Danville-Boyle County Comprehensive Plan
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DANVILLE-BOYLE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Adopted ___________, 2017 DANVILLE-BOYLE COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Jerry Leber, Chairman Logan Germann, Vice-Chairman Jeff Baird William (Bill) Baas Clayton Denny Vincent DiMartino Susie Kelly Terry Manon David Walden 445 WEST MAIN STREET DANVILLE, KENTUCKY 40422 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ............................................................................ 1-1 General Land Development ......................................................................... 1-1 Economic Development ................................................................................ 1-2 Environmental .................................................................................................. 1-3 Historic Preservation ........................................................................................ 1-4 Housing ............................................................................................................. 1-4 Community Facilities ....................................................................................... 1-5 Transportation .................................................................................................. 1-6 Land Use ........................................................................................................... 1-7 2 POPULATION ................................................................................................. 2-1 Historic Population .......................................................................................... 2-1 Future Projections ............................................................................................ 2-3 Age and Sex Characteristics ......................................................................... 2-4 Racial Characteristics ..................................................................................... 2-7 3 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS........................................................................... 3-1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 3-1 Employment by Industry ................................................................................. 3-1 Manufacturing ................................................................................................. 3-4 Wholesale and Retail Trade and Service Establishments ......................... 3-7 Service Industry ................................................................................................ 3-8 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Agriculture ........................................................................................................ 3-9 Tourism ............................................................................................................ 3-12 Civilian Labor Force ...................................................................................... 3-13 Unemployment .............................................................................................. 3-14 Employment of Boyle County Residents .................................................... 3-15 Commuting Patterns ..................................................................................... 3-16 Money Income .............................................................................................. 3-16 Personal Income ............................................................................................ 3-17 Poverty Rates ................................................................................................. 3-18 Summary ......................................................................................................... 3-19 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS ......................................................... 4-1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 4-1 Climate ............................................................................................................. 4-2 Air Quality ......................................................................................................... 4-2 Noise .................................................................................................................. 4-3 Physiography.................................................................................................... 4-3 Flood Hazard Areas ........................................................................................ 4-5 Slopes ................................................................................................................ 4-6 Figure 4.1 Flood Hazard Areas ...................................................................... 4-7 Figure 4.2 General Slope ................................................................................ 4-9 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Karst Topography .......................................................................................... 4-10 Water Quality ................................................................................................. 4-11 Soil Information .............................................................................................. 4-12 Figure 4.3 Air & Water Quality ..................................................................... 4-14 Description of General Soil Units ................................................................. 4-15 Hydric Soils ...................................................................................................... 4-16 Prime Farmland Soils ..................................................................................... 4-17 Endangered Species .................................................................................... 4-19 5 HOUSING AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION ................................................. 5-1 Housing Characteristics .................................................................................. 5-1 Historic Housing Data ...................................................................................... 5-2 Current Housing Trends ................................................................................... 5-4 Residential Development Patterns ............................................................... 5-5 Future Housing Needs ..................................................................................... 5-6 Housing Conditions ......................................................................................... 5-7 Publicly Assisted Housing ................................................................................ 5-8 Historic Preservation ...................................................................................... 5-10 Historic Districts and Buildings ...................................................................... 5-11 Historic Preservation ...................................................................................... 5-22 National Register Designation ..................................................................... 5-22 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Local Historic District Designation ............................................................... 5-23 Danville Architectural Heritage Board ....................................................... 5-23 Preservation Resources ................................................................................ 5-24 6 COMMUNITY FACILITIES ............................................................................... 6-1 Public Schools .................................................................................................. 6-1 Private and Higher, Post-Secondary Education ......................................... 6-4 Recreation Facilities ........................................................................................ 6-8 Community and Neighborhood Parks ......................................................... 6-8 Playgrounds/Mini-Parks .................................................................................. 6-9 Proposed Parks and Proposed & Constructed Trails ................................. 6-9 School Recreational Facilities...................................................................... 6-10 Figure 6.1 Perryville Battlefield Core & Study Area ................................... 6-12 State Parks ...................................................................................................... 6-13 Other Recreational Resources .................................................................... 6-14 Other Arts Opportunities .............................................................................. 6-14 Parks and Recreation Department ............................................................ 6-15 Public Protection ........................................................................................... 6-15 Fire Protection ................................................................................................ 6-17 Boyle County Emergency Medical Services ............................................. 6-19 Health Facilities .............................................................................................. 6-19 v TABLE OF CONTENTS Public Utilities .................................................................................................. 6-20 Sewer ............................................................................................................... 6-23 Solid Waste Facilities ....................................................................................