Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Strengthening and Maintaining a Sense of Place
Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania
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Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan
2030 Housing Element Update
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Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan
2030 Housing Element Update
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A strategy for protecting the rich diverse
historic and cultural resources that define the
county.
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• Components of the plan will include
• A Tools Techniques guide
• A web-based yellow pages containing resource
  information
• A template for a Design Guide
• A historic resource inventory system
• Demonstration projects

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• Public Input comes from
• The Cultural Heritage Plan Task
• Force
• Regional municipal meetings
• Newspaper survey
• Municipal survey
• Agency organization survey
• Public meetings

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Lancaster County Growth Management Plan Update

• 60-Member Task Force Guiding Update
• Consultant Team Headed by Wallace
• Roberts Todd
• Extensive Public Involvement Process
• June 2005 Project Completion Date

For more information see www.co.lancaster.pa.us/p
lanning
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Lancaster CountyGrowth Management Plan Update

• Major Focus Areas of Plan Update

• Preferred Future Land Use Scenario
• Smart Growth Tool Box
• Rural Strategy
• Buildable Lands Inventory and Analysis

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Summary of Key Factors to Preserving a Sense of
Place

• Retention of community and rural character
• Preservation of heritage (built, natural,
  cultural / traditions)
• Long-term viability and sustainability of
  agriculture
• The Amish / Plain Sects
• Provision of adequate facilities and services
• Expansion of the economy
• Educational opportunities
• Retention of young adults in the community
• Adequate transportation facilities and options

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• The plan will include strategies
• To identify the countys character defining
  elements
• For the protection of those character defining
  elements
• For education and awareness of the countys
  heritage
• That identifies the roles and responsibilities
  of both the public private sectors
• For linking preservation efforts to other key
  initiatives

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Summary of Key Factors to Preserving a Sense of
Place (cont)

• Safe and adequate water supply
• Regional planning and cooperation by
  municipalities, school districts authorities
• Revitalization and redevelopment of the City,
  boroughs, and villages
• Housing affordability / variety of housing
  choices at a variety of costs
• Regulatory Reform (Housing)
• Tax Reform
• Large developments with impacts beyond one
  municipality, i.e. Big Box retailers, hospitals,
  shopping centers, warehouse facilities,
  retirement communities, etc.

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• Strategies to maintain and sustain a Sense of
  Place.
• What do you think?

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Strengthening and Maintaining a Sense of Place
Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania