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2004 Comprehensive Plan


WINCHESTER/CLARK COUNTY, KENTUCKY
2004 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE

PREPARED FOR THE WINCHESTER CLARK COUNTY JOINT PLANNING
COMMISSION IN COOPERATION WITH THE BLUEGRASS AREA
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND THE PLAN UPDATE COMMITTEE

PUBLIC HEARINGS- February 9 & September 7, 2004

Adopted September 7, 2004 2004 Comprehensive Plan

WINCHESTER/CLARK COUNTY JOINT PLANNING COMMISSION
James P. Kirby, Chair
M. Clare Sipple, Vice Chair
Steve Berryman
Doug Christopher
Russ Coleman
Walter Newell, Jr.
Lee Taylor
Stephen Taylor

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE STEERING COMMITTEE
Lee Ashcraft
Vernon Azevedo
Robert l. Baldwin
Betty Berryman
Dave Cantrell
Shanda Pace Cecil
Marshall De Shields
Eric Gregory
John Hendricks
James P. Kirby
Lisa Muncie
George Norton
William Newell
Jennifer Sewell
M. Clare Sipple
Will Richardson
Jerry Rodgers

STAFF
Robert G. Blanton, CBO, AICP
Henry L. Rosenthal, Jr., Attorney


2004 Comprehensive Plan

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE

I Introduction .......................................................................................................1

Legal
Framework ..................................................................................................1
The Planning Process............................................................................................2

II Base
Study
.......................................................................................................4

Population
Analysis ..............................................................................................4

Introduction ...................................................................................................4

Past
Population Characteristics .....................................................................4



Future Population Forecasts ..........................................................................9

Economic
Analysis .............................................................................................12

Introduction .................................................................................................12



Scope of Analysis........................................................................................12



Labor Force and Employment Characteristics ............................................12

Commuting
Patterns ....................................................................................14

Diversification .............................................................................................15

Agriculture...................................................................................................17

Industry
.....................................................................................................17

Manufacturing .............................................................................................18

Retail .....................................................................................................22

Income
.....................................................................................................23


Existing Land Use...............................................................................................25

Introduction .................................................................................................25

Historic
Background....................................................................................25



Existing Land Use Patterns .........................................................................25

Historic
Properties.......................................................................................28

Physiographic
Features................................................................................29

Transportation
.....................................................................................................35

Surface
Transportation ................................................................................35



Rural Traffic Counts....................................................................................37



Urban Traffic Counts...................................................................................39



Non-Land Surface Transportation...............................................................41

III Goals and Objectives ................................................................................................43
Introduction .....................................................................................................43
Areas
of
Concentration .......................................................................................43


Goals of Comprehensive Plan.............................................................................44
General
Land
Development.........................................................................44
Residential
Land
Use...................................................................................44
Economic
Development ..............................................................................44
Community
Facilities ..................................................................................44

Transportation
.....................................................................................................44 2004 Comprehensive Plan

Natural
Resources........................................................................................45
Historic
Preservation ...................................................................................45
Local
Governmental
Operations .................................................................45
Goal
Related
Objectives .....................................................................................45
General
Land
Development.........................................................................45
Residential
Land
Use...................................................................................46
Economic
Development ..............................................................................47
Community
Facilities ..................................................................................50
Transportation .............................................................................................52
Natural
Resources........................................................................................53
Historic
Preservation ...................................................................................53
Local
Governmental
Operation ...................................................................54

IV Land Use Plan
.....................................................................................................56
Development Areas.............................................................................................56

Introduction .................................................................................................56

Map/Policy Plan ..........................................................................................56

Agricultural Protection................................................................................57

Future Urban Land Uses .....................................................................................58


Urban Planning Area Boundaries................................................................58

Urban Residential Land...............................................................................60

Planned Community Neighborhood............................................................62


Planned Interstate Employment and Residential Area ................................63


Urban Commercial/Professional Office Land.............................................64

Urban Industrial Lands................................................................................66

Urban Public/Semi-Public Lands ................................................................67

Location Principles for Proposed Urban Land Uses .............................................67

All New Development.................................................................................67

All Residential Uses ....................................................................................69

High Density Residential.............................................................................69

All Business Uses........................................................................................69

Downtown Business Area ...........................................................................70

Neighborhood Business Uses......................................................................70

Industrial .....................................................................................................70

Future Rural Land..................................................................................................72

Rural Commercial Use ................................................................................75

Rural I