Contacts

Planning Director: Barbara Dulworth, AICP
Phone: (937)498-8131
Fax: (937)498-8139
Email: bdulworth@sidneyoh.com

Michael Dodds
Executive Director, West Ohio Development Council
mdodds@westohiodevelopment.com phone 937.498.9554
fax 937-498-2191

Jeff Raible
President, Sidney Shelby County Chamber of Commerce
jraible@sidneyshelbychamber.com
phone 937.492.9122
fax 937.498.2472

Links

Map of Sidney properties and buildings available

West Ohio Development Council

Chamber of Commerce

Downtown Sidney

Shelby County

Shelby County Regional Planning Commision

Ohio Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment Investment Grant

Ohio Department of Development

Retail Market Analysis

Retail Market Recruitment Strategy

The City of Sidney is a low-cost community in which to live and operate a business. Per a survey of area local governments that included real estate tax, local school taxes, city income tax and water/sewer rates, Sidney was the lowest cost community of all 34 cities surveyed.
more information and links to surveys

The City offers many incentives for businesses wishing to expand or locate in Sidney, such as:

  • ENTERPRISE ZONE - Real and personal property tax abatement program for manufacturing, warehousing and R & D facilities that agree to retain or create employment and establish, expand, renovate or occupy a facility.

    Enterprise Zone Policy - eleven pages.

    Enterprise Zone Application -six pages.

  • Community Reinvestment Area – Real property tax abatement program for residential, commercial and industrial projects that take place within a CRA zone.

    Community Reinvestment Area Policy

    Community Reinvestment Area Application - five pages.

  • DOWNTOWN REHAB PROGRAM – Up to a $30,000 matching forgivable loan for downtown property owners making façade improvements or alleviating interior code violations in the nine block downtown area.

  • Downtown Rehab Policy - two pages.

    Downtown Rehab Application - one page.

  • Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
  • City Income Tax Abatement when necessary to match State of Ohio incentives
  • SITE PLAN APPROVAL – Site plan approval is required for any new construction, addition, or development on any property (except one- and two-family dwellings) as well as any change in use for commercial and industrial uses.
    Application for Site Plan Approval

  • REVOLVING LOAN FUND - provides gap financing for local business development. The goal of the program is to create and retain permanent, private-sector job opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons, through the expansion and retention of business and industry in Ohio communities

    Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Brochure

    Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Application

  • Ohio Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment Investment Grant Program- – This new program will effectively replace the former M&E Investment Tax Credit as the mechanism to take a non-refundable incentive against a corporation’s franchise tax liability or an individual’s state income tax liability