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West Pennsboro Township Comprehensive WEST PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP COMPREHENSIVE PLAN . I 1 L 1 SEPTEMBER 1991 I I TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE I CHAPTER 1 .INTRODUCTION ................ 1-1 Purpose of the Plan ................ 1-1 Planning as a Concept ............... 1-1 Organization of the Plan .............. 1-1 ~I Legislative and Legal Base for the Plan and Implementation .................. 1-2 I CHAPTER 2 .HISTORY ................... 2-1 CHAPTER 3 .NATURAL ENVIROWNT ............. 3-1 E Climate ...................... 3-1 Geologic Resources .................. 3-3 Topographic/Slope ................. 3-6 Soil Resources ................... 3-6 I Water Resources .................. 3-13 Woodlands ...................... 3-25 I Summary ...................... 3-26 CHAPTER 4 .POPULATION/SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE ...... 4-1 National Trends .................. 4-1 State. Regional. and County Trends ......... 4-3 I West Pennsboro -Township Population Tends and Characteristics .................. 4-9 I Population Summary ................. 4-18 CHAPTER 5 .ECONOMIC BASE ................ 5-1 Regional Influences ................ 5-1 I Historic Development ................ 5-1 Employment Patterns ................ 5-2 Market Centers ................... 5-8 Income Level Characteristics ............ 5-12 I Economic Base Summary ............... 5-15 CHAPTER 6 .HOUSING ................... 6-1 I Residential Unit Design .............. 6-3 Population Distribution By Household ........ 6-4 Size of Dwelling Units ............... 6-5 Age of Dwelling Structures ............. 6-5 I Housing Conditions ................. 6-6 Value of Housing .................. 6-8 I Summary ...................... 6-11 CHAPTER 7 .EXISTING IAND USE .............. 7-1 Residential Land Use ................ 7-2 I Commercial Land Use ................ 7-2 Industrial Land Uses ................ 7-2 Agricultural Land Use ................ 7-3 Public/Semi-Public ................ 7-3 I Vacant Land Use .................. 7-3 Summary ...................... 7-3 I I TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) CHAPTER 8 .TRANSPORTATION ............... 8-1 Overview/Regional Context ............. 8-1 Transportation Inventory .............. 8-2 CHAPTER 9 .COMM[JNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES ...... 9-1 Schools ...................... 9-1 Higher Education .................. 9-4 Libraries ..................... 9-4 Health Facilities ................. 9-5 Emergency Services ................. 9-8 Municipal Building .................. 9-9 Parks and Recreational Facilities ......... 9-9 Public Sewer .................... 9-9 Public Water ..................... 9-10 Solid Waste Management ............... 9-10 Utilities .................... 9-11 Summary ...................... 9-11 CHAPTER 10 .ENERGY ................... 10-1 Energy Conservation in West Pennsboro Township ... 10-1 Energy Conservation Options ............ 10-2 CHAPTER 11 .MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION .......... 11-1 Municipal Administration ................ 11-1 Municipal Revenues ................. 11-4 Municipal Expenditures ............... 11-8 CHAPTER 12 .COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES . 12-1 Principle Goal of the Plan ............. 12-1 Statement of Community Goals and Objectives ..... 12-2 SocialGoals .................... 12-2 Physical Goals ................... 12-3 CHAPTER 13 .FUTURE LAND USE PLAN ............ 13-1 Land Use Concepts .................. 13-2 Residential Land Uses ................ 13-2 I Commercial Land Uses ................ 13-4 Industrial Land Uses ................ 13-5 Landscaping ..................... 13-6 I Lighting ...................... 13-6 Parking ....................... 13-6 Relationship to Adjacent Municipalities ....... 13-7 I CHAPTER 14 .TRANSPORTATION PLAN ............. 14-1 Relation of Future Land Use and Transportation Plan . 14-1 Functional Classification of Roadways ........ 14-1 I Transportation Improvements............. 14-2 Highway Design Criteria ............... 14-3 I I I I I TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) CHAPTER 15 .COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN .......... 15-1 I Public Schools ................... 15-1 Parks and Recreation ................ 15-1 Police Protection .................. 15-2 I Fire Protection ................... 15-4 Water Service .................... 15-4 Sewage Collection and Treatment Service ....... 15-5 I CHAPTER 16 .HOUSING PLAN ................ 16-1 Housing Plan Implementation Strategies ....... 16-3 I CHAPTER 17 .ENERGY PLAN ................. 17-1 Energy Goal and Policies .............. 17-1 Planning Considerations and Implementation Strategies .................... 17-1 I Buildings ...................... 17-2 Municipal Services ................. 17-3 Transportation ................... 17-3 I Land Use ...................... 17-4 Alternative Energy Sources ............. 17-4 I Citizen Participation ................ 17-4 CHAPTER 18 .PLAN ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION ... 18-1 Plan Administration ................. 18-1 Plan Implementation ................. 18-1 I Capital Improvements Program ............ 18-3 I APPENDIX I Glossary of Terms I Community Attitude Survey and Results I I I I I I I I I MAE' - TABLE OF CONTENTS FOLLOWING ,I MAE'S PAGE Geology Map 3-5 ~I Slopes Map 3-8 Generalized Agriculture Soils 3-8 Soil Limitation Map 3-9 i'I Prime Farmland Map 3-12 Homesite Suitability 3-12 I Drainage Basins Map 3-16 Flood Plains/and Wetlands Map 3-21 I Woodlands Map 3-27 I Cumberland County Geographic Areas 4-1 Housing Inventory .. -. 6-8 I Land Use Map 7-3 Transportation Map 8-5 I Community Facilities Map 9-12 Future Land Use Map 13-6 I Transportation Plan Map 14-3 I FIGURES PAGE 4-1 Population Trend 1920-1980 (State, Region, County I Municipality) 4-4 4-2 Population Density and Area-1980 (County) 4-6 4-3 Population Comparison (Township) 4-12 I 4-4 .Populationby Age by Sex (Township) 4-14 I I I I LIST OF TABLES PAGE I 3-1 Geologic Description 3-3 3-2 Prime Agricultural Land Characteristics 3-11 3-3 Geology-Engineering Properties 3-13 I 3-4 Geology-Hydrologic Properties 3-19 3-5 Public and Private Wetland Involvement 3-23 3-6 Wetland Values 3-24 4-1 1980 Population, Area, and Density (County) 4-7 I 4-2 1980 Population Characteristics (County) 4-8 4-3 Population Trends and Change (Selected Municipalities) 4-10 4-4 Population Projections 4-11 I 4-5 Persons by Race and Spanish Origin 4-15 4-6 Years of School Completed 4-16 4-7 Population by Households/Marital Status 4-17 5-1 Total Workers 16 Years and Over by Place of Work 5-3 I 5-2 Percent Unemployment Workers 16 Years and Over 5-3 5-3 Workers 16 Years and Over by Place of Work 5-4 5-4 Employment by Occupation in-Private Industry 5-6 I 5-5 Employment by Major Industry (County) 5-7 5-6 Employed Persons 16 and Over by Industry (Township) 5-9 5-7 Employed Persons 16 and Over by Occupation (Township) 5-9 5-8 Retail Establishments in County 5-10 I 5-9 Carlisle Area Largest Employers 5-11 5-10 Distribution of Family Income 5-13 5-11 Percentage of Families Below Poverty Line 5-14 I 5-12 Median Family Income 5-15 6-1 Year-Round Dwelling Units (Selected Municipalities) 6-2 6-2 Housing Inventory: 1970-1980 6-3 I 6-3 Year Round Dwelling Units by Occupancy Status and Tenure 6-3 6-4 Residential Design 6-4 6-5 Household Size (Selected Municipalities) 6-4 6-6 Rooms Per Housing Unit 6-5 6-7 Age of Dwelling Units 6-6 6-8 Occupied Housing Units by Plumbing Facilities 6-7 6-9 Housing Inventory: Windshield Survey (Township) 6-8 6-10 Value of Owner-Occupied Dwellings 6-9 6-11 Contract Rent 6-10 6-12 Median Housing Values and Contract Rents 6-10 6-13 Average Costs of Construction/New Dwelling Units 6-11 8-1 Travel Information 8-2 8-2 State Highway Information 8-3 8-3 Functional Classification Information 8-4 8-4 Street Right-of-way and Cartway Width Requirements 8-5 9-1 Public School Characteristics 9-3 9-2 Hospitals in the West Pennsboro Township Vicinity 9-5 9-3 Nursing Homes Characteristics 9-7 11-1 Municipal Revenues and Expenditures 11-5 13-1 Future Land Use; Land Use Acreage 13-2 15-1 National Standards for Recreation Areas 15-2 I I CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION I In March 1989, West Pennsboro and Dickinson Townships received a Pennsylvania Small Communities Planning Assistance Grant (SCPAP) from the Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for I the joint updating of the municipalities' comprehensive plans. The Boards of Supervisors directed their respective Planning Commissions to begin work immediately on the project. The Supervisors retained Tri-County Regional Planning Commission I (TCRPC) to provide professional planning services for the studies. Under the guidance of TCRPC and direction of the DCA, the West Pennsboro Planning Commission prepared the following document. I This study represents eighteen (18) months of extensive research, analysis, and plan preparation. 1 PURPOSE OF THE PLAN This Comprehensive Plan is a policy guide for the orderly development of the Township. The Plan's primary mission is to I promote the health, safety, convenience, and general welfare of its citizens. The scope of the study is "comprehensive", in that, its intent is to organize and coordinate the interrelated elements of I the environment. The relationship and interaction between these elements (i.e. natural resources, -socioeconomic resources, land uses, and community facilities and services) is critical to the I future direction of the Township. The plan effectively provides direction for municipal growth I and natural resource preservation by: - o ' expressing the aims and ambitions of the residents; 0 delineating the municipal form and character it seeks to achieve; I o being responsive to change (dynamic);
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