Lincoln County Comprehensive Plan 2018 Lincoln County Comprehensive Plan 2018 Lincoln County Comprehensive Plan 1 Lincoln County Comprehensive Plan 2018 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND Location Information ....................................................................................................... 5 Lincoln County Comprehensive Plan .............................................................................. 6 Population Variances ........................................................................................... 6 Housing ................................................................................................................ 6-7 Agricultural Trends .............................................................................................. 7 Commercial/Industrial Land Use Trends ............................................................. 7 Recreational Land Use ......................................................................................... 7-8 Natural Resource Protection ................................................................................ 8 Tourism and a Shift from Farm to Non-Farm Industries ..................................... 8-9 Infrastructure ........................................................................................................9-10 CHAPTER 2 DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 11 Population ........................................................................................................................ 11 General Population Trends ..................................................................................11-12 Population by Age................................................................................................12-14 Township Population ........................................................................................... 15 Population by Household .....................................................................................15-16 Population Projections .........................................................................................16-18 Household Projections ......................................................................................... 18 Goals .............................................................................................................................. 19 CHAPTER 3 LAND USE Land Uses.........................................................................................................................20-22 Renewable Energy ...........................................................................................................22-23 Residential Land Use .......................................................................................................23-24 Commercial/Industrial Land Use ..................................................................................... 25 Recreational Land Use ..................................................................................................... 25 Future Land Use Guidance ..............................................................................................25-26 Land Use Policies Guidance ............................................................................................26-28 Sustainable Land Use Practices ....................................................................................... 28 Sustainable Land Practices for Communities and Lakeshore Developments .................. 29 Goals ..............................................................................................................................30-31 CHAPTER 4 INFRASTRUCTURE Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 32 Infrastructure .................................................................................................................... 32 Water and Sewer .................................................................................................. 32 Electrical Generation and Utilities .......................................................................33-34 Education .............................................................................................................34-35 Transportation ..................................................................................................................35-37 Existing Highway System .................................................................................... 37 King of Trails .......................................................................................................37-38 Road Jurisdiction .................................................................................................38-39 2 Lincoln County Comprehensive Plan 2018 Functional Classification .....................................................................................39-41 Weight Restrictions ..............................................................................................41-42 Bridges .................................................................................................................42-47 Maintenance ......................................................................................................... 47 Trails .................................................................................................................... 47 Railroads ..............................................................................................................48-51 Aviation................................................................................................................51-52 Goals ..............................................................................................................................53-54 CHAPTER 5 PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 55 Recreational Areas and Sustainability .............................................................................55-58 Trails .................................................................................................................... 58 Geography and Environment ...........................................................................................58-59 Topography and Soils ...................................................................................................... 59 Soils ..............................................................................................................................59-64 Barnes-Flom ......................................................................................................... 61 Colvin-LaPrairie .................................................................................................. 61 Forman-Barnes ..................................................................................................... 61 Barnes-Buse-Flom ............................................................................................... 61 The Singaas-Oak Lake ......................................................................................... 61 Buse-Barnes ......................................................................................................... 61 Kranzburg-Vienna................................................................................................ 62 Beotia-Dickey ...................................................................................................... 62 Water Resources – Precipitation ......................................................................................64-65 Groundwater Resources ................................................................................................... 66 Watersheds .......................................................................................................................66-69 Aquifers............................................................................................................................ 69 Elkton Aquifer ..................................................................................................... 69 Flandreau Creek-Lake Benton Channel Aquifer ................................................. 70 Porter Aquifer ...................................................................................................... 70 Biodiversity .......................................................................................................... 70 Eco-Zonation....................................................................................................................70-71 Eco-Zone 1 ........................................................................................................... 71 Eco-Zone 2 ........................................................................................................... 71 Eco-Zone 3 ........................................................................................................... 72 Habitats ................................................................................................................72-74 Aquatic Systems............................................................................................................... 74 Lakes and Potholes ..............................................................................................74-75 Surface Water Quality.........................................................................................