Village of Spring Valley Comprehensive Plan 2009 2029 Prepared Under the Direction of: Village of Spring Valley Plan Commission Rich O'Connell Marsha Brunkhorst Kathy Klug Gordon Grant Elizabeth Erickson Mary Ducklow Dan Newman Village of Spring Valley Board Marsha Brunkhorst (President) Mary Ducklow Dale Jacobson Matt Huepfel Rick Hagen Wendy Leach Andy Vorlicek Clerk/Administrator Rita Goveronski
Table of Contents Village of Spring Valley Comprehensive Plan 2009 2029 Village of Spring Valley Vision Statement... i. Village of Spring Valley Overall Goals... i. Chapter 1 Introduction... 1-1 Location and General Regional Context... 1-1 Comprehensive Planning Law... 1-1 Plan Purpose... 1-2 Plan Development Process... 1-2 Regional Planning Jurisdictions and Government Agencies... 1-3 Public Involvement and Public Participation Policy... 1-3 Goals, Objectives, Policies, Programs, and Actions... 1-4 Map 1-1: Location... 1-5 Chapter 2 Issues and Opportunities... 2-1 Introduction... 2-1 Historical Population... 2-1 Population Forecasts... 2-1 Household Forecasts... 2-2 Age Distribution... 2-2 Education Levels... 2-3 Income Levels... 2-4 Employment Forecasts and Characteristics... 2-5 Demographic Summary... 2-7 Chapter 3 Housing... 3-1 Introduction... 3-1 Survey Results... 3-1 State of Housing in the Village of Spring Valley... 3-1 SWOT Exercise... 3-3 Housing Needs Assessment... 3-4 Occupancy Characteristics... 3-5 Housing Affordability Analysis... 3-6 Supply of Available Land for Residential Development... 3-7 Housing Demand... 3-7 Interpretation of Housing Needs and Trends... 3-8 Housing Implementation Opportunities... 3-8 Housing Assistance Programs and Agencies... 3-10 Goals, Objectives, Policies, Programs, and Actions... 3-12 Chapter 4 Transportation... 4-1 Introduction... 4-1 Survey Results... 4-1
Modes of Transportation... 4-2 Functional Road Classification and Jurisdiction... 4-2 Commuter Patterns... 4-3 Car Pooling... 4-4 Average Daily Traffic... 4-4 Map 4-1: Functional Road Classification... 4-5 Air Transportation... 4-6 Sidewalks and Trails... 4-6 Railroad... 4-6 Map 4-2: Sidewalks and Trails... 4-7 Transit... 4-8 Transportation Facilities for the Disabled... 4-8 Trucking... 4-8 Other Modes of Transportation... 4-8 State and Regional Plans... 4-8 Future Considerations... 4-9 Future Improvements... 4-9 Map 4-3: Trail to Spring Valley and to Elmwood... 4-11 Road Maintenance Planning... 4-12 Possible Funding Sources... 4-12 Goals, Objectives, Policies, Programs, and Actions... 4-13 Chapter 5 Utilities and Community Facilities... 5-1 Introduction... 5-1 Survey Results... 5-1 Storm Water Management... 5-2 Sanitary Sewer and Waste Water Treatment... 5-2 Water Supply... 5-3 Public Works... 5-3 Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling Facilities... 5-3 Telecommunication Facilities... 5-4 Newspaper... 5-4 Power Plants, Transmission Lines, and Natural Gas... 5-4 Parks and Recreation... 5-4 Cemeteries... 5-6 Health Care Facilities... 5-6 Child Care Facilities... 5-6 Fire and Ambulance/EMT Rescue... 5-6 Police... 5-7 Municipal Building... 5-7 Library... 5-7 Senior Citizens Center... 5-8 Schools... 5-8 Other Facilities... 5-9 Goals, Objectives, Policies, Programs, and Actions... 5-9 Map 5-1: Community Facilities... 5-11
Chapter 6 Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources... 6-1 Introduction... 6-1 Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats... 6-1 Agricultural Resources... 6-2 Productive Agricultural Statistics... 6-2 Soil Attenuation... 6-3 Soil Suitability for Dwellings with Basements... 6-4 Map 6-1: Prime Agricultural Soils... 6-5 Map 6-2: Soil Limitations for Dwellings with Basements... 6-6 Soils Suitability for Septic Tank Absorption Fields... 6-7 Wildlife Habitat and Threatened or Endangered Species... 6-7 Invasive or Non-native Species... 6-8 Forests and Environmentally Sensitive Areas... 6-8 Topography and Slope... 6-9 Groundwater... 6-9 Stormwater Management... 6-9 Map 6-3: Soil Limitations for Septic Tank Absorption Fields... 6-10 Map 6-4: Forestland... 6-11 Map 6-5: Steep Slopes... 6-12 Stream Corridors, Surface Water, and Watersheds... 6-13 Floodplains... 6-13 Wetlands... 6-14 Metallic/Non-metallic Mineral Resources... 6-14 Map 6-6: Surface Water, Floodplains, and Wetlands... 6-15 Historical/Cultural Resources... 6-16 Community Design... 6-16 Other Resources... 6-16 Goals, Objectives, Policies, Programs, and Actions... 6-17 Chapter 7 Economic Development... 7-1 Introduction... 7-1 Survey Results... 7-1 SWOT Analysis... 7-2 Analysis of Local Workforce... 7-3 Local Economic Base... 7-4 Education Levels... 7-6 Telecommuting... 7-6 Tax Increment Financing... 7-6 Economic Development Programs... 7-7 Goals, Objectives, Policies, Programs, and Actions... 7-9 Chapter 8 Intergovernmental Cooperation... 8-1 Introduction... 8-1 Survey Results... 8-1 Considerations for Cooperation... 8-1 Units of Government and other Influences on Spring Valley... 8-2
Existing Agreements/Relationships... 8-6 Potential Agreements/Relationships... 8-7 Existing or Potential Conflicts... 8-7 Conflict Resolution... 8-7 Future Areas of Intergovernmental Cooperation... 8-8 Goals, Objectives, Policies, Programs, and Actions... 8-8 Chapter 9 Land Use... 9-1 Introduction... 9-1 Survey Results... 9-1 Land Use vs. Zoning... 9-1 Existing Land Use Analysis... 9-2 Map 9-1: Current Land Use... 9-4 Existing Land Use Patterns and Influence on Patterns... 9-5 Land Value... 9-5 Influence on Land Demand and Supply... 9-5 Limitations for Development... 9-6 Redevelopment Opportunities... 9-6 Existing or Potential Land Use Conflicts... 9-6 Future Land Needs Analysis... 9-7 Smart Growth Areas... 9-7 Future Land Uses... 9-8 Trends in Land Supply and Demand... 9-8 Future Land Use Trends... 9-9 Map 9-2: Future Land Use... 9-10 Annexation... 9-11 Goals, Objectives, Policies, Programs, and Actions... 9-11 Chapter 10 Implementation... 10-1 Introduction... 10-1 Survey Results... 10-1 Available Implementation Tools... 10-2 Financial Tools... 10-4 Existing Implementation Tools and Plan... 10-5 Local Action... 10-6 Potential Implementation Tools... 10-7 Implementation Priorities and Schedule... 10-7 Goals, Objectives, Policies, Programs, and Actions... 10-10 Maps Map 1-1: Location... 1-5 Map 4-1: Functional Road Classification... 4-5 Map 4-2: Sidewalks and Trails... 4-7 Map 4-3: Trail to Spring Valley and to Elmwood... 4-11 Map 5-1: Community Facilities... 5-11 Map 6-1: Prime Agricultural Soils... 6-5
Map 6-2: Soil Limitations for Dwellings with Basements... 6-6 Map 6-3: Soil Limitations for Septic Tank Absorption Fields... 6-10 Map 6-4: Forestland... 6-11 Map 6-5: Steep Slopes... 6-12 Map 6-6: Surface Water, Floodplains, and Wetlands... 6-15 Map 9-1: Current Land Use... 9-4 Map 9-2: Future Land Use... 9-10 Tables Table 2-1: Historical Population... 2-1 Table 2-2: Population Forecasts... 2-1 Table 2-3: Housing Forecasts... 2-2 Table 2-4: Age for the Total Population... 2-3 Table 2-5: Education Attainment Population 25 & Older... 2-4 Table 2-6: High School Graduate or Higher Attainment... 2-4 Table 2-7: Median Household Income... 2-4 Table 3-1: Year Structure Constructed... 3-2 Table 3-2: Types of House Heating Fuel... 3-2 Table 3-3: Housing Forecasts... 3-4 Table 3-4: Housing Units in a Structure... 3-5 Table 3-5: Occupied Housing Units... 3-5 Table 3-6: Total Housing Units... 3-6 Table 3-7: Median Owner-Occupied Housing Value... 3-6 Table 3-8: Owner-Occupied Housing Value... 3-6 Table 3-9: Median Household Income... 3-7 Table 3-10: Monthly Housing Cost - % of Household Income... 3-7 Table 3-11: Gross Rent - % of Household Income... 3-7 Table 4-1: Travel Time to Work Workers Who did not Work at Home... 4-1 Table 4-2: Average Annual Daily Traffic... 4-2 Table 5-1: School District Enrollment 2008... 5-8 Table 6-1: Pierce County Agricultural Statistics... 6-3 Table 6-2: Pierce County Agricultural Statistics: Estimated Value of Farm, Land, and Buildings... 6-3 Table 6-3: Pierce County Agricultural Statistics: Farms by Size 6-3 Table 6-4: Environmentally Sensitive Species... 6-8 Table 6-5: Architecture and History Inventory... 6-16 Table 7-1: General Demographics... 7-3 Table 7-2: Occupation... 7-4 Table 7-3: Commuting to Work 16 Years and Older... 7-4 Table 7-4: Economy... 7-4 Table 7-5: Common Occupations... 7-5 Table 7-6: Annual Wage by Industry 2006 Piece County... 7-5 Table 7-7: Education Attainment Population 25 and Older... 7-6 Table 7-8: High School Graduate or Higher Attainment... 7-6 Table 8-1: Local Colleges... 8-3
Table 8-2: School District Enrollment 2008... 8-7 Table 9-1: Current Land Use... 9-2 Table 9-2: 2008 Land Values... 9-5 Table 9-3: Housing Forecasts... 9-7 Table 9-4: Future Land Use... 9-8 Table 9-5: Projected Land Use Needs in Acres... 9-9 Table 10-1: Existing Plans to Maintain... 10-8 Table 10-2: Short Term... 10-8 Table 10-3: Mid Term... 10-9 Table 10-4: Long Term... 10-9 Table 10-5: On-Going... 10-10 Figures Figure 2-1: Age for the Total Population... 2-3 Figure 2-2: Median Household Income... 2-5 Figure 2-3: Occupation of Workforce Population... 2-5 Figure 2-4: Occupation by Industry... 2-6 Figure 4-1: Travel Time to Work... 4-2 Appendix Appendix A: Village of Spring Valley Public Participation Plan Appendix B: Village of Spring Valley Community Survey Results