Transcript Jackson Community Comprehensive Plan

Jackson Community
Comprehensive Plan – Big
Picture Planning for Natural
Resources
Keeping it Green: Conserving Your Future Through Land
Use Planning
Presented by the Region 2 Planning Commission
February 9, 2008
Jackson Community
Comprehensive Plan
Adopted by the Jackson Community
Comprehensive Planning Committee on
Thursday, May 26, 2005
www.region2planning.com
Community Planning
Efforts:
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Hazard Mitigation Plan
Wellhead Protection Plan
Upper Grand River Watershed Plan
Local Land Use Plans
Local Zoning Ordinances
JACTS Long Range Plan
Local Recreation Plans
Trailways Plan
Vision Statement
 Promote the quality of life for Jackson
County’s existing and future citizens
through the application of community
revitalization and orderly growth to
enhance community heritage and culture,
expand employment opportunity,
preserve lands of value for open space
and agriculture, and to preserve
environmentally sensitive lands.
Guiding Principles
 Sustainability
 Diversity
 Smart Growth
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Range of housing opportunities
Walkable neighborhoods
Community and stakeholder collaboration
Distinctive, attractive communities
Predictable development decisions
Mix land uses
Preserve open space, ag lands, environmental lands
Provide a variety of transportation choices
Direct growth toward existing communities
Take advantage of compact development design
Plan Chapters
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Physical setting
Demographics
The economy
Land use
Housing
Transportation
Water, sewer, fire protection
Local planning and zoning
Issues, goals, policies and actions
The plan
Plan implementation
Physical Setting
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Soils suitability for bldg. site development
Soils suitability for on-site sanitary
Wetlands
Prime farm land
Topography
Surface water
Wetlands
Prime Farm Land
Demographics
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Population growth
Population projections
Urban and rural growth
Households
Race
Ethnicity
Age-sex
Overweight and obesity
County Population Growth
180,000
158,422
160,000
151,495
140,000
131,994
120,000
persons
149,756
143,274
107,925
100,000
80,000
93,108
92,304
60,000
40,000
20,000
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1940
1950
1960
1970
year
1980
1990
2000
Population Projections
168,000
166,376
166,000
165,088
164,000
persons
163,692
162,000
162,093
160,370
160,000
158,422
158,000
156,000
154,000
2000
2005
2010
2015
year
2020
2025
Growth in Households
70,000
58,168
number of households
60,000
53,660
50,000
50,974
42,261
40,000
37,520
30,000
30,705
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1960
1970
1980
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1990
2000
Growth by Government Type
70,000
60,000
Suburban
townships
numbers of persons
50,000
Rural Townships
40,000
City of Jackson
30,000
20,000
10,000
Villages
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1960
1970
1980
year
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2000
The Economy
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Labor force and employment
Sector analysis
Non-farm employment
Goods producing vs. service providing
employment
 Industry employment forecast 20002010
 Agricultural economy
Land Use
 Land cover
 Urban and built-up lands
 Trends in agricultural land use
Urban and Built-up Lands
Agricultural Land Decline
250,000
218,375
235,184
210,638
200,000
181,287
acres
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Housing
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Housing unit type
Numbers of housing units
Housing tenure
Vacancy and vacancy rates
Housing quality
Transportation
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Transportation planning
Existing transportation system
Inter-city rail service
Air transportation services
Pedestrian and non-motorized
transportation
Water, Sewer, and Fire
Protection
 Water supply
 Sewage disposal
 Fire protection
Sewer
Local Planning and Zoning
 Local government land use planning
 Local unit zoning
Local Land Use Plans
Zoning
Issues, Goals, Policies and
Actions
 16 issues
 Goals
 Policies and actions
The Plan
 Greenways plan
 Land use plan
Greenways Plan
 Wetlands
 Drainage-ways
 Forested lands
Greenways
Land Use Plan & Greenways
Plan Implementation
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Community Planning Committee
Jackson County
Jackson County Road Commission
City of Jackson; and Jackson County
townships and villages
Region 2 Planning Commission
Private sector
Interest groups
Citizens
Areas of Further Study
 Identify the true costs of development
 Study the impact of sprawl
 Estimate the amount of land necessary to
accommodate growth in population and
households
 Identify the numbers of REUs associated
with proposed sewer expansion, and
allocate to appropriate areas on the plan
What’s Next?
 Complete a review of the plan
 Seek citizen and stakeholder input and
endorsement
 Distribute the plan
 Ask local units to review their plans for possible
update
 Meet quarterly to discuss progress
 Update the plan periodically
 Seek to incorporate plan principles and
provisions in municipal plans.