COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHANDLER Prepared for: The Town of Chandler Chandler Town Hall 417 E. Jefferson Ave, Chandler, Indiana 47610 Phone: 812 . 925 . 6882 Prepared by: Bernardin, Lochmueller, & Associates Engineering | Planning | Surveying | Environmental Studies | Water/Wastewater 6200 Vogel Road, Evansville, Indiana 47715 Phone: 812 . 479 . 6200 Draft Final Plan published: February 7, 2013 Draft Final Plan made available for public inspection: February 7, 2013 Chandler Plan Commission public hearing and adoption: February 21, 2013 Chandler Town Council adoption: February 21, 2013 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chandler Town Council Bryan Lucas, President Andrea Johnson, Member Cheryl Amos, Member Kathy Lemmons, Clerk-Treasurer Kenny Irvin, Member Anthony Long, Attorney Kristi Held, Member Sandy Elder, Secretary Town of Chandler Plan Commission Ray Jenkins, President Rhonda Healy, Member Donna Williams, Vice President Kristi Held, Member Tom Arflack, Member Sandy Elder, Secretary Andrea Johnson, Member Grover Fisher Jr., Executive Director Kim Burnett, Member Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Tony Aylsworth Emily May Bruce Baker Rita McConnell Rob Coghill Tim Mosby Cathy Coleman Bob Peppiatt Kenny Elliot Stu Phillips Gene Essick Ryan Schiff Chris Hemenway Dallas Scott Bob Irvin Diane Slater Barb Jamerson David Talley Kathy Lemmons Stephanie Virgin-Henrich Anthony Long Wendy Wary Brian Lucas Greg Webb Jeffrey Mauk Marlin Weisheit Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates, Inc. David Isley, Director of Planning David Goffinet, Public Involvement Laurie Miller, Planner I E OF CONTENTS CHANDLER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................1 A. FOUNDATION ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Organization ............................................................................................................................. 1 3. Planning Process ...................................................................................................................... 1 4. Planning Period ........................................................................................................................ 2 5. Planning Area ........................................................................................................................... 2 B. HISTORY OF PLANNING AREA.......................................................................................................... 2 C. DEMOGRAPHICS FOR PLANNING AREA ......................................................................................... 4 1. Population ................................................................................................................................. 4 a. Existing Population ....................................................................................................... 4 b. Projected Population ..................................................................................................... 5 c. Male/Female Population ............................................................................................... 6 2. Age ............................................................................................................................................ 6 3. Educational Attainment ............................................................................................................. 6 4. Ethnicity .................................................................................................................................... 6 D. USE...................................................................................................................................................... 6 1. Review of Land Use Change Proposals ................................................................................... 7 a. Consistency with Future Land Use Map (Test 1) .......................................................... 8 b. Consistency with Development Review Guidelines (Test 2) ......................................... 8 c. Exceptions to General Consistency Tests ..................................................................... 8 2. Foundation for Land Use Controls ............................................................................................ 9 3. Basis for Capital Improvement Programs ............................................................................... 10 4. Other Uses .............................................................................................................................. 10 CHAPTER TWO: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ............................................................................11 A. PURPOSE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ...........................................................................................11 1. Website ....................................................................................................................................11 2. Visioning Workshop .................................................................................................................11 3. Steering Committee ................................................................................................................ 12 4. Combined Steering Committee/Public Workshops ................................................................. 14 5. Town Employee Meetings ...................................................................................................... 14 Table of Contents TOC-1 CHANDLER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHAPTER THREE: ENVIRONMENTAL ...................................................................................15 A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 15 1. Inventory of Land Features ..................................................................................................... 15 a. Steep Slopes and Other Hilly Terrains ........................................................................ 15 b. Soil Properties ............................................................................................................. 15 c. Agricultural land ........................................................................................................... 15 d. Mineral Resources ...................................................................................................... 16 e. Forest Lands ............................................................................................................... 22 2. Inventory of Water Features ................................................................................................... 25 a. Rivers, Streams, and Floodplains ............................................................................... 25 b. Wetlands ..................................................................................................................... 26 c. Ground Water Resources ........................................................................................... 26 d. Watersheds ................................................................................................................. 26 3, Inventory of Natural Areas and Native Threatened and Endangered Species ....................... 27 a. Natural Areas .............................................................................................................. 27 b. Threatened and Endangered Species ........................................................................ 27 4. Inventory of Environmental Concern Sites ............................................................................. 28 a. Brownfields ................................................................................................................. 28 b. RCRA Sites ................................................................................................................. 28 c. Underground Storage Tanks (UST’s) .......................................................................... 28 B. ANALYSIS .......................................................................................................................................... 33 C. GOALS............................................................................................................................................... 33 D. RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 34 1. Agricultural Land and Soil ....................................................................................................... 34 2. Forest Lands ........................................................................................................................... 35 3. Rivers, Streams, and Floodplains ........................................................................................... 36 4. Wetlands ................................................................................................................................. 37 5. Natural Areas and Native Threatened and Endangered Species ........................................... 37 6. Mineral Resources .................................................................................................................