2008 Comprehensive Plan - Hardin County Government

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 2-46. To encourage that all developments will have access to adequate schoolfacilities.7. Provide adequate health services to citizens of all ages at an easily accessiblelocation.8. Provide adequate emergency health and ambulance service.9. Provide specialized medical care facilities and services.10. Provide for an adequate and environmentally safe program for solid wastemanagement which includes a combination of resource recovery, landfillingand reuse.ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONSGOAL 4: TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENTS TO BE SENSITIVE TO THEENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS AND NATURAL CONDITIONS OF ITS SITE.Objective1. To encourage the preservation of streams, trees, shrubbery, grass and othernatural features of a site to the extent possible.2. To encourage developments to use the highest possible physical andenvironmental standards.3. To encourage that no development occurs in floodplains of 100 yearsfrequency or greater unless adequate preventative measures are taken.4. To encourage that no development occurs in sinkholes unless adequatepreventive measures are taken.5. To require measures which reduce and contain storm water run-off and toinsure that development provide adequate drainage.6. To require measures which reduce surface water, ground water and airpollution.7. To discourage noise-sensitive land uses near major noise generators such asmajor highways, railroads, firing ranges, loud industry and the Fort KnoxMilitary Reservation.8. To attempt to balance development cost and environmental constraint.2008 Comprehensive Plan