O WENSBORO METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION The Comprehensive Plan for Owensboro, Whitesville, Daviess County ADOPTED 2/14/2013 X/XX/2017 200 East Third Street Phone 270.687.8650 • Fax 270.687.8664 Goals and Objectives were adopted by the City of Owensboro on 12/04/2012 10/17/17 City of Whitesville on 12/04/2012 10/3/17 Daviess County Fiscal Court on 11/15/2012 10/19/17 A complete copy of the Comprehensive Plan is available at the Owensboro Metropolitan Planning Office or on the web site at www.iompc.org Table of Contents 5 - TRANSPORTATION INTRODUCTION- OVERVIEW Highways, Roads & Streets 95 Plan Purpose 1 Public Transit 101 Plan Content 1 Airport 102 Plan Implementation 2 Waterways/Riverport 104 Environmental Review 2 Railways 105 Community Development History 3 Bikeways 105 Walkways 106 1 - GOALS & OBJECTIVES Economy and Employment 5 6 - COMMUNITY FACILTIES Land Use 5 Public Protection 108 Transportation 10 Education 113 Community Facilities and Services 13 Culture 115 Environment 17 Health Services 117 Social Services 117 2 - POPULATION Public Parks & Recreation 121 Population Trends 18 Telecommunications 128 Population Characteristics 21 Utility Supply 132 Population Projections 23 Sanitary Sewage Disposal 137 Storm Water Disposal 140 3 - ECONOMY/EMPLOYMENT Solid Waste 144 Labor Force Characteristics 26 Economic Reports 32 7 - ENV IRONMENT Economic/Employment Projections 33 Climate & Solar Access 148 Land Conditions 148 4 – LAND USE Plant & Animal Life 155 Land Use Trends 35 Flood Plains 156 Land Use Projections 40 Agricultural Land 158 Land Development Policies 42 Historic & Archeological Sites 156 Land Use Plan 53 Water Quality 179 Small Area Planning & Urban Design 76 Air Quality 179 Housing 89 Noise Control 180 LIST OF EXHIBITS Graphs & Charts Exhibit 2 -G1: Owensboro- Daviess County Population 1820 – 2010 18 Exhibit 3 –G1: Employment Distribution by Five Largest Industries 1970 – 2000, Daviess County, KY 30 Exhibit 3 –G2: Employment by Industry 2001 compared to 2009, Daviess County, KY 30 Exhibit 4 –G1: Distribution of Residential Lots Created, 1980 -2011, Daviess County, KY 39 Exhibit 4 –G2: Distribution of Residential Acres Divided, 1980-2011, Daviess County, KY 39 Exhibit 4 –G3: Number of Housing Units, 1990-2010 89 Exhibit 4 –G4: Age of Housing Units in Daviess County, KY, 2010 90 Exhibit 4 –G5: Distribution by Housing Type, Daviess County, KY, 2010 91 Tables Exhibit 2 –T1: Changes in Population 1820-2010 19 Exhibit 2 - T2: Natural Increase in Population 20 Exhibit 2 –T3: Net Migration 20 Exhibit 2 - T4: Distribution of Population Growth 20 Exhibit 2 –T5: 1980-2010 Population Changes: Urban Service Area vs. Rural Service Area 21 Exhibit 2 –T6: Population by Age and Sex 2010 21 Exhibit 2 - T7: Racial Composition of Population 22 Exhibit 2 –T8: Population Projections – Kentucky State Data Center 23 Exhibit 2 –T9: Projections: Kentucky State Data Center vs. Existing Growth Rate 23 Exhibit 3 –T1: Civilian Labor Force 26 Exhibit 3 –T2: Unemployment Rates % - 2006 through 2010 27 Exhibit 3 –T3: Labor Force Participation 1970 – 2010 27 Exhibit 3 –T4: Total Full Time and Part –time Employment by NAICS Industry, Daviess County, KY 28 Exhibit 3 –T5: Total Compensation of Employees by NAICS Industry, Daviess County, KY (Thousands of Dollars) 31 Exhibit 3 –T6: Change in Personal Income, United States, Kentucky and Daviess County 32 Exhibit 3 –T7: Commuting Patterns of Daviess County Residents and Daviess County Employees 32 Exhibit 3 –T8: Total Employment Projections 33 Exhibit 3 –T9: Daviess County, KY Employment Projections by Industry 34 Exhibit 4 –T1: Acres by Zoning Classification in Daviess County, KY 36 Exhibit 4 –T2: Change in Acres Zoned by Classification 1999-2011 37 Exhibit 4 –T3: Residential Subdivision 1980 to 2011 37 Exhibit 4 –T4: Change in Residential Lots Created, Acres Divided by Location 38 Exhibit 4 –T5: Non-Residential Acres Zoned, Urban Service Area, Rural Service Area, Daviess County, 1999-2011 40 Exhibit 4 –T6: Land Use Projections for Daviess County, KY in Acres 41 Exhibit 4 –T7: Housing Units by Occupancy, 2000 – 2010 89 Exhibit 4 -T8: Section 8 Units Rent and Utilities 93 Exhibit 5 –T1: Transportation Plan Projects 97 Exhibit 5 –T2: Roadways Buffer Standards 98 Exhibit 6 –T1: American Red Cross Approved Shelter Facilities 109 Exhibit 6 –T2: 2010-2011 Countywide Education Enrollments 113 Exhibit 6 –T3: Owensboro Public School Facilities 113 Exhibit 6 –T4: Daviess County Pubic School Facilities 114 Exhibit 6 –T5: Outpatient Surgical Centers 118 Exhibit 6 –T6: Income and Poverty 2010 Estimate, Daviess County, KY 119 Exhibit 6 –T7: Standards and Comparisons for Park Facilities 124 Exhibit 6 –T8: Inventory of Existing Public Parks & Recreation Facilities in Daviess County, KY (5/2012) 125 Exhibit 6 –T9: Identified Telecommunications Towers and Approved Tower Sites within Daviess County, KY 129 Exhibit 6–T10: Electric Supply:: Customers & Power Usage 1982 – 2011 132 Exhibit 6-T11: Electric Distribution Substations and Lines 133 Exhibit 6-T12: Gas Customers & Consumption 1982-2011 136 Exhibit 6-T13: Daviess County Water Districts 137 Exhibit 7 –T1: Acres Zoned to Coal Mining, 1976 – 2011 151 Exhibit 7 –T2: Soils Classifications 152 Exhibit 7 –T3: Historic Sites in Daviess County (12-29-2010) 159 Maps Exhibit 2 –M1: 2010 Census Tract Boundaries, Daviess County, KY 24 Exhibit 2 –M2: Population Change by Census Tract, Daviess County, KY 25 Exhibit 3 –M1: Labor Market Area for Daviess County, KY 26 Exhibit 4 –M1: Downtown Illustrative Master Plan 79 Exhibit 4 –M2: Study Boundaries of Neighborhood Plans 87 Exhibit 4 –M3: Neighborhood Advisory Boards 88 Exhibit 5 –M1: Functional Classification of Major Roadways 99 Exhibit 5 –M2: Transportation Plan Roadway Improvement Projects 100 Exhibit 5 –M3: Owensboro Public Transit Routes 102 Exhibit 6 –M1: Public Parks & Recreation Facilities in Daviess County 127 Exhibit 6 –M2: Telecommunications Towers and Approved Tower Locations 131 Exhibit 6 –M3: Electric Districts in Daviess County, KY 134 Exhibit 6 –M4: Water District Boundaries in Daviess County, KY 138 Exhibit 6 – M5: Sanitary Sewer Facilities Plan 141 Exhibit 6 – M6: Sanitary Sewer Service Area 142 Exhibit 7 –M1: Coal Reserves in Western Kentucky 150 Exhibit 7 –M2: Soil Classifications and Steep Slopes in Daviess County, KY 154 Exhibit 7 – M3: Floodplain Boundaries 157 OVERVIEW INTRO Overview Plan Purpose entucky Revised Statutes, Chapter 100, requires a local government to adopt a comprehensive plan, in order to apply land use regulations – zoning and subdivision regulations. This requirement discourages the arbitrary application of land use regulations. It encourages a local K community to devise a vision of its future, and to apply land use regulations as tools to implement that vision. The Comprehensive Plan for Owensboro, Whitesville and Daviess County is predicated on the belief that each community resident should have a suitable living environment that provides the opportunity to achieve his or her potential A significant measure of quality of life is in the form and function of the physical community. Therefore, our overall vision is a community that has a good form, a logical layout; and a community that functions efficiently, where public service costs are minimized. The primary purpose of the Comprehensive Plan is to detail the vision described above. The functions of the plan are dependent on two important concepts. First, because the Comprehensive Plan is intended to serve as a coordinating device for specific development plans, it must be updated and refined periodically. This includes refining zoning and subdivision regulations so that they are consistent with the objectives of the plan. The second concept is the flexibility of the plan. This is accomplished by keeping the plan general in its content while at the same time providing a stable, reliable basis for determining public and private development policies. Plan Content This document serves as the official Comprehensive Plan for Owensboro, Whitesville and Daviess County. The full versions of the technical plans and reports that are used in the preparation of this plan are considered to be adopted elements of the Comprehensive Plan, even though only excerpts or summaries are included. When detailed analysis is required, the full version of a plan or report should be consulted. Whenever technical plans or reports conflict either with each other or with other parts of the Comprehensive Plan, then the most recent and duly adopted plan should take precedence with respect to the specific conflict, especially in the case of land use recommendations. A listing of incorporated plans follow. 1 OVERVIEW Incorporated Technical Plans and Reports ALPHA - A Natural Environment Analysis Water Works Facilities for Owensboro Municipal Utilities Strategies for Tomorrow 201 (Sewer) Facilities Plan for the Owensboro Metro Area Kentucky State Data Center Population Forecasts 201 (Sewer) Facilities Plan for Whitesville Downtown Owensboro Action Plan 201 (Sewer) Facilities Plan Update – RWRA Scarborough-Riverside & West End Plan RWRA Capital Improvements Program East End Plan Owensboro-Daviess County Drainage Implementation Plan Eastside Master Plan City of Owensboro Storm Water Master Plan 1999 United Neighborhoods Central Area Plan Daviess County Solid Waste Management Plan Baptisttown Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan Daviess County Flood Insurance Study – FEMA Old Germantown District Redevelopment Plan Owensboro RIverfront Master Plan 2001 Mechanicsville