Warren County Land Use Plan
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Warren County-2022 Comprehensive Development Plan (Land Use Plan) Adopted March 11, 2002-Warren County Board of Commissioners Document compiled by the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments Planning Staff 12/1999 to 3/2002. Text and graphics represent the work of the Warren County Land Use Committee, public work sessions, and comments from public review of the first and second drafts, review by the County Board of Commissioners and Warren County Planning Board. 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments wishes to thank Warren County for the opportunity to assist in developing their updated Comprehensive Development Plan. This effort would not have been possible without the cooperation of the Board of Commissioners, Planning Board, Land Use Committee, County Manager, County Economic Development Commission, County officials, field specialists and agency representatives, and residents of Warren County. Board of Commissioners Michael A. Jones, Chairman (Land Use Committee) Harry Williams, Commissioner (Land Use Committee) Clinton G. Alston, Commissioner (Land Use Committee) Roy Williams, Commissioner Glenn Richardson, Commissioner County Officials Loria Williams, County Manager (Land Use Committee) Allen Kimball, County EDC Director (Land Use Committee) Macon Robertson, County Public Works Mary Whaley, County Department of Environmental Health Joyce Green-Williams, County Zoning and Code Enforcement Reid Tunstall, County Zoning and Code Enforcement (Land Use Committee) Planning Board Tim Proctor (Land Use Committee) Al Thompson (Land Use Committee) Dean Andrews (Land Use Committee) Clinton Capps (Land Use Committee) Doris Ross (Land Use Committee) Agencies and Representatives Warren County Public Works Department Warren County Office of the County Manager Warren County Department of Environmental Health North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, Division of Water Quality NCRS/US Soil Conservation Service, Warren County North Carolina Department of Transportation-Division 5 North Carolina Wetlands Restoration Program Northeast Tarheel Conservancy Warren County Economic Development Commission Warren County Tax Assessment Office Warren County Planning Department Warren County Board of Education Warren County Sheriff's Office and Emergency Services Office of Congresswoman Eva Clayton-Citizens Advisory Board Town of Warrenton and Town of Norlina Police Departments Warren County-Local Volunteer Fire Departments and Rescue Squads National Register of Historic Sites, North Carolina State Archives Warren County Courthouse-Clerk of the Superior Court Warren County, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service US Natural Heritage Program North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis FEMA-NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program), HMGP (Hazard Mitigation Program) Triangle J Council of Governments The Warren Record (Warren County Newspaper) The Daily Dispatch (Vance County/Henderson Newspaper) 3 MAP 1 4 MAP 2 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ❐ Lists of charts, maps, and tables----------------------------------------------------------------------------5-6 ❐ Attachments---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I. Introduction to Warren County. ❐ Overview and history-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-8 II. Planning Principles. ❐ What is planning, why is it important, what is involved-----------------------------------------------9-11 III. County Features. ❐ Overview------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 ❐ Population------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-19 ❐ Housing---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19-24 ❐ Economy and Agriculture-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------24-35 ❐ Soils--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------35-41 ❐ Water Resources, Wetlands, Floodplains--------------------------------------------------------------41-54 ❐ Natural Habitats, and Species----------------------------------------------------------------------------54-57 ❐ County Infrastructure-Water and Sewer----------------------------------------------------------------57-65 ❐ Historic Sites---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------65-67 ❐ Transportation-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------67-69 ❐ Schools---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------69-70 ❐ Public Safety and County Facilities----------------------------------------------------------------------70-74 ❐ Significant Environmental Sites-Landfill/Reclamation Project------------------------------------74-76 ❐ Citizen Input---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------76-78 IV. Current Land Use. ❐ Overview and Classifications------------------------------------------------------------------------------79-80 V. Proposed Land Use. ❐ Overview and Classifications------------------------------------------------------------------------------81-82 VI. Goals and Objectives.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------83-86 VII. Plan Recommendations.------------------------------------------------------------------------------87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Charts, Maps, and Tables, and Attachments Charts 1. Population Growth 1970-2020---------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 2. Population Change by Township 1970-2000--------------------------------------------------------------14 3. Population Change by Municipality 1970-2000-----------------------------------------------------------15 4. Population Density (persons per square mile) 1990-2000---------------------------------------------17 5. Comparison of Number of Housing Units/Types 1990-2000------------------------------------------20 6. Number of total Dwelling Units versus Manufactured Units--------------------------------------------21 7. Comparison of Total Dwelling Units by Township 1970-1990-----------------------------------------22 8. Number of Residential Building Permits Issues 1994-1999--------------------------------------------24 9. Comparison of 1990 Median and Per Capita Income---------------------------------------------------26 10. Comparison of 2000 Median and Per Capita Income---------------------------------------------------26 11. Unemployment Percentage Comparison Region-K 1995-2001---------------------------------------33 12. Comparison of Well Permits Issued-Warren County----------------------------------------------------59 Maps 1. Warren County-Location Map-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 2. Warren County Base Map----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 3. Distribution of Cultivated/Agricultural Sites-----------------------------------------------------------------29 4. Location of Warren County in Roanoke River and Tar-Pamlico River Basins--------------------43 6 5. Warren County-Water Resources----------------------------------------------------------------------------49 6. Warren County-Floodplain Locations------------------------------------------------------------------------50 Maps (continued) 7. Warren County-Natural Habitats and Species Locations-----------------------------------------------56 8. Warren County Infrastructure-Location of Water Districts and Lines--------------------------------60 9. Warren County-Historic Sites and Districts----------------------------------------------------------------66 10. Warren County-Public Work Sessions 2001---------------------------------------------------------------78 11. Warren County-Existing Land Use Patterns---------------------------------------------------------------80 12. Warren County-Future Land Use Patterns-----------------------------------------------------------------82 Tables 1. Figures for Region-K Population Change 1990-2000 (County/Municipality)----------------------12 2. Region-K Population Growth 1970-2000 and Estimates for 2010-2020----------------------------13 3. Figures for Population Change by Township 1970-2000-----------------------------------------------13 4. Figures for Population Change by Municipality 1970-2000--------------------------------------------14 5. Change in Demographics Totals for Male/Female 1990-2000----------------------------------------15 6. Change in Demographics All Races 1990-2000 ---------------------------------------------------------16 7. Change in Demographics for Age-Major Race Categories 1990-2000-----------------------------16 8. Figures for Population Density (persons per square mile) 1990-2000------------------------------17 9. Figures for Number of Housing Units/Type 1990-2000-------------------------------------------------19 10. Figures for Comparison of Total Dwelling Units versus Manufactured Units----------------------20 11. Selected Interior