Comprehensive Plan Town of Wheaton Chippewa County, Wisconsin
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Comprehensive Plan Town of Wheaton Chippewa County, Wisconsin December 8, 2009 Adopted on December 8, 2009 by Ordinance 12-08-09 Town of Wheaton Comprehensive Plan Town of Wheaton Comprehensive Plan Acknowledgements Town Board Paul Krumenauer, Chair Bud Beckwith Ken Custer Al Solberg Bob Sworski Planning Commission Bud Beckwith, Chairperson Gary Bodenburg Walt Jackson Chad Kragness Mike McGinley Tom Piercy Ted Solberg Town Clerk Mark Christenson Town Treasurer Ruth Fagerland The individuals above, along with many other Town staff and community leaders were instrumental in the creation of this Plan. The Plan was partially funded through a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Administration. Many of the photos throughout this document were taken in the Town of Wheaton by town resident Alon Coppens. Chippewa County created several maps and provided background information that was essential in the development of this Plan. The West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission created many of the maps in this document. They also prepared an Existing Conditions Report for Chippewa County which was used as a resource for this plan. Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH ) was retained by the Town to assist in developing this Comprehensive Plan. SEH is a multidisciplined, professional services firm comprised of 650 engineers, architects, planners and scientists in a full range of transportation, civil, environmental and structural engineering services; urban design, community planning and architectural design; and technology and GIS services. Town of Wheaton Comprehensive Plan acknowledgements Town of Wheaton Comprehensive Plan acknowledgements Town of Wheaton Comprehensive Plan acknowledgements Town of Wheaton Comprehensive Plan Table of Contents Acknowledgements Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................... 1 2.0 Issues and Opportunities ........................................................................ 3 3.0 Housing ................................................................................................... 37 4.0 Transportation Element ......................................................................... 53 5.0 Utilities and Community Facilities ........................................................ 69 6.0 Agricultural, Natural and Cultural Resources ..................................... 83 7.0 Economic Development ....................................................................... 109 8.0 Intergovernmental Cooperation .......................................................... 121 9.0 Land Use ............................................................................................... 135 10.0 Implementation ................................................................................... 151 List of Tables Table 2-1 Historical Population and Population Change - 1970 to 2000 Chippewa County by Minor Civil Division ................................. 3 Table 2-2 Population Projections - 2000 to 2030 - Chippewa County by Minor Civil Division .................................................................... 4 Table 2-3 Town of Wheaton and Chippewa County Age Distribution ............. 6 Table 2-4 Wheaton and Chippewa County Labor Force ................................. 7 Table 2-5 Commuting Times - 1990 to 2000 - Town of Wheaton.................... 8 Table 2-6 Place of Work - 1990 to 2000 - Wheaton ........................................ 8 Table 2-7 Education Level - Persons 25 years and over - Wheaton and Chippewa County - 1990 and 2000 .......................................... 9 Table 2-8 Town of Wheaton School District Enrollment .................................. 9 Table 2-9 Private Schools for Wheaton Public School Districts .................... 11 Table 2-10 Chippewa County and Wheaton School District Homeschooling ....................................................................... 11 Table 2-11 2007-2008 ACT Scores by School District .................................. 12 Table 2-12 Family Income - 2000 .................................................................. 13 Table 2-13 Median Household Income - 1989 and 1999 - Chippewa County ..................................................................................... 14 Table 2-14 Wheaton Employment by Industry - 2000 ................................... 15 Table 2-15 Wheaton Employment by Occupation ......................................... 15 Table 2-16 Chippewa County Establishments by Industry - 1998 to 2006 .... 16 Table 2-17 Average Annual Wages by Industry ............................................ 17 Table 2-18 Top 10 Employers in the Town of Wheaton ................................ 18 Town of Wheaton Comprehensive Plan table of contents Table 2-19 Prominent Industry Sectors of Chippewa County ........................ 18 Table 2-20 West Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Area Industry Projections ................................................................. 19 Table 2-21 Occupation Employment Projections for West Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Area - 2006 to 2016 ....... 20 Table 2-22 Household Projections - 2000 to 2030 - Chippewa County by Municipality.............................................................................. 21 Table 2-23 Housing Unit Projections - 2000 to 2030 ..................................... 21 Table 3-1 Housing Units - 1980 to 2000 ........................................................ 37 Table 3-2 Seasonal Units - 2000 ................................................................... 39 Table 3-3 Year Structure Built - 2000 ............................................................ 39 Table 3-4 Building Permits Issued for New, Privately-Owned Residential Units - Unincorporated Chippewa County - 1996 to 2007 ...... 40 Table 3-5 Housing Characteristics - 1980 to 2000 ........................................ 42 Table 3-6 Units in Structure - 2000 ................................................................ 42 Table 3-7 Housing Value of Specified Owner Occupied Units - 2000 ........... 43 Table 3-8 Owner Occupied Housing Costs as a Percentage of Household Income - 1999 ....................................................... 44 Table 3-9 Renter Occupied Housing Costs as a Percentage of Household Income - 1999 ....................................................... 45 Table 4-1 Municipal Jurisdiction and Roadway Classification - January 2008 ........................................................................................ 55 Table 4-2 Wheaton and Chippewa County Highway Crashes - 2003- 2007 ........................................................................................ 55 Table 5-1 Town of Wheaton - Library Information ......................................... 76 Table 6-1 Chippewa County’s Top Commodities (sales by dollar value, 2002) ....................................................................................... 84 Table 6-2 Number of Farms by Farm Ownership - Chippewa County .......... 85 Table 6-3 2000 Population Living on Farms - Chippewa County Towns ...... 86 Table 6-4 2000 Farm Employment ................................................................ 86 Table 6-5 Assessed Agricultural Parcels and Acreage - Chippewa County - 1990 and 2008 .......................................................... 86 Table 6-6 Chippewa County Farmland Sold and Converted to Non-Ag Uses ........................................................................................ 87 Table 6-7 Chippewa County Dairy Trends - 1999 - 2002 .............................. 89 Table 6-8 Changes in Dairy Farm Numbers .................................................. 89 Table 6-9 Dairy Farms Per Square Mile - 1989-2002 .................................... 89 Table 6-10 Wheaton Locations on Wisconsin Architectural and Historical Inventory................................................................................ 104 Table 7-1 Wheaton Environmentally Contaminated Sites ........................... 113 Table 9-1 2003 to 2008 Land Use - Town of Wheaton ................................ 137 Table 9-2 2008 Valuation ............................................................................. 137 Table 9-3 Land Value per Acre .................................................................... 140 Table 9-4 Land Use Consumption by Residential Subdivision Type ........... 146 List of Figures Figure 2-1 Population Change Town of Wheaton - 1970-2000 .................. 4 Figure 2-2 Wheaton Projected Population Growth ..................................... 5 Figure 2-3 Town of Wheaton and Chippewa County Age Distribution ....... 6 Town of Wheaton Comprehensive Plan table of contents Figure 2-4 School District Boundaries ...................................................... 10 Figure 2-5 Family Income - 2000 - Town of Wheaton and Chippewa County ..................................................................................... 13 Figure 2-6 Median Household Income - 1989 and 1999 .......................... 14 Figure 2-7 What are the Top 3 Reasons You Chose to Live in the Town? ...................................................................................... 32 Figure 2-8 What, if any, Types of Dwelling Units does the Town Need More of? .................................................................................. 33 Figure 3-1 Chippewa County Housing Unit Change by Municipality - 1980-2000 ............................................................................... 38 Figure 3-2