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Irmo Comprehensive Plan Town of Irmo Comprehensive Plan Adopted: April 18, 2017 Town of Irmo Comprehensive Plan 2016 Town Council Hardy King, Mayor Julius Waites, Mayor Pro‐Tem Kathy Condom Barry A. Walker, Sr. Mark Pouliot Planning Commission Ryan Cole, Chair Brooks Galloway, Vice Chair David Logsdon Don Looney Michael Lizewski Ted Hewitt Walter Lindler Staff Bob Brown, Town Administrator Vi Racine, Zoning Clerk Content 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 5 1.1. Purpose and Organization of the Plan ................................................................................. 5 1.2. Vision and Guiding Principles ............................................................................................... 7 2. Population ................................................................................................................................... 9 2.1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 9 2.2. Inventory .............................................................................................................................. 9 2.3. Population Goals and Strategies ........................................................................................ 17 3. Economic Development ............................................................................................................ 25 3.1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 25 3.2. Inventory ............................................................................................................................ 25 3.3. Goals, Objectives, and Strategies ...................................................................................... 28 4. Natural Resources ..................................................................................................................... 32 4.1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 32 4.2. Inventory ............................................................................................................................ 32 4.3. Goals, Objectives, and Strategies ...................................................................................... 41 5. Historic and Cultural Resources ................................................................................................ 46 5.1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 46 5.2. Inventory ............................................................................................................................ 46 5.3. Goals, Objectives, and Strategies ...................................................................................... 49 6. Community Facilities ................................................................................................................. 50 6.1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 50 6.2. Inventory ............................................................................................................................ 50 6.3. Goals and Strategies .......................................................................................................... 54 7. Housing ..................................................................................................................................... 59 7.1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 59 7.2. Inventory ............................................................................................................................ 59 7.3. Goals, Objectives, and Strategies ...................................................................................... 62 8. Land Use .................................................................................................................................... 65 8.1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 65 i 8.2. Inventory ............................................................................................................................ 65 8.3. Goals, Objectives, and Strategies ...................................................................................... 73 9. Transportation .......................................................................................................................... 79 9.1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 79 9.2. Inventory ............................................................................................................................ 79 9.3. Goals, Objectives, and Strategies ...................................................................................... 84 10. Priority Investment ................................................................................................................. 87 10.1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 87 10.2. Goals, Objectives, and Strategies .................................................................................... 87 ii List of Tables TABLE 2.1: POPULATION PROJECTIONS .................................................................................................. 10 TABLE 2.2: RACIAL CHARACTERISTICS .................................................................................................... 11 TABLE 2.3: AGE CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................................................ 13 TABLE 2.4: GENDER CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................... 13 TABLE 2.5: 2014 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ........................................................................................ 15 TABLE 2.6: 2010 INCOME CHARACTERISTICS .......................................................................................... 16 TABLE 2.7: POVERTY LEVEL .................................................................................................................. 16 TABLE 3.1: TOWN OF IRMO EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS ..................................................................... 26 TABLE 3.2: TOWN OF IRMO MAJOR EMPLOYMENT SECTORS ...................................................................... 26 TABLE 3.3: TOWN OF IRMO BUSINESS LICENSES ....................................................................................... 27 TABLE 4.1: 2014 LAND COVER ............................................................................................................ 33 TABLE 4.2: TOWN OF IRMO 303(D) LIST OF IMPAIRED WATER BODIES ........................................................ 35 TABLE 4.3: TMDL CALCULATION FOR SELECTED STREAMS NEAR THE TOWN OF IRMO ...................................... 36 TABLE 4.4: TOWN OF IRMO ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST (SOURCE: USFWS) .................................................. 36 TABLE 4.5: TOWN OF IRMO MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES (SOURCE: USFWS) ................................................... 37 TABLE 4.6: TOWN OF IRMO HAZARD VULNERABILITY ................................................................................ 38 TABLE 4.7: NATURAL HAZARD LOSS VALUE ............................................................................................. 40 TABLE 4.8: COMBINED VULNERABILITY FOR RICHLAND COUNTY .................................................................. 41 TABLE 7.1: HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................. 60 TABLE 7.2: OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING VALUE ...................................................................................... 61 TABLE 9.1: 2016 AVERAGE ANNUAL DAILY TRAFFIC (2016) ..................................................................... 80 iii List of Figures FIGURE 2.1: BASE MAP ...................................................................................................................... 19 FIGURE 2.2: 2014 POPULATION DISTRIBUTION ....................................................................................... 20 FIGURE 2.3: 2040 POPULATION PROJECTIONS ........................................................................................ 21 FIGURE 2.4: 2014 MINORITY POPULATION ............................................................................................ 22 FIGURE 2.5: 2014 65 AND OLDER POPULATION ..................................................................................... 23 FIGURE 2.6: 2016 HUD LOW AND MODERATE INCOME (LMI) POPULATION ............................................... 24 FIGURE 3.3: 2015 EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE .............................................................................................. 31 FIGURE 4.3: ECO‐REGIONS .................................................................................................................. 44 FIGURE 4.4: WATER RESOURCES .........................................................................................................
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