2008 Comprehensive Plan - Hardin County Government

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LAND USE ELEMENT 3-21• Existing Land Use: This area is predominantly residential in character. There areareas of mixed use located along the arterials in the area radiating out from thecity of Elizabethtown that is just west of this area.• Natural Features: This area has both gradually rolling terrain and areas ofsteeper slopes. The area is one of transition from the relatively flat terrain closerto the City of Elizabethtown to the west, eastward towards a hillier region. Thereare flood hazards associated with the East Rhudes Creek, Sportsman Lake, ValleyCreek, Valley Creek Reservoir No. 8 and the Wheeler Branch water features.• Transportation Features/Public Facilities: This area is served by the Valley CreekFire Department. No public schools are located in this portion of the County. TheValley Creek Urban area is served by an adequate roadway network. However,continued growth in the area may strain that network. The Regional WastewaterFacilities Plan proposes a series of regional pump stations to transportwastewater to the Elizabethtown system for treatment. This infrastructure willbe constructed over the next twenty years of the plan as the need arises. As aninterim measure, decentralized wastewater collection and treatment for this areamay be installed until conveyance infrastructure is available. Construction ofregional infrastructure may be driven by development pressure.• Recommended Land Use and Development Criteria:- The recommended land use pattern for the Valley Creek Urban Planning Areais the continued development of residential land uses. This area can providefor the continued residential growth to serve the increase in population of theCounty and Fort Knox.- Development in this area should be logical not “leapfrog” development inorder to allow for logical infrastructure improvements.- Access, to individual residential lots, should be limited on collector roadwaysand strictly regulated along arterials in this area in order to preserve trafficflow.- In order to address concerns community wide relating to urban sprawl andfarmland/open space preservation, a decrease in residential lots sizes isrecommended.- This area may be the primary infill residential development area for thecommunity.- As infrastructure allows, higher density development should be encouraged.- Topographic features in particular areas of steep slopes should be consideredduring the development review process. Steep slope areas and other areaswith natural limitations should be set aside from development and preserved.2008 Comprehensive Plan
LAND USE ELEMENT 3-225. West Urban Area• Introduction: This planning area, part of the Urban Area Planning Group,includes a westerly expansion of the Urban Growth Sector of the previouscomprehensive plan. It is located generally to the west of the cities ofElizabethtown and Vine Grove and extends from the Western Kentucky Parkwayto the south to nearly Meade County to the north. It is adjacent to three roadcorridors, Leitchfield Road, St Johns Road and Rineyville Road. The westernboundary of the West Urban area is the Natural Resource Area, one of theplanning groups. This area is also adjacent to Rineyville and Cecilia, two of thefour Villages.• Existing Land Use: The existing land use pattern in this area is predominantlyurban residential. Subdivisions in this area established prior to the establishmentof land use controls in the County include Windgate West, Sunny Slopes andQuail Meadows. The new residential subdivisions, with street construction in thisarea, include portions of LaVista (284 lots), Bridlegate (41 lots), Rockwood (58lots), Bacon Creek Meadows (65 lots), Ranch Hollywood (119 lots), Habersham(58 lots) and Trotters Ridge (102 lots).• Natural Features: This area has a gently rolling terrain and shares in surfacestreams and karst topography with the presence of sinkholes. A portion of thisarea is also the location of the underground natural gas storage area for theElizabethtown Gas Department. There are flood hazards associated with theWest Rhudes Creek, Flippin Creek and Billy Creek water features.• Transportation Features/Public Facilities: As described in the introduction, thisarea adjoins or straddles three major highways. The fire protection is providedby the volunteer fire departments of Rineyville, KY 86 and Vine Grove. There areno public schools located in this planning area. The Regional WastewaterFacilities Plan proposes to collect wastewater to a series of regional pumpingstations for transport to the Fort Knox (and perhaps Radcliff) WastewaterTreatment Plant. This infrastructure will be constructed over the next twentyyears with some of the service areas receiving sewers in the first ten years. Asan interim measure, decentralized wastewater collection and treatment for thisarea may be installed until conveyance infrastructure is available.• Recommended Land Use and Development Criteria:- The recommended land use pattern for the West Urban Area is predominantlyurban residential.- New development in this area is recommended to employ decentralizedwastewater collection and treatment that would facilitate the eventualconnection to the regional sewer system in the future.- If an on-site wastewater disposal option is selected then lot sizes must beadequate for long term maintenance and repair.2008 Comprehensive Plan
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Page 5 and 6: TABLE OF CONTENTSivTABLE OF CONTENT
Page 7 and 8: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTviACKNOWLEDGEMENTThe
Page 9 and 10: INTRODUCTIONviii5. Implement the In
Page 11 and 12: PLANNING BACKGROUND 1-1PLANNING BAC
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Page 17 and 18: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 2-2HOUSING DEV
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Page 29 and 30: LAND USE ELEMENT 3-4criteria and in
Page 31 and 32: MAP 1 - FUTURE LAND USE MAPLAND USE
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