Draft Floyd County Comprehensive Plan

The document is lengthy because we have included a wide array of information, maps and analyses so that they might be weighed together. There is a two-page executive summary, plus you may go directly to any chapter of interest. Please note that the last page or two of each chapter is a summary of that chapter. The first 9 chapters are in many ways the "background" process and data of the plan, while chapters 10, 11 and 12 are the heart of it. You may see any portion of the plan by clicking on it below.

For any questions or concerns, please call Lydeana at 745-9300 or email at lmartin@floydcova.org. If you cannot attend the public hearing, you may submit written comments in advance.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROLOGUE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CHAPTER 1 .WHAT IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN?...1

CHAPTER 2. WHAT DOES OUR COMMUNITY WANT TO BE?...7

CHAPTER 3. WHAT ARE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES?...13

General Physiographic Features...11

Geology and Minerals...15

Soils...16

Climate...17

General Hydrologic Features...18

Forests...23

Wetlands and Critical Habitats...24

Land Suitability...26

CHAPTER 4. WHAT IS OUR POPULATION?...29

CHAPTER 5. HOW DO PEOPLE MAKE A LIVING?...39

Employment...36

New Jobs...49

Income...50

Agriculture...54

Tourism...62

Retail Sales...64

Business Survey...67

CHAPTER 6. WHAT ARE OUR HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES?...73

Brief History of Floyd County...73

Historic Resources...74

Cultural Resources...77

CHAPTER 7. WHAT ARE OUR TRANSPORTATION MODES?...81

Existing Road Infrastructure and Travel...81

Future Road Infrastructure...87

2035 Rural Long Range Transportation Plan...90

Transportation Policies...91

Road Maintenance...98

Alternative Transportation...98

CHAPTER 8. WHAT COMMUNITY FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE IN FLOYD COUNTY?...101

Community Facilities Generally...101

Courthouse and Constitutional Officers...102

Administration...102

Public Safety...102

Medical Facilities...107

Floyd County School System...108

Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library...113

Social Services...113

Water Supply...114

Sewerage System...122

Storm Sewers...127

Telecommunication Infrastructure...127

Recreation...128

Solid Waste Collection and Disposal...130

Facilities for New or Expanding Industries...133

Energy...133

Community Activities, Volunteerism and Community Center...137

Future Community Facilities...137

CHAPTER 9. WHAT HOUSING IS AVAILABLE?...145

Housing Summary from the American Community Survey, 2005-2009...145

New Housing: 2000 to 2010...148

Housing Needs...150

New River Valley HOME Consortium...151

CHAPTER 10. HOW IS PROPERTY USED IN FLOYD COUNTY?...153

Historical Background...153

Existing Property Use...153

Subdivision Ordinance...160

Trends Affecting Property Use...162

Parcel Ownership...162

Available Building Lots...164

Future Property Use...167

Conclusions...175

CHAPTER 11. WHAT ARE OUR GOALS?...179

CHAPTER 12. HOW WILL WE ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS?...191

GLOSSARY OF TERMS...197

SOURCES...201

APPENDICES

A. Endangered, Threatened and Species of Concern in Floyd Area

B. Acreage and Proportionate Extent of Soils in Floyd County

C. Transportation Needs in Floyd County: Matrix by VDOT

D. Tools for Comprehensive Plan Implementation in Virginia

E. Public Roads in Floyd County

 

 

 

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