WNSHIP FRANKLIN COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE Adopted JULY 12,1994 .. RESOLUTION NO. 5 - 1334 A. RESOLUTION OF THE EoAm OF SUPERVISORSOF THE TOWNSHIP OF GREENE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, TO ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR GREENE TOWWNSHIP. WHEREAS, Greene Township engaged Nas~,aux-Hemsley, Incorporated as a consultant to update the Township's Comprehensive Plan on June 23, 1333; WHEREAS, the Township Planning Commission held a public meeting on the preliminary draft of the Comprehensive Plan Update on March 3, 1334; WHEREAS, Nassaii:.:-Hemsley, Incorporated presented to the Township its final report entitled "Greene Township Comprehensive Plan Update, flay 4, 1334", as the proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan for Greene Township ; WHEREAS, the Township Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the proposed Comprehensive Plan Update on July 12, 1334; and WHEREAS, the Township Board of Supervisors desires to adopt the proposed Comprehensive Plan Update including all maps, charts and text therein in accordance with Section 302 ic:) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Cod e. NOW THEREFURE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Greene, Frank 1in Coirn ty, Pennsylvan ia, it hereby adopts the Comprehensive Plan for Greene Townc,hip and makes this action part of the Comprehensive Plan Update by recording it within the adopted document. DULY AIIOPTEII this 12th day of July , 1334, by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Greene, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. I.", . GREENE TOWNSHIP BoAm OF SUPERVISORS 1' 1' GREENE "OWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Richard P. Kramer, Chairman Jack W. Furry, Vice Chairman Paul B. Ambrose, Supervisor Barbara R. Gladfelter, Secretary Welton J. Fischer, Solicitor PLANNING COMMISSION Glenn 0. Shetter, Chairman James W. King, Vice Chairman Gerald F. Peters, Member Jay P. Fickes, Member Thomas R. Diehl, Member Marvin K. Borror, Zoning Officer Nassau-Hemsley, Inc. PlannerEngineer GREENE TOWNSHIP COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE 'I TABLE OF CONTENTS I CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1.1 PURPOSE AND CONTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 1.2 PREVIOUS COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING I 1.3 USES OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 1.4 LEGAL STATUS OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN I 1.5 IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 1.6 SEQUENCE OF UPDATE REPORT I CHAPTER 2 - HISTORY AND REGIONAL SETTING 2.1 TOWNSHIP HISTORY I 2.2 REGIONAL SETTING CHAPTER 3 - DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS I 3.1 INTRODUCTION 3.2 STATE, COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP TRENDS 3.3 REGIONAL TRENDS I 3.4 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS 3.4.1 Composition and Age Structure I 3.4.2 Educational Attainment 3.4.3 Family/Household Characteristics 3.5 POPULATION PROJECTIONS I 3.6 ALTERNATIVE GROWTH SCENARIOS 3.7 SELECTED POPULATION AND HOUSING FORECAST I 3.8 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS CHAPTER 4 - ECONOMIC ANALYSIS I 4.1 INTRODUCTION 4.2 REGIONAL INFLUENCES 4.2.1 Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD) I 4.3 JOURNEY TO WORK CHARACTERISTICS 4.4 INCOME CHARACTERISTICS I 4.5 EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS 4.5.1 Labor Force Characteristics 4.5.2 Employment by Industry I 4.6 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) I I CHAPTER 5 - HOUSING ANALYSIS 5.1 INTRODUCTION 5.2 HOUSING INVENTORY I 5.3 HOUSING TYPES 5.4 HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS 5.4.1 Introduction I 5.4.2 Size of Housing 5.4.3 Age of Housing I 5.4.4 Utilities in Housing 5.5 HOUSING VALUES AND RENTAL RATES 5.6 HOUSING COSTS I 5.7 SUBSIDIZED HOUSING 5.8 PROJECTED HOUSING UNITS AND TYPES I 5.9 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS CHAPTER 6 - NATURAL FEATURES ANALYSIS I 6.1 INTRODUCTION 6.2 CLIMATE 6.2.1 Precipitation I 6.3 PHYSIOGRAPHY/TOPOGRHY 6.3.1 Slope I 6.4 SOILS 6.4.1 Soil Limitations for Land Development 6.4.2 Hydric Classification for Select Soils I 6.5 GEOLOGY 6.5.1 Geologic Hazards II 6.6 WATER RESOURCES 6.6.1 Watersheds 6.6.2 Surface Water Resources 1 6.6.3 Groundwater Resources 6.7 FLOODPLAINS 6.8 WETLANDS I 6.9 AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES 6.9.1 Prime Agricultural Lands I 6.9.2 Agricultural Security Areas 6.9.3 Agricultural Conservation Easements ii TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) 6.10 WILDLIFE AND PLANT RESOURCES I 6.11 MINERAL RESOURCES 6.12 AIR QUALITY 6.13 ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS I 6.13.1 Steep Slopes 6.13.2 Floodplains 6.13.3 Soil Limitations I 6.13.4 Wetlands and Hydric Soils 6.13.5 Karst Related Hazards I 6.13.6 Composite Environmental Constraints 6.14 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS I CHAPTER 7 - LAND USE ANALYSIS 7.1 INTRODUCTION I 7.2 EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS 7.3 EXISTING LAND USE 7.3.1 Agriculture/Open Space I 7.3.2 Woodland 7.3.3 Residential 7.3.4 Public/Quasi Public I 7.3.5 Commercial 7.3.6 Industrial I 7.3.7 Rights-of-way 7.3.8 Total Acreage 7*4 EVALUATION OF LAND USE TRENDS I 7.5 AGRICULTURAL LAND PROTECTION PROGRAMS 7.5.1 Differential Assessment 7.5.2 Agricultural Security Areas 7.5.3 Agricultural Conservation Easements 7.6 HISTORIC RESOURCES 7.6.1 The National Register 7*7 EXISTING ZONING 7.7.1 Zoning Districts I 7.7.2 Land Use and Zoning Compatibility 7.8 NON-CONFORMING USES I I iii TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) 7.9 PROJECTED FUTURE LAND USE NEEDS 7.9.1 Future Residential Development 7.9.2 Future Commercial and Industrial D8-velIpment 1 7.9.3 Future Community Development 7.10 POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS I 7.11 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS CHAPTER 8 - COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND UTILITIES ANALYSIS I 8.1 INTRODUCTION 8.2 WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS I 8.2.1 Community Water Systems 8.2.3 Private Groundwater Supplies 8.2.4 Water for Fire Protection I 8.3 SANITARY SYSTEMS 8.3.1 Municipal Sewage Collection/Treatment Systems 8.3.2 On-Site Sewage Systems I 8.4 MISCELLANEOUS UTILITY SERVICES 8.4.1 Electric Power Service I 8.4.2 Natural Gas Service 8.4.3 Telephone Service 8.4.4 Television I 8.5 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT 8.5.1 Waste Generation, Collection and Disposal 8.5.2 Recycling 8.6 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 8.6.1 Public Elementary and Secondary Schools I 8.6.2 Historical Enrollment Patterns 8.6.3 Projected Public School Enrollment 8.6.4 Non-Public School Enrollment I 8.6.5 School Facilities Master Plan 8.6.6 Higher Education I 8.7 RECREATION FACILITIES AND SERVICES 8.8 MEDICAL FACILITIES 8.9 POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTION I 8.10 LIBRARY FACILITIES 8.11 MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS I 8.12 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS I I iv 1 i I TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) CHAPTER 9 - TFUWSPORTATION 9.1 INTRODUCTION 1 9.2 TRAFFIC GENERATORS 9.3 EXISTING ROADWAY NETWORK I 9.4 TRAFFIC VOLUMES 9.5 TRAFFIC VOLUME TRENDS 9.6 FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM I 9.7 VOLUME/CAPACITY AND LEVEL OF SERVICE 9.7.1 Accident Analysis 9.8 RECENT TRANSPORTATION STUDIES /I 9.8.1 US Route 30 9.8.2 1-81 Additional Interchange I 9.8.3 Government Policy and Land Use Change along State Highways - A Case Study of the Route 997 Corridor I 9.9 PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES 9.9.1 Chambersburg Transit Authority 9.9.2 Franklin County Integrated Transportation I 9.10 RAIL TRANSPORTATION 9.11 AIR TRANSPORTATION 9.12 IMPROVEMENT PLANS D 9.13 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS CHAPTER 10 - TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT AND FINANCES /I 10.1 TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT 10.2 TOWNSHIP FINANCES I 10.2.1 Annual Budget Summary 10.2.2 Annual Audit Trends I 10.3 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS CHAPTER 11 - PLANNING CONSISTENCY WITH SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES D 11.0 INTRODUCTION 11.1 CONSISTENCY EVALUATION 11.1.1 Southampton Township, Franklin County I 11.1.2 Guilford Township 11.1.3 Borough of Chambersburg 1 11.1.4 Hamilton Township 11.1.5 Letterkenny Township 11.1.6 Adams County ID V TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) CHAPTER 12 - STATEMENT OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 12.1 GENERAL GOALS 1 12.2 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 12.2.1 Future Land Use I 12.2.2 Housing 12.2.3 Transportation 12.2.4 Community Facilities I 12.2.5 Utility Services 12.2.6 Resource Conservation 1 12.3 LOCATION CRITERIA 12.3.1 Residential Neighborhoods 12.3.2 Public Service Facilities I 12.3.3 Regional Business Area 12.3.4 Regional Recreation, Education and Cultural Facilities I 12.3.5 Industrial Areas I 12 .4 AREA REQUIREMENTS CHAPTER 13 - POLICY PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS 13.1 FUTURE LAND USE I 13.1.1 Residential 13.1.2 Commercial I 13.1.3 Industrial 13.2 HOUSING 13.3 FUTURE TRANSPORTATION 1 13.4 COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES /I 13.5 RESOURCE CONSERVATION I I I vi LIST OF MAPS ‘I Number Title 2-1 Regional Location I 6-1 Topography and Slope Categories 6-2 Soil Associations 6-3 Soil Suitability for On-Lot Sewage Systems 1 6-4.1 Soil Suitability for Homes 3 Stories or less with Basements I 6-4.2 Soil Suitability for Streets and Parking Lots 6-5 Natural Features I 6-6 Geology and Karst-related Hazards 6-7 Prime Agricultural Lands 6-8 Mining Operations and Mineral Resource Deposits I 6-9 Environmental Constraints 7-1 Existing Land Use 1 7-2 Agricultural Security Areas 7-3 Zoning Districts 1 7-4 Potential Development Areas 8-1 Water Service Areas I 8-2 Sewer Service Areas 8-3 Community Facilities 9-1 Existing Transportation Network I 9-2 Road System Classification and Traffic Volumes I 9-3 Road System Problem Areas I I I I ‘I I I I LIST OF TABLES I Number Title 3-A State, County and Township Historical Population Change I 1930 - 1990 3-B Population Trends for the Surrounding Municipalities 1950 - 1990 I 3-c Greene Township and Surrounding Municipalities, County and State Ethnic Population Breakdown by I Municipality, 1990 3-0 1990 Population by Age - Greene Township, Franklin I County 3-E Greene Township Educational Attainment, 1990 3-F Educational Attainment for Surrounding Municipalities, 8 County and State, 1980 and 1990 3-G Greene Township Household and