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Athens County Comprehensive Planning Staff Worked for a Council of Land Use Plan ATHENS COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page # EXECUTIVE SUMMARY …………………………………………………………………………………… 6 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………………………………. 9 . Review of Process for Plan Preparation …………………………………………………………………… 9 Vision Statement…………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Task Forces & Their Areas of Study ………………………………………………………………………. 12 Overview of Athens County ……………………………………………………………………………….. 13 CHAPTER 2: AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE BY MARJORIE STONE ………………………………………… 17 CHAPTER 3: TRANSPORTATION ……………………………………………………………………………. 23 Statement of Purpose ……………………………………………………………………………………… 23 Process …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 23 Roadways-Present Conditions and Trends ………………………………………………………………… 24 Transportation Modes-Present Conditions & Trends …………………………………………………….. 28 Private Automobiles………………………………………………………………………………. 28 Public Transportation …………………………………………………………………………….. 29 Trucking ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 31 Bicycle Transportation …………………………………………………………………………… 31 Pedestrian Travel…………………………………………………………………………………. 33 Air Transportation ……………………………………………………………………………….. 34 Rail Transportation ……………………………………………………………………………… 36 Water Transportation …………………………………………………………………………….. 37 Plan Concept ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 37 Goals & Policies……………………………………………………………………………………………. 39 CHAPTER 4: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES…………………………………………………… 43 Statement of Purpose ………………………………………………………………………………………. 43 Process …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 43 Background ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 45 Present Conditions & Trends………………………………………………………………………………. 45 Land ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 46 Water …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 50 Agriculture and Woodland ………………………………………………………………………. 51 Air, Sky, and Viewshed ………………………………………………………………………….. 56 Plan Concept……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 58 Goals & Policies……………………………………………………………………………………………. 59 CHAPTER 5: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT……………………………………………………………………. 64 Statement of Purpose ……………………………………………………………………………………… 64 Process ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 64 Background ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 65 Conditions & Trends ………………………………………………………………………………………. 65 Plan Concept ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 68 Goals & Policies …………………………………………………………………………………………… 69 2 Page # CHAPTER 6: UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE …………………………………………………………….. 71 Statement of Purpose ………………………………………………………………………………………. 71 Process …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 71 Background ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 71 Conditions & Trends……………………………………………………………………………………….. 72 Public Water ……………………………………………………………………………………… 72 Wastewater Treatment……………………………………………………………………………. 73 Solid Waste ………………………………………………………………………………………. 74 Electricity…………………………………………………………………………………………. 76 Natural Gas ………………………………………………………………………………………. 76 Communications …………………………………………………………………………………. 76 Plan Concept ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 78 Goals & Policies …………………………………………………………………………………………… 80 CHAPTER 7: HOUSING ……………………………………………………………………………………… 83 Statement of Purpose ………………………………………………………………………………………. 83 Process ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 83 Background………………………………………………………………………………………………… 83 Conditions & Trends ………………………………………………………………………………………. 83 Units ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 84 Value……………………………………………………………………………………………… 84 Age ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 84 Accessibility………………………………………………………………………………………. 85 Green Building …………………………………………………………………………………… 85 Housing Costs…………………………………………………………………………………….. 86 Rural Demographics …………………………………………………………………………….. 86 Land and Infrastructure Costs ……………………………………………………………………. 87 Affordable Housing………………………………………………………………………………. 87 Housing Programs ………………………………………………………………………………. 88 Plan Concept ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 89 Goals & Policies …………………………………………………………………………………………… 90 CHAPTER 8: HERITAGE, ARTS, AND CULTURE……………………………………………………………… 92 Statement of Purpose ……………………………………………………………………………………… 92 Process …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 92 Background………………………………………………………………………………………………… 92 Conditions & Trends ………………………………………………………………………………………. 93 Historic Places …………………………………………………………………………………… 93 Arts ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 94 Viewsheds………………………………………………………………………………………… 94 Farms …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 94 Plan Concept ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 94 Goals & Policies……………………………………………………………………………………………. 95 CHAPTER 9: PARKS AND RECREATION ……………………………………………………………………. 98 Statement of Purpose ……………………………………………………………………………………… 98 Process …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 98 Background ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 99 Conditions & Trends ………………………………………………………………………………………. 99 National Recreation ……………………………………………………………………………… 100 Age Effects ………………………………………………………………………………………. 103 3 Page # Workplace Changes ……………………………………………………………………………… 103 Home Ownership ………………………………………………………………………………… 103 Health Issues……………………………………………………………………………………… 104 Computer Access ………………………………………………………………………………… 104 Preference Changes ……………………………………………………………………………… 104 Athens County Recreation…………………………………………………………………………………. 105 Hiking and Biking Trails…………………………………………………………………………. 106 Bicycling………………………………………………………………………………………….. 106 Hunting and Fishing ……………………………………………………………………………… 107 Wilderness-Like Experience……………………………………………………………………… 107 ATV Trails ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 107 Aquatic Recreation……………………………………………………………………………….. 107 Plan Concept ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 108 Goals & Policies……………………………………………………………………………………………. 109 CHAPTER 10: COMMUNITY FACILITIES …………………………………………………………………….. 111 Statement of Purpose ………………………………………………………………………………………. 111 Process ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 111 Background ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 111 Conditions & Trends ………………………………………………………………………………………. 111 Law Enforcement and Jails/Detention Facilities…………………………………………………. 111 Fire Stations ……………………………………………………………………………………… 112 Hospitals and Clinics …………………………………………………………………………….. 112 Mental Health ……………………………………………………………………………………. 113 Children Services ………………………………………………………………………………… 113 Education ………………………………………………………………………………………… 113 Emergency Preparedness ………………………………………………………………………… 114 Elderly Care ……………………………………………………………………………………… 114 Libraries ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 115 Community Centers ……………………………………………………………………………… 115 Dog Shelter ………………………………………………………………………………………. 116 Courthouse ………………………………………………………………………………………. 116 Job and Family Services …………………………………………………………………………. 116 Municipal Buildings……………………………………………………………………………… 117 Health Department ……………………………………………………………………………….. 117 Highway Departments……………………………………………………………………………. 117 Fairgrounds ………………………………………………………………………………………. 117 Maintenance and Improvements…………………………………………………………………………… 118 Plan Concept ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 119 Goals & Policies …………………………………………………………………………………………… 121 CHAPTER 11: LAND USE ……………………………………………………………………………………. 122 Statement of Purpose ……………………………………………………………………………………… 122 Process …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 122 Background………………………………………………………………………………………………… 122 Conditions & Trends ………………………………………………………………………………………. 124 Land Cover……………………………………………………………………………………….. 126 Land Uses ………………………………………………………………………………………… 126 Forestry and Agriculture …………………………………………………………………………. 126 Residential………………………………………………………………………………………… 127 Commercial and Industrial ……………………………………………………………………….. 127 Mineral Exploration/Extraction ………………………………………………………………….. 128 Recreation………………………………………………………………………………………… 128 4 Page # Site Planning ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 128 Planning Tools ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 131 Future Land Use and Plan Concept………………………………………………………………………… 135 Goals & Policies …………………………………………………………………………………………… 137 Appendices Appendix A - Planning History of Athens County ……………………………………………… 140 Appendix B - Authority for Plan Preparation …………………………………………………… 143 Appendix C - Previous Plans and Studies ……………………………………………………….. 145 Appendix D - Task Force Members……………………………………………………………… 146 Appendix E - Maps ……………………………………………………………………………… 148 Railroads Abandoned and Active............................................................................. 149 Average Daily Traffic (On Highways)..................................................................... 150 Soil Slip Potential .................................................................................................... 151 Watersheds............................................................................................................... 152 Median Household Income ...................................................................................... 153 Per Capita Income.................................................................................................... 154 Commercial Developable Land .............................................................................. 155 Industrial Developable Land.................................................................................... 156 Major Utility Corridors ............................................................................................ 157 Utilities Water & Sewer............................................................................................ 158 Population Living in Rural/Urban Areas.................................................................
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