Lenawee County Comprehensive Land Use Plan
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Lenawee County Comprehensive Land Use Plan Prepared for the Lenawee County Planning Commission Adopted by: Lenawee County Planning Commission May 15, 2002 Lenawee County Board of Commissioners July 10, 2002 Lenawee County Planning Commissioners Frank Crosby, City of Tecumseh, Chairman James Tipton, Blissfield Township, Vice-Chairman Karol Bolton, Lenawee County Commission Keith Dersham, City of Adrian Becky Liedel, Madison Charter Township William Saunders, Dover Township Ralph Tillotson, Lenawee County Commission Board of Commissioners Larry Gould, District 5, Chairman Lowell Eisenmann, District 4, Vice Chairman David Abraham, District 3 Dick Bailey, District 8 Karol Bolton, District 9 Janet Curtiss, District 2 Rob Hall, District 1 Ralph Tillotson, District 6 Dick Williams, District 7 County Administrator William Bacon Lenawee County Comprehensive Land Use Plan Table of Contents Introduction Part 1 - Inventory of Existing Conditions I. The Settlement of Lenawee County (by Dr. Charles Lindquist, Director, Lenawee County Historical Museum) .......................................1.1 II. Population A. Historic overview ..........................................2.1 B. Population by community ...................................2.4 C. Regional growth ..........................................2.6 D. Population density ........................................2.11 E. Population projections .....................................2.12 F. Age trends, 1990, 2000 and 2020 ............................2.14 G. School enrollment, 1990, 1995 and 2000 ......................2.15 H. Higher education .........................................2.16 I. Disabled population .......................................2.17 J. Mobility ................................................2.17 III. Housing A. Number of housing units ....................................3.1 B. Persons per household .....................................3.1 C. Characteristics of living quarters ..............................3.3 D. Occupancy and tenure .....................................3.3 E. Seasonal housing units .....................................3.5 F. Age of housing units .......................................3.6 G. Building permits ...........................................3.6 H. Housing costs and affordability .............................. 3.8 IV Economy A. Employment .............................................4.1 B. Employment by industry ....................................4.2 C. Employment forecast ......................................4.3 D. Income .................................................4.4 E. Journey to work ...........................................4.5 V Land Use Trends A. General findings ..........................................5.2 B. Agricultural land use .......................................5.2 C. Residential land use .......................................5.4 D. Commercial land use ......................................5.4 E. Industrial land use .........................................5.5 Table of Contents (cont.) VI Natural Features A. General description of surface formation .......................6.1 B. Topography ..............................................6.2 C. Drainage ................................................6.2 D. Soils .................................................. 6.3 VII Parks and Recreation .......................................... 7.1 VIII Public Facilities A. Sewer and Water .........................................8.1 B. Hospitals ................................................8.3 C. Fire Departments .........................................8.4 D. Police Departments ........................................8.7 E. Recycling Locations .......................................8.8 IX Transportation A. Road functional classification ................................9.1 B. Traffic counts ............................................9.3 C. Traffic accidents ..........................................9.3 D. Airports .................................................9.4 E. Railroads ................................................9.5 Part 2 - Citizen Participation X Citizen Survey, 1999 A. Survey distribution and return rate ...........................10.3 B. Survey questions and responses ............................10.4 XI Public Participation Workshops ...................................11.1 XII Public Hearings A. January 17, 2002 minutes ..................................12.2 B. March 21, 2002 minutes ...................................12.5 Part 3 - Issues, Goals, Policies and Implementation Strategy XIII Issue Identification .............................................13.2 XIV Goals and Policies .............................................14.2 XV Implementation Strategy ........................................15.1 Table of Contents (cont.) List of Tables Table Page 2.1 Lenawee County Population Trend, 1900-2000 .......................2.2 2.2 Comparative County Population Growth, 1900-2000 ....................2.3 2.3 Lenawee County Population by Local Unit of Government, 1930-2000 .....2.5 2.4 Lenawee County Regional Groupings ...............................2.6 2.5 Population Growth by County Region, 1930-2000 ......................2.9 2.6 Population Density by Community and Region, 2000 ..................2.11 2.7 Population Projections by Method, 2000-2020 .......................2.14 2.8 School Enrollment by Lenawee County School District, 1990, 1995, and 2000 ...............................................2.18 3.1 Lenawee County Households and Group Quarters, 1990-2000 ...........3.3 3.2 Lenawee County Housing Tenure, 1970-2000 ........................3.4 3.3 Lenawee County Trends in Seasonal Housing, 1990-2000 ...............3.5 3.4 Lenawee County Age of Housing Units, 2000 .........................3.6 3.5 Building Permits by Community and Region, 1990-2000 .................3.7 3.6 Home Value, Rent, and Housing Affordability, 2000 ....................3.9 3.7 MSHDA Estimated Housing Needs in Lenawee County, 1999 ...........3.11 4.1 Employment Forecast by Major Occupational Category - Lenawee, Hillsdale and Jackson Counties, 1996-2006 ..........................4.3 4.2 Median Household Income Comparison, 1990-2000 ....................4.4 4.3 Means of Transport to Work, 1990-2000 .............................4.5 5.1 Land Use Categories ............................................5.1 5.2 Farmland Loss by Township, 1978-1998 .............................5.3 5.3 1978-1998 Lenawee County Land Use Acreage .......................5.6 6.1 Description of Land Capability Classes ..............................6.5 7.1 County and State Parks ..........................................7.1 8.1 Available Sewer and Water Capacity ................................8.1 8.2 Fire Departments in Lenawee County ...............................8.5 8.3 Lenawee County Law Enforcement Agencies .........................8.7 8.4 Recycling in Lenawee County ....................................8.10 9.1 Highest Volume Roads in Lenawee County ...........................9.3 9.2 Lenawee County Airports .........................................9.5 10.1 Survey Response by Community ..................................10.3 10.2 Road Ratings by Jurisdiction .....................................10.7 Table of Contents (cont.) List of Figures Figure Page 2.1 Lenawee County Population, 1900-2000 .............................2.1 2.2 Area Population Growth, 1900-2000 ................................2.2 2.3 Share of Population Growth, 1930-2000 .............................2.4 2.4 Population Trend by Region, 1930-2000 .............................2.7 2.5 Lenawee County Population Projections, 2000-2020 ..................2.13 2.6 Age Structure, 1990-2000 .......................................2.14 2.7 Median Age Trends, 1970-2000 ..................................2.15 2.8 Number of School Age Children, 2000-2020 .........................2.15 2.9 School Enrollment by Grade Level, 1990-2000 .......................2.16 3.1 Number of Housing Units, 1960-2000 ...............................3.1 3.2 Housing and Population Growth Rates, 1960-2000 .....................3.1 3.3 Persons Per Household, 1970-2000 ................................3.2 3.4 Occupancy and Tenure, 1970-2000 ................................3.4 4.1 Lenawee County Labor Force Characteristics, 1970-2000 ...............4.1 4.2 Unemployment Rates, 1970-2000 ..................................4.2 4.3 Manufacturing Services and Retail Employment, 1970-1998 .............4.2 10.1 Overall View of Lenawee County ..................................10.4 10.2 Age of Respondents ..........................................10.11 10.3 One-Way Commuting Distance ..................................10.12 10.4 Work Trip Destination .........................................10.12 10.5 Response by Community Type ..................................10.13 List of Maps Map Maps are found at the end of Part III. Area Map 5.1 1978 Land Cover 5.2 1998 Land Cover 5.3 Active Cropland/Pasture 5.4 Residential Land Use Comparison 6.1 Digital Elevation Model 6.2 Groundwater Recharge Areas 6.3 Land Capability Classification 6.4 Agricultural Productivity 6.5 Soil Suitability Individual Home Sewage Disposal Systems 7.1 Greenways 8.1 Generalized Sewer Service Areas 8.2 Generalized Water Service Areas 9.1 Transportation Functional Classification 14.1 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Lenawee County Comprehensive Land Use Plan Introduction Introduction Lenawee County, located in southeast Michigan, is predominantly a rural agricultural area dotted with small towns and