Be part of the Ketterings Blueprint for Growth!

Thank you to everyone who shared feedback during the second round of workshops and online engagement! Your input is helping shape the draft recommendations and focus area concepts that will guide Kettering’s future.

While this round of engagement is now closed, there will be one final opportunity to get involved early next year as the Comprehensive Plan nears completion. Stay tuned for details on how you can review the full draft plan and share your thoughts before it’s finalized.

This webpage is your go-to source for everything related to the City of Kettering Comprehensive Plan—from background on the project, to updates on public meetings, to opportunities to share your ideas.

We’re planning for the future of Kettering—a unique and vibrant part of the Dayton Region—and we want your input to help create a vision that reflects the community’s values and aspirations.

The City of Kettering Comprehensive Plan has not been updated since 2002. The current plan guided the community for the past 22 years, and this next Comprehensive Plan provides a clear path for the City's next chapter. The Kettering Comprehensive Plan allows the city to collaborate with residents, stakeholders, and city leadership to create its next chapter. Creating the next chapter for Kettering requires a bold, long-term vision.

This Plan expands upon the City’s Strategic Plan, Spark Kettering, which identified a bold vision focusing on services, economic opportunity, engaged and active lifestyle, livability, and sustainability. This planning process engages Kettering residents once more to build on the community-driven vision, and provide a roadmap for future decision-making.

The Comprehensive Plan is the broad, key policy guide for City Council, boards and commissions, and staff as they evaluate land use, development, redevelopment, and infrastructure decisions. This includes direction on character, location, and extension of public investments and private development proposals in the City of Kettering.

The planning process began in October and will take 14 months to complete, with an estimated competition date of winter 2026.