CITY OF SIDNEY GROWTH POLICY UPDATE July 2015 PREPARED BY 1 City of Sidney Growth Policy Update July 2015 i TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments ..................................................................................................... vi Vision Statement ...................................................................................................... vii City of Sidney ....................................................................................................... vii Jurisdictional Planning Area ......................................................................................... vii Population Trends .................................................................................................... 10 Demographics ....................................................................................................... 10 Goals and Objectives .............................................................................................. 14 Land Use ............................................................................................................... 15 Future Land Use .................................................................................................... 17 Policy, Regulatory and Financial Items ......................................................................... 22 Goals and Objectives .............................................................................................. 22 Transportation ........................................................................................................ 24 Streets and Roads .................................................................................................. 24 Air Transport ........................................................................................................ 24 Rail ................................................................................................................... 28 Transit ............................................................................................................... 28 Trail Systems........................................................................................................ 28 Goals and Objectives .............................................................................................. 30 Housing ................................................................................................................. 31 Occupancy Characteristics ........................................................................................ 31 Housing Conditions ................................................................................................. 33 Housing Price ....................................................................................................... 35 Temporary Housing ................................................................................................ 38 Special Needs Housing ............................................................................................. 40 Goals and Objectives .............................................................................................. 41 Economic Development .............................................................................................. 42 Employment ........................................................................................................ 42 Income ............................................................................................................... 43 Agriculture .......................................................................................................... 44 Energy Development ............................................................................................... 45 Economic Development Organizations .......................................................................... 48 City of Sidney Growth Policy Update July 2015 ii Goals and Objectives .............................................................................................. 50 Local Services ......................................................................................................... 51 Government ......................................................................................................... 51 Law Enforcement .................................................................................................. 51 Fire/EMS/DES ....................................................................................................... 52 County Services..................................................................................................... 53 Education ............................................................................................................ 54 Health Care ......................................................................................................... 56 Community Amenities ............................................................................................. 57 Goals and Objectives .............................................................................................. 58 Public Facilities ....................................................................................................... 60 Transportation ...................................................................................................... 60 Water Supply ....................................................................................................... 60 Wastewater ......................................................................................................... 61 Solid Waste .......................................................................................................... 62 Park and Recreation Facilities ................................................................................... 62 Private Utilities ..................................................................................................... 62 Goals and Objectives .............................................................................................. 66 Natural Resources .................................................................................................... 67 Land Cover .......................................................................................................... 67 Rivers, Streams, Lakes and Wetlands ........................................................................... 67 Sand and Gravel Resources ....................................................................................... 68 Wildland-Urban Interface ......................................................................................... 68 Energy ............................................................................................................... 74 Goals and Objectives .............................................................................................. 74 Implementation Plan ................................................................................................. 75 Implementation Tools ............................................................................................. 75 Intergovernmental Coordination ................................................................................. 81 Subdivision Review ................................................................................................. 81 Growth Policy Timeframe ......................................................................................... 85 Action Plan .......................................................................................................... 85 Implementation Plan ................................................................................................. 86 City of Sidney Growth Policy Update July 2015 iii FIGURES Figure 1 – Comparative Jurisdictional Growth in Richland County, 1970-2013............................... 10 Figure 2 – Richland County Population by Age, 2000-2010 ...................................................... 11 Figure 3 – Richland County Historical and Projected Population, 1920-2030 ................................. 12 Figure 4 – Sidney Population Density ............................................................................... 13 Figure 5 - Yearly Oil Rig Count for Montana ...................................................................... 16 Figure 6 – Sidney Existing Land Use ................................................................................ 18 Figure 7 – Development Constraints for Richland County ....................................................... 20 Figure 8 – Sidney Future Land Use .................................................................................. 21 Figure 9 – Transportation Corridors in Richland County ......................................................... 25 Figure 10 - Future Functional Classification in Richland County ............................................... 26 Figure 11 - Future Functional Classification in Sidney ........................................................... 27 Figure 12 – Sidney Trail Development Plan ........................................................................ 29 Figure 13 - Housing Occupancy Trends ............................................................................ 32 Figure 14 - Housing Demand per Population Forecast Estimates ............................................... 33 Figure 15 - Housing Units Constructed by Age .................................................................... 34 Figure 16 - Number of Housing Units in Poor Condition in