Rock Island County Comprehensive Plan 2020
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Rock Island County Comprehensive Plan 2020 Rock Island County Comprehensive Plan 2020 Prepared by: Steering Committee Tim Baldwin Greg Hass Bob Brown Tara Mayhew Richard Brunk Liz Murray Tallman Larry Burns Bob Westpfahl Phil Fuhr Jenelle Wolber Joe Gates County staff Doug Moslehi Greg Thorpe i Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction and Vision ......................................................................... 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 1 Comprehensive Plan ............................................................................................... 1 Public Involvement ................................................................................................. 2 County Vision and Mission ...................................................................................... 2 County Vision .............................................................................................. 2 County Comprehensive Land Use Plan Mission ......................................... 2 General Planning Principles .................................................................................... 3 County Goals ........................................................................................................... 5 Other Goals and Objectives in Rock Island County................................................. 7 Chapter 2 Strategies for Implementation ............................................................. 13 Land ....................................................................................................................... 14 Environment.......................................................................................................... 14 Agriculture ............................................................................................................ 15 Transportation ...................................................................................................... 15 Parks, Open Space and Conservation Areas ......................................................... 16 Economic Development ........................................................................................ 16 Other Facilities/Services ....................................................................................... 17 Governance/Finance ............................................................................................. 17 Partnership/Image ................................................................................................ 18 Chapter 3 Implementation Tools .......................................................................... 19 Use of the Comprehensive Plan ............................................................................ 19 Other Plans and Guidelines................................................................................... 20 Coordinated Use of Development Controls .......................................................... 20 Programming of Capital Improvements ............................................................... 23 Cooperation and Assistance of Other Governmental Entities ............................. 23 iii Chapter 4 Land Use .............................................................................................. 25 Existing Land Uses ..................................................................................... 25 Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act ................................ 27 Future Land Uses ...................................................................................... 27 Land Review Process ................................................................................. 36 Chapter 5 County Profile ...................................................................................... 41 Population and Households .................................................................................. 41 Population Projections .............................................................................. 43 Age & Gender ............................................................................................ 44 Race & Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity .......................................................... 45 Ancestry .................................................................................................... 46 Limited English Proficiency ....................................................................... 47 Education .................................................................................................. 48 Income ...................................................................................................... 48 Labor Force and Employment ............................................................................... 49 Farming ..................................................................................................... 51 U.S. Army Installation - Rock Island Arsenal ............................................. 51 Retail Sales ............................................................................................................ 52 Housing and Building Permits ............................................................................... 54 Property Taxes ...................................................................................................... 54 Cost of Living ......................................................................................................... 56 Peer Comparison ....................................................................................... 56 Future Trends ............................................................................................ 58 Chapter 6 Land Use .............................................................................................. 45 Existing Land Uses ..................................................................................... 45 Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act ................................ 45 Future Land Uses ...................................................................................... 45 Land Review Process ................................................................................. 45 iv Chapter 7 County Profile ...................................................................................... 45 Population and Households .................................................................................. 45 Population Projections .............................................................................. 45 Age & Gender ............................................................................................ 45 Race & Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity .......................................................... 45 Ancestry .................................................................................................... 45 Limited English Proficiency ....................................................................... 45 Education .................................................................................................. 45 Income ...................................................................................................... 45 Labor Force and Employment ............................................................................... 45 Farming ..................................................................................................... 45 U.S. Army Installation - Rock Island Arsenal ............................................. 45 Retail Sales ............................................................................................................ 45 Housing and Building Permits ............................................................................... 45 Property Taxes ...................................................................................................... 45 Cost of Living ......................................................................................................... 45 Peer Comparison ....................................................................................... 45 Future Trends ............................................................................................ 45 Chapter 8 Resources Profile.................................................................................. 59 Land Resources ..................................................................................................... 59 Topography ............................................................................................... 59 Geology ..................................................................................................... 65 Soils ....................................................................................................... 67 Mineral Resources .................................................................................... 73 Water Resources ................................................................................................... 75 Surface Water ........................................................................................... 75 Drainage Districts ...................................................................................... 77 Special Flood Hazard Areas ....................................................................... 77 Impaired Waters ....................................................................................... 79 v Ground Water ..........................................................................................