appomattox county comprehensive plan a guidebook for elected officials, government staff, civic groups, and concerned citizens of appomattox county adopted: june 20, 2016 1 APPOMATTOX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Samuel E. Carter, Chairman Sara E. Carter, Vice-Chairman William H. Hogan Chad E. Millner Bryan A. Moody Susan M. Adams., County Administrator PAMPLIN TOWN COUNCIL William R. Horton, Mayor Robert G. Mitchell, Vice-Mayor Wiley Baldwin Andrew Daniels Ronald Franklin Sarah Hamlett Noreen Murray Paulie W. Johnson, Town Clerk-Treasurer JOINT APPOMATTOX PLANNING COMMISSION George Almond, Chairman Steve Conner, Vice-Chairman Earl Dickerson Sara Carter Josh Mills Kevin O’Brien Susan Hudson STAFF Johnnie Roark, Director of Community Development Assistance provided by Region 2000 Local Government Council 2 Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 6 Planning Horizon ......................................................................................................................... 6 Planning History .......................................................................................................................... 6 Authority to Plan ......................................................................................................................... 7 Community History .................................................................................................................. 8 Chapter 1 Goals and Objectives ............................................................................................... 11 Growth Management ................................................................................................................. 11 Transportation ........................................................................................................................... 14 Housing ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Natural Environment ................................................................................................................. 19 Historic Preservation .................................................................................................................. 21 Economic Development ............................................................................................................ 22 Objectives completed since 2007 comprehensive plan update .................................................... 25 Objectives attempted, but failed since 2007 comprehensive plan update .................................... 26 Chapter 2-Demographics ........................................................................................................... 27 Population Growth .................................................................................................................... 27 Age and Gender Distribution ..................................................................................................... 28 Racial Composition .................................................................................................................... 29 Households, Families, and Marital Status ................................................................................... 29 Educational Attainment ............................................................................................................. 29 Income and Poverty ................................................................................................................... 30 Chapter 3-Growth Management Plan ...................................................................................... 33 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................................... 33 Future Land Use Map ................................................................................................................ 37 Resource Conservation Plan: Land Uses and Land Development............................................... 41 Chapter 4-Transportation .......................................................................................................... 55 Basic Assumptions ..................................................................................................................... 55 The Transportation Planning Process ......................................................................................... 55 Transportation Network Inventory/Existing Conditions ........................................................... 56 Air Service.................................................................................................................................. 57 Rail Service................................................................................................................................. 58 Bus Service ................................................................................................................................. 58 Multi-Modal Transportation System Analysis ............................................................................. 59 Traffic Counts ............................................................................................................................ 59 Long Range Planning (Transportation Recommendations)......................................................... 65 Chapter 5-Housing ...................................................................................................................... 67 Housing Market ......................................................................................................................... 67 AFFordable Housing Units .......................................................................................................... 70 Household Structure .................................................................................................................. 70 Chapter 6-Natural and Cultural Resources ............................................................................. 72 Air Resources ............................................................................................................................. 72 Land Resources .......................................................................................................................... 73 Water Resources ........................................................................................................................ 74 3 Wildlife Resources ...................................................................................................................... 75 Unique Features ......................................................................................................................... 76 Cultural Resources ..................................................................................................................... 77 Chapter 7- Historic Preservation Plan ...................................................................................... 79 Appomattox County Historical Society ...................................................................................... 81 Historic Structures ..................................................................................................................... 82 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ................................................................... 82 Chapter 8- Economic Profile ..................................................................................................... 84 Economic History ...................................................................................................................... 84 Labor Pool ................................................................................................................................. 84 Commuting Patterns .................................................................................................................. 85 Business Health by Sector .......................................................................................................... 85 Retail Trade ............................................................................................................................. 87 Health Care and Social Assistance ................................................................................................ 87 Educational Services ................................................................................................................... 87 Construction .............................................................................................................................. 87 Accommodation and Food Services ................................................................................................ 87 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting .................................................................................... 88 Manufacturing ........................................................................................................................... 88 Appendix I-Education information (Annual Measurable Objective Scores) ....................... 89 Appendix II- Community Survey Results ................................................................................ 90 List of tables Table 1. Age distribution of Appomattox County residents. Source: 2010 US Census ................................................. 28 Table 2. Post-graduation education.