KELLY TOWNSHIP 1992 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE REPORT
Kelly Township Board of Supervisors
Joseph H. Hoffman Chairman
William W. Haas Dallas A. Walter Vice-chairman Secretary
Kelly Township Planning Commission
Nancy Hazlinsky Chairperson
Chia-Ching Chang Pat Hughes Vi ce-Chairm an Secretary David Hackenberg David Hassenplug
Edward Meslener John Pawling
Steven Ranck Don a 1d Wen ner TABLE OF CONTENTS I
Preface ...... Page 1 I Background: Past Views on Kelly Township ...... Page 2
Foreground: Present Views on Kelly Township ...... Page 4 Introduction ...... Page 6 I Existing Conditions ...... Page 7 Existing Land Use ...... Page 8 I Existing Land Use Summary ...... Page 14 The Zoning Ordinance ...... Page 15 1 Zoning Ordinance Summary ...... Page 17 Transportation ...... Page 18 I
Water and Sewer ...... Page 21
Floodplain ...... Page 23 Prime Farmland ...... Page 25 I Population and Housing ...... Page 25
TheEconomy ...... Pa ge 32 1 Findings and Conclusions ...... Page 33 I Community Development Objectives ...... Page 38 Community Development Goals ...... Page 40 I The Future Land Use and Transportation Plan ...... Page 45 Compatibility Statement ...... Page 50 B Action Plan ...... Page 51 I Epilogue ...... Page 52 Appendix One ...... Page 53 I Appendix Two ...... Page 64
Appendix Three ...... Page 6i Appendix Four ...... Page 76 I Appendix Five ...... CHARTS AND MAPS
1993 Existing Land Use Map...... Page 9
Chart One (Land Use Data Comparisons: 1966 1974 1991)...... Page 10
Chart Two (Land Use Data Comparisons: 1966 1991)...... Page 11
Chart Three (Land Use Data Comparisons: 1974 1991)...... Page 12
Chart Four (Existing Zoning Ordinance: Classification of Land) ...... Page 16
1993 Existing Water and Sewer Service Areas Map ...... Page 22
1993 Generalized Soils and Floodplain Map ...... Page 24
Chart Five (Kelly Township Population)...... Page 26
Chart Six (Total Number of Housing Units)...... Page 28
Chart Seven (Total Number of Occupied Housing Units)...... Page 29
Chart Eight (Housing Units By Type: Occupied and Vacant)...... Page 30
Chart Nine (Number and Percentage of Housing Units By Type: Occupied and Vacant). . . . . Page 31
1993 Future Land Use and Transportation Plan Map...... Page 46
Chart Ten (Future Land Use Plan: Acreage and Percent of Township Land Area) ...... Page 47 I PREFACE i
Kelly Township . . . originally a part of White Deer Township . . . was established in 1823, and is 17.1 square miles in size. Having a population of 2,619 persons in 1990 (excluding the inmate population of the Northeast Regional Federal Penitentiary), Kelly Township is governed by a three member Board of Supervisors.
A nine member Planning Commission is also in place to assist the Kelly Township Board of Supervisors in their decision-making responsibilities concerning land use, transportation, and other factors influencing the future of Kelly Township, such as the need for . . . and . . . the location of recreational facilities. The Planning Commission, during the course of deliberating its recommendations to the Board of Supervisors with regard to matters of this nature, relies heavily on the Township's "comprehensive plan".
The current plan for Kelly Township was issued in 1975. In 1991, the Board of Supervisors, in conjunction with the Planning Commission, decided that the Township's 1975 Comprehensive Plan should be updated. This decision was based on two factors. First, a period of 16 years had elapsed since the 1975 Plan was prepared, and both the Supervisors and the Commission saw a need to re-review the Objectives set forth in the Plan to guide Kelly Township's future growth, while providing for the continued well-being of the Township.
Second, the law in Pennsylvania dealing with comprehensive planning was modified several times since the 1975 Plan was adopted. Significant revisions to this law . . . known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code . . . became effective on February 21, 1989. Thus, in November of 1991, the Kelly Township Board of Supervisors retained the planning consulting firm of McCamant & Canan to prepare this document - the "2992 Comprehensive PZan Update Report" for Kelly Township. McCamant & Canan were advised by the Board of Supervisors to work closely with the Planning Commission while developing this Report . . . and . . . were requested to "involve the public" in order to assure that this document reflects the 1992 views of the residents of Kelly Township.
"Citizen participation" has been a crucial factor in McCamant & Canan's development of this Update Report. Kelly Township's residents, elected officials, and appointed officials have contributed the "key" elements contained in the conclusions and recommendations of this Report . . . the key elements being their "views" on what type of community Kelly Township should be in the future. McCamant & Canan's role was to find the means to have the community comprising Kelly Township articulate their views, so that these views could be translated into sound conclusions . . . and. . . in turn, recommendations for future action.
This, then, is "your" Plan. It is with pleasure that we submit this 1992 Comprehensive PZan Update Report to the Board of Supervisors, the Planning Commission, and the residents of Kelly Township on this 21st day of June, 1993.
Respectful 1y Submitted, A BACKGROUND: PAST VIEWS ON KELLY TOWNSHIP
Comprehensive Planning is not new to Kelly Township . . . in fact, today's Township residents enjoy many benefits which are the result of prior planning efforts. Examples of these benefits include the preservation of large areas of farmland, a zoning ordinance regulating the use of land, and the retention of Kelly Township's overall "quality of life".
Kelly Township, along with Gregg and White Deer Townships, published a joint comprehensive plan in 1967, which set forth six Community Development Objectives for the area covered by these three municipalities. The trust of these Objectives, as they apply to Kelly Township, follows:
Preserve the Township's rural character by locating development, which is "urban" in nature, along the eastern and southeastern portions of Kelly Township . . . and . . . preserve the agricultural lands in the balance of the Township.
Establish attractive, well-designed, low-density residential areas . . . i.e., neighborhoods . . . rather than "strung-out" or ribbon-type residential developments.
Encourage industrial development along the Route 15 corridor where the topography is suitable . . . and . . . where adequate transportation facilities are available.
Concentrate commercial development in "centers" . . . instead of allowing the strip-type commercialism occurring along Route 15.
Develop a full range of year-round, public and commercial recreational facilities, which serve the Township's population . . . and . . . which are equipped to service all segments of that population.
Provide adequate water and sewer facilities to serve the more intensely developed areas of the Township.
These 1967 Community Development Objectives for the Township . . . while 25 years old in 1992 . . . remain appropriate in light of what today's Township residents are saying about their community. Seventeen years ago, Kelly Township's list of Community Development Objectives - as stated in its 1975 Comprehensive Plan - were as follows:
0 Preserve the rural character of the Township by limiting urbanization to those areas where the land is most compatible for these uses . . . and . . . Discourage non-farm development on lands best suited for agricultural uses - said agricultural lands being located in the central and western portions of the Township.
Encourage the development of attractive, well-designed residential areas that can function as neighborhoods, while discouraging scattered ("spot") and "strip" residential developments.
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Limit industrial development to the eastern part of the Township where the 1 topography is suitable . . . and . . . adequate utilities and transportation facilities are available, or are economically feasible to provide.
Concentrate commercial development near existing and future residential 8 areas which such commercial development is intended to serve . . . and . . . Discourage “strip” commercial development. I Develop year-round recreational facilities that are well located with relation to the population they serve . . . and . . . which are equipped to service all segments of the population. 1
Provide for adequate water and sewer facilities to serve the urbanized and developed areas of the Township. 1 Assure that all development is in harmony with the natural characteristics of the land . . . and . . . Cause development to be in harmony with the f environment.
Provide a safe and efficient transportation system for the movement of people and goods within and through the Township, including mass transit. I
Maintain adequate fire and police protection . . . and . . . ambulance services to assure the safety of Township residents . . . and . . . their property. 1
Prioritize Township-funded facilities and programs via the use of a Capital Budget. 1
As is the case regarding the Township’s 1967 set of Community Development Objectives, a review of the 1975 list of Objectives finds them remaining valid in 1992. The validity of both I sets of Community Development Objectives was established during the ” public input” process associated with the preparation of this Update Report . . . the results of this process are described in the following chapter. I I I 1 8 I 1 -3- i FOREGROUND: PRESENT VIEWS ON KELLY TOWNSHIP
The views obtained from the citizens, and the elected and appointed officials of Kelly Township
with regard to " potential" Objectives for inclusion in this Update Report were numerous. These views were gathered through several means . . . informal discussions (e.g., a December 4, 1991 Work Session with the members of the Kelly Township Board of Supervisors, Planning I Commission and Sewer Board) . . . public meetings (e.g., a February 18, 1992 Community Forum, which was open to the general public) . . . and personal, informal interviews with representatives of agencies having a bearing on the development of this Update Report (e.g., the stafF of the Union County Planning Commission).
Comparing these 1992 views with the Objectives outlined in the Township's 1967 and 1975 Comprehensive Plans reveals a strikingly familiar picture. A sampling of these 1992 views 'I follows:
0 Retain the Township's attractive rural environment . . . and . . . Maintain t agriculture as the dominant land use, which enhances the style of rural living.
I 0 Preserve agriculture - future growth should be managed in order to prevent residential lots from being "carved out" of farmland.
0 Look at the concept of "Growth Zones" to preserve farmland . . . and . . I Consider Growth Zones as a method to control future development.
0 Determine future housing needs . . . then, identlfy the areas within the I Township where this new housing should be located.
0 Identlfy the types of businesses and industries which are considered "desirable" land uses for Kelly Township.
0 Prevent "spot" development from occurring - on a "shotgun" basis - 1 throughout the Township. Avoid "strip" development along Route 15.
I Enforce existing . . . and . . . create improved development and design standards. I Adopt . . . and . . . enforce a Building (Housing) Code. Amend the present Township Zoning Map, which does not reflect the best use of land" . . . and . . . Place more emphasis on the enforcement of the 1 Zoning Ordinance's regulations.
0 Investigate I' localized" recreational areas in or near population I concentrations. . . and. . . Develop a "plan" for recreational facilitiedparks.
0 Study the feasibility of a community center, such as a joint YMCA-YWCA 1 facility, which serves "all" age groups.
-4- Continue’ keeping additional capacity at the Township’s Sewage Treatment Plant to allow for future development . . . and . . . Maintain an adequate water supply to permit growth in the future.
Keep fire protection and ambulance services at their present levels . . . while instituting fire and ambulance training” programs to maintain the adequacy of these services.
Deal with the question of whether or not police protection for Kelly Township - which is currently provided by the Pennsylvania State Police - is “acceptable” to the residents of the Township . . . Versus . . . the possibility of creating a “regional” police force.
Consider Route 15 a “major factor” in terms of updating the 1975 Comprehensive Plan . . . and . . . Look into the possibility of developing “feeder roads” to serve the businesses and industries along the Route 15 corridor.
Protect the water quality of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River . . . and . . . other water courses within the Township - including the implementation of floodplain management techniques.
Practice soil conservation . . . and . . . Control storm water runoff.
One can see from reviewing the above sampling of views on Kelly Township that they ”reinforce” the 1967 and 1975 Objectives. However, the views outlined above also show that Kelly Township’s citizens and electedlappointed officials have come to recognize “new areas of concern” having an effect on the future well-being of their community.
No longer content with ”generalized” statements about the current status of Kelly Township . . . and . . . the future needs of their community, today’s citizens and elected/ appointed officials are advancing comments on a much broader and more detailed spectrum of issues. This new and expanded set of issues range from a need to allow (through zoning) agricultural-related businesses . . . to a need to preserve wetlands . . . and . . . from a need for streetlights, fire hydrants, and curbs and sidewalks in new residential developments . . . to a need to eliminate the odor problem associated with the Township’s Sewage Treatment facility.
These views form the “foundation” of this 1992 Comprehensive Plan Update Report for Kelly Township. Each and every view was given serious consideration as this Update Report was being formulated. (Appendix One includes all of the views expressed by “The Community’’ comprising Kelly Township during the preparation of this document . . . The Community being not only the Township’s elected and appointed officials, but the residents of Kelly Township, the commercial and industrial sectors, and other interest groups, such as the Lewisburg Area School District.)
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A comprehensive plan serves as a "general guide" to enhance a municipality's future well-being . . . and . . . the plan sets forth both immediate and long-range Objectives for the community to pursue in an effort to promote its future well-being. A particular Objective can complement and/or reinforce other Community Development Objectives. "Preserve Prime Agricui tural Lands" is an example of a Community Development Objective.
Each Objective has one or more Goals associated with it, which - in order for any particular Objective to be met - must be "actively pursued" by The Community. Again, a specific Goal can reinforce and/or complement other Goals. An example of a Goal is to "Amend the existing Zoning Ordinance to allow for Agricultural Businesses in the Agricultural Zoning District". Prior to identlfying the Objectives for Kelly Township . . . and . . . in turn, the Goals to meet these Objectives, it is necessary to examine Kelly Township's characteristics, such as its existing land use pattern, transportation system, and community facilities. The following chapter - Existing Conditions - describes the results of this examination.
-6- EXISTING CONDITIONS
Kelly Township’s natural environment. . . e.g., watercourses, soils, and topography . . . has not changed significantly since the 1975 Comprehensive Plan was published. (For information I pertaining to the natural environment, the reader is referred to the 1967 Comprehensive Plan for Kelly Township and the 1975 Kelly Township Comprehensive Plan . . . including the associated Background reports and accompanying maps for each of these documents.) I
The physical environment, however, has seen continued alteration during the 17 year period between 1975 and 1992 - new housing developments, including their attendant streets, 1 have appeared throughout the Township . . . and . . . additional structures for businesses and industries were built adjacent to Route 15 and JPM Road, as well as along Hospital Drive and Hafer Road. These changes in the physical environment - caused by growth - are eroding I Kelly Township’s “rural community” image; this erosion of the Township’s rural character was recognized in both the 1967 and the 1975 Comprehensive Plans. Growth in Kelly Township . . . and . . . its resulting impact on the physical environment is 1 expected to continue. This future growth, however, can be prevented from further eroding the Township’s rural qualities - if controlled . . . and . . . if “guided“ properly.
-7- Existing Land Use
As a means of understanding Kelly Township's growth, a parcel-by-parcel Existing Land 1 Use Field Survey was conducted for the entire Township at the outset of this Update Report, i.e., December of 1991. The Existing Land Use data was subsequently mapped - see the " 1993 Existing Land Use Map" following this page - and, in turn, analyzed to determine the 1 Township's growth pattern. This analysis included a comparison of the 1991 Existing Land Use Data with the existing land use information contained in both the Background Studies document for the 1975 Comprehensive Plan, and the Background Report for the 1967 I Comprehensive Plan. The land use data in the 1967 Background Report was collected in 1966, while the land use information contained in the 1975 Background Studies document was gathered in 1974. Thus, the 1991 Existing Land Use Field Survey provides a "picture" of Kelly Township's development pattern over the last 25 years, i.e., 1966-1991. Two difficulties were encountered, however, when comparing the 1991 Existing Land Use Data with both the 1966 and 1974 land use information. First, the total land area of the Township was listed as 18.4 square miles (11,776 acres) in 1966 . . . and . . . 17.3 square miles (11,072 acres) in 1974 - whereas the U.S. Census Bureau listed the Township's size at 17.1 square miles (10,944 acres) in 1990. The Census Bureau's statistics - as far as planning documents are concerned, such as this Update Report - are considered "official". Because there is no evidence indicating that the land area of the Township has decreased between 1966 and 1991, the figure used for the size of Kelly Township is 17.1 square miles (10,944 acres).
The second difficulty faced was that the land use categories used in each of the three years I in question differed from one another; therefore, it was necessary to adjust the three sets of land use categories in order to compensate for these differences. Resulting from this adjustment were the six land use categories of (1)Residential, (2) Commercial, (3) Industrial, (4)Community Facilities, (5) Agriculture and (6) Vacant Land. Chart One on the following 8 page contains the land use information for each of these six categories for the years 1966, 1974 and 1991; the two pages following Chart One contain Charts Two and Three, which show the percentages of the total area of the Township occupied by these six land use categories, respectively, for the years 1966 and 1991 . . . and . . . 1974 and 1991. In reviewing the statistics shown for the 1966 and 1974 land use categories . . . and . . . comparing them with the data for 1991, one finds that the acreage shown for the 1974 land use categories appear to be suspect, e.g., the 1974 amount of land used for Residential purposes is "less" than the amount of land used for Residential purposes in 1966. Therefore, i the balance of land use comparisons will focus on 1966 versus 1991. I 1 I 1 1 -8- CHART ONE LAND USE DATA COMPARISONS 1966 1974 1991
Land Use 1966 1974 1991 1 Category (Acres) (Acres) (Acres) Residential 329.8 198.0 771.4 1 Commercial 29.3 16.0 200.7 Industrial 58.9 136.0 64.2 8 Community Facilities 1,691.2(*) 2,410.0 1,174.9 Agriculture 9,531.2 8,312.0 8,621.7 I --- Vacant Land 135.6 I Totals 11,776.0 11,072.0 10,944.O
(*) This acreage includes 594 acres of land classified in 1966 as Streets (339 acres) and Water (255 acres); thus, in 1966, the land dedicated to Community Facilities, per se, was 1,097.2 acres. The area occupied by Streets and Water was not calculated as a part of the 1991 Existing Land Use Survey. I
Source: 1967 Background Report, 1975 Background Studies document, and 1991 McCamant & Canan Land Use Field Survey. I
- 10- CHART TWO LAND USE DATA COMPARISONS 1966 1991
Land Use 1966 Percent Of 1991 Percent Of Categories (Acres) Township (Acres) Township Land Area Land Area Residential 329.8 2.8% 771.4 7.1% Commercial 29.3 0.2% 200.7 1.8% Industrial 58.9 0.5% 64.2 0.6% Community Facilities 1,691.2(*) 14.4%( * ) 1,174.9 10.7% Agriculture 9,531.2 80.9% 8,621.7 78.8% Vacant Land 135.6 1.2% 111.1 1.O%
Totals 11,776.0 100.0% 10,944.O 100.0%
(*) This acreage includes 594 acres of land classified in 1966 as Streets (339 acres) and Water (255 acres), which represented approximately 5.0 percent of the Township’s 1966 total land area of 11,776 acres - thus, in 1966, the land area dedicated to Community Facilities, per se, was 1,097.2 acres or 9.4 percent of the Township’s total land area. The area occupied by these two land use categories was not calculated as a part of the 1991 Existing Land Use Survey.
Source: 1967 Background Report, and 1991 McCamant & Canan Land Use Field Survey.
-11- CHART THREE LAND USE DATA COMPARISONS 1974 1991
Land Use 1974 Percent Of 1991 Percent Of I Categories (Acres) Townsh ip (Acres) Township (*I Land Area(*) Land Area Residential 198.0 1.8% 771.4 7.1% Commercial 16.0 0.1% 200.7 1.8% Industrial 136.0 1.2% 64.2 0.6% Community Facilities 2,410.0 2 1.8% 1,174.9 10.7% Agriculture 8,312.0 75.1% 8,621.7 78.8% Vacant Land 111.1 Totals 11,072.0 100.0% 10,944.0 100.0% 1
(*) The differences in the figures for the 1974 Land Use data . . . versus the 1991 Land I Use information, such as the amount of land used for Industrial purposes . . . cannot be explained via the information provided to McCamant & Canan during the course of this Update Report. For this reason, this Update Report concentrates on the 1966 versus the 1991 Land Use patterns.
Source: 1975 Background Studies document, and 1991 McCamant & Canan Land Use Field I Survey.
-12- Land dedicated to Agricultural usage, which includes woodland and land used for pasture, dominates the land use pattern of Kelly Township today . . . as was the case in 1966. Approximately 79 percent of the Township is currently in Agricultural use . . . in 1966, the figure for the amount of land in Agricultural use stood at approximately 81 percent. (Approximately 910 acres . . . or 1.4 square miles . . . of Agricultural land was lost over this 25 year period.)
The second most dominant land use category in 1991 was Community Facilities, which include the Northeast Regional Federal Penitentiary. Community Facilities occupy approximately 10.7 percent of the Township’s total land area today, which compares to a figure of approximately 9.4 percent in 1966. Most of this growth in Community Facilities - approximately 78 acres - occurred on land which was previously in Agricultural use. Streets . . . and . . . Water, which can be classified as Community Facilities, occupied approximately 339 acres of land and 255 acres of land, respectively, in 1966. The area occupied by these two land use categories was not calculated as part of the 1991 Existing Land Use Survey.
Residential use of land stood at approximately 7.1 percent of the Township’s total land area in 1991, whereas the use of land for Residential purposes . . . in 1966 . . . was approximately 2.8 percent. This 4.3 percent increase represents approximately 442 acres of land, which, over this 25 year period, have been dedicated to Residential usage . . . of significance is that the bulk of this Residential growth has been at the “expense” of Agricultural lands.
The amount of land used for Commercial purposes saw a dramatic increase between 1966 and December of 1991 . . . approximately 29 acres in 1966 versus a 1991 figure of approximately 201 acres. Commercial land uses were few in number in 1966, and were focused on Route 15 . . . whereas 1991 found Commercial land uses not only increasing in number and size along Route 15, but expanding their orientation to include JPM Road. As in the case of the land use categories of Residential and Community Facilities, most of these 172 acres of new Commercial lands were previously in Agricultural use.
Industrial land uses were also few in number in 1966 and comprised a total of approximately 59 acres . . . 1991 found the number of Industrial land users remaining small. The amount of land dedicated to Industrial uses rose to approximately 64 acres in 1991. Again, Route 15 is the focus of these Industrial land uses.
Land classified as Vacant decreased from approximately 136 acres in 1966 to approximately 111 acres in 1991 . . . a 25 acre reduction. However, the amount of acreage shown in the Vacant land use category is misleading in that the vast majority of the Township’s growth over the past 25 years has occurred on Agricultural lands . . . not Vacant Land.
- 13- Existing Land Use Summary
Lands used for Agricultural purposes have been the "target" for growth during the last 25 years . . . over 900 acres of Agricultural land have been "lost" to development over this 25 year period. Growth has been concentrated in the area generally bound by Route 15 on the east and Newman Road on the west . . . and . . . by William Penn Drive on the south and by Zeigler Road/JPM Road and Yarger Road/Hospital Drive on the north. This area - Growth Zone One - has seen new Residential, Commercial and Industrial development, which is expected to continue in this Zone in the future. New Community Facilities have also been attracted to this Growth Zone, such as the Kelly Elementary School. Growth Zone One is the most "active" area in the Township in terms of development.
Growth Zone One also includes the areas east of Route 15, from Buffalo Creek to the point where Zeigler Road intersects with Route 15. Here, a new Commercial land use now occupies land formerly owned and used by Conrail. Further, this area contains a new - and very important - Community Facility, i.e., the Townships' Sewage Treatment Plant, and a second Community Facility, which has expanded in size since 1966 . . . this latter Community Facility is also a major land use.
West Milton, too, has seen new Residential and Commercial development, primarily west of Route 15 and south of Cross Roads Drive. Additional development can be expected along and south of Cross Roads Drive between JFM Road and West Milton (Growth Area Two).
To the west of the intersection of Cross Roads Drive and JFM Road is a large, new Industrial land use along the south side of Cross Roads Drive . . . followed by a new Residential subdivision further west of this Industrial land use. Further growth is anticipated along the Cross Roads Drive corridor between West Milton and Treibly Road. A second new Residential subdivision has occurred in the far northwestern corner of the Township along Gessner Road and Smith Drive, west of Millers Bottom Road. This Residential development c0nsist.s primarily of mobile homes. This Residential subdivision is the "exception to the rule" . . . for most of the new Residential development, which has occurred since 1966, has been outside of Growth Zones One and Two. The vast majority of this new, non-Zone Residential development which has been built since 1966, has occurred as "single" Residential lots; these new Residential lots have been built throughout the Township along its road system on land previously used for Agricultural purposes. Approximately 80 new, non-Growth Zone Residential lots have been developed since 1966 . . . and . . . more of these single Residential lots are anticipated in the future.
By far the most dominate land use in Kelly Township today - as was the case in 1966 - is the Northeast Regional Federal Penitentiary. The land occupied by the Penitentiary serves as a "barrier" for the western expansion of the development occurring in Growth Zone One. (Again, Growth Zone One is the Township's most "active" development area.)
- 14- 1 I The Zoning Ordinance
Together, the Zoning Ordinance and its attendant Zoning Map represent "The" most 1 significant tool for guiding future growth in the Township. Therefore, it is necessary to review the existing Zoning Ordinance and Map. 1 The Zoning Ordinance contains six Zoning Districts: (1 Residential, (2) Commercial, (3) Manufacturing, (4) Institutional, (5) Open Space and (6) Agricultural. Each of these six Zoning Districts possesses two sets of land uses . . . the first set being Permitted 1 Land Uses, while the second set contains Conditional Land Uses. Permitted Land Uses are those which are felt to be appropriate throughout a given Zoning District, such as a Single-Family Detached Dwelling in a Residential District. On the other hand, Conditional Land Uses, while considered appropriate in their particular Zoning Districts, are felt to warrant special attention before they are permitted, such as a Multifamily Dwelling in a Residential District . . . thus, 1 Conditional Land Uses are reviewed by the Planning Commission and, in turn, the Board of Supervisors prior to being allowed in their particular Zoning Districts. (Appendix Two contains a listing of the Permitted Land Use categories and the 1 Conditional Land Use categories for each of the Zoning Ordinance's six Zoning Districts.) Agriculture dominates the Zoning Map . . . approximately 77 percent of the Township's total land area is included in the Agricultural District, which encompasses I approximately 8,457 acres. The second largest Zoning District is the Institutional District, which contains approximately 1,051 acres - almost 10 percent of the total land area of the Township. (The bulk of the land area within the Institutional District I consists of the site of 'the Northeast Regional Federal Penitentiary . . . approximately 911 acres, or somewhat more than 8 percent of the Township's total land area.) The remainder of the Township - approximately 13 percent of land area or approximately 1 1,435 acres - is divided between the Residential, Commercial, Manufacturing, and Open Space Districts . . . see Chart Four on the following page. Although noted on Chart Four, it is important to reiterate here that, as of December, 1991, approximately 520 acres of land were being used for Residential purposes "outside" of the areas included in the Residential Districts shown on the Zoning Map. The vast majority of these 520 acres are located within the Agricultural District, where - as previously mentioned - approximately 80 single Residential lots have been D developed since 1966.
-15- CHART FOUR EXISTING ZONING ORDINANCE CLASSIFICATION OF LAND
Zoning District Amount Of Percent Of Township’s I Acreage Zoned Total Acreage Y Residential 760.2 Acres 6.9% I Commercial 257.4 Acres 2.4% Manufacturing 178.6 Acres 1.6% I Institutional 1,051.3 Acres 9.6% Open Space 239.3 Acres 2.2% Agriculture 8,457.2 Acres
Totals 10,944.0 Acres
NOTE: The December, 1991 Existing Land Use Field Survey revealed that there are approximately 520 acres of land being used for Residential purposes “outside” of the areas included in the Residential Districts contained on the Zoning Map. Most of these 520 acres of land were formerly in agricultural useage . . . and . . . I are included in the Agricultural District.
Source: 1966 Zoning Map, as amended through and including December, 1992.
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I Zoning Ordinance Summary
One of the "key" elements in the comprehensive planning process, such as this 1 Update Report, is the Zoning Ordinance and its accompanying map. Kelly Township's Zoning Ordinance and Map were adopted in 1966, and both have been subject to revision I from time-to-time over the past 26 years, i.e., 1966 - 1992. An important component of the existing Zoning Ordinance is its Community Development Objectives, as stated in Section 103 of Article 1 thereof. Five Community 1 Development Objectives are cited in the Township's Zoning Ordinance; these Objectives are as follows:
0 Retain the rural character of Kelly Township by guiding growth and I managing change at a rate that enables responsible fiscal planning and the provision for future needs; and
II Conserve those soils and topography most suitable for open space and agricultural uses; and
I Encourage growth in "development zones" where community services can be provided most economically; and I Harmonize traffic flow and land uses by establishing standards for function, safety, and convenience; and
Ensure that any development in the floodplain is in compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program's regulations.
These five Objectives . . . in conjunction with the Community Development Objectives contained in both the 1967 and 1975 Comprehensive Plans, and the views expressed by The Community during the planning process for this Update Report . . . were used to analyze the land use pattern which exists in Kelly Township today. The purpose of this analysis was to determine whether or not the 1991 land use pattern reflects the Community development Objectives stated in the Township's planning documents, i.e., the 1967 and 1975 Comprehensive Plans. . . the 1966 Zoning Ordinance and Map . . . and. . . the current "views" of the Township's residents about the future of their community.
-17- Transportation
A second major influence on a municipality’s land use pattern is its transportation network, i.e., the streethighway system, which is shown on the “1993 Existing Land Use Map” following page 8. Development is ”attracted” to the road pattern of a municipality, and this is evidenced by the Industrial and Commercial development which has occurred . . . and . . . is expected to continue to occur along Route 15. The Commercial and Industrial development found adjacent to Route 15 today is basically along the west side of this highway facility. However, as growth continues in Union County, as well as the western sections of Northumberland County, new Industrial and Commercial development proposals can be anticipated for the east side of Route 15. Commercial growth has also spread from Route 15 to several of the Township’s secondary roads, such as JPM Road and Hafer Road . . . and . . . an Industrial use has spread from Route 15 along the south side of Zeigler Road. Again, it is expected that new Industrial and Commercial development - as well as new Residential development - will be proposed along the Township’s Collector Road system, particularly in the area generally bound by Colonel John Kelly Road on the north . . . Buffalo Creek on the south . . . the West Branch of the Susquehanna River on the east . . . and . . . the Northeast Regional Federal Penitentiary on the west. Further, additional Commercial growth is anticipated along Cross Roads Drive, just west of West Milton. Kelly Township’s transportation network consists of several types of roads . . . Local, Collector, and Arterial. (Residential Streets, which serve the Township’s residential neighborhoods, are not considered a part of the transporation network, per se.) The only Arterial Road in the Township is Route 15, which runs in a north-south direction between Lewisburg Borough and West Milton. Already mentioned is that Route 15 has been . . . and . . . will continue to be a major factor in the Township’s growth pattern.
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There are several Collector Roads in the Township. Seven roads serve as Collector t Roads today . . . and . . . are identified as follows: 1 Name of Portion of Road Designated 1 Collector Road as a “Collector Road” JPM Road William Penn Drive to :I Colonel John Kelly Road Fort Titzell Road Colonel John Kelly Road I! to Cross Roads Drive
8 William Penn Drive Route 15 to Northeast Regional 1 Federal Penitentiary
Loan Road Route 15 1 to JPM Road
I Hospital Drive Route 15 to 1 Colonel John Kelly Road Colonel John Kelly Road Route 15 to 1 Fort Titzell Road
Cross Roads Drive West Mi1 ton 1 to I Fort Titzell Road I
-19- Many of the remaining roads in the Township serve (to some degree) as Collector I Roads . . . yet are, in fact, Local Roads. Examples of Local Roads which are being used, to some extent, as Collector Roads are identified as follows:
Name of Portion of Local Road Local Road Used, in Part, as a Collector Road I
JPM Road Colonel John Kelly Road 1 to Cross Roads Drive 1 Newman Road William Penn Drive to Hospital Drive 1
Red Ridge Road Colonel John Kelly Road to Cross Roads Drive
Zeigler Road Route 15 to JFM Road
Yarger Road JPM Road to Hospital Drive
The above roads . . . as well as the balance of the Township’s road network . . . are, however, Local Roads. (Again, Residential Streets, such as Franklin Drive . . . Lamplight Lane . . . and . . . Saint Mary Street, are not considered a part of the road network of the Township, per se.)
-20- Water and Sewer
The availability of water i -. -- services is a third important factor influencing the land use pattern of a mur *-nsportation network, the presence of
a public water system . . . or . . . a puull, I- :t,. -* “-+t.ract” development. - Kelly Township is served by the Pennsylvall. -- -which supplies water to the Township via its Susquehanna dater Plant ai, it Creek Water Plant. With a combined capacity of 12.0 million gallons pel U~Y,,.-. facilities have a total reserve capacity of between 3.5 and 4.0 million gallons of water per I day. Growth Areas One and Two, as seen on the “1993 Existing Water and Sewer Service 1 Areas Map” following this page, are well served by the Pennsylvania American Water Company. However, water service is lacking in several sections of Growth Area One, which have experienced growth, such as Zeigler Road . . . Newman Road . . . and . . . I William Penn Drive. Water service also enters the far northwest portion of the Township, via Gessner Road, and runs south on Millers Bottom Road to a point north of Cross Roads Drive . . . I here, the water service turns east and runs in an easterly direction until it meets Cross Roads Drive at a point approximately midway between Hollow Road and Sunrise Road. At this point, the water service splits into two service lines, which run basically parallel 1 with - and on both sides of - Cross Roads Drive in an easterly direction to Creek Road. The service line north of Cross Roads Drive runs north along Creek Road into White Deer Township . . . while the second service line continues on to Treibly Road, where it continues along the north side of Cross Roads Drive in a northeasterly direction into White Deer Township.
The presence of this water service area, which extends from Treibly Road - via Cross Roads Drive - to Gessner Road, represents an ”open invitation” for development. Gessner Road is already being subdivided for Residential purposes.
Sewer service is restricted to Growth Areas One and Two - again, see the “1993 Existing Water and Sewer Service Areas Map”. West Milton (Growth Area Two) has adequate sewer service . . . whereas, there are several sections of Growth Area One, which have already experienced development, needing sewer service, such as Zeigler Road. Further development, which will require sewer service, is anticipated in Growth Area One, e.g., adjacent to Newman Road.
Through the use of $90,000 in Federal Community Development Block Grant funds, the Economic Development Council of Union County is currently looking at providing sewer service to Kelly Cross Roads. (It should be noted here that - save for low-and moderate-income housing, which can be provided throughout the Township - the use of these Federal funds for other purposes is ”restricted” to Kelly Cross Roads.) A new treatment plant is being planned . . . and . . . once again, the presence of sewer service in this area will tend to “generate” further development in the vicinity of Fort Titzell Road and Cross Roads Drive.
-21- Floodplain
Being surrounded on three sides by bodies of water, the Township contains an extensive floodplain area - see the "1993 Generalized Soils and Floodplain Map" following this page for the limits of the Township's floodplain. This Map shows the limits of the 500 Year Flood, as defined by the Federal Insurance Administration.
The floodplain is an important factor in considering future growth . . . and . . . the limits of both the 100 Year Flood and the 500 Year Flood should be taken into account. In reviewing the limits of the 100 Year Flood, one finds that the bulk of the land area between Route 15 and the West Branch of the Susquehanna River is subject to flooding . . . save for the area on both sides of Hospital Drive at its intersection with Route 15; a part of the eastern section of West Milton is also subject to flooding during a 100 Year Flood. Also subject to the 100 Year Flood is William Penn Drive, and the area along the stream flowing into Buffalo Creek . . . said stream being located between JPM Road and Newman Road. The intersections of Hafer Road and Route 15 . . . and . . . Colonel John Kelly Road and Route 15 are within the limits of the 100 Year Flood.
Although large portions of land along Buffalo Creek from the Federal Penitentiary to its confluence with Spruce Run, as well as along Spruce Run itself, are subject to the 100 Year Flood, the most significant 100 Year Flood prone lands outside of Growth Areas One and Two are those adjacent to Little Buffalo Creek. The flood prone area associated with Little Buffalo Creek appears to "hamper" the western portion of Kelly Township, which includes Kelly Cross Roads, from receiving emergency services, i.e., fire, police, and ambulance, during periods of flooding . . . a review of the limits of the 100 Year Flood indicates that all of the east-west roads in the Township are inundated during a 100 Year Flood.
As far as the limits of the 500 Year Flood are concerned, the lands most impacted are found in Growth Areas One and Two. (Again, see the "1993 Generalized Soils and Floodplain Map".) More extensive areas along William Penn Drive and along the stream feeding Buffalo Creek - which stream is between JPM Road and Newman Road - would be subject to flooding during a 500 Year Flood, versus the areas which would be inundated in a 100 Year Flood. Flooding would also be more extensive at the two intersections of Route 15 and Hafer Road . . . and . . . Colonel John Kelly Road and Route 15. The lands on both sides of Hospital Drive at its intersection with Route 15, however, would remain free from flooding, including the majority of the Sewer Treatment P1 ant site. Route 15 would be flooded from Buffalo Creek to approximately midway between the Creek and Loan Road . . . and . . . most of Route 15 between Hafer Road and Cross Roads Drive in West Milton would be inundated by the 500 Year Flood. Within West Milton, a much larger portion of its eastern section would be flooded.
-23- I I Prime Farmland A review of Prime Farmland soils reveals that Prime Farmland is found throughout i Kelly Township. The Federal Penitentiary . . . and . . . large portions of Growth Areas One and Two are located on soils which are considered Prime Farmland. Because of the pattern of Prime Farmland soils, these developments would have consumed a like amount of Prime Farmland had they been placed elsewhere in the Township. Thus, if 1 Prime Farmland soils were the "only" factor for determining whether or not development should occur, there would have been little, if any, past growth in the 1 Township. However, the " 1993 Floodplain and Soils Map" shows that the area bound by Treibly Road on the east . . . the northern Township boundary on the north . . . Spruce Run on 1 the west . . . and Moore School Road - Goodman Road - Warren Road on the south is not considered an area of Prime Farmland. While this area - the northwest corner of the Township - does contain sections where Prime Farmland soils are found, the I northwest section of the Township appears to be the area where future development should occur . . . based "solely" on protecting Prime Farmland. 1
I Population and Housing
In 1990, the population of Kelly Township stood at 4,561 persons . . . however, this I figure is misleading because it includes 1,942 individuals imprisoned in the Northeast Regional Federal penitentiary. Thus, the "actual" 1990 population of the Township was a 2,619 persons. The Township's 1980 population, excluding the Penitentiary's population, was 2,114 persons. Thus, the Township experienced an increase of approximately 500 persons I between 1980 and 1990. However, the 1970 US. Census reported 2,262 persons residing in the Township - again, excluding the population of the Penitentiary - which represents a loss of I approximately 150 persons between 1970 and 1980. This loss of population between 1970 and 1980 cannot be explained, particularly in view of the growth occurring in the Township at that time . . . as evidenced in the 1967 and 1975 Comprehensive Plans . . . I and . . . because the Township had experienced a population gain (excluding the Penitentiary's population) of approximately 350 persons between 1960 and 1970. I Overall, the population of Kelly Township increased by 710 persons between 1960 and 1990 - again, excluding the population of the Penitentiary - an increase of approximately 37 percent. The Township's population growth over the last 30 years has averaged approximately 240 persons per decade. (Chart Five on the following page 1 provides the 1960-1990 population data for the Township.)
At the same time, i.e., 1960-1990, Union County added 10,530 persons to its I population . . . a growth rate of approximately 41 percent. The County's population growth during the past 30 years has averaged approximately 3,500 persons per decade.
-25- CHART FIVE KELLY TOWNSHIP POPULATION
Non-Penitentiary Penitentiary Total -Year Population Population Pop ul at i o n 1960 1,909 1,411 3,320 1970 2,262 1,904 4,166 I 1980 2,114 1,653 3,767 1990 2,619 1,942 4,561 D
Source: 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1990 US. Census Data
-26- Further discussion of Kelly Township’s population would be moot because detailed information on the characteristics of the Penitentiary’s population, e.g., race, was not readily available at the time this Update Report was prepared. To analyze specific population characteristics, such as age, would result in misleading conclusions since the I 1 Penitentiary’s inmate population of 1,942 persons represents 42.6 percent of the Township’s total 1990 population of 4,561 persons. (Appendix Three contains the 1990 population data for Kelly Township, as well as adjacent municipalities, and Union I County as a whole.) Specific information on the Township’s housing stock, however, was available for 1990. According to the U.S. Census, there were 1,130 Housing Units in the Township in 1 1990 . . . 1,072 Occupied Housing Units (94.9 percent) and 58 Vacant Housing Units (5.1 percent). Of the 1,072 Occupied Housing Units, 675 were Owner-Occupied (63 percent) I and 397 were Renter-Occupied (37 percent). The U.S. Census Bureau reported that there were 273 Multifamily Housing Units in 1990 . . . of note is that 210 of these 273 Multifamily Housing Units - 76.9 percent - I were contained in three apartment complexes. These three multifamily complexes are Kelly Apartments (80 Housing Units) . . . Datesman Village (30 Housing Units) . . . and . . . Kelly Court Apartments (100 Housing Units). Another multifamily housing complex . . . DeVitt House containing 36 Housing Units . . . was built in 1991. Continued I construction of Multifamily Housing complexes will reduce the Township’s percentage of Owner-Occupied Housing Units . . . most municipalities (particularly in recent years) have been attempting to maintain or ” increase” their percentage of Owner-Occupied I Housing Units. Also, Multifamily Housing complexes - while necessary and appropriate - will contribute to the erosion of the Township’s “rural” image. I Also reported by the US. Census Bureau was that there were 106 Mobile Homes in the Township, which represented approximately 9.4 percent of the Township’s total housing stock in 1990. Additional Mobile Homes were observed being placed in the new I subdivision along Gessner Road during the 1991 Existing Land Use Field Survey. Mobile Homes, while a necessary and appropriate housing type, must be properly controlled . . . otherwise, Mobile Home development within the Township will tend to have a negative influence on the Township’s positive “character”. (Charts Six through I Nine on the following pages outline the occupancy characteristics of the Township’s housing stock, while Appendix Four contains other housing-related data.) I A review of the housing stock in Kelly Township reveals that - from an exterior point of view - most of the Township’s Housing Units appear to be in standard condition . . . and . . . nothing in the 1990 U.S. Census data would lead one to conclude that I housing ” problems” are present in the Township. However, past experience provides evidence that the absence of a Housing Code . . . and . . . the enforcement of its I provisions will lead to deteriorated housing. I I 1 I -27- CHART SIX TOTAL NUMBER OF HOUSING UNITS
Type Of Number Of Percent Of Housing Unit Housing Units Housing Units 1 Owner-Occupied 675 59.74% Renter-Occupied 397 35.13% I Vacant 58 5.13%
Totals 1,130 100.00% I
Source: 1990 U.S. Census Data.
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I CHART SEVEN TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS I Type Of Number Of Percent Of I Housing Unit Housing Units Housing Units Ow ner-Occupied 675 62.97% 1 Renter-Occupied 397 37.03% Totals 1,072 100.00% I I I 1 I I I I
Source: 1990 US. Census Data.
-I I -29- CHART EIGHT I HOUSING UNITS BY TYPE OCCUPIED AND VACANT I
Housing Type Occupied Units Vacant Units Totals I Single-Family 7 02 33 Multifamily 26 1 12 735273 I Mobile Home 96 10 Other 13 3 lo616 I Totals 1,072 58 1,130 I I I I I 1 I I I Source: 1990 U.S. Census Data. I 1 I -30- I 1 I CHART NINE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF HOUSING UNITS BY TYPE 1 OCCUPIED AND VACANT I OccuDied Units Vacant Units Housing Type Number Percent Number Percent I Si ng 1 e-Fa mi 1y 7 02 95.51% 33 4.49% Multifamily 26 1 95.60% 12 4.40% I Mobile Home 96 90.57% 10 9.43% Other 13 81.25% 3 18.75%
I Totals 1,072 94.87% 58 5.13% 1 1 I I I 8 I I c Source: 1990 U.S. Census Data. I I I -31- The Economy 1
Recent information on Kelly Township’s economy was not uncovered during the course of preparing this Update Report . . . and . . . the economic data from the 1990 1 U.S. Census was not available at the time this Update Report was prepared. Thus, it was not possible to look at the Township’s economic indicators in any detail herein.
On the other hand, information on the economy of Union County was available from 1 a number of sources, such as the Union County Planning Commission, the Union County Economic Development Council, and the Pennsylvania Job Service Center. The most significant finding - after reviewing all of the available economic data for Union County 1 - is that over 560 jobs were lost in the County between 1990 and 1991 . . . and . . . between 1989 and 1991, over 830 jobs were lost. According to the Pennsylvania Job Service Center, this job loss raised Union County’s unemployment rate from 4.1 percent I in 1989 . . . to . . . 8.6 percent in 1991. The Pennsylvania Job Service Center reported that this loss of over 830 jobs was I caused (in large part) by a reduction in the workforces of four major employers . . . one in Kelly Township . . . one in Lewisburg Borough . . . and . . . two in Northumberland County - as well as the closing of several industries in Northumberland County, which provided employment opportunities to Union County residents. Partially countering this I loss of jobs was the opening of a major commercial facility in Kelly Township, which created 185 new jobs. I In terms of additional employment opportunities, the Pennsylvania Job Service Center foresees no significant development occurring in Union County in the immediate future. (It should be noted that - in the opinion of the Pennsylvania Job Service Center I - the expanded Federal prison complex planned for Gregg Township will create few new employment opportunities for Union County residents and, in turn, Kelly Township residents.) I 1 I I 1 a 8 I -32- FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
This chapter presents the Finding And Conclusions drawn from the review of the information gathered relative to Kelly Township during the course of preparing this Update Report. Among the data sources were the "views" of the Township's elected and appointed officials . . . past planning documents . . . the 1991 Existing Land Use Field Survey . . . comments expressed by appointed officials of Union County agencies, which influence Kelly Township . . . the 1990 US. Census information . . . and . . . the input received from the residents of the Township. The following Findings And Conclusions are divided into four categories . . . Land Use . . . Community Facilities . . . Transportation . . . and . . . Planning Considerations. These Findings And Conclusions will be used in the following chapters to advance recommendations intended to "guide" the Township's future growth . . . and . . . maintain the Township's "quality of life", including its "rural" character. Land Use
0 The amount of land in Agricultural use . . . both Prime Farmland and non-Prime Farmland . . . has decreased by approximately 910 acres since 1966.
0 Residential development has been the major cause for this loss of land in Agricultural use . . . over 440 acres of land have been developed since 1966 for Residential purposes.
0 Part of this Residential development included approximately 80 single-lot Residences, which were built since 1966 throughout the Township adjacent to its road system . . . the majority of these 80 single-lot Residences were built "outside" of Growth Zones One and Two.
0 The provisions of the existing Zoning Ordinance allow single-lot Residential development as a "right" (i.e., a "permitted" land use) within the Agricultural Zoning District . . . single-lot Residential development is a contributing factor to the "erosion" of the Township's rural character, which has already been "lost" along Route 15.
0 The amount of land dedicated to the Community Facilities increased by approximately 78 acres since 1966 (1,097.2 acres in 1966 versus 1,174.9 in 1991 - see Chart Two) . . . as in the case of Residential, much of the growth in Community Facilities came at the "expense" of land previously in Agricultural use.
0 The most dominate Community Facility in the Township - and, in fact, the Township's largest single land use - is the Northeast Regional Federal Penitentiary . . . the Penitentiary's eastern property line serves as a "barrier" for the development which is occurring in Growth Zone 0 ne.
0 Commercial and Industrial growth between 1966 and 1991 accounted for approximately 172 and 5 acres of land, respectively . . . again, most of the Commercial and Industrial growth occurred on lands which were previously in Agricultural use.
-33- 0 Commercial and Industrial land uses are focused on Route 15, as was the case in 1966 . . . however, Collector Roads, particularly in Growth Zone One, are beginning to attract Commercial land uses.
0 The amount of land classified as Vacant has not changed sienificantlv 1 since 1966 (approximately 136 acres in 1966 versus ahroxiGately lli acres in 1991).
0 The bulk of this Vacant land is located in Growth Zones One and Two. . . and . . . the majority of this Vacant Land appears committed to Residential and Commercial land uses.
0 The existing Zoning Ordinance’s provisions and the Zoning Map encourage future Residential, Commercial, Industrial, and Community Facilities development to concentrate in Growth Zone One . . . future 1 Residential development is also encouraged in Growth Zone Two. I Community Facilities I 0 The Northeast Regional Federal Penitentiary is one of the most significant Community Facilities in the Township . . . while it contributes to the Township’s employment base, the Penitentiary also 1 adds traffic to the Township’s road system and increases the demand for housing for its employees, who - in turn - utilize the public services provided in the Township, such as the Kelly Elementary School. I 0 At the present time, there is little, if any, dialogue between the officials of the Township and Penitentiary officials . . . a condition which is not in the best interest of either entity. I
0 Among the Township’s more important Community Facilities - in terms of development - is its Sewage Treatment Plant . . . There also appears I to be a lack of “meaningful” communication between the Sewer Board and the Township’s officials, i.e., the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission. 1
0 According to comments made by Township residents and officials during this Update Report’s public input process, there is an odor problem I associated with the Sewage Treatment Plant . . . which not only has a negative impact on the ”quality of life” in the area of the Township where this odor problem is present, but tends to further aggravate the void in communications between the Township’s officials and the Sewer 1 Board.
Another Community Facilities problem revealed during the public I participation process associated with this Update Report is the ”perceived” lack of adequate police protection, which is now provided by the Pennsylvania State Police. I
0 Fire protection was also mentioned during this Update Report’s public input process, but not in terms of the adequacy of fire protection . . . the 1 -34- I 1
1 public's comments dealt with the need for improved training opportunities for the volunteer firefighters serving Kelly Township. I (This same comment was advanced for ambulance services.) The Township's 1975 Comprehensive Plan recommended that a site be obtained within the Township for the construction of a firestation . . . no such suggestion was put forth during this Update Report's public I participation process.
According to the Township's residents, health care services are excellent 1 . . . and . . . are expected to remain so in the future.
The Kelly Elementary School is also an important Community Facility, 'I which not only serves the educational needs of the Township, but provides a pre-and post-school day care facility . . . certain recreational activities . . . and . . . a community facility for meetings, such as the 1 Community Forum held in conjunction with this Update Report.
Another important Community Facility serving as the primary location t for public meetings is the Township Municipal Building, which appears to be adequate to meet the Township's immediate and future needs.
Although almost 240 acres of land are within the Zoning Ordinance's 1 Open Space District, the amount of public land dedicated to parks and open space within Kelly Township is minimal . . . the extensive amount of farmland found throughout the Township, however, and the floodplain 8 areas 'along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River give the "impression" of a large amount of open space.
I Public and private recreational opportunities for all age groups are also minimal . . . this was a view expressed in the 1967 and 1975 Comprehensive Plans, as well as by the public and Township officials I during this Update Report's citizen participation process.
I Transportation
Route 15 - the Township's only Arterial Road - has been the "catalyst" I for the Commercial, Industrial, and Community Facilities development which has occurred in Growth Zone One . . . and . . . this Arterial Road P will continue to spur development proposals in this Zone in the future. 0 The Township is now facing "pressure" from developers to allow new Commercial and Industrial land uses along Route 15 between Growth E Zone One and West Milton . . . this pressure for development will also include other types of land uses, such as Residential.
0 Development pressure can also be anticipated along several of the 3 Township's Collector Roads, such as JPM Road between Hafer Road and Colonel John Kelly Road . . . Newman Road between William Penn Drive and Hospital Drive . . . Hospital Drive between Yarger Road and 1 Colonel John Kelly Road . . . Hafer and Zeigler Roads between Route 15
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0 Also, it is quite possible that development pressure will be felt along Colonel John Kelly Road between Route 15 and Hospital Drive.
0 Commercial, Industrial, and Community Facilities development along Route 15 and, more recently, JPM Road have increased the traflic on JFM Road . . . particularly between William Penn Road and Hafer Road.
0 The intersection of JPM Road and Hospital Drive is poorly designed . . . and . . . because of the increased traffic generated by the development within Growth Zone One, this intersection is hazardous, i.e., unsafe.
0 JPM Road has become a heavily traveled Collector Road . . .between William Penn Drive and Colonel John Kelly Road . . . because of the growth which has occurred along Route 15 and JPM Road over the last 25 years.
0 Kelly Township’s road network is well maintained and, in general, the Township’s roads adequately service the adjoining land uses.
0 Certain parts of the road system could be improved upon in order to facilitate traffk flow, such as eliminating or ”softening” certain curves on a number of the Township’s roads, as well as eliminating offset and non-right angle intersections . . . However, care should be taken so that such road improvements do not ”attract” through traffic and/or additional development.
0 Township officials have neither the means of keeping a ”pulse” on the plans of PA DOT for traffic or road improvements in Kelly Township . . . e.g., the State’s Twelve-Year Transportation Improvement Program . . . nor the time to keep abreast of what State funding programs are available to assist in improving the Township’s road system.
0 In reviewing development proposals, Township officials currently have no access to the services of a Traffic Engineer or Transportation Planner to assist them in reviewing development plans . . . which, in part, has contributed to the Township’s traffic problems, particularly in Growth Area One.
0 Mass transit, i.e., bus service, is not presently available to the residents of Kelly Township . . . and . . . the prospects for the provision of bus service in the Township in the near future appear very unlikely.
Planning Considerations
0 The preservation of (prime) farmland is a very important goal in the minds of the Township’s residents, which goal is shared by the elected and appointed officials of the Township.
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I 0 Preserving the "rural" character of the Township is also a very important goal, which was expressed time-after-time by representatives and residents of The Community during the process of preparing this I Update Report. 0 The preceeding two goals were contained in both the 1967 Comprehensive Plan and the 1975 Comprehensive Plan . . . and . . . E were stated on numerous occasions while this Update Report was being prepared.
I 0 Growth - particularly Residential development - is steadily reducing the amount of land dedicated to Agricultural use.
I 0 Development, in general, is "eroding" the Township's rural character . . . and . . . Commercial and Industrial growth, which has been generated by the presence of Route 15, is now appearing along JFM Road and 1 other roads in Growth Zone One. 0 One contributing factor to the loss of prime Agricultural land and the erosion of the rural character of the Township is the existing Zoning a Ordinance, which "encourages" Residential development in the Agricultural Zoning District.
0 Code enforcement was cited as needing improvement during the citizen b input phase of this Update Report's preparation, e.g., the Junk Ordinance . . . and . . , passage of new or improved codes and ordinances 8 was also called for by The Community, e.g., a Building (Housing) Code. 0 Currently, the Township does not have an individual designated to handle "planning" issues, such as the increased traffic volumes on JPhl I Road, and the safety problems caused by this traffic increase . . . further, the Township has no one to deal with day-to-day planning responsibilities, such as securing and maintaining planning data for the I Township, e.g., information on changes in land use, base maps, and employment statistics.
I 0 Such an individual could also address the "environmental" issues facing Kelly Township, including the lack of existing environmental data . . . and . . . could work with those entities concerned with protecting the environment, such as the Union County Planning Commission, citizen I organizations, and environmental agencies.
0 Planning data relative to Kelly Township is very limited, e.g., traffic f counts for JPM Road are not available to the Township's elected and appointed officials when reviewing a Commercial subdivision plan 1 proposed along this Collector Road. 0 Just as important as planning data in the Township's decision-making process is "dialogue" between and among the public and private sectors, R which - as noted earlier herein -- could be improved. 0 Another planning "tool" which is not available to the Township's decision-makers are specific planning studies, such as a Park and li Recreation Plan, which could be used to set funding priorities. I -37- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
Community Development Objectives set the basic "framework" for guiding the future of a municipality . . . in this case, Kelly Township. Although the Objectives found in this chapter are applicable to most - if not all - rural communities, these Community Development Objectives . . . nevertheless . . . have been formulated "specifically" for Kelly Township. The Objectives listed below are based upon the research undertaken during the preparation of this Update Report . . . the preceding Findings And Conclusions . . . and . . . input received from The Community during this Report's planning process.
Protect the Township's "prime" farmland.
0 Maintain the "rural" character of Kelly Township.
0 Ensure the "integrity" of the Township's environment, including its historic, cultural, and natural resources.
0 Retain the Township's "quality of life"
0 Provide for all types of housing in the Township . . . and . . . Establish guidelines which are intended to assure that such housing is safe, affordable, adequate in size, and well -maintained.
Encourage programs and projects which are compatible with the environment . . . enhance the Township's economy . . . and . . . offer employment opportunities for Township residents.
Promote and support services and programs directed at protecting and improving the lives of the Township's residents, such as adequate fire and police protection . . . social programs designed to meet the "basic needs" of the Township's population . . . a clean air supply . . . quality education and library services . . . sufficient parkslopen space and recreational programs . . . good health care facilities . . . sanitary sewer facilities . . . and . . . a safe supply of drinking water.
Support the concept of "equal opportunity" for all Township residents in the areas of housing, education, employment, and services.
Offer an efficient and well-maintained transportation system for the movement of people and goods . . . and . . . Support mass transportation services.
0 Develop improved communication between the elected and appointed officials of Kelly Township and other "public" entities serving the Township, e.g., the Sewer Board . . . the Union County Planning Commission . . . the Lewisburg Area School District . . . the Northeast Regional Federal Penitentiary . . . and . . . the Union County Economic Development Council.
-38- 0 Improve communications between the appropriate elected and appointed officials of the Kelly Township . . . and . . . the Township's public and private sectors, particularly representatives of the Commercial and Industrial sectors.
0 Establish a better dialogue between Township officials and the residents of the Township.
0 Participate in efforts aimed at intermunicipal cooperation directed towards enhancing the general public's health, safety, and welfare . . . such as solid waste management.
0 Guide future growth in the Township through the use of adequate land use controls . . . citizen participation mechanisms . . . professional administrators . . . and . . . a sound data base containing information needed for proper planning.
0 Manage Kelly Township in a fashion which supports accepted planning principles . . . but . . . which is "flexible" enough to allow for the use of new and/or innovative techniques designed to further any of the above Community Development Objectives.
-39- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Many comprehensive plans contain a "wish list" of Community Development Goals, which - in most cases - cannot possibly be achieved during the comprehensive plan's life span. Municipal officials, who attempt to address "all" of the Goals in their plan, too often find themselves "frustrated" by what seems to be an overwhelming task . , . said task appearing to be - and, in fact, usually is - a slow and agonizing process. Further, in many cases, municipal officials also find out ("after-the-fact" ) that their municipality's resources were spent on a "shotgun" basis . . . with limited effectiveness, and little "visib1e"impact.
With this in mind, then, the Goals identified herein represent an attempt to present a "realistic" set of Community Development Goals, i.e., Goals that can be "achieved" . . . IF . . . supported by The Community, particularly the elected officials of Kelly Township. Certain of the following Goals, if implemented, will most likely result in additional Community Development Objectives, which can be pursued by the Township during this Update Report's lifetime . . . i.e., the year 2005.
The Goals listed below are grouped under general categories . . . and . . . are designated as either a Short-term Goal, i.e., 1992 to 1998-1999 or a Long-term Goal, i.e., 1998-1999 to 2005. Certain Short-range Goals, such as "Avoid Creating a 'Planner's Utopia' in Kelly Township" are also Long-range Goals. Expand and Enforce the Township's Land Use Controls
e Continue to pursue the Township's current plans for hiring a "code enforcement" officer, who will be jointly financed by Kelly and East Buffalo Townships. (Short-range Goal .)
0 Amend the Township's Zoning Ordinance to modify its provisions related to permitting Single-Family Residential usage of land in the Agricultural District. (Short-range Goal.)
e The Zoning Ordinance should also be modified to include a "new" Zoning District specifically for the Northeast Regional Federal Penitentiary. (Short-range Goal.)
e Update the Zoning Ordinance to bring it into conformity with the 1988 amendments to the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. (Short-range Goal.)
e Review the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance . . . and . . . the boundaries of the Zoning Districts shown on the Zoning Map to assure
that they support the " 1993 Future Land Use and Transportation Plan", which is found in the following chapter. (Short-range Goal.)
e Based upon the above review, modify the Zoning Ordinance's provisions and the Zoning Map's Zoning District boundaries, where appropriate, to bring the Ordinancemap into conformity with the "1993 Future Land Use and Transportation Plan". (Short-range Goal .)
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E Keep the Township's Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance current, e.g., maintain up-to-date stormwater management and control regulations . . . restrict steep slope development . . . and . . . avoid 1 growth in wetland areas. (Short-range Goal.) Consider reports and studies issued by public and private entities, which have a bearing on the future of Kelly Township, and which could be used 1 as planning "tools" and/or growth management techniques, e.g., the Union County Planning Commission's pending Buffalo Creek Watershed Study . . . and . . . the State Legislature's 1992 Land Use report. 8 (Short-range Goal.) Limit the number of "exceptions to the rule" granted by the Township 8 from the standards contained in its codes and ordinances . . . i.e., Township officials need to say "No" to developers requesting major variances from the codes and ordinances of the Township, particularly if such variances are in "direct conflict" with the Township's Community 1 Development Objectives. (Short-range Goal.)
Include "specific" criteria within the Township's Zoning Ordinance for 1 "each" Conditional (Land) Use allowed by the Ordinance - said criteria to be in compliance with State and local laws - thus, providing a "tool" for Township officials to say "No" to zoning proposals/appeals, when I appropriate. (Short-range Goal.)
Investigate the "need" for the preparation . . . and . . . adoption of a I Housing Code for Kelly Township. (Long-range Goal.) Look into the "possible" need for the Township's adoption of a I nationally-recognized Building Code. (Long-range Goal.) Also, discuss - with the volunteer fire companies serving Kelly Township - the "desirability" of adopting a nationally-recognized Fire I Code by the Township . . . which national code, if pursued, should be compatible with the Township's Building Code, if adopted. (Long-range I Goal.)
Retain a " fulltime" Code Enforcement Officer for Kelly Township. I (Long-range Goal .)
1 Land Use
0 Create "finite" boundaries for Growth Zone One and Growth Zone Two I by amending the Township's Zoning Map . . . see the "1993 Future Land Use and Transportation Map" contained in the following chapter. (Short-range Goal.)
I e Also by amending the Township's Zoning Map, create three Residential 1 Growth Areas in that portion of the Township where "prime" 1 -41 - Agricultural soils are not concentrated . . . again, see the following chapter's '' 1993 Future Land Use and Transportation Map". (Short-range Goal.)
Consider (where feasible) the use of natural features . . . versus man-made features . . . to delineate Growth Zones/Areas. (Short-range Goal.)
Restrict future growth to "only" Growth Zones . . . and . . . Residential Growth Areas. (Short-range Goal.)
Assure that such new growth in these ZonesIAreas does not have a detrimental impact on the environment, e.g., groundwater supplies. (Short-range Goal.)
Participate in "environmental" studies having a bearing on Kelly Township undertaken by public and private agencies, which can be added to the Township's data base . . . and . . . in turn, be utilized by the Township in its decision-making process. (Short-range Goal.)
Study the "immediate" . . . and . . . "long-term" recreational needs of the Township by undertaking a Comprehensive Park and Recreation Plan. (Short-range Goal.)
Conduct a study of the need for a facility to enhance firefighting capabilities in the Township, specifically in Growth Zone One. (Long-range Goal.)
Transportation
0 Retain a "qualified" traffic engineering consultant to study the improvements needed to JPM Road to increase safety . . . and . . . traffic capacity - said study to include the traffic characteristics of adjacent and/or intersecting streets, such as Loan Road, Route 15, and Hospital Drive. (Short-range Goal.)
0 In conjunction with the above recommendation, investigate the use of the traffic engineering services provided by the Southeast Economic Development Association-Council of Governments to determine whether or not said services are sufficient to undertake a study of this nature. (Short-range Goal.)
0 Maintain an "as-needed" relationship with the JFM Road traffic engineering consultant to assist the Township in its review of "major" development plans, particularly Commercial . . . and . . . Industrial projects. (Short-range Goal.)
0 Participate in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's
" Twelve-Year Transportation Improvement Program" . . . which is updated every two years . . . in order to seek funds from the State to improve Township roads, such as JPM Road. (Short-range Goal.)
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0 Encourage the Union County Board of Commissioners to designate an I agency of the County to be responsible for "traffic planning" . . . and . . . Request that the County Commissioners provide the funds to hire a "qualified" Transportation Planner or Traffic Engineer.(Short-rangeGoal.) I I 11 Community Dialogue 0 Initiate a higher level of communication between the Kelly Township Planning Commission and the Union County Planning Commission . . . which should include " informal" meetings. (Short-range Goal.)
0 Create Citizen Advisory Councils for "community" planning purposes, such as providing "comment" on developments proposed for their neighborhoods . . . organizing "Crime Watch Programs" . . . or . . . raising funds to maintain parks. (Short-range Goal.)
Schedule an "annual" Community Forum, wherein the Township's
residents can express their " views" on the Township's present problems . , . and . . . articulate their comments concerning the future of their community. (Short-range Goal.)
0 Establish a Key Community Leader Committee comprised of
" management" representative of the Commercial and Industrial sectors of Kelly Township . . . and . . . convene meeting between this Committee and the Township's Board of Supervisors andlor the Planning Commission on a regular basis to discuss areas of "mutual" concern, such as employment, traffic problems, or the need for additional sewage treatmen t capacity. (Short-range Goal. )
0 Consider the formation of "temporary" Agency Task Forces, which would be created on an "as-needed" basis, to function in "problem solving" capacities . . . such as a Task Force consisting of representatives of the Township Planning Commission, the Lewisburg Area School District, and the Township Sewer Board to review for a "major" new housing development. (Short-range Goal.)
Because the Kelly Township Sewer Board has a "significant" influence on the growth pattern of Kelly Township, develop a"continuing" dialogue between the Board and the Township Supervisors . . . as well as the Township Planning Commission. (Short-range Goal.)
0 Convene a "Forum" to be attended by delegates from the planning commissions of surrounding municipalities to discuss "common" planning issues. (Short-range Goal.)
Look into the possibility of sponsoring the creation of a multi-municipal Council Of Governments, which would investigate areas of concern impacting the Council's membership . . . such as "regional" police protection . . . volunteer fire and ambulance "training" programs and/or facilities . . . a "region-wide" recreation plan . . . protection of the floodplain of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River . . . or . . . the need for an "area-wide" solid waste management plan and program. (Long-range Goal.) -43- Planning and Administration
0 Retain a fulltime, professional Planner - circa 1995 or 1996 - to perform "planning" functions for the Township, such as administering the Township's Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance. . . and . . . undertaking efforts aimed at the following Goals. (Short-range Goal.)
0 Make every effort to build a "solid" data base for the Township, such as collecting and analyzing 1990 U.S. Census information . . . citizen surveys . . . trafic data . . . and . . . employment surveys. (Short-range Goal.)
0 Investigate the availability of. . . and . . . "seek" Federal and/or State "grants-in-aid" to assist the Township in financing needed improvements, e.g., upgrading the safety and traffc flow at the intersection of JPM Road and Hospital Drive. (Short-range Goal.)
Conduct studies of issues of "immediate" concern to the Township in order to address these issues, such as maintaining adequate police protection . . . and . . . providing additional recreational opportunities. (Short-range Goal.)
0 Undertake other studies of importance to the Township, such as the provision of ambulance services to the western portion of the Township in the event major flooding occurs within the central portion of the Township in the vicinity of Little Buffalo Creek. (Short-range Goal.)
0 Prepare a Capital Improvements Program every three years . . . and Adopt a Capital Budget to finance this Program. (Short-range Goal.)
0 Avoid attempting to create a "planner's Utopia" in Kelly Township - a "total" committment to planning involves substantial amounts of money . . . and . . . therefore, the Township's funds should be directed towards " high priority" areadissues, as defined by the Township's residents, in conjunction with the elected officials of the Township. (Short-range Goal.)
0 Assure that Kelly Township does not engage in projects or programs which are more appropriately a Union County "responsibility" . . . such as solid waste management, including recycling . . . area-wide recreational facilities . . . air pollution control . . . and . . . mass transportation. (Short-range Goal.)
0 Consider the adoption of an "Official Map" for Kelly Township. (Long-range Goal.)
One further Goal for Kelly Township to pursue during the lifespan of this Update Report is . . . to set a "target" date for the initiation of work on the Township's next Comprehensive Plan. This Update Report recommends that the planning process for the next Plan begin in 2003, which is both the year wherein the 2000 Census data should be available . . . and . . . a year whereby the Township should have "built" a solid base of planning-related information (Long-range Goal.)
-44 - THE FUTURE LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLAN
On the following page is the "1993 Future Land Use and Transportation Plan" for Kelly Township. This Plan sets forth the Township's proposed land use pattern . . . and . . . the proposed transportation network for the year 2005. The Future Land Use Plan outlines several areas for future growth . . . which, when combined, "far exceed" the land expected to be needed by 2005 to accommodate the anticipated development.
Future Land Use Plan The Plan shows two Primary Growth Zones, which are extensions of the Township's two historical areas of residential, commercial, industrial, and public/semi-public development . . . referred to as Growth Zone One and Growth Zone Two earlier in this Update Report. Both Zones are now "defined" . . . and . . . again, provide more than 1 enough land to accommodate the growth anticipated in the Township between now and 2005. Covering the entire southeast corner of the Township, Primary Growth Zone One
1 contains a " mix" of residential, commercial, industrial, and publicjsemi-public land uses . . . as is the case today. However, the Future Land Use Plan depicts a "re-orientation" of commercial and industrial land uses back towards Route 15 . . . save for the existing commercial land uses along the west side of JPM Road between Hospital Drive and William Penn Road.
Public and semi-public land uses . . . i.e., community facilities . . . are shown as a more dominant part of the land use pattern in Zone One in 2005 than at the present time. This increase in the amount of land dedicated to community facilities allows for the future growth of Zone One's health care facilities . . . and . . . the creation of new I recreational facilities. Growth Zone Two consists of West Milton and its immediate envirous. Already primarily residential in nature, Growth Zone Two is shown on the Future Land Use Plan as a continuation of this residential land use pattern. Connecting Growth Zones One and Two, between Route 15 and the West Branch of I the Susquehanna River, is an area designated as Open Space. Currently, this Open Space area is held in "private" ownership. 8 There are also three Residential Growth Areas shown on the Plan. These Areas are intended to supply a sufficient amount of land to meet the future demand for "rural" housing, yet "concentrate" this future rural residential growth to areas where development is already occurring . . . where water and/or sewer service is available . . . I and . . . where "prime" farmland is not the dominant type of soil. According to the Plan, agriculture would continue as the most dominant land use in the Township in 2005; agriculture, according to the Plan, would occupy approximately 7,340 acres of land . . . or . . . 67.1 percent of the Township's total land area. Remaining the largest "single" land use in 2005 is the Northeast Regional Federal Penitentiary; however, the Plan shows "no growth" in the size of the Penitentiary. (Chart Ten on the following page contains the 2005 figures for the amount of land included in the areas occupied by the Penitentiary . . . Primary Growth Zones One and Two . . . the Open Space area . . . the Residential Growth Areas . . . and . . . Agricultural lands.)
-45- CHART TEN FUTURE PLAN USE PLAN ACREAGE AND PERCENT OF TOWNSHIP LAND AREA
Approximate Percent of Township Acreage Total Land Area Primary Growth Zone One 1,590.86 14.5% Primary Growth Zone Two 271.46 2.5% Open Space Area 125.94 1.2% Residential Growth Areas 702.76 6.4% Northeast Regional Federal Penitentiary 911.33 8.3% Agriculture 7,341.64 67.1%
Totals 10,944.00 100.0%
Source: McCamant & Canan . . . in conjunction with the Kelly Township Planning Commission.
-47 - Future Transportation Plan
Of significance is that the Future Transportation Plan shows "no additions" to the Township's transportation system . . . nor does the Plan indicate any "major" improvements to the transportation network. New transportation facilities. . . and/or. . . major improvements to the existing transportation system would "attract" additional traffic, which is not in the best interests of the Township.
Rather, the Future Transportation Plan sets forth a transportation network comprised of four components. (See Appendix Five for a listing of the roads included within the four components of the Future Transportation Plan.) Component one consists I of Arterial Highways. Route 15 (State Route 0015), which serves "through" traffic, i.e., traffic not destined for Kelly Township, is the only Arterial Highway in Kelly Township - this Arterial Highway also serves the traffic destined for commercial and industrial 8 land uses fronting on or adjacent to Route 15 . . . as well as the community facilities situated along this Arterial Highway. 1 Collector Roads are the Plan's second component. Again, Collector Roads primarily serve "through" traffic and traffic destined for land uses along Route 15 . . . but . . . Collector Roads also serve as connections for traffic originating in one part of Kelly Township and destined for another part of the Township. Seven Collector Roads have
been identified . . .and . . .Iare shown- on the following chart:
Portion of Road State Route (SR) Name of Designated as a or Township Collector Road " Collector Road" Road (TR) Number JPM Road William Penn Drive SR1007 to Colonel John Kelly Road Hospital Drive Route 15 SR 1005 . to Colonel John Kelly Road Fort Titzell Road Colonel John Kelly Road SR1003 to North ern Towns h i p Boundary William Penn Drive Route 15 SR1018 to Northeast Region a1 Federal Penitentiary Loan Road Route 15 TR4 0 1 to JPM Road Colonel John Kelly Road Route 15 SR 1002 to Western Township Boundary Cross Roads Drive West Milton SRlOO.1 to Western Township Boundary
-48- 19 Although serving " through" traffic to some extent, the Plan's third transportation system component - Local Roads - primarily serves traffic originating in . . . and . . . destined for other parts of the Township. Examples of Local Roads are Newman and Zeigler Roads . . . Hill School and Red Ridge Roads . . . and . . . Beagle and Moore School Roads.
Again, several Local Roads currently serve "through traffic. (Examples of Local Roads serving "through" traffic are JPM Road between Colonel John Kelly Road and Cross Roads Drive . . . Hoffa Mill Road between Colonel John Kelly Road and the Township's southern boundary . . . and . . . Red Ridge Road between Colonel John Kelly Road and Cross Roads Drive.) The Township should monitor its Local Roads, e.g., conduct traffic counts, and take any appropriate actions to assure that its Local Roads do not become Collector Roads, e.g., retain "low" speed limits.
Residential Streets are the fourth component of the Plan's transportation network . . . and . . . serve traffic originating from and/or destined for housing along these Residential Streets. Lamplight Lane . . . Franklin Drive . . . and . . . Cherry Avenue are examples of Residential Streets. (Again, see Appendix Five for a list containing the names of the Township's Residential Streets.)
-49- COMPATIBILITY STATEMENT
As the Community Development Objectives and Goals . . . and . . . the Future Land Use and Transportation Plan for Kelly Township were being developed, they were reviewed in terms of their "compatibility" with the comprehensive plans of both Union County, and the municipalities abutting Kelly Township, Le., Buffalo Township, Lewisburg Borough, and White Deer Township. The various components of Kelly Township's future Objectives, Goals, and Land Use and Transportation Plan were compared to their counterparts in these four comprehensive plans to assure that they "complement" one another. This review resulted in a finding that Kelly Township's Community Development Objectives . . . Community Development Goals . . . and . . . Future Land Use and Transportation Plan are compatible with the latest comprehensive plans for Buffalo Township, Lewisburg Borough, White Deer Township, and Union County (as well as the region as a whole). In order to reinforce this compatibility finding, "draft" copies of this Comprehensive Plan Update Report were also forwarded to the Union County Board of Commissioners and the Union County Planning Commission . . . the Buffalo Township Board of Supervisors and the Buffalo Township Planning Commission . . . the Lewisburg Borough Council and the Lewisburg Planning Commission . . . the White Deer Township Board of Supervisors and the White Deer Township Planning Commission . . . and . . . the Lewisburg Area School District for their review and comment. All of the comments received from these public bodies were considered by the Kelly Township Planning Commission and, in turn, the Kelly Township Board of Supervisors . . . and . . . modifications to the original "draft" Report were made, where appropriate, for inclusion in this final " 1992 Comprehensive Plan Update Report" for Kelly Township.
-50- ACTION PLAN
First - and foremost - among the components of this Action Plan is to assure that this Update Report is not ”put on a shelf” . . . and . . . “forgotten”. This document must have “life”, and must be ”used” on a constant basis by the Township’s officials. Further, copies of this Update Report should be made available to the general public . . . and . . . The Community as a whole, e.g., the chief executive officers of the Township’s business and industrial communities. Again, copies of this Report should be distributed to as large an “audience” as possible . . . and . . . following the release of this Update Report, the Township Planning Commission should consider holding several public and/or neighborhood meetings to explain and discuss its contents. Also, the Township Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission should convene “work sessions” on the Update Report immediately following its release with public and private agencies having an influence on the Township’s future . . . such as the Township Sewer Board, the Eastern Union County Recreation Association, and the Union County Economic Development Council. Other groups to be invited to work sessions by the Township should include the Union County Planning Commission, the Lewisburg Area School District, and the Union County Housing and Redevelopment Authority. From these publidneighborhood meetings and work sessions, the Board of Supervisors, in conjunction with the Planning Commission, should establish an ”Agenda” for the pursuit of the Goals outlined in this Update Report . . . i.e., priorities should be set for the implementation of the Goals for Kelly Township. Next, the Board of Supervisors should assign ”agents” to undertake the highest priority Goals . . . and . . . these agents should be required to report on the progress they are making on their assignments to the Supervisors on a regular basis. (It is essential that the Supervisors continuously ‘I monitor” the accomplishments being made towards achieving the Goals of the Township.)
Also essential to the realization of the Township’s Goals is money . . . and . . . therefore, the Board of Supervisors must make the appropriate amounts of funds available to their agents, so that these agents can properly carry out their responsibilities. However, care must be taken by the Supervisors to “balance” the Township’s financial resources between those amounts needed to implement the Goals . . . and . . . those monies needed for other Township purposes, such as street maintenance. (The Supervisors should keep in mind the Goal of avoiding the creation of a “planner’s utopia”.) Each Goals agent should be required to include in his or her regular monitoring report to the Supervisors the amount of monies spent, to date . . . and . . . the impact of the expenditure of these funds on the achievement of his or her particular Goal.
Continued ” involvement of the public” during the implementation of the Township’s Goals is another step which should be taken by the Township’s officials . . . including scheduling additional neighborhood and/or public meetings at regular intervals, as determined by the Board of Supervisors. Information gained from the agents’ monitoring reports should be shared with the Township’s residents . . . and . . . feedback from the public on the progress being made on the implementation of the Goals should be considered by the Supervisors, and the Planning Commission. Finally, the Supervisors and the Commission members should not be hesitant to “toot their own horn” when any particular Goal is achieved. The Township should use the news media to announce to the Township’s residents - and The Community as a whole - that specific milestones have been reached . . . such milestones representing a commitment by Kelly Township’s Board of Supervisors and their Planning Commission to make Kelly Township an even better place to live.
-51 - EPILOGUE
Kelly Township is a community which has managed to retain - for the most part - its quiet, rural character . . . despite the positive and negative influences of Route 15 along the eastern fringe of the Township. The Township's residents, although few in number, appear interested in not only their own future, but seem genuinely concerned about the future well-being of Kelly Township as a whole. Also, the Township's leaders have shown that they have a deep interest in how Kelly Township will fare in the future, as evidenced by their commissioning of this 1992 Comprehensive Plan Update Report. These "human resources" are an absolute necessity for Kelly Township to achieve its immediate and long-range Goals. McCamant & Canan, as objective "outsiders", have seen the positive results created by the past efforts of Kelly Township's human resources . . . and . . . we see no reason why the human resources currently present in Kelly Township cannot continue this past pattern of achievement in the future.
-52- APPENDIX ONE: SECTION ONE CITIZEN VIEWS
Agriculture and Other Natural Resources
0 A need to avoid "spot" development.
0 A need for an adequate water supply to allow for future growth.
A need for pollution controls. A need for soil conservation . . . and . . . A need for flood control.
0 A need to provide for agricultural-related businesses.
0 A need to preserve agriculture . . . yet allow growth/development.
0 A need for recycling.
0 A need to maintain scenic areas.
0 A need to consider transportation - i.e., the Township's street and highway system - when considering agricultural preservation.
A need to look at the possible use of "Growth Areas" to guide future growth.
0 A need to protect water resources.
A need to address the maintenance of buildings on farms.
Community Facilities and Utilities
0 A present need for walkways, bikeways, and jogging paths . . . and . . . A future need for parks.
A need for enhanced police protection.
0 A need for a joint YMCA-YWCA center to serve all age groups.
0 A need to maintain additional capacity at the Township's Sewage Treatment Plant to allow for future development . . . and . . . A need to eliminate the odor problem associated with this Plant.
0 A need to preserve wetlands and natural areas.
0 A need for a recycling center.
0 A need to more fully utilize the Kelly Elementary School, e.g..the use of the school for public meetings . . . and . . . recreational activities, uhich are not school-related.
-53- 0 A need for additional playgrou d are . . . and . . . A need for more places for youth to gather for recreational, and social activities.
0 A need for a community center to serve all age groups.
0 A need to maintain adequate fire protection.
0 A need for an "all purpose" field for recreational activities.
0 A need to provide youth with transportation services to community facilities.
A need to consider the Township's existing Comprehensive Plan while in the process of updating it.
0 A need to plan for recreational facilities/areas in or near of new (residenti a 1) d eve 1opm e n t .
0 A need for "localized" recreation areas in or near population concentrations.
A need to coordinate Kelly Township's efforts with those of adjacent municipalities . . . and . . . visa versa.
Housing, Business, and Industry
0 A need to enforce a Building (Housing) Code.
A need to improve the Development Review Process.
A need to assure that future growth includes planning for traffic, movement, and safety.
0 A need to identify the types of businesses and industries which are desirable for future development in the Township. 1 0 A need to include sidewalks as a part of future development. A need to expand design standards for future development, e.g., access 8 driveways, curbs, and fire hydrants. 0 A need to include street lights as part of future development.
0 A need to maintain open areas and landscaped areas as part of future I development. 1 0 A need to look at allowing all types of housing, e.g., mobile homes. 0 A need to provide "balanced" development, e.g., various housing 8 densities, and " neighborhood" commercial areas. I -54- 1
A need to identify the Township's future land use in the updated 1 Comprehensive Plan.
0 A need to encourage small business development. 8 A need to promote tourism. 1
Transportation 8 0 A need to study JPM Road. I 0 A need to prevent "strip" development along Route 15 . . . and . . . A need to control land use and highway (access) permits along Route 15. 8 0 A need to provide feeder roads to serve Route 15. 0 A need for improved enforcement of the laws by the State Police. 1 0 A need to upgrade existing roads to improve design and safety.
0 A need for improved street design standards. I
0 A need to consider the needs of school buses in the design standards for streets. I
0 A need for the consideration of public transportation on a regional basis . . . both now and in future. I 0 A need to conduct an Origin & Destination Study for Route 15.
0 A need to plan for "balanced growth in Kelly Township. I 0 A need to consider "local" . . . versus . . . "through" traffic. 8 0 A need to improve the "management" of traffic on Route 15.
0 A need to review traffic standards. 8
0 A need for the updated Comprehensive Plan to include a future transportation plan. 1 0 A need to encourage landowners to undertake long-range planning. I 8 I -55 - I APPENDIX ONE: SECTION TWO VIEWS OF ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS
Agriculture and Other Natural Resources
0 Agriculture Preservation is a growth management issue, e.g., residential lots are "carved out" of farmland on a non-planned basis . . . and . . . farming practices conflict with the residents of a subdivision, and visa versa.
0 Northwestern portion of the Township is included in an Agricultural (Zoning) District . . . but the soil quality is not favorable for agriculture. (Neither is the soil quality in this portion of the Township good for residential on-lot sewer systems.) :1 0 Development should be kept from taking farmland. 0 Growth Zones should be looked at as a way to preserve farmland.
8 0 Village development should be looked at as an alternative to uncontrolled, single-lot development of farmdfarmland.
I 0 Waste Management is a Union County responsibility . . . and . . . should remain so in the future.
1 0 R ecy c 1 i n g C en t e r s s h o u 1d be " c o nve n i e n t " to resi dent i a 1 ne i g h bo r h o o d s .
0 Quality of the Township's streams and the West Branch of the Susquehanna River should be protected, including the proper I management of their floodplains. 1 0 Storm Water run-off should be controlled. 0 Kelly Township adopted an Air Pollution Control (Burning) Ordinance in 1 1991, which is not being enforced.
I Communitv Facilities and Utilities I Only limited land is set aside in Kelly Township for recreation. 0 Youth are served by a variety of recreational opportunities, such as indoor and outdoor soccer . . . a community swimming pool . . . and . . . I organized football and baseball. 0 A need exists to look at the future use of the Township-owned land (22 acres in size) upon which the Township's Municipal Building is located.
0 Concept of providing recreational facilities in conjunction with new school development should be looked at in the future. ;I -56- 0 There is a need for the preparation of a Park and Recreation Plan for the Township in order to require developers to dedicate open space.
0 Hospital services are currently very good . . . and . . . are expected to be maintained at this level in future.
0 Currently, fire protection appears adequate, but a new fire station may be needed in the future to serve Kelly Township.
0 Volunteer Fire Companies now provide adequate services to the Township . . . and . . . ambulance services are also adequate at the present time - a need exists, however, for both fire and ambulance training programs.
0 As is the case of all municipalities, Kelly Township has a drug problem . . . but, according to one Township official, the drug problem related to youths of elementary school age is ” lessening”.
0 Alcohol abuse appears to be a larger problem than drug use, particularly as it impacts on the Township’s youth.
0 Drug Rehabilitation Centers, as well as other human service-related facilities, should be addressed in the Township’s Zoning Ordinance.
0 Day Care for working parents is a problem . . . and . . . another problem is ” latch-key’’ children.
0 The Lewisburg Area School District provides quality education.
0 Parental support of the Kelly Elementary School is excellent
0 The Township’s public sewer system was mentioned as an area needing attention, particularly the influence of the Sewer Board’s decisions on the future growth of the Township.
0 Odors from the Township’s Sewer Treatment Plant are a problem.
0 State Police services are provided to Kelly Township, as well as other Union County municipalities . . . the feasibility of a ”regional” police force is currently being studied.
0 The idea of a combined Police force is a “hot potato”
0 Proposed toxic waste incinerator (planned for a site in Gregg Township! is opposed by Kelly Township.
Housing, Business, and Industry
Future ”housing needs” must be determined . . . and . . . the ”locations for new housing” to meet these needs must be identified.
-57- 0 Financial or other incentives are needed to make "small" residential subdivisions possible/feasible.
0 Need small lots in order to create "affordable" housing . . . and . . . "standards for lot development" should be created.
0 New housing developments, i.e., subdivisions, should have sidewalks.
0 Street lights for residential neighborhoods are needed.
0 Water provided by private, on-lot wells has a high nitrate level in some Township areas where residential growth is occurring.
0 There are also problems with private, on-lot sewer systems, which are malfunction i ng.
0 Public utilities, such as sewage systems, should be available to residential developments.
0 Zoning needs to provide other options for residential development, e.g., Planned Unit andior Cluster Development.
0 Maintain Township's "rural" character . . . yet encourage residential growth.
0 The reaction to assisted housing by the Township has been "quite"
0 Building (Housing) regulations have not been adopted by the Township . . . Building and/or Housing codes should be looked at in the future.
0 A major factor in The Economy is the "State costs" to do business in Pennsylvania . . . businesses and industries in The Area (defined as Union County and its immediate environs) are feeling the negative effects of these State costs.
0 New employment opportunities are needed for The Area . . . and these new jobs should not be "limited" to service-related jobs.
0 "Substantive" job opportunities should be created in Kelly Township . . . as well as Union County as a whole.
0 One of the Northeast Regional Federal Penitentiary's positive aspects is the employment opportunities offered by this facility, which in turn, reflects favorably on Kelly Township's economy.
0 It is felt that business "incentives" are needed at the local level to create new jobs . . . business incentives can also provide a mechanism
for " retaining" existing jobs.
0 Kelly Township values "Quality of Life" more than industry, which provides the tax base and jobs.
0 An overriding community development "issue" is Private Rights . . . versus. . . Growth Management.
-58- 0 Attitude on Growth in Union County and Kelly Township is “middle of the road”.
0 Growth should be controlled . . . and . . . managed.
Existing urban centers, which already posses the infrastructure, such as water and sewer service, should be expanded . . . versus . . . ”spot” development.
0 Kelly Township needs ”planning” for development, i.e., the Comprehensive Plan Update should designate areas within the Township where development is encouraged.
0 The creation of “Growth Zones” (Areas) needs to be investigated for Kelly Township as a possibility for the control of future growth.
Transportat i on
Traffic on Route 15 is a “major” consideration in the update of Kelly Township’s Comprehensive Plan.
0 Traflic access to Route 15 should be limited . . . and . . . where permitted, traffic signals should be required.
Further, any route for a proposed Lewisburg By-Pass for Route 15 should be viewed in terms of its impact on Kelly Township.
Kelly Township does a “good” job at maintaining its roads.
0 Local and State roads in the Township need to be looked at in terms of future improvements, such as Colonel John Kelly Road . . . Improvements suggested included correcting site distance problems, providing traffic controls at dangerous intersections, and road widenings.
Specifically, JPM Road was cited as a problem roadway, both in terms of congestion . . . and , . . safety.
Kelly Township has had little, if any, involvement in the highway planning efforts of Pa DOT or Union County.
0 Further, neither the Township nor Union County has a ”transportation professional” to review development plans/proposals.
General Planning Considerations
There is a lack of continuing cooperation and communication between the Township Sewer Board and the Township’s Board of Supervisors; Planning Commission . . . as well as between the Township Sewer Board and the private sector. -59- A need exists for both "cooperation" and "communication" between the various governmental bodies influencing the future of Kelly Township . . . including the Union County Board of Commissioners.
Lines of communication should be "opened" between the elected and appointed officials of the Township and the private sector, i.e., business and industry.
Means should be found to increase the Township's "community spirit" . . . one method suggested to accomplish this end would be in the form of better communications between Kelly Township's municipal government and the residents of the Township.
A 'I neighborhood needs assessment" in West Milton should be considered.
Kelly Township - in addition to a "fulltime" Zoning Officer - needs some type of administrator, e.g., a Township Manager.
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-60- APPENDIX ONE: SECTION THREE TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS’ VIEWS ON TOWNSHIP’S ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Agriculture ‘and Other Natural Resources (ASSETS)
0 Scenic countryside.
0 Amount of agricultural land . . . open space.
0 Rural environment, which is ”attractive” to the Township’s residents.
A dominating agricultural area, which enhances the style of rural living.
Agriculture and Other Natural Resources (LIABILITIES)
Haphazard housing development in the Township’s rural areas . . . which is destroying ” rural” character.
Gross lack of environmental concerns by certain farmers, e.g., random dumping of trash . . . Manure and waste management of little concern to these farmers.
0 No ordinance regulating manure pits.
Community Facilities and Utilities (ASSETS)
Presence of Evangelical Community Hospital in the Township.
Good health care facilities . . . Availability of medical facilities.
College and a good school system . . . Best elementary school in the Lewisburg Area School District.
Potential for park and recreational development.
Community Facilities and Utilities (LIABILITIES)
0 No recreation plan . . . No bike/pedestrian walkways in major residential areas . . . and . . . A lack of neighborhood parks and playgrounds.
0 Lack of adult recreational facilities, e.g., walking paths, tennis courts
Kelly Crossroads needs a sewer facility.
-61 - No police protection . . . Lack of police protection . . . Police protection is not adequate.
Housing, Business and Industry (ASSETS)
1 Adoption of a Zoning Ordinance by the Township. 1 Good Planning Commission. No racial and/or integration problems in the area of housing and education.
I Composition of the Township’s residents.
Potential for planned residential development.
Abundant shopping and services in the surrounding area, which are available to the Township’s residents.
Located in a good position for commerce and tourism. 8 Township has some nice tourist attractions. Good tax base . . . Township’s present finances are good.
1 Potential for well managed economic development. I Housing, Business and Industry (LIABILITIES)
1 No Building Codes. 1 Poor enforcement of Zoning regulations. Lack of a Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer.
Zoning does not reflect the best use of land . . . Nor does it reflect the 8 Township’s existing utilities.
Township fails to use “varied“ professional resources to prepare 8 subdivisionhoning ordinances to address “all” issues. 1 Reactionary planning . . . Crisis management. Management of growth along Route 15. I Extending public (Township) services to scattered, independent developments . . . rather than providing effective public services to I planned, concentrated developments. 1 -62- Poor (Township) rapport with business, prison and institutional executives . . . Thus, neither the public sector nor the private sector knows the future plans of the other. 1 Should have more companies moving into the area. Lack of community spirit and communication. I People in the Township do not seem to care about what is happening . . . unless it affects them directly. 8 Should be concerned about what the Township does . . . in terms of its impact on other communities. 8 The Township's ability to manage growth is directly affected by adjacent municipalities. 8
TransDortation (ASSETS) 8 Good road system . . . and . . . Good maintenance program.
Nice, small developments, which have easy access to shopping areas. 8
Presence of Route 15, which provides easy access for the Township's residents and businesses to medical facilities . . . educational and I cultural facilities . . . and . . . recreational facilities.
Location . . . Convenience to Lewisburg Borough and access to Routes 15 I and 1-80. 1 Transportation (LIABILITIES) 1 Some of the more important Township roads will need to be improved and/or widened, e.g., JPM and Colonel John Kelly Roads.
e Problem of increasing "conflict" between pedestrians and vehicular 8 traffic, particularly in the more heavily developed southeastern portion of the Township. 1 I 1 I -63- I APPENDIX TWO ZONING ORDINANCE: LAND USE CATEGORIES
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Permitted Uses:
0 Single-Family Detached Dwelling
0 Single-Family Semi-Detached Dwelling
0 Home Occupation
0 Cultivation of Crops
Conditional Uses:
0 Multi-Family Dwelling
0 Neighborhood Retail
0 Prof e s si on a1 Off1c e s
0 Appropriate PublidQuasi-Public Uses
0 N u rs i ng Ho me/C onval escen t Ho m e/Si mi 1ar Uses
0 Single-Family Attached Dwelling
0 Residential Cluster Development
0 Agriculture
0 Mobile Home Park
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
Permitted Uses:
0 RetaiWholesale Businesses
0 Personal Service & Repair
0 Office Buildings
0 Commercial Recreation, Educational and Entertainment Uses
0 Agricultural Business
Cultivation of Crops -64- Hotels & Motels 1 Conditional Uses:
0 Appropriate Public/Quasi-Public Uses
0 Commercial Land Development
INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT
Permitted Uses:
0 Retirement, Nursing, Convalescent Home & Similar Uses HospitaMSanitar iums/Re h abil it ation Facilities 1 Cultivation of Crops
Appropriate Public/Quasi-Public Uses 1 Conditional Uses: 1 0 Correctional Facilities
0 Agriculture I MANUFACTURING DISTRICT Permitted Uses: I 0 Wholesale Commercial Uses 1 0 General Industrial (Assembly, Manufacturing, Warehousing, Research and Development)
0 Cultivation of Crops
Conditional Uses:
Appropriate Public/Quasi-Public Uses
0 Industrial Parks
0 Junkyards
-65- OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
Permitted Uses:
0 Forest and Nursery Production
Parks, Playgrounds and Play Fields
0 Cultivation of Crops
Conditional Uses:
0 Appropriate Public/Quasi-Public Uses
0 Campgrounds
0 Agriculture
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
Permitted Uses:
Agriculture (Including Cultivation of Crops)
0 Agricultural Businesses
0 Home Occupation
0 Farm Dwelling
Kennels
Non-Farm Single-Family Dwelling
Condition a1 Uses:
0 PublidQuasi-Public Uses
Neighborhood Retail
0 Commercial Recreation
0 Surface Mining
0 Multi-Family Dwelling (Conversion of Existing Structure)
-66- APPENDIX THREE POPULATION DATA
Kelly Township’s Population as a Population of Population of Percent of Union -Year Union County Kelly Township(*) County’s Population 1960 25,646 3,220 12.6% 1 1970 28,603 4,166 14.6% 1980 32,870 3,767 11.590 1 1990 36,176 4,561 12.6%
(*) Kelly Township contains the Northeast Regionai Federal Penitentiary, which contained 1,411 inmates in 1960 . . . 1,904 inmates in 1970 . . . 1,653 inmates in 1980 . . . and . . . 1,942 inmates in 1990. 1 I I I 8 1 Source: 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1990 U.S. Census Data 1 1 8 -67 - I I Population of Union Population of Kelly Kelly Township’s County, Excluding the Township, Excluding the Population as a I Northeast Regional Northeast Regional Percent of Union -Year Federal Penitentiary Federal Penitentiary County’s Population I 1960 24,235 1,909 7.9% 1970 26,699 2,262 8.5% I 1980 31,217 2,114 6.8% I 1990 34.234 2,619 7.7% I 1 I t ‘1 1 1 I 8 I Source: 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1990 U.S. Census Data 1 I I -68- I White Deer 1 Kelly Township Buffalo Township Lewisburg Borough Township -Year Population( *) Population Population Population 1960 1,909 1,64 1 5,523 2,379 1970 2,262 1,789 5,718 2,785 1980 2,114 2,562 5,407 3,724 1990 2,619 2,877 5,785 3,958 I
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(*) Excludes the inmate population of the northeast Regional Federal Penitentiary.
Source: 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1990 US.Census Data
-69- Population Increase Percent of Population Increase I Municipality Between 1980 and 1990 Between 1980 and 1990 Union County(*) 3,017 9.7% I Kelly Township(*) 505 23.9% Buffalo Township 315 12.3% I Lewisburg Borough 378 6.6% I White Deer Township 2 34 6.37~ I I I
(*) Excludes the inmate population of the Northeast Regional Federal Penitentiary. I I
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I I Source: 1980 and 1990 U.S. Census Data I I -70- Total Male Percent of Female Percent of I Municipality Population Population Population Population Population Union County 36,176 18,681 51.6% 17,495 48.4% I Kelly Township 4,56 1 2,951 64.7% 1,610 35.3% Buffalo Township 2,877 1,426 49.6% 1,451 50.4% 1 Lewisburg Borough 5,785 2,772 47.9% 3,013 52.18 White Deer Township 3,958 2,022 51.1% 1,936 48.9% I
Source: 1990 U.S. Census Data
-71- Union Kelly Buffalo Lewisburg White Deer Age Countv Township Township Borough Townshiu Under 5 Years 2,381 188 245 2 14 272 5-17 Years 5,919 462 624 471 777 18-44 Years 16,601 2,235 1,163 3,621 1,677 44-59 Years 5,164 680 396 476 623 60-64 Years 1,563 197 126 222 194 65 Years and Over 4,548 799 323 78 1 415 Median Age 32.5 38.5 31.6 22.8 33.7
Total Pop u 1at i on 36,176 4,561 2,877 5,785 3,958
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Source: 1990 U.S. Census Data
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Non-White Population I Total Non-White as a Percent of Total Municipality Population Population Population Union County 36,176 1,392 3.8% I Kelly Township 4,561 923 20.2% Buffalo Township 2,877 21 0.7% I Lewisburg Borough 5,785 235 4.1% I White Deer Township 3,958 20 0.5% I I I I I I I I I I Source: 1990 U.S. Census Data I I 1 -73- I I
I Persons of Hispanic Origin Total Persons of as a Percent of Total Municipality Population H i spa nic 0r i gi n Pop ul ation I Union County 36,176 638 1.8% Kelly Township 4,561 448 9.8% I Buffalo Township 2,877 5 0.2% Lewisburg I Borough 5,785 90 1.6% White Deer I Township 3,958 13 0.3% I I I I I I I I I I Source: 1990 US. Census Data I I I -74- I
Total Area in Number of Persons Population Square Miles Per Square Mile I Union County 36,176 316.8 114.2 Kelly Township 4,561 17.1 266.7 I Buffalo Township 2,877 30.6 94.0 Lewisburg I Borough 5,785 1.0 5,785.0 White Deer I Township 3,958 46.5 85.1 I I I I I I I I I I Source: 1990 U.S. Census Data I I I -75- 1 APPENDIX FOUR I HOUSING DATA
I Union County Kelly TownshiD Type Of Number Of Percent Of Number Of Percent Of 1 Housing Unit Housing Units Housing Units Housing Units Housing Units Owner I Occupied 8,719 67.66% 675 59.74% Renter Occupied 2,970 23.05% 397 35.13% 1 Vacant 1,197 9.29% 58 5.13%
Total Number I Of Housing 1 Units 12,886 100.00% 1,130 100.00% I 1
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I I Source: 1990 U.S.Census Data I B 1 -76- I Union County Kelly Township I Number Of Percent Of Number Of Percent Of Type Of Occupied Occupied Occupied Occupied Housing Unit Housing Units Housing Units Housing Units Housing Units I Owner Occupied 8,719 74.59% 675 62.97% I Renter Occupied 2,970 25.41% 397 37.03% I Total Number Of Occupied Housing Units 11,689 100.00% 1,072 100.00% 1 I I I I I I I I I Source: 1990 U.S. Census Data I I I -77- I Total Number Of Housing Units Kelly Township Number Of Occupied Number Of Vacant By Type Of Housing Type Housing Units Housing Units Housing Unit Single-Family 702 33 735 Multifamily 261 12 273 Mobile Homel Trailer 96 10 106 Other 13 3 16
Total Number Of Occupied and Vacant Housing Units 1,072 58
Total Number of Housing Units in Kelly Township...... 1,130
Source: 1990 U.S. Census Data
-78- Percent Of Percent Of Kelly Township Occupied Vacant Housing Type Housing Units Housing Units Totals Single-Family 95.51% 4.49% 100.00% I Multifamily 95.60% 4.40% Mobile Home/ loo.oo% I Trailer 90.57% 9.43% Other 81.25% 18.75% loo.oo%100.00% 1
Totals 94.87% 5.13% 100.00% I I I 1 I a I 1 I I Source: 1990 U.S. Census Data I I, I -79- I
Kelly Township Number Of Percent Of 1 Housing Type Persons Persons Owner-Occupied 1 Housing Units 1,819 69.45% Renter-Occupied 1 Housing Units 800 30.55% I Totals 2,619 100.00% I 1 I
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Number Of Persons Number Of Persons Kelly Township In Owner-Occupied In Renter-Occupied I TvDe Of Household Households Households ~~ One Person Household 120 187 I Two Person Household 5 12 240 Three Person Household 405 108 I Four Person Household 368 80 Five Person Household 210 130 I Six Person Household 102 24 Seven Or More 1 Person Household 102 31
Totals 1,819 800 I I 1 I 1 I I 1 1 Source: 1990 US. Census Data I I I -81 Kelly Township Number Of Number Of Persons Type Of Household Households By Type Of Household One Person Household 307 307 Two Person Household 376 752 Three Person Household 171 513 Four Person Household 112 448 Five Person Household 68 340 Six Person Household 21 126 Seven Or More Person Household 17 133
Totals 1,072(*) 2,619(*)
(*) With a total of 1,072 households containing 2,619 persons, the average household in Kelly Township contains 2.44 persons.
Source: 1990 US. Census Data
-82- APPENDIX FIVE TOWNSHIP ROAD AND STREET CLASSIFICATIONS
Arterial Highways:
0 Route 15 (State Route 0015)
Collector Roads: I JPM Road (State Route 1007) . . . between William Penn Drive and Colonel John Kelly Road I Hospital Drive (State Route 1005) . . . between Route 15 and Colonel John Kelly Road I Fort Titzell Road (State Route 1003) . . . between Colonel John Kelly Road and the.Township’s northern boundary I 0 William Penn Drive (State Route 1018) . . . between Route 15 and the Northeast Federal Regional Penitentiary
0 Loan Road (Township Road 401) . . . between Route 15 and JPM Road
0 Colonel John Kelly Road (State Route 1002) . . . between Route 15 and the western boundary of the Township
0 Cross Roads Drive (State Route 1004) . . . between West Milton and the Township’s western boundary
Local Roads: 0 Airport Road (State Route 1002) I 0 Beagle Road (Township Road 391, Township Road 446 and Township Road 540) 0 Broad Street (State Route 1004) B 0 Church Road (State Route 1005) I 0 Creek Road (Township Road 452) Eighth Street (Township Road 498) I Fairchild Road (Township Road 391 and Township Road 482) 0 Gessner Road (Township Road 440) I 0 Goodman Road (Township Road 391) Hder Road (Township Road 387) -83- r1 0 High Street (State Route 1004)
0 Hill School Road (Township Road 436)
0 Hoffa Mill Road (State Route 1003)
0 Hollow Road (Township Road 444)
0 JPM Road (State Route 1007 and Township Road 476) . . . between Colonel John Kelly Road and Cross Roads Drive I 0 Manning Road (Township Road 393) 0 Millers Bottom Road (Township Road 442)
0 Moore School Road (Township Road 395 and Township Road 452) I 0 Newman Road (Township Road 474) 0 Pawling Lane (Township Road 391) 1 0 Red Ridge Road (Township Road 426) 0 River Road (State Route 1008) I 0 Spruce Run Road (State Route 1001) 0 Strawbridge Road (Township Road 450)
I 0 Sunrise Road (State Route 1001) I 0 Third Street (State Route 1011) 0 Warren Road (Township Road 391) I 0 Wenner Road (Township Road 436) 0 West Milton Road (State Route 1004) I 0 White Deer Churches Road (State Route 1005) 0 Yarger Road (Township Road 474)
I 0 Zeigler Road (Township Road 397) I Residential Streets:
0 Apple Street (Township Road 472) 0 Applewood Drive (State Route 100
0 Birch Road Birchtree Lane
0 Cherry Street (Township Road 475) -84- I
0 Cherrywood Drive I Dogwood Drive Dustin Drive I 0 Fifth Street (Township Road 494) I 0 First Street (Township Road 424) Franklin Drive (Township Road 499 and Township Road 502) I 0 Hoffman Boulevard Kling Street I 0 Lakeside Drive
0 Lamplight Lane (Township Road 541) 1
0 Magnolia Drive Maple Street 1 0 Maplewood Drive I 0 Mitzi Lane 0 Mulberry Drive I 0 Ninth Street (Township Road 500)
0 Oak Lane I 0 Oakview Drive I 0 Oakwood Drive Pawling Lane (Township Road 543) I 0 Pointe Lane 0 Reisch Road 1 0 Saint Mary Street (Township Road 385)
0 Seventh Street (Township Road 496) 1 Sixth Street (Township Road 492)
0 Smith Drive 1 0 Walnut Street (Township Road 470j D Waf'd Drive 0 Willow Brook Boulevard I -85- I