Hyde County, Nc Cama Core Land Use Plan
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HYDE COUNTY, NC CAMA CORE LAND USE PLAN Adopted by the Hyde County Board of Commissioners: January 7, 2008 Certified by the Coastal Resources Commission: March 27, 2008 Prepared By: Wilmington, North Carolina The preparation of this document was financed in part through a grant provided by the North Carolina Coastal Management Program, through funds provided by the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, which is administered by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. HYDE COUNTY CORE CAMA LAND USE PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION.................................................1 A. Background ..........................................................1 B. Regulatory Authority and Planning Model . 2 C. Planning Process and Citizen’s Participation . 2 SECTION 2. HISTORY ......................................................4 A. Mainland Hyde County .................................................4 B. Ocracoke Island.......................................................7 C. A Note on Sources and Other Histories of Hyde County and Ocracoke Island . 9 SECTION 3. REGIONAL SETTING .............................................10 A. Regional Location ....................................................10 B. Regional Setting .....................................................10 SECTION 4. HYDE COUNTY CONCERNS AND ASPIRATIONS . 13 A. Identification of Primary Planning Issues . 13 SECTION 5. ANALYSIS OF EXISTING AND EMERGING CONDITIONS . 16 A. A Note on Data Analysis in this Plan ......................................16 B. Population..........................................................16 1. Hyde County Permanent Population ................................16 2. Seasonal Population.............................................17 3. Population Profile ..............................................18 a. Racial Composition .......................................18 b. Age and Gender Composition ...............................19 c. Female-Headed and Non-Family Households . 21 d. Educational Attainment ....................................23 4. Summary of Population Profile ....................................24 C. Housing............................................................26 1. Housing Units and Density........................................26 2. Housing Occupancy and Tenure ...................................27 3. Units per Structure (as related to Tenure) . 28 4. Age, Condition, and Characteristics of Housing Units . 29 5. Household Characteristics ........................................32 6. Housing Conditions .............................................33 7. Mortgage Status, Housing Values, and Housing Costs . 34 8. Summary of Housing Characteristics . 36 D. Income, Employment and Economy ......................................37 1. Income and Poverty Status .......................................37 2. Employment and Economy .......................................39 a. Total Employment and Employment by Sector . 39 Hyde County CAMA Land Use Plan Page i Table of Contents PAGE b. Wages, by Employment Sector...............................40 c. Establishments ...........................................41 d. Economic Development ....................................43 3. Income, Employment and Economy Summary . 43 E. Population Projections ................................................45 F. Natural Systems Analysis...............................................49 1. Mapping and Analysis of Natural Features . 49 a. Topography/Geology ......................................49 b. Climate.................................................51 c. Flood Zones .............................................52 d. Man-made Hazards/Restrictions . 57 i. Tier II Facilities .....................................57 ii. Underground Storage Tanks...........................58 iii. Other Hazardous Sites ...............................60 e. Soils ...................................................60 f. Water Supply ............................................64 g. Fragile Areas and Areas of Environmental Concern (AEC) . 66 i. Estuarine Waters and Estuarine Shorelines (AEC) . 67 ii. Public Trust Areas...................................69 iii. Coastal and 404 Wetlands ............................69 iv. Protected Lands and Significant Natural Heritage Areas . 76 h. Wildlife Species ..........................................79 i. Areas of Resource Potential .................................81 i. Regionally Significant Parks . 81 ii. Marinas and Mooring Fields ...........................82 iii. Floating Homes or Structures . 84 iv. Channel Maintenance ................................85 v. Marine Resources (Water Quality) . 86 vi. Primary Nursery Areas, Anadromous Fish Spawning Areas, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation . 89 2. Environmental Composite Map ....................................91 3. Water Quality .................................................94 a. Introduction .............................................94 b. Pasquotank River Basin Watershed . 95 i. Subbasin 03-01-51 ..................................97 ii. Subbasin 03-01-53 ..................................98 iii. Registered Animal Operations in the Pasquotank River Basin . 98 c. Tar-Pamlico River Basin Watershed . 99 i. Subbasin 03-03-07 ..................................99 ii. Subbasin 03-03-08 .................................100 iii. Registered Animal Operations in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin 101 iv. Tar-Pamlico Buffer Rules and Nutrient Sensitive Waters . 103 G. Analysis of Existing Community Facilities/Services . 104 1. Transportation................................................104 Hyde County CAMA Land Use Plan Page ii Table of Contents PAGE 2. Health Care ..................................................109 3. Law Enforcement ..............................................110 4. Fire/Rescue/Emergency Medical Services . 111 5. Administration................................................112 6. Water System.................................................113 7. Wastewater Disposal ..........................................114 8. Solid Waste ..................................................115 9. Schools .....................................................116 10. Recreation ...................................................117 11. Electrical Power Service.........................................118 12. Telephone Service .............................................119 13. Internet Service ...............................................119 14. Cable Television Service ........................................119 15. Cellular Phone Service ..........................................119 16. Stormwater Management/Drainage . 120 a. Introduction ............................................120 b. Erosion and Sedimentation ................................120 c. EPA Regulations .........................................121 d. Construction Activities....................................122 e. North Carolina Shoreline Buffering . 123 f. Stormwater Management/Drainage as Related to Hyde County . 123 H. Current Plans, Policies, and Regulations . 125 1. 1997 Hyde County CAMA Land Use Plan Update . 125 2. North Carolina State Building Code (and Associated Codes) . 127 3. Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance and Community Rating System . 127 4. Ocracoke Village Development Ordinance . 128 5. Emergency Operations Plan ......................................128 6. Hyde County and Ocracoke Local Water Supply Plans . 128 7. Swan Quarter Historic Waterfront Plan/Ocracoke Village Circulation Concepts Plan ................................................128 8. Hyde County Subdivision Ordinance . 129 9. Hyde County Travel Trailer and Mobile Home Ordinance . 129 10. Outer Banks Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan . 129 11. Strategic Plan for Engelhard .....................................130 12. Fairfield, North Carolina Wastewater Feasibility Study . 130 13. Hyde County Hazard Mitigation Plan . 130 14. Ocracoke Island Trolley Program Plan . 130 I. Analysis of Land Use and Development...................................131 1. Introduction..................................................131 2. Existing Land Use in Hyde County .................................131 3. Community Core Study Areas ....................................135 a. Engelhard Community ....................................136 i. History ..........................................136 ii. Demographics.....................................137 Hyde County CAMA Land Use Plan Page iii Table of Contents PAGE iii. Existing Land Use ..................................137 iv. Community Assets/Liabilities . 138 b. Fairfield Community......................................140 i. History ..........................................140 ii. Demographics.....................................141 iii. Existing Land Use ..................................141 iv. Community Issues..................................143 c. Ponzer Community.......................................143 i. Demographics.....................................143 ii. Existing Land Use ..................................144 iii. Community Issues..................................146 d. Ocracoke Island .........................................146 i. History ..........................................146 ii. Demographics.....................................146 iii. Existing Land Use ..................................147 iv. Community Issues..................................149 e. Scranton Community .....................................149