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Western Cumberland County Comprehensive Plan Consortium Joint Municipal Comprehensive Plan Cumberland County, Pennsylvania WESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONSORTIUM JOINT MUNICIPAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA PARTICIPATING MEMBER MUNICIPALITIES Dickinson Township Lower Frankford Township Newville Borough North Newton Township South Newton Township Upper Frankford Township Upper Mifflin Township West Pennsboro Township STEERING COMMITTEE Auggie Ginter, Bert Miller, Dan Wyrick – Dickinson Township Tim Lush, Craig Houston – Lower Frankford Township Fred Potzer, Clarence Fry II – Newville Borough Bob Smith, Brad Spahr – North Newton Township Ron Bouch, Gary Johnston, David McBeth, Joe Widra, – South Newton Township David Baker, George Wickard – Upper Frankford Township Richard Knoll, Sr., Walter Beaston – Upper Mifflin Township Barbara Cross, John Eppley, Harvey Hoover, Walter Heine, Jason Kutulakis, David Twining– West Pennsboro Township Dr. William Cowden, Richard Fry – Big Spring School District Kirk Stoner – Cumberland County Planning Commission Steven Fishman, Marcus McKnight - Solicitors PLANNING CONSULTANTS Gregory Lambert, P.E. Timothy Cormany, A.I.C.P. David Black Associates Martin and Martin, Incorporated 501 Lincoln Way East 37 South Main Street Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201 Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201 FOREWORD The Joint Municipal Comprehensive Plan presently being developed for the eight participating municipalities of the Western Cumberland County Council of Governments (COG), Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is to be introduced in two (2) phases. The initial phase, entitled "Comprehensive Plan 2006, Phase 1", is a compilation of the background information submitted to the Plan Steering Committee throughout the first segment of the Comprehensive Planning Program. Over subsequent months, the Committee has been introduced to additional memoranda for review. This data, or Phase 2, represents the municipalities’ chosen direction and policy concerning the future physical development of the region, including mapping and recommendations for methods of implementation and achieving select planning goals over the next 10-20 years. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page # PHASE 1 – BACKGROUND DATA INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………… 8 REGIONAL SETTING……………………………………………………… 15 COMMUNITY HISTORY…………………………………………………... 16 Historical Landmarks.................................................................................... 19 NATURAL FEATURES ANALYSIS………………………………………. 20 Background………………………………………………………………… 20 Climate……………………………………………………………………… 20 Hydrology………………………………………………………………….. 21 Geology…………………………………………………………………….. 23 Soils………………………………………………………………………… 25 Topography…………………………………………………………………. 27 Summary……………………………………………………………………. 28 Watershed Map……………………………………………………………... 29 Floodplain and Wetlands…………………………………………………… 30 Geological Formations Map………………………………………………… 31 Density of Mapped Karst…………………………………………………….. 32 Soil Association Map………………………………………………………… 33 Soil Limitations for On-Lot Disposal Systems Map…………………………. 34 Prime Agricultural Soils…………………………………………………….. 35 Steep Slopes Map……………………………………………………………. 36 POPULATION ANALYSIS………………………………………………….. 37 Comparative Population Trends…………………………………………….. 37 Historic Population Change…………………………………………………. 38 Population Rates of Growth & Density……………………………………… 39 2000 Population Density…………………………………………………….. 40 Racial Distribution…………………………………………………………… 41 Age Group Composition……………………………………………………… 41 Family Income……………………………………………………………….. 42 Education…………………………………………………………………….. 42 Educational Attainment of Persons Age 25 and Older………………………. 43 Educational Enrollments…………………………………………………….. 43 Future Population…………………………………………………………….. 43 Racial Distribution…………………………………………………………… 45 Age Sex Comparison…………………………………………………………. 46 Age Distribution……………………………………………………………… 47 Age Composition……………………………………………………………... 48 3 Page # HOUSING ANALYSIS…………………………………………………………… 49 Background……………………………………………………………………… 49 Total Housing Units……………………………………………………………... 49 Total Housing Supply…………………………………………………………… 49 Housing Units and Time of Construction……………………………………….. 51 Residential Building Permits 1993-2002……………………………………….. 52 Approved Residential Lots / Units 1993-2002…………………………………. 53 Housing Condition………………………………………………………………. 54 Selected Housing Characteristics……………………………………………….. 54 Occupancies and Vacancies……………………………………………………… 55 Mobile Homes……………………………………………………………………. 55 Housing Value…………………………………………………………………… 56 2004 Residential Assessed Property Values……………………………………… 57 Summary…………………………………………………………………………. 57 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS…………………………………………………………. 58 Background………………………………………………………………………. 58 Retail Economy………………………………………………………………….. 58 Manufacturing……………………………………………………………………. 58 Labor Force and Employment…………………………………………………… 59 Labor Force Characteristics……………………………………………………… 59 Agriculture……………………………………………………………………….. 60 Income…………………………………………………………………………… 60 Summary…………………………………………………………………………. 61 Worker Occupation………………………………………………………………. 62 Occupation Distribution…………………………………………………………. 63 EXISTING LAND USE ANALYSIS……………………………………………… 64 Introduction………………………………………………………………………. 64 County Comprehensive Plan Analysis…………………………………………… 64 Existing Land Use Analysis – 2002 # of Parcels…………………………………. 65 Residential Use…………………………………………………………………… 66 Public and Quasi-Public Use……………………………………………………… 67 Commercial Use………………………………………………………………….. 67 Industrial Use……………………………………………………………………… 67 Agricultural Use…………………………………………………………………… 68 Summary…………………………………………………………………………... 68 Existing Land Use…………………………………………………………………. 69 TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS………………………………………………… 70 Highways………………………………………………………………………….. 70 Bridges…………………………………………………………………………….. 74 Public Transportation……………………………………………………………… 76 Freight Rail Service……………………………………………………………….. 78 Aviation……………………………………………………………………………. 79 4 Page # TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS (continued) Current Studies………………………………………………………………… 79 Traffic Volumes……………………………………………………………… 80 Traffic Accidents……………………………………………………………….. 80 Highway Functional Classification…………………………………………….. 86 Annual Average Daily Traffic…………………………………………………... 87 Traffic Accidents 1997-2001…………………………………………………… 88 Harrisburg Area Transportation Study Programmed Projects 2030………….. 89 COMMUNITY FACILITIES ANALYSIS……………………………………… 90 Background……………………………………………………………………… 90 Recreation Standards……………………………………………………………. 90 Open Space and Recreation Facilities…………………………………………… 91 Education Facilities……………………………………………………………… 92 Police Protection………………………………………………………………… 93 Fire Protection…………………………………………………………………… 93 Sewage Systems…………………………………………………………………. 93 Storm Water Drainage…………………………………………………………… 94 Water Supply…………………………………………………………………….. 95 Other Services…………………………………………………………………… 95 Sanitary Sewer Service………………………………………………………….. 97 Water Service……………………………………………………………………. 98 PHASE 2 – THE PLAN PLANNING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES…........................................................ 100 Introduction…………………………………………………………………….. 100 Planning Objectives…………………………………………………….……… 100 Study Area Map………………………………………………………………… 103 REGIONAL PLANNING CONSISTENCY………………………………….….. 104 Background…………………………………………………………………….. 104 Cumberland County Comprehensive Plan……………………………………… 104 Consistency With Surrounding Municipalities………………………………… 106 Summary……………………………………………………………………….. 107 FUTURE LAND USE PLAN…………………………………………………….. 109 Background…………………………………………………………………….. 109 Designated Growth Areas……………………………………………………… 110 Housing Considerations………………………………………………………… 111 Conservation…………………………………………………………………… 111 5 Agricultural…………………………………………………………………….. 112 Rural Residential……………………………………………………………….. 115 Residential……………………………………………………………………… 115 Village Center………………………………………………………………….. 117 Commercial and Industrial……………………………………………………… 118 Significant Farmlands Map..……………………………………………………. 122 Existing Land Use Map………………………………………………………… 123 Future Land Use Plan…………………………………………………………… 124 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN…………….. 125 Transportation…………………………………………………………………… 125 Public Water and Sewer………………………………………………………… 128 Open Space and Recreation…………………………………………………….. 131 Environmental Features Map…………………………………………………… 134 Schools………………………………………………………………………….. 139 Municipal and Emergency Services…………………………………….………. 139 Drainage………………………………………………………………………… 140 IMPLEMENTATION & ACTION PLAN……………………………………….. 142 Introduction……………………………………………………………………… 142 Individual Implementation and Action Items…………………………………… 142 Plan Inter-Relationships…………………………………………………………. 149 MUNICIPAL RESOLUTION OF ADOPTION………………………………….. 151 APPENDIX A – INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT…………………………………………….. 152 6 PHASE 1 COVER 7 introduction A comprehensive plan is more than a document that publishes past and present land use trends while recommending future development concepts for a community. It is also a process of contemplating, organizing and analyzing future growth patterns for a community. The comprehensive plan is a tool to assist governing bodies and planning commissions in determining future community needs, which in turn enables them to then prepare development policies. When conducted in an orderly fashion as part of an administrative process, community planning serves to move a municipality toward unified goals and interests which transcend the desires of any individual interests. Because of the diverse nature of all communities, it is necessary for them to develop their own individual set of goals. The most important underlying factor of these goals should be
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