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Upper Gwynedd Township 2040 Comprehensive Plan Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Acknowledgments Draft March 2021 Upper Gwynedd Township 2040 Comprehensive Plan Montgomery county, Pennsylvania Acknowledgments UPPER GWYNEDD TOWNSHIP BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Liz McNaney, President Denise Hull, Vice President Katherine Carter Ruth Damsker Martha Simelaro UPPER GWYNEDD TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION John C. Lancaster, Chairman Kenneth Weirman, Vice-Chairman Kathryn Carlson, Secretary Scott Bachman Chris Carroll Andrew Falker Gail Ramsey Gilbert Silverman John Tierney UPPER GWYNEDD 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE Core Members Category Members Erica Antoine, Environmental Advisory Council Elizabeth Buddle Nancy Bednarik, Merck & Co., Inc. Ka Hong Cheng (Tony) Kathryn Carlson, Planning Commission Brynn Farrelly Laura Falcon, Resident Judy Flanigan Tim Faller, Resident Dennis Miranda Denise Hull, Board of Commissioners, Vice President Jennifer Nye Deanna Logan, Administrative Assistant to the Township Manager Trish Schoor Cory Lippert, Park & Recreation Advisory Board Team Members Liz McNaney, Board of Commissioners, President Michael Fellmeth E. Van Rieker, Zoning Officer and Planning Coordinator Michael Galletti Gil Silverman, Planning Commission Kathy Murphy John Tierney, Planning Commission Jacqueline Rychnovsky Dan Wallace, Resident Paul Vollmar Megan Weaver, Township Assistant Manager Sandra Brookley Zadell, Township Manager Upper Gwynedd Township 2040 Compreshensive Plan Draft March 2021 DRAFT iv Upper Gwynedd 2040 Comprehensive Plan Ecological Stewardship . 104 . Contents Water Resource Management . 112 . Introduction 3 Infrastructure & Energy . 118. Upper Gwynedd 2040 Planning Process . 4 Waste Reduction . 122. Upper Gwynedd 2040 Community Vision . 4 Recommendations . 124 . Relationship to Other Plans . 5 . Parks & Open Space 127 Background 9 Summary of Recommendations . .127 . Geographic Context . 9 . Background . 128 . Historical Context . 10 . Parks & Recreation Department . 128. Demographics . 11. Past Park Plans . 128 Existing Parks, Recreation Facilities, Land Use 19 and Open Spaces . .129 . Existing Land Use . .20 . Existing Trail Network . 135. Recent Land Developments . .22 . Recommendations . 138 . Future Land Use . 24 Historic Preservation 141 Housing & Neighborhoods 31 Summary of Recommendations . .141 . Summary of Recommendations . 31. Benefits of Historic Preservation . .142 . Background . 32 Existing Historic Resources . 142 Housing Distribution . 32 Historic Preservation Tools . 146 . Forecasted Housing Need . 37 . Recommendations . 148 . Housing Values . 38 Aging-in-Place . 39 . Focus Areas 151 Accessory Dwelling Units . .40 . West Point Village Focus Area . 152 Recommendations . 42. Recommendations . 159 . Sumneytown Pike Corridor Introduction . 161 Economic Development 45 Sumneytown Pike West Corridor Focus Area . 162 Summary of Recommendations . 45 . Recommendations . 169 . Commercial Land Use Distribution . 46. Sumneytown Pike East Corridor Focus Area . 170. Employment . .50 . Recommendations . 177 . Transit-Oriented Development . .52 . Trends in Commercial Land Use Implementation 179 and Development . 56 Appendix A: Public Outreach Summary 207 Placemaking . .57 . Community Survey Findings . 207 Recommendations . 59. Community Open House #1 Results . 214 Community Services & Institutions 63 Vision Statement Survey Results . .219 . Summary of Recommendations . 63 . Community Open House #2 Results . 219. Background . 64 Appendix B: Resolution 221 Community Services . .64 . Public Safety . 64. Institutions . 66 . Community Health . 69. Recommendations . 76. Transportation 79 Summary of Recommendations . 79 . Community Transportation Patterns . 80 . Vehicular Transportation . .82 . Bikeability . 93 . Public Transportation . 96 . Recommendations . 99. Environmental Sustainability 103 Summary of Recommendations . 103 DRAFT Introduction v List of Maps List of Tables Map 1: Regional Context . 10 . Table 1: Age Characteristics: 2010 . .13 . Map 2: Existing Land Use . 21 Table 2: Racial Composition: 2018 . 13 Map 3: Recent Land Developments: 2003-2019 . 23 Table 3: Household Types: 2013 vs . 2018 . 14 Map 4: Future Land Use Plan . .25 . Table 4: Median Housing Value: 2010 vs . 2018 . 15 Map 5: Housing Units by Type . 33 Table 5: Owner- vs . Renter-Occupied Housing Map 6: Housing Units by Year Built . 34. Units: 2013 vs . 2018 . 15 Map 7: Existing Age-Restricted and Table 6: Income, Poverty, and Unemployment Age-Targeted Housing . 41. Characteristics: 2018 . .16 . Map 8: Commercial Land Use . 47 Table 7: Characteristics of Recent Land Map 9: Institutions & community facilities . 67 . Developments: 2003-2019 . 22 . Map 10: Hospitals and Other Health Resources . .71 Table 8: Housing Units by Type: 2018 . 32. Map 10: Food Store Distribution . 74 Table 9: Recent Housing Units Built Map 12: Road Ownership . 83 . by Type: 2010-2019 . 35 Map 13: Road Classification . 86 Table 10: Forecasted Housing Need . 37. Map 14: Traffic Counts (Vehicles per Day) . 87 Table 11: Retail Opportunity Categories . .48 . Map 15: Crash Density:2015-2019 . 88 Table 12: Number of Vehicles per Household: 2018 . 81. Map 16: Existing and Priority Sidewalk Network . 91 Table 13: Commute to Work Map 17: Proposed Bicycle Routes and Characteristics: 2018 . 81. Trail Connections . 95. Table 14: Road Classification Description . 89 Map 18: Existing Public Transportation Network and Ridership . .97 . Table 15: Vehicles from Upper Gwynedd Township Parked at Nearby SEPTA Stations . 98 . Map 19: Geology . .105 . Table 16: SEPTA Bus Route Statistics: 2019 . .98 . Map 20: Soils . 106. Table 17: Residential and Commercial Map 21: Topography . 108 Recyclables Collected Annually . 122 Map 22: Tree Canopy Height . 109 Table 18: Protected Open Space . 129 Map 23: Existing Tree Canopy and Table 19: Existing Upper Gwynedd Riparian Buffer Status . 111 Township Parks . 131 . Map 24: Existing Impervious Surface . 114 . Table 20: Historic Farmhouses . 144 Map 25: Floodplains and Wetlands . 119 Table 21: West Point Village Map 26: Existing Public Parks, Trails, Historic Properties . 144. and Open Space . .130 . Table 22 Economic Characteristics of Parcels Map 27: Non-Township Open Space and within the West Point Village Conservation Lands . .132 . Focus Area . 154 Map 28: Proposed Trail Network . .136 . Table 23: Economic Characteristics of Parcels Map 29: Historic Properties . 143 within the Sumneytown Pike Map 30: West Point Village Focus Area West Corridor Focus Area . 163 Future Land Use . 155 . Table 24: Economic Characteristics of Parcels Map 31: Sumneytown Pike West Corridor within the Sumneytown Focus Area Future Land Use . 164 . Pike East Corridor Focus Area . .171 . Map 32: Sumneytown Pike East Corridor Focus Area Future Land Use . 172 . Appendix A Table 1: Please Select the Response that Appendix A Comes Closest to Your Opinion Map 1: Neighborhood Areas & Selected for Each of the Following Community Feedback . 211. Questions (Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent, No Opinion) *. 212 . DRAFT vi Upper Gwynedd 2040 Comprehensive Plan Figure 11: What One Method of Transportation Do List of Figures You Usually Use (for the Longest Figure 1: Population Change: 1930-2010 . 11. Portion of Your Commute) to Travel Figure 2: Forecasted Population: 2015-2045 . 12 to Work?* . 212. Figure 3: Age-Sex Pyramid: 2010 . 13. Figure 12: How long is Your Average Figure 4: Average Household Size Commute to Work?* . 212. (Persons per Household): 1970-2010 . .14 Figure 13: What Types of Businesses Would Figure 5: Educational Attainment: 2018 . 16 You Like to See in the Township? Select All That Apply *. 213 Figure 6: Existing Land Use . .20 . Figure 14: What Would You Like the Township Figure 7: Resident Job Occupation: 2018 . 50 to Focus on Over the Next 20 Years? Figure 8: Resident Job Industry: 2018 . .50 . Select Your Top Three Choices . 213 Figure 9: Pennbrook Station TOD Figure 15: If You Were Describing Recommendations . 53. Upper Gwynedd Township to Figure 10: North Wales Station TOD Someone Not Familiar With It, Recommendations . 54 . What Are the Top Three Characteristics Figure 11: Abington Lansdale Hospital That You Would Say Make the Township Community Benefit Area Map . 70 Unique, or Contribute Most to its Identity? Figure 12: Percent Ever Had Asthma . 72 Select Your Top Three Choices *. 213 Figure 13: Percent Uncomfortable Figure 16: How Long is Your Average Visitng a Nearby Park or Commute to Work? . 214. Outdoor Space During the Day . .72 . Figure 14: Einstein Medical Center Montgomery Service Area Map . 72. Figure 15: Recommended Facility Types for the Planned Bicycle Network . 94 Figure 16: Existing Conditions and Recommendations . 156 . Figure 17: Existing Conditions and Recommendations . 166 . Figure 18: Existing Conditions and Recommendations . 174 . Appendix A Figure 1: Age of Survey Respondents . .208 . Figure 2: How Many Years Have You Lived in Upper Gwynedd?* . 208 Figure 3: What Best Describes the Building You Live In?* . 208 Figure 4: Do You Rent or Own Where You Live?* . 208 Figure 5: Do Any of the Following Live in Your Household? Select all that apply *. .208 . Figure 6: Are You Employed Within Upper Gwynedd Township? . 209 Figure 7: What Influenced Your Decision to Live in or Relocate to Upper Gwynedd Township?* . 209. Figure 8: How Long Do You Plan on Living in Upper Gwynedd Township?* . 209. Figure 9: What Neighborhood Area Do You Live In?* . 210. Figure 10: What Do You See as Priorities for Your Neighborhood Over the Next 20 Years? Select Your Top Three Choices *. 210. DRAFT Introduction vii DRAFT 2 Upper Gwynedd 2040 Comprehensive Plan Historic
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