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Jackson Community Comprehensive Plan – Big Picture Planning for Natural Resources

Jackson Community Comprehensive Plan – Big Picture Planning for Natural Resources. Keeping it Green: Conserving Your Future Through Land Use Planning Presented by the Region 2 Planning Commission February 9, 2008. Jackson Community Comprehensive Plan.

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Jackson Community Comprehensive Plan – Big Picture Planning for Natural Resources

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  1. Jackson Community Comprehensive Plan – Big Picture Planning for Natural Resources Keeping it Green: Conserving Your Future Through Land Use Planning Presented by the Region 2 Planning Commission February 9, 2008

  2. Jackson Community Comprehensive Plan Adopted by the Jackson Community Comprehensive Planning Committee on Thursday, May 26, 2005

  3. www.region2planning.com

  4. Community Planning Efforts: • Hazard Mitigation Plan • Wellhead Protection Plan • Upper Grand River Watershed Plan • Local Land Use Plans • Local Zoning Ordinances • JACTS Long Range Plan • Local Recreation Plans • Trailways Plan

  5. Vision Statement • Promote the quality of life for Jackson County’s existing and future citizens through the application of community revitalization and orderly growth to enhance community heritage and culture, expand employment opportunity, preserve lands of value for open space and agriculture, and to preserve environmentally sensitive lands.

  6. Guiding Principles • Sustainability • Diversity • Smart Growth • Range of housing opportunities • Walkable neighborhoods • Community and stakeholder collaboration • Distinctive, attractive communities • Predictable development decisions • Mix land uses • Preserve open space, ag lands, environmental lands • Provide a variety of transportation choices • Direct growth toward existing communities • Take advantage of compact development design

  7. Plan Chapters • Physical setting • Demographics • The economy • Land use • Housing • Transportation • Water, sewer, fire protection • Local planning and zoning • Issues, goals, policies and actions • The plan • Plan implementation

  8. Physical Setting • Soils suitability for bldg. site development • Soils suitability for on-site sanitary • Wetlands • Prime farm land • Topography • Surface water

  9. Wetlands

  10. Prime Farm Land

  11. Demographics • Population growth • Population projections • Urban and rural growth • Households • Race • Ethnicity • Age-sex • Overweight and obesity

  12. County Population Growth

  13. Population Projections

  14. Growth in Households

  15. Growth by Government Type

  16. The Economy • Labor force and employment • Sector analysis • Non-farm employment • Goods producing vs. service providing employment • Industry employment forecast 2000-2010 • Agricultural economy

  17. Land Use • Land cover • Urban and built-up lands • Trends in agricultural land use

  18. Urban and Built-up Lands

  19. Agricultural Land Decline

  20. Housing • Housing unit type • Numbers of housing units • Housing tenure • Vacancy and vacancy rates • Housing quality

  21. Transportation • Transportation planning • Existing transportation system • Inter-city rail service • Air transportation services • Pedestrian and non-motorized transportation

  22. Water, Sewer, and Fire Protection • Water supply • Sewage disposal • Fire protection

  23. Sewer

  24. Local Planning and Zoning • Local government land use planning • Local unit zoning

  25. Local Land Use Plans

  26. Zoning

  27. Issues, Goals, Policies and Actions • 16 issues • Goals • Policies and actions

  28. The Plan • Greenways plan • Land use plan

  29. Greenways Plan • Wetlands • Drainage-ways • Forested lands

  30. Greenways

  31. Land Use Plan & Greenways

  32. Plan Implementation • Community Planning Committee • Jackson County • Jackson County Road Commission • City of Jackson; and Jackson County townships and villages • Region 2 Planning Commission • Private sector • Interest groups • Citizens

  33. Areas of Further Study • Identify the true costs of development • Study the impact of sprawl • Estimate the amount of land necessary to accommodate growth in population and households • Identify the numbers of REUs associated with proposed sewer expansion, and allocate to appropriate areas on the plan

  34. What’s Next? • Complete a review of the plan • Seek citizen and stakeholder input and endorsement • Distribute the plan • Ask local units to review their plans for possible update • Meet quarterly to discuss progress • Update the plan periodically • Seek to incorporate plan principles and provisions in municipal plans.

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