DRAFT Comprehensive Plan (2015-2035) City of Kosciusko, Mississippi Board of Aldermen: Marvin Lawrence, Ward 1 Henry Daniel, Ward 2 Robert Ellis, Ward 3 Jeffery Woods, Ward 4 Tim Kyle, Alderman at large Jimmy Cockroft, Mayor Hart Pettit, City Clerk Adopted by the Kosciusko Board of Alderman Month XX, 2015 DRAFT Prepared by: DRAFT Table of Contents Chapter Four: Existing Conditions and Constraints ......................... 26 List of Figures and Tables ................................................................... iii Existing Land Use Categories and Inventory ................................ 26 List of Maps ........................................................................................ iii Development Constraints and Restrictions ................................. 30 Preface ............................................................................................... iv Chapter Five: Future Land Use Plan ................................................. 38 Purpose of a Comprehensive Plan ................................................. iv Introduction and Methodology .................................................... 38 Components of a Comprehensive Plan .......................................... iv Potential Land Use Needs ............................................................ 39 Executive Summary .........................................................................v Future Land Use Categories ......................................................... 40 Chapter 1: Introduction ..................................................................... 1 Chapter Six: Transportation Plan ..................................................... 45 Location .......................................................................................... 1 Functional Classification .............................................................. 45 Natural Features ............................................................................ 1 Road, Right-of-Way & Pavement Standards ................................ 46 Transportation Network ................................................................ 1 Traffic Counts ............................................................................... 46 History ............................................................................................ 2 Forms of Transportation .............................................................. 49 Kosciusko Today ............................................................................. 3 General Recommendations ......................................................... 51 Chapter Two: City of Kosciusko Profile .............................................. 4 Chapter Seven: Community Facilities Plan ...................................... 52 Population Analysis ........................................................................ 4 General Government Operations ................................................ 52 Housing Characteristics ................................................................ 12 City Courts .................................................................................... 52 Economic Analysis ........................................................................ 13 Cemetery Department ................................................................. 53 Chapter Three: Goals, Objectives and Policy Recommendations .... 15 Code Enforcement/Building Inspection Department .................. 53 Introduction ................................................................................. 16 Fire Department ........................................................................... 54 Visual Perception and Image ....................................................... 16 Kosciusko Light and Water ........................................................... 56 Land Use and Development ......................................................... 17 Parks and Recreation Department ............................................... 57 Economic Development ............................................................... 19 Police Department ....................................................................... 60 Transportation ............................................................................. 19 Public School Facilities ................................................................. 61 Community Facilities and Services ............................................... 20 Public Works & Streets Department ............................................ 62 Plan Implementation Goals.......................................................... 25 Solid Waste/Sanitation Department ............................................ 64 City of Kosciusko Comprehensive Plan, Draft as of May 13, 2015 i | P a g e DRAFT Wastewater Department ............................................................. 64 Animal Control Department ........................................................ 66 Industrial Parks ............................................................................ 66 Other Community Facilities ......................................................... 66 Chapter Eight: Implementation and Plan Maintenance .................. 69 Implementation tools .................................................................. 69 Plan Maintenance ........................................................................ 70 Summary of Needs/Projects by Department ............................... 71 City of Kosciusko Comprehensive Plan, Draft as of May 13, 2015 ii | P a g e DRAFT List of Figures and Tables List of Maps TABLE PREFACE.1: WHAT IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? ............................................ IV MAP PREFACE.1: COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AREA ........................................... VII FIGURE 1.1: KOSCIUSKO'S LOCATION .................................................................... 1 MAP 2.1: 2010 POPULATION CONCENTRATION ...................................................... 6 FIGURE 1.2: KOSCIUSKO'S TRANSPORTATION NETWORK ........................................... 2 MAP 4.1: EXISTING LAND USE ........................................................................... 28 FIGURE 1.3: STATUE OF TAUDEUSZ KOSCIUSZKO LOCATED IN REDBUD SPRINGS PARK. .... 3 MAP 4.2: EXISTING LAND USE KOSCIUSKO ZOOM.................................................. 29 FIGURE 2.1: KOSCIUSKO'S HISTORIC POPULATION ................................................... 4 MAP 4.3: KOSCIUSKO HISTORIC DISTRICT ............................................................ 31 FIGURE 2.2: ATTALA COUNTY HISTORIC POPULATION .............................................. 5 MAP 4.4: SEPTIC TANK SUITABILITY .................................................................... 33 FIGURE 2.3: ATTALA COUNTY 2010 POPULATION DISTRIBUTION............................... 5 MAP 4.5: WETLANDS ....................................................................................... 34 FIGURE 2.4: NATURAL INCREASE AND MIGRATION COMPONENT ................................ 7 MAP 4.6: SEVERE SLOPE ................................................................................... 35 FIGURE 2.5: COMPARATIVE POPULATION GROWTH FOR KOSCIUSKO AND LIKE-SIZE MAP 4.7: 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN ...................................................................... 36 MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITIES, 1970 - 2010 .................................................... 7 MAP 5.1: FUTURE LAND USE ............................................................................. 43 FIGURE 2.6: POPULATION FORECAST COMPARISON ................................................. 8 MAP 5.2: FUTURE LAND USE KOSCIUSKO ZOOM ................................................... 44 FIGURE 2.7: KOSCIUSKO RACIAL COMPOSITION 2010 .............................................. 9 MAP 6.1: TRANSPORTATION PLAN...................................................................... 47 FIGURE 2.8: KOSCIUSKO RACIAL COMPOSITION BETWEEN 2000 AND 2010 ................. 9 MAP 6.2: AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC COUNT .......................................................... 48 FIGURE 2.9: KOSCIUSKO 2010 AGE DISTRIBUTION ................................................ 10 MAP 7.1: FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS, RATINGS AND STATIONS .............................. 55 FIGURE 2.10: KOSCIUSKO AGE STRUCTURE BETWEEN 2000 AND 2010 ..................... 10 MAP 7.2: WATER SYSTEM AND IMPROVEMENTS ................................................... 58 FIGURE 2.12: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT FOR KOSCIUSKO, ATTALA COUNTY, AND MAP 7.3: KOSCIUSKO SCHOOL DISTRICT .............................................................. 63 MISSISSIPPI FOR 2010 ............................................................................. 11 MAP 7.4: SEWER SYSTEM AND IMPROVEMENTS .................................................... 65 FIGURE 2.11: COMPOSITION OF POPULATION BY SEX, 2000-2010 .......................... 11 MAP 7.5: CULTURAL RESOURCES ....................................................................... 68 FIGURE 2.13: KOSCIUSKO 2010 HOUSING UNITY TYPES ......................................... 13 FIGURE 2.14: KOSCIUSKO’S ANNUAL GROSS RETAIL SALES ...................................... 14 FIGURE 2.15: KOSCIUSKO SALES TAX DIVERSION ................................................... 15 FIGURE 4. 1: LAND USE ANALYSIS ...................................................................... 27 FIGURE 4. 2: HOUSE IN KOSCIUSKO'S HISTORIC DISTRICT ........................................ 30 TABLE 4.3: EXISTING CONSTRAINTS IN KOSCIUSKO AND THE PLANNING AREA ............