Comprehensive Plan 2012

Comprehensive Plan 2012 Madison County, Virginia Final Draft | Comprehensive Plan 2012 Final Draft Final Draft | | PREPARED BY THE MADISON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Final Draft Authored by: Planning Commission Members Comprehensive Plan 2012 Comprehensive Plan 2012 MADISON COUNTY, VIRGINIA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (2012) Board of Supervisors James L. Arrington, Chairman Jerry Butler, Vice Chairman Eddie Dean Dave Allen Pete Elliott Planning Commission Rodney Lillard, Chairman Lloyd F. Williams, Vice Chairman Mary Breeden, Secretary J. Daniel Crigler R. Clay Jackson Bruce W. Parker David C. Jones Ray Goodall Phil Brockman Doris G. Lackey Kevin K. McGhee Carty Yowell Pete Elliott, Board of Supervisors Representative Final Draft | Comprehensive Plan 2012 Vision Statement ....................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 2 Background ............................................................................................................................... 3 The Physical Environment ......................................................................................................... 5 Physiography, Geology and Drainage ................................................................................................ 5 Soils ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Mineral Resources ..................................................................................................................... 10 Slopes..................................................................................................................................... 10 Floodplains .............................................................................................................................. 10 Water Resources ....................................................................................................................... 11 Table 1. Water Resources (county staff map) ..................................................................................... 14 Table 2. Watersheds and Water Resources (county staff map) ................................................................. 15 Climate ................................................................................................................................... 16 Forests.................................................................................................................................... 17 Table 3. Forest Assets and Prime Agricultural Soils (county staff map) ....................................................... 18 Table 4. Types of Timber (Virginia Department of Forestry Inventory, 2010) .............................................. 19 Table 5. Ownership of Timber (Virginia Department of Forestry Inventory, 2010) ....................................... 19 Table 6. U.S. Forest Service FIA data 1992-2010 (data provided by local forester) ........................................ 20 Demographics ......................................................................................................................... 20 Population ............................................................................................................................... 20 Table 7. Population Madison Town and County (prepared by PD9) .......................................................... 20 Table 8. Percent Population Change (prepared by PD9) ........................................................................ 21 Table 9. Population density (prepared by PD9) ................................................................................... 21 Table 10. Age Groups as Percent of Total (prepared by PD9) ................................................................. 22 Table 11. Median age of population (prepared by PD9) ......................................................................... 22 Table 12. Non-white population (prepared by PD9) ............................................................................. 23 Table 13. Population, 10-year projections (prepared by PD9) ................................................................. 24 Housing .................................................................................................................................. 24 Table 14. Total housing units (prepared by PD9) ................................................................................. 24 Table 15. Year-round housing units (prepared by PD9) ......................................................................... 25 Table 16. Average household size (prepared by PD9) ........................................................................... 25 Table 17. Owner and renter occupied units (prepared by PD9) ............................................................... 26 Table 18. Percentage of vacancy (prepared by PD9) ............................................................................. 26 Table 19. Building permits, single-family units (prepared by PD9)............................................................ 27 Final Draft | Table 20 illustrates the distribution of housing types. Single family dwellings remained, by far, the largest segment of the year round housing market. ...................................................................................................... 27 Table 20. Dwelling units by type (prepared by PD9) ............................................................................ 27 Table 21. Existing occupied structures and zoning (county staff map) ........................................................ 28 Table 22. Substandard housing units (prepared by PD9) ........................................................................ 29 Table 23. Median home sales prices (prepared by PD9) ......................................................................... 29 Economic Factors ...................................................................................................................... 31 Table 24. Labor force and employment (prepared by PD9) .................................................................... 32 Comprehensive Plan 2012 Table 25. Number of farms (prepared by PD9) ................................................................................... 33 Table 26. Number of farms (prepared by PD9) ................................................................................... 34 Table 27. Average size of farms (prepared by PD9) .............................................................................. 34 Table 28. Operator characteristics of farms (prepared by PD9) ................................................................ 35 Table 29. Type of farm ownership (prepared by PD9) .......................................................................... 35 Table 30. Value of agricultural products sold (prepared by PD9) .............................................................. 36 Table 31. Market value of agricultural products sold (prepared by PD9) ..................................................... 36 Table 32. Taxable sales (prepared by PD9) ........................................................................................ 38 Table 33. Taxable sales growth rates (prepared by PD9) ........................................................................ 38 Table 34. Unemployment rates (prepared by PD9) .............................................................................. 39 Table 35. Per-capita personal income (prepared by PD9) ....................................................................... 40 Table 36. Median adjusted gross income (prepared by PD9) ................................................................... 40 Table 37. Household income distribution (prepared by PD9) .................................................................. 41 Table 38. Local revenue sources (prepared by PD9) ............................................................................. 41 Table 39. Real estate property tax rates (prepared by PD9) .................................................................... 42 Table 40. Revenue sources, all (prepared by PD9) ............................................................................... 43 Community Facilities ............................................................................................................... 43 Schools ................................................................................................................................... 43 Libraries.................................................................................................................................. 46 Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources ......................................................................................... 46 Public Safety Services and Facilities ................................................................................................. 49 Transportation Facilities............................................................................................................... 50 Table 41. Annual average daily traffic on selected primary highways (table based on VDOT data) ...................... 51 Table 42. Most heavily traveled sections of secondary road (2009) (table based on VDOT data) ........................ 52 Public Utilities and Communications Facilities

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