Cavendish Town Plan Select Board Hearing Draft January 2018
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Cavendish Town Plan Select Board Hearing Draft January 2018 Town of Cavendish P.O. Box 126 Cavendish, Vermont 05142 (802) 226-7292 Document History • Planning Commission hearing and approval of re-adoption of Town Plan with inclusion of Visual Access Map - February 22, 2012 • Select board review of Planning Commission proposed re-adopted town plan with visual access map - April 9, 2012 • Select board review of town plan draft and approval of SB proposed minor modifications to plan – May 14, 2012 • Planning Commission hearing for re-adoption of Town Plan with Select board proposed minor modifications – June 6, 2012 • Planning Commission Approval of Re-adoption of Town Plan with minor modifications – June 6, 2012 • 1st Select board hearing for re-adoption of town plan with minor modifications – June 11, 2012 • 2nd Select board Hearing for re-adoption of Town Plan with minor modifications – August 20, 2012 • Cavendish Town Plan Re-adopted by Australian ballot at Special Town Meeting – August 28, 2012 • Confirmation of Planning Process and Act 200 Approval by the Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission – November 27, 2012 • Planning Commission is prepared updates in 2016-2017 This report was developed in 2016 and 2017 for the Town of Cavendish with assistance from the Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission, Ascutney, VT. Financial support for undertaking this revision was provided, in part, by a Municipal Planning Grant from the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development. ii Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Planning Process Summary................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Community and Demographic Trends ............................................................................. 3 Chapter 2: Goals & Objectives ................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Statement of Goals and Policies to Guide the Future of Cavendish ..................................... 6 Chapter 3: Transportation ......................................................................................................... 12 3.1 Description of Present and Prospective Transportation Facilities ...................................... 12 3.1.1 Roadways ..................................................................................................................... 12 3.1.2 Scenic Roads ................................................................................................................ 15 3.1.3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities ................................................................................. 15 3.1.4 Public Transportation ................................................................................................... 15 3.1.5 Railroad ........................................................................................................................ 16 3.1.6 Aviation........................................................................................................................ 16 3.1.7 Parking ......................................................................................................................... 16 3.2 Summary of Priority Transportation Needs ........................................................................ 16 Chapter 4: Utilities and Facilities ............................................................................................. 18 4.1 Description of Present and Prospective Public Utilities and Facilities ............................... 18 4.1.1 Water System ............................................................................................................... 18 4.1.2 Sewer System ............................................................................................................... 19 4.1.3 Fire, Ambulance, and Police Services ......................................................................... 19 4.1.4 Recreation .................................................................................................................... 20 4.1.5 Town Government Administration .............................................................................. 20 4.1.6 Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling ........................................................................... 20 4.1.7 Electric Utilities ........................................................................................................... 20 4.1.8 Communications Towers and Structures ..................................................................... 21 4.2 Summary of Future Needs .................................................................................................. 22 Chapter 5: Natural, Scenic and Historic Resources .................................................................. 26 5.1 Natural Resources ............................................................................................................... 26 5.1.1 Water Resources .......................................................................................................... 26 5.1.2 Flood Land Management ............................................................................................. 26 5.1.3 Wildlife Habitat ........................................................................................................... 26 5.1.4 Agricultural and Forest Lands ..................................................................................... 27 iii 5.1.5 Earth Resources ........................................................................................................... 28 5.1.6 Air Resources ............................................................................................................... 28 5.2 Scenic Resources ................................................................................................................ 28 5.2.1 Visual Access ............................................................................................................... 29 5.2.2 Scenic Roads ................................................................................................................ 29 5.3 Cultural and Historic Resources ......................................................................................... 30 Chapter 6: Education................................................................................................................. 35 6.1 Educational Facilities .......................................................................................................... 35 6.2 Day Care Facilities .............................................................................................................. 36 Chapter 7: Energy ..................................................................................................................... 38 7.1 Background ......................................................................................................................... 38 7.2 Energy Demands ................................................................................................................. 38 7.3 Current Energy Sources ...................................................................................................... 39 7.3.1 Fossil Fuels .................................................................................................................. 39 7.3.2 Renewable Energy ....................................................................................................... 39 7.4 Renewable Energy Resources ............................................................................................. 39 7.4.1 Solar Energy................................................................................................................. 40 7.4.2 Wind Energy ................................................................................................................ 40 7.4.3 Biomass Energy ........................................................................................................... 40 7.4.4 Ground and Air Heat Extraction .................................................................................. 41 7.4.5 Hydropower ................................................................................................................. 41 7.5 Permitting Considerations ................................................................................................... 41 7.6 Residential Energy Efficiency ........................................................................................ 41 7.7 Municipal Role in Energy Efficiency ................................................................................. 42 7.8 Energy and Land Use Policy............................................................................................... 43 7.9 Energy and Transportation Policy ...................................................................................... 43 7.10 Policies and Recommendations ........................................................................................ 43 Chapter 8: Housing ................................................................................................................... 44 8.1 Housing Inventory and Analysis ........................................................................................