2008 Comprehensive Plan - Hardin County Government

LAND USE ELEMENT 3-9Recommended Land Use Pattern and Development Criteria: The following arerecommended land use types for Urban Areas generally. Also provided are generalguidelines for development in Urban Areas.‣ Along major and minor arterials in the urban areas, convenience andgeneral commercial uses are appropriate.‣ Growth for the community should be reoriented into these areas.‣ Away from major and minor arterials, neighborhood commercial as well asconvenience commercial uses may be appropriate.‣ Access points to collector and higher classification roadways should belimited by using common access points, frontage roadways and accessmanagement techniques.‣ In areas with higher density or opportunities for the provision ofcentralized or decentralized sewage disposal systems should be exploredand required where appropriate.‣ Residential use in this area should be limited to Urban residential only withother less dense development prohibited.B. Rural VillagesIntroduction: Rural villages are small enclaves or communities that have a particularidentity and name and are scattered throughout Hardin County. Historically theywould have been identified by community facilities such as schools and churches,some small convenience commercial uses such as a general store, and a relativelydense residential pattern in the immediate vicinity of the village.Natural Features: In terms of the natural environment, rural villages often occurwhere there are streams or other sources of water. They usually have relatively flatterrain but that can change quick as you leave the village proper. Rural villages arealso often located at the intersection or crossroads of two roads serving the greaterarea.Existing Land Use: As noted above, rural villages are often marked by smallconvenience commercial uses often in a dense commercial core. Additionally ruralvillages will often have community facilities that are identified with the communitysuch as schools and churches as well as a relatively compact residential land usepattern immediately adjacent to the town center.Recommended Land Use Pattern and Development Criteria: The following arerecommended land use types for rural villages generally. Also provided are generalguidelines for development in rural villages.‣ In order to preserve the village identity and future, neighborhoodcommercial uses are encouraged.‣ Also encouraged are community facilities such as churches and schools.2008 Comprehensive Plan