Welcome to the City of Wadsworth Building & Planning Department. On this page you will find links to many topics dealing with residential construction within the city.  You will also find information regarding the roles of the Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals, guidelines for commercial and residential construction and well as census data for the City and Medina County.  Please note that some documents may not open properly if using "Google Chrome".   

Comprehensive Plan Update

A draft plan has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Commission for review and public comment in May 2011.  For more information about the planning process or to obtain a copy of the plan, click here: Comprehensive Plan. 

Planning Documents

Use the following links to download recent planning documents adopted by the City.

Park & Recreation Master Plan (2006)

Multi-Purpose Trail Addedum (2009) & Muliti-Purpose Trail - Adoption Ordinance

Multimodal Transportation Plan (2010)

Other Links & Documents 

Zoning Map (Click here to download current version of Autodesk viewer: Autodesk Website) 

Annual Report - 2010

Annual Report - 2009

Annual Report - 2008

Annual Report - 2007

BuildingDepartment Information (for one, two and three family residences)

http://www.building.co.medina.oh.us - Medina County Building Dep't (for commercial, industrial & multifamily structures)

Contact Us

If you can't find the information you're looking for, please contact us at the following numbers:

Jeff Kaiser, Planning and Zoning Director 330-335-2752

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Jennifer Stefl, Administrative Assistant  330-335-2753

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Fax # 330-335-2715

Office Hours

The Department is open to the public from 8:30AM - 4:30PM, Monday through Friday, except for City Holidays.