2001 Person County Comprehensive Land Use Plan
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Land Use Plan Person County North Carolina Adopted October 15, 2001 PERSON COUNTY LAND USE PLAN Adopted by the Person County Board of Commissioners October 15, 2001 Person County Board of Commissioners 1999-2000 S. Edwin Knott, Chairman Johnny Myrl Lunsford, Vice-Chairman Eugene C. Berryhill Roy Holler William R. Hurdle Person County Board of Commissioners 2000-2001 Johnny Myrl Lunsford, Chairman Eugence C. Berryhill Roy Holler Jimmy Clayton Margaret Bradsher Person County Planning Board 1999-2000 Doug Robinson, Chairman Ronnie Money, Vice-Chairman William H. Brooks Sam Kennington C. L. Oakley Jim Roher Helen Slaughter Barry Walker Ernest B. Wood Person County Planning Board 2000-2001 Doug Robinson, Chairman Ronnie Money, Vice-Chairman William H. Brooks Sam Kennington C. L. Oakley Jim Roher Helen Slaughter Barry Walker Ernest B. Wood Tim Ashley Land Use Plan Steering Committee Cal Berryhill, Chairman Bruce Whitfield, Vice-Chairman Tim Ashley Bill Bryan Kim Buchanan Bucky Buchanan William C. Bullock Tom Burnett Rocky Carver Jim Cates John Clay Danny Cultra Eleanor Harrington-Austin Paul Hatley Conley Mangum Mark Spell Jimmy Thomas Staff Technical Committee Paula Murphy, Person County Planning Kay Pearlstein, Person County Planning (1999-2000) Lenore Debnam, Person County Planning Steve Carpenter, Person County Manager Paul Bailey, Person County Engineer Mitchell Pergerson, Person County Parks and Recreation Glen Newsome, Person County Economic Development Corporation Derek Day, Person County Agricultural Extension Ronnie Bugnar, Person County Public Schools Craven Hudson, US Department of Agriculture Julie Kelly, Roxboro City Planner Tommy Warren, Roxboro City Engineer Jim Huey, US Department of Agriculture Sam Kennington, Uptown Roxboro Lindsay Mize, Roxboro Public Works Planning Assistance Provided By: The Wooten Company Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1-1 Planning Process ....................................................................................................................... 1-1 Formation of Steering Committee .............................................................................................. 1-2 Citizen Participation ................................................................................................................... 1-3 Procedure for Amending the Land Use Plan ............................................................................. 1-4 Section 2 Goals and Objectives Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 2-1 Land Use .................................................................................................................................... 2-2 Economic Development ............................................................................................................. 2-5 Transportation ........................................................................................................................... 2-7 Community Appearance ............................................................................................................ 2-8 Public Water and Sewer Infrastructure ...................................................................................... 2-9 Parks and Recreation Services ................................................................................................ 2-10 Natural Environment ................................................................................................................ 2-12 Section 3 Land Use Map Land Use Map ........................................................................................................................... 3-1 Section 4 Inventory and Analysis of Existing Conditions Overall Goals of Land Use Planning Process ............................................................................ 4-1 Issue Identification ..................................................................................................................... 4-1 County History ........................................................................................................................... 4-4 Location ..................................................................................................................................... 4-4 Adjacent Area Influences ........................................................................................................... 4-6 Planning Background ................................................................................................................. 4-7 Existing Land Use Survey .......................................................................................................... 4-8 Demographics ......................................................................................................................... 4-10 Population Growth .............................................................................................................. 4-10 Age Distribution .................................................................................................................. 4-11 Median Age ........................................................................................................................ 4-11 Racial Composition ............................................................................................................ 4-12 Housing Occupancy Status ................................................................................................ 4-12 Median Value ..................................................................................................................... 4-12 Household Population ........................................................................................................ 4-13 Housing Stock .................................................................................................................... 4-13 Local Economy ........................................................................................................................ 4-14 Employment ....................................................................................................................... 4-14 Income Characteristics ....................................................................................................... 4-14 Educational Attainment ...................................................................................................... 4-14 Commuting Patterns .......................................................................................................... 4-15 Affordable Housing ............................................................................................................. 4-16 Transportation ......................................................................................................................... 4-17 Highways ......................................................................................................................... 4-17 Transportation Improvement Projects ................................................................................ 4-18 Rail ..................................................................................................................................... 4-18 Airport................................................................................................................................. 4-18 Person County Land Use Plan Table of Contents i Economic Development ........................................................................................................... 4-19 Community Services and Facilities .......................................................................................... 4-21 Fire and Rescue ................................................................................................................. 4-21 Water and Sewer Infrastructure ......................................................................................... 4-21 Helena Water Line ....................................................................................................... 4-22 Parks and Recreation .............................................................................................................. 4-24 Education System .................................................................................................................... 4-24 Public Schools .................................................................................................................... 4-24 Piedmont Community College ............................................................................................ 4-24 Four-year Colleges ............................................................................................................. 4-25 Natural Environment ................................................................................................................ 4-26 Soils ................................................................................................................................... 4-26 Agricultural Areas ............................................................................................................... 4-26 Topography/Hydrology ....................................................................................................... 4-28 Neuse and Tar-Pamlico River Basins .........................................................................