Table of Contents

SUMMERS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

   1. Overview

   2. Goals and Objectives

      1. Quality of Life

      2. Historic Preservation

      3. Environmental Integrity and Conservation

      4. Economic Development

   3. Creating the Comprehensive Plan

      1. Summers County Planning Commission

      2. The planning process

      3. Notice and public participation

   4. Jurisdiction

2. County Overview

   1. History

      1. Human History

      2. Historical Land Uses

      3. Natural History

   2. Statistics

      1. Population

         1. Current and projected

         2. Growth/Decline Management

      2. Income

   3. Prior Land Use or Comprehensive Plans

      1. Summers County 20/20 A Community Vision Shared

      2. Hinton 2010: 2005 Strategic Vision

      3. National Park Service General Management Plan for the New River Gorge National River

      4. New River Parkway Authority Land Management System

      5. Hinton Historic District Comprehensive Plan

3. Housing and Residential

   1. Existing Conditions

      1. Community input

      2. Statistics

      3. Anticipated needs

   2. Goals, Objectives, and Recommendations

      1. Enhance the housing stock and improve the quality of new homes

      2. Address blighted or deteriorating homes or neighborhoods

      3. Strengthen existing residential neighborhoods

      4. Improve the quality of new homes

      5. Maintain the overall quality of life unique to Summers County

4. Transportation

   1. Overview and Historical Transportation Patterns.

   2. Goals, Objectives, and Recommendations

      1. Vehicular

      2. Railroad

      3. Air

      4. Port/Waterways

      5. Non-motorized transportation

5. Infrastructure

   1. Overview

   2. Existing

      1. Location

      2. Capabilities and capacities

   3. Goals, Objectives and Recommendations

      1. Plan for accommodation

6. Public Services

   1. Overview

   2. Goals Objectives and Recommendations

      1. Public Safety

      2. Medical

      3. Cultural

      4. Historical

      5. Community

      6. Social

      7. Educational

      8. Disaster needs

7. Current Land Use

   1. Overview

   2. Land Uses (Land Use/Land Cover Map)

      1. Natural Extractive Resources

      2. Agricultural

      3. Commercial

      4. Population Centers

      5. Manufacturing/Industrial

      6. Publicly Owned

      7. Historical

8. Planned Development Patterns

   1. Environmental Constraints

Goals Objectives and Recommendations

1. Floodplains

2. Slope (>15%)

3. Wetlands

4. Soil Stability

1. Cultural Constraints

Goals, Objectives, and Recommendations

1. Designated Scenic Resources

2. Historic

3. Areas of Restricted Infrastructure

4. Public Lands and Open Space

1. Preferred Development Areas

Goals, Objectives, and Recommendations

1. Areas with Infrastructure or Planned Infrastructure

2. Renewal and Re-development of Blighted Areas

3. Existing Communities and Population Centers

4. Brownfields and Industrial Sites

1. Community Design and Development Considerations

Goals, Objectives, and Recommendations

1. Rural/ Agricultural/ Open Space

2. Historic Preservation Areas

3. Scenic Resource Impacts

4. Riparian

5. Building Densities

6. Uses

1. Economic Development

   1. Tourism

2. Timeline

3. Implementation Strategy

   1. County Planning Commission

   2. Zoning

   3. Subdivision

   4. Other Land Use Planning Options

4. Financial programs

5. Regional Planning, Coordination and Cooperation

   1. Regional Government

   2. Neighboring Counties

      1. Raleigh County

      2. Fayette County

      3. Greenbrier County

      4. Monroe County

      5. Mercer County

      6. Giles County, Virginia

   3. New River Parkway Land Management System

   4. New River Gorge National River General Management Plan

   5. The City of Hinton

14. Miscellaneous provisions

    1. Enabling Legislation

    2. Plan Amendments and Modification

    3. Recommendation for regular Plan reviews

15. Maps, plats, and charts