TOWN OF UNION COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2018 - 2038 Prepared by the Town of Union Plan Commission with assistance from the Eau Claire County Department of Planning and Development DRAFT January 2018 TOWN OF UNION COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2018-2038 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITY ELEMENT ........................................................................... 1 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE ............................................................................................................... 3 POPULATION ...................................................................................................................................... 3 COMPONENTS OF THE POPULATION ..................................................................................................... 5 EDUCATION ........................................................................................................................................ 9 EMPLOYMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 9 INCOME .......................................................................................................................................... 13 SOCIO-ECONOMIC FORECASTS ...................................................................................................... 15 POPULATION PROJECTION ................................................................................................................ 15 HOUSEHOLD PROJECTION................................................................................................................. 17 EMPLOYMENT PROJECTION ............................................................................................................... 17 ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES ......................................................................................................... 22 ISSUES GENERATION WORKSHOP ..................................................................................................... 22 COMMUNITY OPINION SURVEY .......................................................................................................... 24 VISIONING SURVEY AND VISION STATEMENT ...................................................................................... 24 CONCLUSION.................................................................................................................................... 24 THE HOUSING ELEMENT ................................................................................................................ 25 HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS AND TRENDS ................................................................................. 25 HOUSING PROJECTIONS .................................................................................................................. 29 HOUSING PROGRAMS IN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY ........................................................................... 33 NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................................................... 46 NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION, REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION ............................................... 46 GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES .............................................................................................. 47 THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT ............................................................................................ 49 OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................................... 49 TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................................................................ 59 GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES .............................................................................................. 62 THE UTILITIES AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES ELEMENT ................................................ 65 EXISTING UTILITY AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES CONDITIONS .................................................. 65 FORECASTED UTILITY AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES NEEDS ..................................................... 69 GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES .............................................................................................. 70 THE AGRICULTURE, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES ELEMENT ............. 73 AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES .......................................................................................................... 73 NATURAL RESOURCES ..................................................................................................................... 85 CULTURAL OR HISTORIC RESOURCES .......................................................................................... 97 GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES .............................................................................................. 98 NATURAL RESOURCES MAPS SERIES ......................................................................................... 101 THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT ........................................................................ 121 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROLES .............................................................................................. 121 COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................ 124 LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS AND TRENDS ................................... 124 FEDERAL AND STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS .............................................. 128 LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND PROGRAMS ................................................... 130 NEW INDUSTRIES OR BUSINESSES DESIRED ............................................................................. 131 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES................................................................................................... 131 Town of Union Comprehensive Plan i THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT, CONT’D OPPORTUNITIES FOR BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT ................................................................ 132 DESIGNATION OF SITES ................................................................................................................. 132 GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES ............................................................................................... 133 THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION ELEMENT ............................................... 135 GROWTH TRENDS & PLANNING ACTIVITIES IN ADJACENT COMMUNITIES ............................ 135 REVIEW OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL UNITS ............................................................................... 136 INTERGOVERNMENTAL PLANS, AGREEMENTS AND RELATIONSHIPS .................................... 138 EXISTING OR POTENTIAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONFLICT .................................................. 138 POTENTIAL ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES .................................................................................. 140 INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION AND PLANNING ........................................................... 140 GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES ............................................................................................ 141 THE LAND USE ELEMENT ............................................................................................................ 143 TOWN OF UNION LAND USE CONTEXT ......................................................................................... 143 UNION LAND USE ISSUES ............................................................................................................... 149 LIMITATIONS TO DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................... 154 POPULATION AND LAND USE PROJECTIONS .............................................................................. 159 PLANNED LAND USE MAP ............................................................................................................... 161 GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES ............................................................................................ 161 SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................ 179 THE IMPLEMENTATION ELEMENT ........................................................................................... 181 ACTION PLAN .................................................................................................................................... 181 PLAN INTEGRATION AND CONSISTENCY ..................................................................................... 183 PLAN MONITORING AND EVALUATION ......................................................................................... 184 PLAN UPDATES ................................................................................................................................ 184 APPENDIX I .......................................................................................................................................... 185 APPENDIX II ......................................................................................................................................... 185 APPENDIX III ....................................................................................................................................... 185 LIST OF TABLES 1. HISTORIC POPULATION AND PERCENT CHANGE, TOWN OF UNION ....................................... 3 2. COMPARATIVE POPULATION CHANGE, TOWN OF UNION,