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Fulton County, Pennsylvania Comprehensive Plan: Phase I & II Fulton County, Pennsylvania Comprehensive Plan A Planning Guide for the 21st Century Adopted – May 2000 Fulton County Comprehensive Plan A Planning Guide for the 21st Century Adopted: May 16, 2000 PREPARED FOR: Fulton County Board of Commissioners Gary K. Decker, Chairman Daniel H. Swain, Jr. Ellis L. Yingling PREPARED BY: Fulton County Planning Commission Fred Fleming, Chairman Rick Leese, Vice Chairman Ben Heckman James Bean George Sigel Pat Berkstresser Tom DeShong Tracey Mellott James Kriner Fulton County Planning and Mapping Department Mary K. Seville, Director Lisa K. Sherman, CDBG Administrator Ruth Strait, Secretary Consultant Gannett Fleming, Inc. This project was funded in part with a Pennsylvania State Planning Assistance Grant (SPAG) and Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG) Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................... I-1 Part One - Goals, Policies and Action Strategies Economic Development Action Plan ..................................... ED-1 Land Use Action Plan ................................................ LU-1 Housing Action Plan .................................................. H-1 Transportation Action Plan ............................................. T-1 Recreation and Open Space Action Plan ....................................R-1 Community Facilities and Services Action Plan ............................ CF-1 Environmental Resources Action Plan .....................................E-1 Cultural and Historic Resources Action Plan ............................... C-1 Government Facilities and Operations Action Plan ........................... G-1 Part Two - Background Trends and Issues Socioeconomic Profile .................................................S-1 Introduction ....................................................S-1 A. Historic and Existing Population ..............................S-1 B. Population Projections ......................................S-3 C. Age Distribution/Gender Composition .........................S-3 D. Race and Ethnic Composition ................................S-6 E. Household Size/Marital Status ................................S-6 F. Educational Attainment .....................................S-8 G. Household and Family Income ...............................S-9 H. Population Density ........................................S-10 I. Trends and Issues .........................................S-11 Economic Analysis ....................................................E-1 Introduction ....................................................E-1 A. Employment by Industry ....................................E-1 B. Manufacturing ............................................E-3 C. Wholesale/Retail Trade and Service Industries ...................E-3 D. Agriculture ...............................................E-3 E. Labor Force Characteristics ..................................E-6 F. Trends and Issues ..........................................E-6 Housing Analysis .................................................... H-1 Introduction ................................................... H-1 A. Housing Inventory ........................................ H-1 (WNVQP %QWPV[ %QORTGJGPUKXG 2NCP K (KPCN /C[ Table of Contents B. Housing Density .......................................... H-2 C. Occupied and Vacancy Status ............................... H-4 D. Occupied Dwellings by Tenure .............................. H-4 E. Age of Structures and Housing Conditions ..................... H-4 F. Household Size .......................................... H-6 G. Housing Value and Rental Costs ............................. H-6 H. Housing Projections ....................................... H-8 I. Housing for the Elderly .................................... H-8 J. Housing Affordability ..................................... H-9 K. Trends and Issues ........................................ H-10 Transportation Analysis ...............................................T-1 Introduction ....................................................T-1 A. Functional Classification System ..............................T-1 B. Public Transit .............................................T-2 C. Recreational Trails .........................................T-2 D. Roadway Trails ...........................................T-3 E. Traffic Volumes ...........................................T-3 F. Road Conditions ..........................................T-4 G. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) .....................T-5 H. Areas of Concern ..........................................T-7 I. Trends and Issues ..........................................T-7 Land Use Analysis .................................................. LU-1 Introduction .................................................. LU-1 A. Existing Land Use ....................................... LU-1 B. Development Trends ..................................... LU-3 C. Land Use Regulations .................................... LU-4 D. Trends and Issues ........................................ LU-4 Recreation and Open Space Analysis .................................... R-1 Introduction ....................................................R-1 A. Park Facilities .............................................R-1 B. Public Recreation Facilities ..................................R-4 C. Tourism Promotion Activities ................................R-5 D. Trends and Issues ..........................................R-5 (WNVQP %QWPV[ %QORTGJGPUKXG 2NCP KK (KPCN /C[ Table of Contents Community Facilities and Services Analysis ............................. CF-1 Introduction .................................................. CF-1 A. Police Protection ........................................ CF-1 B. Emergency Services ...................................... CF-2 C. Fire Services ............................................ CF-2 D. Emergency Medical Services ............................... CF-4 E. Hazardous Materials Team ................................ CF-4 F. Library Services ......................................... CF-5 G. Public Health and Social Services ........................... CF-6 H. Utilities ................................................ CF-8 I. Public Sewer and Water Systems ........................... CF-9 J. Solid Waste ........................................... CF-11 K. Education ............................................. CF-12 L. Trends and Issues ....................................... CF-14 Environmental Resources Analysis .................................... ER-1 Introduction .................................................. ER-1 A. Prime Farmland Soils and Soils of Statewide Importance ......... ER-1 B. Steep Slopes ............................................ ER-1 C. Wetlands .............................................. ER-3 D. Floodplains ............................................. ER-3 E. Geologic Formation Characteristics and Groundwater Areas ...... ER-4 F. Surface Water Features and Watersheds ...................... ER-7 G. Agricultural Security Areas ................................ ER-8 H. Trends and Issues ........................................ ER-9 Cultural and Historic Resources Analysis ................................ C-1 Introduction ....................................................C-1 A. History ..................................................C-1 B. Cultural and Historic Resources ..............................C-1 C. Historic Programs .........................................C-2 D. Trends and Issues ..........................................C-5 (WNVQP %QWPV[ %QORTGJGPUKXG 2NCP KKK (KPCN /C[ Table of Contents Government Facilities and Operations Analysis ........................... G-1 Introduction ................................................... G-1 A. Government Body ........................................ G-1 B. Inventory of Existing Facilities .............................. G-2 C. County Budget and Finance ................................. G-3 D. Trends and Issues ......................................... G-5 Statement of Plan Interrelationships .................................... PI-1 Statement of Municipal Interrelationships .............................. MI-1 References ......................................................... Ref-1 Definitions .......................................................... D-1 (WNVQP %QWPV[ %QORTGJGPUKXG 2NCP KX (KPCN /C[ Table of Contents List of Tables Table S-1 Population Growth Rate Per Decade, 1900-1990 .......................S-2 Table S-2 Comparative Population and Population Growth Trends, 1960-1990 ........S-2 Table S-3 Median Age for Fulton County, Pennsylvania and Selected Counties, 1980 and 1990 ...................................S-5 Table S-4 Fulton County Population by Age and Gender, 1980 and 1990 ............S-6 Table S-5 Fulton County Population by Ethnicity, 1980 and 1990 ..................S-7 Table S-6 Fulton County Household Size (Persons Per Household), 1980 and 1990 ....S-7 Table S-7 Household Size Comparisons for Fulton County, Surrounding Counties and Pennsylvania, 1980 and 1990 ...................................S-8 Table S-8 Educational Attainment Comparisons, Percentage of Population 25 Years and Older for Fulton County, Surrounding Counties, and Pennsylvania, 1990 S-8 Table S-9 Adjusted Median and Per Capita Income Comparisons for Fulton County, Surrounding Counties, and Pennsylvania, 1980 and 1990 ....S-9 Table S-10 Adjusted Median Family Income Comparisons for Fulton County, Surrounding
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