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Comprehensive Plan 2014 Update Jasper County South Carolina Comprehensive Plan 2014 Update Jasper County South Carolina 2014 Comprehensive Plan Adopted (date), 2014 Barbara B. Clark, Chairwoman L. Martin Sauls, IV, Vice Chairman County Henry Etheridge, Councilman Council D. Thomas Johnson, Councilman Theodus L. Drayton, Councilman Kim Thomas, Chairman Dr. Earl Bostick, Vice-Chairman Planning Alex Pinckney Courtney Flexon Commission William Young Thomas Jenkins Colonel Don Knowles Jasper County Comprehensive Plan Update 2014 Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 Overview of Changes in Jasper County 2 A Vision for Jasper County 2 Chapter 1 Observations ............................................................................................................ 5 1.1 EARLY HISTORY 7 1.2 POPULATION 7 Chapter 2 Natural Resources .................................................................................................. 15 2.1 SURFACE WATERS 15 2.2 WETLANDS 19 2.3 GROUND WATER 20 2.4 SOILS 20 2.5 FLORA AND FAUNA 22 2.6 FORESTS AND FORESTRY 23 2.7 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT 24 2.8 SPECIAL/SIGNIFICANT NATURAL AREAS 25 2.9 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 28 2.10 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS 28 2.11 THE ECONOMICS OF NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION 29 2.12 CONSERVATION IN JASPER COUNTY 31 GOAL & IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR NATURAL RESOURCES 32 Chapter 3 Historic Resources .................................................................................................. 37 3.1 HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY 37 3.2 HISTORIC PRESERVATION STRATEGIES 44 GOAL & IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES 46 Chapter 4 Housing ................................................................................................................. 49 4.1 HOUSING AND THE PRIORITY INVESTMENT ACT 49 4.2 OVERVIEW OF THE COUNTY’S HOUSING STOCK 50 4.3 REGIONAL HOUSING COMPARISONS 52 4.4 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY 54 4.5 AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGIES 54 4.6 THE LINK BETWEEN HOUSING AND PUBLIC FACILITIES 56 4.7 ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS 57 GOAL & IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR HOUSING 60 Chapter 5 Economy ................................................................................................................ 63 5.1 LABOR FORCE 64 5.2 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 70 GOAL & IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR THE ECONOMY 75 Chapter 6 Land Use ................................................................................................................ 77 6.1 EXISTING LAND USE 77 6.2 DEVELOPMENT TRENDS 79 6.3 EXISTING REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 80 6.4 FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FRAMEWORK 80 GOAL & IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR LAND USE 86 Chapter 7 Community Facilities .............................................................................................. 89 7.1 WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES 89 7.2 SOLID WASTE 91 7.3 PUBLIC SAFETY 93 7.4 GENERAL GOVERNMENT 95 7.5 SCHOOLS 96 7.6 LIBRARIES 96 7.7 PARKS AND RECREATION 96 7.8 PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES 101 GOAL & IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES 103 Chapter 8 Transportation .................................................................................................... 105 8.1 ROAD SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS 105 8.2 TRANSIT 105 8.3 AIRPORT FACILITIES 107 8.4 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES 107 GOAL & IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR TRANSPORTATION 110 Chapter 9 Priority Investment ............................................................................................... 115 9.1 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 115 9.2 PROJECTED FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL FUNDS 116 9.3 MAJOR PLANNING EFFORTS & INTER-JURISDICTIONAL COORDINATION 117 9.4 PLANNING 117 Chapter 10 Implementation .................................................................................................. 121 Appendices ......................................................................................................................... 123 List of Tables Table 1.1: Population and Population Estimates: Region ............................................................ 8 Table 1.2: Population and Population Estimates: Jasper County and Municipalities ....................... 8 Table 1.3: Jasper County Population Projections 2000-2026, Clemson Report ............................... 9 Table 1.4: South Carolina Data Center Projections ................................................................... 10 Table 1.5: Jasper County Income and Poverty Levels ................................................................ 11 Table 1.6: Jasper County Median Household Income ................................................................ 11 Table 1.7: Regional Unemployment Rates ............................................................................... 12 Table 1.8: Age Group Composition- Percent of Population ........................................................ 12 Table 1.9: Ethnicity................................................................................................................ 13 Table 1.10: Educational Attainment- Population over 25 Years .................................................. 14 Table 3.1. Types of Historic Sites Identified in Jasper County .................................................... 39 Table 3.2. Range of Dates of Historic Sites Identified in Jasper County....................................... 41 Table 3.3. Significant Historic Resources in Jasper County ........................................................ 43 Table 4.2. 1 Jasper County Residential Building Permits ............................................................ 51 Table 5.1: Building Permits for New Commercial Construction................................................... 63 Table 5.2: Net Taxable Sales .................................................................................................. 64 Table 5.3: Jasper County Commuting Patterns ......................................................................... 67 Table 5.4: Private Sector Jobs ................................................................................................. 68 Table 5.5 Average Weekly Wage (Private Sector) ..................................................................... 68 Table 5.6: Regional Unemployment Rates ............................................................................... 69 List of Maps Map 1: Locator Map ................................................................................................................ 6 Map 2: Jasper County Water Resources ............................................................................... 16 Map 3: Jasper County Soil Constraints ................................................................................ 21 Map 4: Significant Natural Resources .................................................................................. 26 Map 5: Jasper County Historic Resources ............................................................................. 42 Map 6: I-95 Economic Development Zones .......................................................................... 72 Map 7: General Land Cover ................................................................................................ 78 Map 8: Long Term Development Concerns ............................................................................... 85 Map 9. Jasper County Water Systems .....................................................................................90 Map 10. Solid Waste Convenience Centers .............................................................................. 92 Map 12: Jasper County Fire Stations ...................................................................................... 94 Map 14: Roadway System Improvements .............................................................................. 106 Introduction Introduction This updated Comprehensive Plan has been prepared at a time of dynamic change for Jasper County. From a long history of “stagnant growth” the County has become an area of phenomenally active growth. For instance, the 2000 Census documented 7,928 dwelling units. In October 2006 ground was broken for The Traditions, a development of 9,000 dwelling units. There have been Observations over 80,000 residential dwellings approved through negotiated development agreements in the last eight years. To be in the best position to benefit the most from this inevitable development the County has Natural Resources adopted these Three Universal Development Principles: 1. Keep Jasper Rural Historic 2. Develop the Municipalities Resources 3. Development pays its own way. A Comprehensive Plan must set forth not just the development of land and capital improvements. Housing A Comprehensive Plan must also anticipate the provision of public services to the citizenry. With Jasper County’s era of phenomenal growth having just begun, the delivery of public services must be anticipated as never before. As a significant effort to reinforce the Three Universal Development Principles the provision of public services will also reflect a rural level of service in Economy areas of Jasper County beyond the municipal boundaries of Hardeeville and Ridgeland. Use Land Land The 1994 Enabling Legislation for South Carolina requires that: “The local planning commission shall review the comprehensive plan or elements of it as often as necessary, but not less than once every five years, to determine whether changes in the amount, kind, or direction of development of the area or other reasons make it desirable to make additions
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