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Policy statements under the first two categories of the Policy Plan represent the overall Statement of Goals and Objectives for the 1990 Comprehensive Plan for Warren County.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
The following policy statements affect every proposed use or development of land and every public action regarding new, improved or extended public facilities and services.
G-1 The citizens of Warren County have a vision of their community in the next century. Every public and private action should contribute toward fulfilling the vision.
G-2 Warren County encourages continued growth in population and continued private development to accommodate that growth. We expect the population of Warren County to grow to approximately 130,000 by the year 2020.
A. All the governments serving Warren County shall plan for meeting the needs of a community totaling at least 130,000 people.
B. All proposals for any new or expanded facility shall be designed in such a manner that it will serve the community through the planning period or can be readily expanded in phases to serve the community through the planning period.
G-3 The citizens of Warren County enjoy an outstanding "quality of life" which they expect to be maintained and improved as the growth of the community continues. "Quality of life" is measured by:
A. Socio-economic opportunity
B. Environmental quality
C. Appropriate and adequate infrastructure
D. Appropriate and adequate levels of public services
G-4 Warren County will continue to allow free market forces to determine the timing, distribution and character of development to the maximum extent possible within the framework of the Comprehensive Plan. However, all new development is expected to contribute to the maintenance or enhancement of the overall "quality of life" in the community.
A. Private development of some properties will be contingent upon the current availability of public facilities and services. Private development of some properties will require developers to install off-site public improvements where the proposed development exceeds or precedes the planned provision of those facilities and services by the community.
B. Residential development is permitted throughout the county on appropriately zoned properties. Lots created by minor plat which are one acre or larger and where the site evaluation by the Health Department indicates they are acceptable may utilize an approved conventional or alternative on-site septic system. However, development at urban densities (that is, lots created by a major subdivision which are less than one acre) must be fully served with public sanitary sewers, or an acceptable alternative to conventional on-site septic systems and served by public water and fire protection.
C. The governments of Warren County may, from time to time, place a moratorium on development where urban services are not adequate to meet minimum thresholds.
G-5 The citizens of Warren County are committed to providing infrastructure and public services at levels of service consistent with the "quality of life" we now enjoy. To that end, we expect all to assume their fair share of the burden.
G-6 Warren County will continue its transition to an "urban place." That transition is necessary to sustain the community's economic vitality and "quality of life," but the transition is not without costs. Additional tax revenues and user charges will be required to support the growth. |
