Piatt County Comprehensive Plan
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Piatt County Comprehensive Plan 2 0 1 0 VOLUME ONE Created for the Piatt County Board in collaboration with the Piatt County Regional Planning Commission ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Piatt County Regional Planning Commission Members Dale Allen, Goose Creek Township John McRae, Cerro Gordo Township Ron Davis, Monticello Township Ron Price, Cerro Gordo Township Paul Doane, Sangamon Township Paul Quick, Unity Township Michelle Gross, Bement Township Jim Reed, Goose Creek Township Roger Hendrix, Bement Township JoAnn Shafer, Willow Branch Township Randy Keith, Sangamon Township Dave Sherman, Blue Ridge Township John Lyons, Unity Township Dave Thompson, Willow Branch Township Sandy Manuel, Blue Ridge Township Dick Wilkin, Monticello Township Ex-officio Members Trish Gale Nancy King Jonathon Manuel Jerry Schauf County Board Members Jerry Brazelton Thomas Dobson John Lyons Sharon Lee Martin Max Olson Michael Wileaver Dick Wilkin Piatt County Staff Trish Gale, Zoning Officer Pat Rhoades, County Clerk Planning Consultants: Champaign County Regional Planning Commission Susan Chavarria, Project Manager Andrew Levy, Project Planner Randy Rice, Planning Intern PIATT COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TOC-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Plan Purpose .................................................................................................... I-1 The Planning Process ........................................................................................ I-1 Existing Conditions and Trends Analysis .............................................................. I-1 Vision, Goals and Objectives ............................................................................. I-2 Future Conditions ............................................................................................. I-2 Implementation Plan ......................................................................................... I-2 Existing Plans and Policies ................................................................................. I-5 Relation to Current Planning Process…………………………………………………..I-7 Chapter 1-History and Regional Context Introduction ....................................................................................................1-1 History ............................................................................................................1-1 Regional Context .............................................................................................1-2 Townships .......................................................................................................1-5 Municipalities ..................................................................................................1-7 Chapter 2- Population and Demographics Introduction ....................................................................................................2-1 Population Change ..........................................................................................2-1 Rural-Urban Split .............................................................................................2-2 Rural Populations ............................................................................................2-3 Migration ........................................................................................................2-4 Age ................................................................................................................2-5 Race ...............................................................................................................2-5 Educational Attainment ....................................................................................2-6 Income ...........................................................................................................2-7 Poverty ............................................................................................................2-9 Density ............................................................................................................2-9 Households and Families ................................................................................2-12 Home Ownership ...........................................................................................2-13 Future Projections for County, Townships, and Municipalities..............................2-14 Key Findings ..................................................................................................2-15 Chapter 3- Economy and Employment Introduction ....................................................................................................3-1 Labor Force ....................................................................................................3-1 Employment Sectors .........................................................................................3-3 Agricultural Economy .......................................................................................3-6 Private Sector Economy ...................................................................................3-11 Future Economy ............................................................................................3-12 Key Findings .................................................................................................3-13 Plans for the Economy ………………………………………………….………… ...3-14 Issues ............................................................................................................3-14 Best Management Practices .............................................................................3-14 Goals and Objectives .....................................................................................3-15 Future Conditions ...........................................................................................3-16 TOC-2 PIATT COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Chapter 4- Community Facilities Introduction ....................................................................................................4-1 Schools ..........................................................................................................4-1 School Districts ................................................................................................4-3 Fire Districts ....................................................................................................4-3 ISO Rating ......................................................................................................4-5 Police .............................................................................................................4-5 Emergency Medical/Ambulatory Services ...........................................................4-5 Hospitals and Healthcare Centers .....................................................................4-6 Senior Living Centers .......................................................................................4-6 Social Services ................................................................................................4-7 Plans for Public Services ....................................................................................4-8 Issues ..............................................................................................................4-8 Goals and Objectives ......................................................................................4-8 Future Conditions .............................................................................................4-9 Chapter 5- Utilities Public Sanitary Sewer ........................................................................................5-1 Onsite Wastewater Disposal Systems ..................................................................5-1 County Regulations of Onsite Wastewater Disposal Systems .................................5-3 Public Water Service .........................................................................................5-3 Private Onsite Wells..........................................................................................5-3 Energy Resources..............................................................................................5-5 Renewable Energy Sources ................................................................................5-7 Plans for Infrastructure ...................................................................................5-10 Issues ...........................................................................................................5-10 Best Management Practices ............................................................................5-10 Goals and Objectives ....................................................................................5-11 Future Conditions ..........................................................................................5-12 Chapter 6- Housing Introduction ....................................................................................................6-1 Housing Units .................................................................................................6-1 Tenure ............................................................................................................6-2 Vacancy Status ................................................................................................6-2 Size ................................................................................................................6-3 Age ................................................................................................................6-3 Value .............................................................................................................6-4