20 Year Comprehensive Development Plan For The City of Poplarville, Mississippi Adopted December 21, 2010 Prepared by: This page intentionally left blank ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Poplarville Board of Mayor and Aldermen Billy W. Spiers ...................Mayor Shirley Wiltshire ................At Large John Grant, Jr. ..................At Large William M. Winborn ...........At Large Byron L. Wells ...................At Large John W. Sherman .............At Large Jody Stuart ........................City Clerk Martin Smith, Esquire........City Attorney Poplarville Planning Commission Mark Bridgers....................Chairman Tommy Breland.................Commissioner Janie Richardson ..............Commissioner Tammy Krutzseldt .............Commissioner Margaret Smith..................Commissioner (Resigned) Melinda Bowman...............Commissioner (Appointed 11/2/2010) Guy Holston ......................Building Official / Code Enforcement Funding This project was funded by the Mississippi Development Authority with Katrina Supplemental Community Development Block Grant Program Funds. Haley Barbour - Governor of the State of Mississippi Planning Team Bridge & Watson, Inc. Urban and Regional Planning Consultants Plan Adoption This plan was adopted by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen December 21, 2010. City of Poplarville Comprehensive Plan a This page intentionally left blank City of Poplarville Comprehensive Plan b TABLE OF CONTENTS SUBJECT .............................................................................................................................PAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................a TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................ i LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................... iv LIST OF TABLES........................................................................................................................ iv LIST OF MAPS............................................................................................................................ iv INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1 Purpose of the Plan.................................................................................................................1 Elements of a Comprehensive Plan........................................................................................1 How to use this Plan ...............................................................................................................2 CHAPTER ONE: COMMUNITY PROFILE AND DEMOGRAPHIC FORECASTS.......................5 Establishing the Planning Area ...............................................................................................5 Regional Location of Poplarville..............................................................................................6 A Brief History of Poplarville....................................................................................................7 Demographic Characteristics and Trends...............................................................................9 Population ...............................................................................................................................9 Racial Composition ...............................................................................................................10 Age Structure ........................................................................................................................11 Housing Characteristics ........................................................................................................13 Educational Attainment .........................................................................................................14 Income and Poverty Level.....................................................................................................15 Employment Base.................................................................................................................16 Summary...............................................................................................................................20 Population and Housing Forecast.........................................................................................21 CHAPTER TWO: GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES.......................................................24 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................24 Land Use Goals ....................................................................................................................24 Transportation Goals.............................................................................................................26 Housing Goals.......................................................................................................................27 Community Facilities and Services Goals.............................................................................30 Community Appearance and Spirit .......................................................................................31 Commercial and Industrial Development Goals....................................................................33 Plan Implementation Goals...................................................................................................35 CHAPTER THREE: EXISTING LAND USE PATTERNS AND FUTURE LAND USE PLAN ....37 Existing Land Use .................................................................................................................37 Residential ............................................................................................................................37 Commercial...........................................................................................................................37 Industrial................................................................................................................................37 Public/Semi-Public ................................................................................................................38 City of Poplarville Comprehensive Plan i Institutional............................................................................................................................38 Vacant/Agricultural................................................................................................................38 Streets and ROW / Easements.............................................................................................38 Future Land Use Plan ...........................................................................................................40 Introduction and Methodology...............................................................................................40 Environmental Constraints....................................................................................................41 Land Development Guidelines..............................................................................................45 Projected Land Use Needs ...................................................................................................46 Agricultural ............................................................................................................................47 Low Density Residential........................................................................................................47 Medium Density Residential..................................................................................................47 High Density Residential – Single and Two Family...............................................................48 High Density Residential – Multi Family................................................................................48 Manufactured Housing..........................................................................................................48 Neighborhood Commercial ...................................................................................................48 Highway Commercial ............................................................................................................49 Central Business District.......................................................................................................49 Light Industrial.......................................................................................................................49 Heavy Industrial ....................................................................................................................50 Public/Semi-Public (PSP)......................................................................................................50 Institutional............................................................................................................................50 Medical District......................................................................................................................50 Mixed Uses – Commercial / Residential ...............................................................................50 Flood Plain (FP) ....................................................................................................................51