021

Interactive PDF code designed in Microsoft Word

MDC serves as on-call planning staff to the Township

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Delhi Zoning Resolution

The Planners of MDC work with numerous cities and townships in Ohio providing planning and zoning staff services. In general this includes reviewing plans, preparing staff reports, presenting at board and commission meetings, and answering questions. A number of our current and previous staff services clients are identified below.

STAFF SERVICES

City of Franklin, Ohio

Current Staff Services Client

2022 - Present