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County Comprehensive Plan Would Be Drafted Based on Citizen Input Remembering Yesterday, Celebrating Today and Inventing Tomorrow: The 2030 Carroll County Plan Adopted by the Carroll County Board of Supervisors December 14, 2010 Acknowledgements The time, effort and sincerity of all participants in the Plan Carroll County process are appreciated by Carroll County, including County Staff and the Planning Team. We would like to extend our thanks to everyone who gave of their time and talent in helping craft a vision and a plan the citizens of Carroll County can use to help move the county from the reality of today towards the possibilities of tomorrow. “Would you tell me, please, which way I should go from here?” asked Alice. “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland i | 2030 Carroll County Plan Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction ........................................................................................... 1 Theme 1: Town and Country ...............................................................................................2 Theme 2: Protecting Agriculture ..........................................................................................5 The Challenge for Agriculture ................................................................................................... 6 Theme 3: Development Opportunities and Responsibilities .................................................7 Theme 4: Balancing Fiscal Responsibility and Infrastructure Provision ..................................8 Theme 5: Working Together as a Region ..............................................................................9 About the Plan ................................................................................................................. 10 Why Plan? ............................................................................................................................... 10 How Should the Plan be Used? ............................................................................................... 11 Who Implements the Plan? .................................................................................................... 11 Goals, Policies and Strategies ................................................................................................. 12 Purpose ................................................................................................................................... 12 Chapter 2. Participation and Vision ....................................................................... 14 Participation Process ........................................................................................................ 14 Kick-Off Meeting ..................................................................................................................... 14 Public Workshop Week ........................................................................................................... 14 Public Meeting Schedule ........................................................................................................ 14 Youth Outreach ....................................................................................................................... 16 Website and Social Media ...................................................................................................... 16 Survey ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Press ........................................................................................................................................ 16 ii | 2030 Carroll County Plan Survey Summary............................................................................................................... 17 Youth Survey Summary ..................................................................................................... 23 Vision Statement .............................................................................................................. 25 Chapter 3. Demographic Analysis .......................................................................... 26 Population Trends ............................................................................................................ 26 Historic Trends ........................................................................................................................ 26 Population Distribution and Density ...................................................................................... 31 Race and Ethnicity ............................................................................................................ 32 Age and Gender ................................................................................................................ 34 Dependency ............................................................................................................................ 36 Population Projections ...................................................................................................... 37 Education ......................................................................................................................... 39 Chapter 4. Land Use .............................................................................................. 41 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 41 Using Planning To Protect Agriculture ............................................................................... 43 Agricultural Land Use Challenges ........................................................................................... 46 Protecting Ag Supports Economic Development ................................................................... 48 Protecting Ag Promotes Land Use Compatibility ................................................................... 49 Protecting Ag Creates Efficient Development Patterns.......................................................... 49 Protecting Ag Protects the Food Supply ................................................................................. 50 What is Agriculture Security? ............................................................................................. 50 Planning for Change .......................................................................................................... 52 Official Map ............................................................................................................................ 52 Subdivision Regulations .......................................................................................................... 53 iii | 2030 Carroll County Plan Zoning Regulations ................................................................................................................. 53 Zoning for Agriculture ........................................................................................................ 54 Capital Improvement Program ............................................................................................... 56 The “2232” Review ................................................................................................................. 57 Growth Boundaries / Community Services Boundaries ......................................................... 57 Service Districts....................................................................................................................... 59 Building the Plan .............................................................................................................. 59 Existing Land Use .............................................................................................................. 60 Land Evaluation and Suitability Analysis ............................................................................ 69 Factor 1.1 – Agricultural Use of Land ..................................................................................... 73 Factor 1.2 – Prime Farmland Soil Classification ...................................................................... 74 Factor 2.1 – Wetlands ............................................................................................................. 75 Factor 2.2 – Habitat ................................................................................................................ 76 Factor 2.3 – Steep Slope ......................................................................................................... 77 Factor 2.4 – Drainage .............................................................................................................. 78 Factor 2.5 – Floodplain ........................................................................................................... 79 Factor 2.6 – Fire Risk ............................................................................................................... 80 Factor 2.7 – Forested Land ..................................................................................................... 81 Factor 2.8 – Impaired or Scenic River ..................................................................................... 82 Factor 2.9 – Soil Septic Limitations ......................................................................................... 83 Factor 2.10 – Conservation and Recreation Protected Lands ................................................ 84 Factor 3.1 – Soil Dwelling without Basements Limitations ...................................................
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