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Solebury Township Comprehensive Planning Committee Comprehensive Plan Solebury Township Solebury Township Comprehensive Planning Committee Mitch Ardman Peter Brussock James Coan John Eichert Michael Farbotnik Gretchen Hampt Kenneth Kroupa David Martini Joseph McKeever Ralph OBanion John Touhey Solebury Township Board of Supervisors William E. Tinsman Stephen L. Phillips Thomas D. Caracio John Eichert J. Peter Grover Technical Assistance Provided by Bucks County Planning Commission Brandywine Conservancy Adopted December 17,2002 SOLEBURY TOWNSHIP COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION TO SOLEBURY TOWNSHIP COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ............................................................................... 1 Purpose of the Plan ...................................................................................... 1 Solebury Township’s Comprehensive Plan ............................................. 2 Previous Comprehensive Plans ................................................................. 3 Need for New Comprehensive Plan .2002 ....................................... 4 How the 2002 Comprehensive Plan was Prepared ................................. 5 Comprehensive Plan Review Committee was established .............. 5 Community Participation in Preparing the Comprehensive Plan .. 6 Comprehensive Plan Review Committee Researched Planning Strategies ................................................................................ 8 CHAPTER I1 COMMUNITY VISION AND OBJECTIVES .A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY ................................... ................................................................ 9 Regional Trends Affect Solebury Township ............................................ 9 New Plan Emphasizes Sustainability........................................................ 9 Guiding Principles for a Sustainable Community ................................ 11 Goals for Sustainable Community........................................................... 12 Sustainability Objectives Form the Foundation for the Plan ...............14 Agricultural Lands and Soil Resources .................................................. 15 Geology ..................................................................................................... 15 Water Resources......................................................................................... 15 Biodiversity ................................................................................................. 16 Scenic & Historic Resources ..................................................................... 17 Open Space Program .................................................................................17 Residential Development.......................................................................... 18 Non-Residential (Economic) Development............................................ 18 Circulation ................................................................................................... 19 Community Facilities & Services ............................................................. 20 Air Quality .................................................................................................. 20 CHAPTER 111 CURRENT CONDITIONS AND ISSUES FOR THIS FUTURE ..................21 Population Issues ....................................................................................... 21 Housing Issues ........................................................................................... 22 General Community Service Issues .......................................................... 22 Public School Issues ................................................................................... 23 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Water Supply/Wastewater Disposal/Stormwater Management Issues ..................................................................................................... 24 Agricultural Preservation Issues.............................................................. 25 Agricultural Soils ................................................................................. 25 Agricultural Security Area.................................................................. 26 Farms Permanently Preserved ........................................................... 26 Farms in Solebury ................................................................................ 26 Plan Goal ............................................................................................... 27 Circulation Issues ....................................................................................... 27 Regional Forces Park & Recreation Issues ..................................................................... 28 Resource Protection Issues ................................................................. 29 Role of the Region as an Arts Community ....................................... 31 Land Use Issues .................................................................................... 32 CHAPTER IV NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS ........................... 35 Water Resources: Central to a Sustainable Community ...................... 35 Soils: Critial to Food Production. Natural Landscapes. and Water Quality ....................................................................................... 36 Biodiversity: Living with Nature ............................................................. 36 Cultural Heritage and Scenic Landscapes .............................................. 36 CHAPTER V CHALLENGES TO THE VISION OF SUSTAINABILITY: Limiting Factors. Cumulative Impacts & Land Use Conflicts ............................. 39 CHAPTER VI PLAN FOR LAND USE ................................................................................... 43 Planning Framework for Future Land Use Designation Factors to Consider in Land Use Plan ............................................... 43 Future Land Use Designations................................................................. 45 1. Rural Conservation ........................................................................ 45 2 . Site-Responsive Rural Development ........................................... 46 3. Mixed Use Rural-Suburban Center ............................................. 48 4 . Historic Villages ............................................................................. 49 Management of Environmental and Cultural Resources..................... 50 Relationship to Surrounding Municipalities and Their Plans .............51 Multimunicipal Planning .......................................................................... 56 .. 11 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CHAPTER VI1 COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN ............................................................... 57 CHAPTER VI11 PARKS. RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE PLANS ................................ 59 Assessment of Parks and Recreational Needs ....................................... 59 Recommended Additional Recreational Facilities ................................ 60 Recommendations for Existing Parks ..................................................... 60 Recommended Coordination ................................................................... 62 Recommendations for Parks and Recreation Operations .................... 62 Coordination with Agricultural Land Preservation and Open Space Planning ........................................................................... 63 CHAPTER IX TRANSPORTATION AND CIRCULATION PLAN .................................. 69 Future Functional Classification/Antiapated Improvements .............69 Access Management .................................................................................. 70 Preservation of Local Road Character .................................................... 71 Alternative Transportation ....................................................................... 73 Circulation Funding Opportunities ........................................................ 73 Township Initiatives ................................................................................... 74 Development Review and Regulation Initiatives ................................. 74 CHAPTER X IMPLEMENTATION RECOMMENDATIONS MEASUREMENT OF PROGRESS TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY ........................75 Agricultural Resources Policy .................................................................. 76 Soils and Geological Resources Policy .................................................... 77 Water Resources Policy ............................................................................. 79 Natural Landscapes (Biodiversity) Policy .............................................. 83 Recommended Action Steps..................................................................... 83 Scenic & Historic Resources Policy ......................................................... 89 Residential Development (Housing) Policy ........................................... 91 Economic Development Policy ........................ i .......................................93 Circulation Policy .......................................... i............................................ 95 Community Facilities Policy..................................................................... 97 Implementation Requirements ................................................................ 99 ... 111 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CHAPTER XI PLAN DOCUMENTATION ......................................................................... 101 Natural & Cultural Resources ................................................................ 101 1. Geology.........................................................................................
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