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St. Clair County Comprehensive Plan St St. Clair County Comprehensive Plan 2011 St. Clair County Comprehensive Plan COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS (Approved by the St. Clair County Board on September 26, 2011) PREPARED BY WOOLPERT, INC. Woolpert, Inc. County Comprehensive Plan 1 of 102 St. Clair County, Illinois Woolpert, Inc. County Comprehensive Plan 2 of 102 St. Clair County, Illinois TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: PLAN INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 7 Purpose of the Plan ................................................................................................................. 7 Plan Approach ......................................................................................................................... 8 Planning Horizon .................................................................................................................... 8 Organization of the Plan ......................................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER 2: PLANNING ISSUES ......................................................................................................... 9 Issues & Opportunities ............................................................................................................ 9 Review of the 1991 Comprehensive Plan .............................................................................. 10 Policy Statements ................................................................................................................... 11 CHAPTER 3: SITUATION ANALYSIS ................................................................................................ 15 County Setting........................................................................................................................ 15 Demographic & Economic Overview .................................................................................... 15 Population .......................................................................................................................... 15 Housing .............................................................................................................................. 16 Income................................................................................................................................ 17 Education ........................................................................................................................... 18 Employment ....................................................................................................................... 18 Commuting Patterns........................................................................................................... 19 Land Use & Zoning Districts Inventory ................................................................................ 21 Land Use ............................................................................................................................ 21 Zoning ................................................................................................................................ 24 Public Facilities Inventory .................................................................................................... 25 County Facilities ................................................................................................................ 25 Utilities ............................................................................................................................... 26 Transportation .................................................................................................................... 29 Natural Resources ................................................................................................................. 33 Development Constraints ...................................................................................................... 34 Summary Situation Analysis .................................................................................................. 35 CHAPTER 4: PLAN ELEMENTS ........................................................................................................ 39 Land Use Plan ....................................................................................................................... 39 Land Use Categories .......................................................................................................... 39 Special Use Categories ...................................................................................................... 42 Transportation Plan .............................................................................................................. 44 Federal/State Transportation Projects ................................................................................ 44 St. Clair County Transportation Projects ........................................................................... 45 Municipal Transportation Projects (New Roads) .............................................................. 46 Additional Transportation Project Considerations ............................................................. 46 Functional Classification Recommendations Based on Current Land Use ....................... 47 Functional Classification Recommendations Based on Future Land Use & Transportation Plans .......................................................................................................... 47 Additional Transportation Policies .................................................................................... 47 Woolpert, Inc. County Comprehensive Plan 3 of 102 St. Clair County, Illinois Utilities Plan .......................................................................................................................... 48 Water Service ..................................................................................................................... 48 Sewer Service..................................................................................................................... 48 Storm Water Management ................................................................................................. 48 CHAPTER 5: SPECIAL USE CATEGORIES & SPECIAL TOPICS ........................................................... 49 Exercise of 1.5-Mile Municipal Jurisdiction ..................................................................... 50 Scott AFB/MidAmerica Airport Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) ........................................ 52 Floodplain & Stormwater Management ............................................................................. 55 Green Infrastructure ........................................................................................................... 57 Blufflands Protection ......................................................................................................... 63 Karst Topography Protection ............................................................................................. 66 Gateway Connector Corridor Protection Plan ................................................................... 69 American Bottoms Levee System ...................................................................................... 72 Economic Development Strategy ...................................................................................... 75 Affordable/Workforce Housing Strategy ........................................................................... 82 APPENDIX: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT................................................................................................. 87 Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee ............................................................................. 87 Steering Committee Members ........................................................................................... 87 St. Clair County Staff Participants ........................................................................................ 87 Staff Members .................................................................................................................... 87 Issues & Opportunities .......................................................................................................... 87 Key-Person Interviews ........................................................................................................... 90 Summary Interview Comments ......................................................................................... 90 Community Meetings ............................................................................................................. 94 County Open Houses ............................................................................................................. 97 Open House #1 Summary Comments ................................................................................ 98 Open House #2 Summary Comments .............................................................................. 101 Adoption of the Plan ............................................................................................................ 102 Woolpert, Inc. County Comprehensive Plan 4 of 102 St. Clair County, Illinois LIST OF FIGURES CHAPTER 3: SITUATION ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. EXHIBIT # Aerial Photograph ...........................................................................................................................1
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