summary ofthe painttownship comprehensive plan

SUMMARY OFTHE PAINTTOWNSHIP COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

Foreword:

The Comprehensive Plan for Paint Township covers some thirty-six pages exclusive of tables and maps.

Authored by professional consultants hired by Paint Township Supervisors, the plan addresses a variety of

developmental goals with which the people of the township should become familiar since the plan, with

amendments, will be relied upon by township officials to regulate all future growth and site development.

Therefore, it is extremely important that all residents of Paint Township become familiar with the particulars of

this plan. Realizing this, and the fact that many people will neither have the time nor the tendency to read the

comprehensive plan in full, the Paint Township Planning Commission composed of citizens appointed by

Township Supervisors, has reviewed the Comprehensive Pian for Paint Township and reduced it for public

consumption to a summary of three pages. Further, the Commission has added language, which was added to

the Comprehensive Plan. Readers will recognize these inclusions which are italicized.

Like all summaries, these pages omit many interesting particulars. For instance, the first twelve pages are not

reflected at all in the summary because these pages deal with the history of the township rather than the goals

of the plan. Residents are urged to review the complete document on file at the Paint Township Municipal

Building during business hours at their convenience. An advertised public meeting will be scheduled after you

receive this summary.

Members of the Planning Commission

Vivian Aaron Brad Johnson Charles Pineno Bob Schrecengost Tom Stehle Tom Weaver Rick Troese, Secretary Kahle Hahn, Vice-chairman Joseph P. Fotos, Chairman

DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

alternatives, evaluating options and reviewing the probable course of implementing alternative policies. They are listed in five categories below and should be considered as parts of a whole:

The following goals for development establish the purpose for growth management strategy. They were set after considering

1. Economic Development Goals The continuing vitality and growth of commercial, agricultural, service and light industrial uses in Paint Township shall be promoted in appropriate locations where in conformance with other objectives.

2. Environmental Goals Developments which, within reason provide open space, retain woodlands, wetlands and water resources and which protect slope areas and other features of the natural environment will be encouraged.

3. Residential and Housing Goals The promotion, development and protection of safe, affordable, commodious and attractive residential areas providing a wide variety of housing to meet the varying needs of differing age, social and income groups shall be encouraged by the Township.

4. Traffic and Transportation Goals A transportation system that is safe and effective will be achieved which utilizes diversified modes and which serves the community, its neighbothoods, and the region.

5. Systems which support the health, safety and welfare of residents and the public in Paint Township including water distribution systems, sewerage, fire and police protection and the like will be provided where economically feasible to guide and control development.

FUTURE LAND USE A land use plan designates the areas of a community which are to be used for specific purposes.

1. Safety considerations mandate that incompatible land use must be separated. Residential areas must be buffered from hazards of heavy traffic and other dangers.

2. The environment must be respected in building a community as well as preserving natural resources.

3. The conservation of natural beauty for continued enjoyment is a priority.

4. The convenience and comfort of residents is an inherent part of any land use plan.

5. The economical use of land dictates that a great many potential projects be considered to the extent that they do not infringe on other activities.

6. By grouping like uses together and separating incompatible uses, domestic peace and quiet are greatly promoted.

7. Means should be provided to protect property values from deterioration and promote property values where appropriate.

EXISTING LAND USE Present land use has been typically dictated by the two major routes (322 and 66) and the Clarion River and other streams.

FUTURE LAND USE PLAN The objective is to Drornote and consolidate new growth, provide requirements for infrastructure and service needs, and protect wooded areas and stream valleys. The plan focuses on the land between Marianne and 1-80 as ‘‘future industrial.”This might include manufacturing, distribution, service, office specialized retail uses, and, perhaps, multiple family or related specialized residential developments which may be compatible with site-specific conditions.

HOUSING PLAN 1. A variety of housing exists in the area varying greatly in quality and age.

2. New developments should be located on sites compatible with past development meeting acceptable standards of health and safety while not causing unnecessary financial burdens for the Township.

3. Maintenance of existing housing and the elimination of deteriorating housing are legitimate concerns.

4. Other housing concerns include the availability of low-income homes, homes catering to the needs of the elderly and respect for the limitations imposed by natural environmental factors such as flooding, landslide and subsidence.

HOUSING POLICIES 1 :The Township should encourage the development of safe, affordable and attractive residential areas meeting a variety of

public needs.

2. Residential neighbothoods should be buffered from intrusion by excessive traffic and protected from incompatible new land use.

3. Housing developments should be permitted in strict conformance to safety codes and growth management ordinances.

4. New residential developments should be delayed until adequate utilities, streets and vital support facilities are available.

5. Natural buffers should not be removed during residential development, and, where none exist, new buffers should be installed between residentially-developed areas and areas incompatible with residential use.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING 1. Unnecessarily high housing standards should be avoided

2. Safe, attractive mobile homes may present housing options at affordable levels to a variety of prospective home-owners.

3. However, land use regulations should provide for density controls and buffering to ensure that mobile home parks fit into the community appropriately.

TRANSPORTATION PLAN There are six transportation elements which need to be considered in the implementation of this plan. 1. A hierarchy of roads exists for functional classification to clarify right of way and higher volumes of traffic so that heavy

traffic is kept out of residential neighborhoods.

2. Reduction of traffic conflicts at intersections would reduce delays and improve safety. Currently, there are thirty-two combinations for the possible collision of two cars at intersections having two-way traffic crossing at right angles.

3. On-road parking is hazardous and should be limited as should loading or unloading of trucks on public roads.

4. Heavy truck traffic should be limited to major thoroughfares. Pedestrian traffic and bicycle paths should be separated from high volumes of vehicular traffic.

5. Simplifying traffic flow (as occurs on the Interstate) reduces traffic conflicts.

6. Controlling points of public access from private land is important in reducing traffic conflicts. On commercial and industrial sites, the Township should review projections of traffic volume and access to insure public safety.

MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN Five categories of roadways are considered in the plan from highest to lowest in traffic volume:

1. Limited access highways such as Interstate 80.

2. Major transportation arteries such as Routes 322 and 66. (The former carries about 8000 vehicles per day while the latter carries a bit over 4000 vehicles per day.)

3. Minor arteries such as Paint Township SR 4029.

4. Collector roads (designed to provide access from local roadways) such as Banner Road, Steiner Road, Pine Terrace Road and others named in the plan.

5. Local roads which include those not suggested above.

Each lower classification collects traffic and carries it to a roadway of higher classification

PUBLIC UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE - WATER AND SEWERAGE 1, Small part of township sewered includes Marianne Estates, two trailer parks, Clarion County Career Center and industrial/

commercial uses south of Route 322 to the County Airport.

2. Sewerage plans are to extend service north and south of 322 on Route 66 and east on 322, eventually to Interchange 8 on the Interstate.

3. Comer Water Supply and Service provides water to about the same areas covered by the sewer authority. Expansion of water service will be financed by land developers from point of exRanded access.

PUBLIC SERVICES PIAN

Paint Township. 1. Paint Township is served by the Clarion Area School District and the Clarion County Career Center which is located in

2. Municipal offices for the township are located on Route 66 north of Marianne.

Parks and Recreation. 1. Residents’ outdoor needs are served by the Clarion County Park, the Marianne Park, state game lands and Cook Forest

State Park in Cooksburg. Further recreational activities may be sited in the future northeast of Marianne.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 1. The township’s topography requires very careful use of land if the area’s natural beauty is to be protected. Of special

concern are reckless grading practices and careless removal of trees resulting in erosion and unrestricted water run-off.

2. Hazardous waste disposal proposals should be especially scrutinized.

Conservation of Energy 1. Individual household economies and efficient land-pattern use, e.g., clustering of housing, will result in shortened water-

lines and sewerage.

CARRYING OUT THIS PLAN 1. Professional assistance should be sought and financed by the township in those instances when such help is necessary to

2. A number of agencies such as PennDot, the school district and the county should be consulted when

understand topographical restraints and legal requirements connected with the setting or recommending of policies or actions.

recommendations or decisions affect their domains.

3. The public should be encouraged to participate in commission planning processes through regularly-scheduled public meetings.

4. To manage growth, the commission might recommend flexible subdivision regulations consonant with the Clarion County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, Revised, as RreRared Ly the Clarion Countv Plannina Commission, December 28. 1983.

5. Proposed developments might be reviewed based on impacts on neighborhoods rather than whether their uses were allowed in specific residential or commercial districts.

Capital Improvements Programming 1. The scheduling and managing of capital improvements should be consonant with and related to the total Plan on a

prioritized basis.

This plan outlines the direction which future development in Paint Township will take. It remains for the Township’s officials, citizens and professional staff to continue to guide the community with the high level of commitment which they have shown in the past.

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INTRODUCTION

The Comprehensive Plan for Paint Township is set forth in the following chapters and is comprised of the following inter-related elements:

An overview of existing conditions and a review of the relationship of Paint Township to neighboring municipalities.

A statement of goals and objectives. concerning future development and intended as an overall guide for the management of future growth.

A future land use plan setting forth policies on the location and relationships of present and future residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural neighborhoods in the Township.

A transportation plan recommending future major highways and a hierarchy of roads and streets to better facilitate the circulation of trafflc.

A plan recommending community iacfllties and utilities for Paint Township.

These elements comply with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Plnnning Code which also sets forth other requirements for planning and arlmlntstration in Pennsylvania's municipalities. In accordance with the code the Comprehensive Plan is prepared and recommended by the Township Planning Agency, and -- following a public hearing - is adopted in whole or in part by resolution of the Paint Township Board of Supervisors. . m e Plan may from time to time be amended in whole or in part to reflect changing conditions and revised objectives of the community.

After adoption, any subsequent action relating to locating, extending, vacating, or changing a street, public ground or watercourse; or erecting, locating, demolishing, or selling of any public structure; or the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any growth management ordinance must be referred to the Planning Agency which is obliged to forward within thirty days recommendations relative to the proposed action and to flnd whether the action is in accordance with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan. The school district is also required to submit any action relating to locating, removing, or selling of any structure or land to the Planning Agency for its recommendation.

This Comprehensive Plan identif'ies policies and priorities for growth management. It addresses the future Paint Township in terms of its physical development. The plan is necessary to pull together all these facilities into a desirable pattern so that each adds maximum benefits to the community in the future.

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As time passes, some of the proposals of this plan may require updating and revision to reflect the actual, rather than the forecast, development of Paint Township. This plan includes flexibility to allow latitude for individual decisions. This flexibility m a y lead to better ways of building communities than have been ufied in the past, and encourage innovation in community development for the upcoming generation. As such, this plan presents a challenge to citizens &d developers to pursue excellence within an overall pattern for development. The Township has developed and continues to evolve by thousands of individual decisions made by people and by public agencies.

This plan will provide a framework for those decisions so that those who are responsible for the new development will know best where to place them and how to relate them to future improvements. Within this framework of objective foresight, this plan attempts to avoid e m r and waste for both public and private decisions by allowing a better understanding and judgment of total community development. By accumulating excellence in individual building projects and tying them together into an overall patterh, Paint Township should in the future be a reflection of the best capabilities of our society. It can evolve into a series of desirable neighborhoods in a natural setting, which makes possible a community life of substance and permanence.

This plan has been prepared jointly with Monroe Township 88 part of a regional planning effort. Regional development in Paint Township is consistent and compatible with proposed development in the Township's neighboring communities, including Clarion Borough and Monroe Township. SpeciFiically, proposed industrial use patterns within the Township are compatible with surrounding land uses in Monroe Township and Clarion. Anticipated new development will be consistent with neighboring development. Open space along the Township's steeply sloping hillside systems serve to link the Township's natural open space systems and rural areas with adjacent communities' open space and rural areas.

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THE NATURAE SETTING

PAINT TOWNSHIP is a part of the urban center of Clarion County. The Township lies to the west and north of the Borough of Clarion, the county seat. It occupies a land area of 20.5 square miles in the central quadrant of Clarion County. The Township is traversed by Interstate 80 and lies about one-third of the distance &om New York to Chicago and on straight b e between those two metropolises. The focal point of the Township is the area around Interchange 9 of Interstate 80. Pittsburgh, eighty milea south southwest, is the Township's closest metropolitan area.

Communities are shaped by the nature of the land on which they are sited. "he land of Paint Township has many remarkable characteristics which contribute to the quality and shape of the community. Its location near the Clarion River places it on some of the Western Pennsylvania's most interesting topography with high ridges overlooking the River, an extensive level area in the center of the Township and interesting hills and valleya to the east and west.

TOPOGRAPHY Paint Township is characterized as a large ridge system extending northward from the Clarion River. The southern and eastern Boundaries follow the Clarion River and Toby Creek and the valleys formed by these watercourses frame the ridge system. A second valley is centered on Paint Creek which traverses the northwest quadrant of the Township. Step Creek, a small tributary of Toby Creek, creates a third narrow valley near the eastern boundary. The elevation of the Land within Paint Township varies from a low of 920 feet above sea level (at the southernmost point of the Township on the Clarion River) to a high of 1800 feet on two ridges just east of Route 88 near northern boundary of the Township. The Clarion River flows to the westgouth west (to its confluence with the Allegheny river about twenty miles downstream), and Toby and Paint Creeks also flow to the southwest.

The topography establishes four distinctively Werent environments: these include (1) the gently rolling ridge which is predominant through the central portions of the Township; (2) the wooded W i d e s rising from the River and Toby Creek; (3) The broad valley floor of Paint Creek; and (4) the rolling ridge tops in the northern third of the Township deeLnFng the divides between Paint Creek, Toby Creek and Step Creek. A iVth category has resulted from surfsce minlng of coal, generally along the brows of W 1,300 to 1,500 feet above sea level.

The valley areas are more level than the ridges. The valleys have been filled over time by sand and gravel outwash from erosion and weathering of higher areas and have better topsoil and are better drained than the thin siltfloam soils of the upper lands. Since they are relatively level along their length, they would be the easier and first lands to be developed except for flooding. Some areas in the valleys are subject to flooding, being low and subject to rapid accumulation of storm water from nearby ridges and hillsides. Ridge tops are subject to erosion

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and are characterized by fairly thin soils. Throughout the area the subsurface of high lands is characterized by sfltfloam which for the most part are impervious to water.

GEOLOGY Paint Township lies between the agricultural p l a i ~ of the Midwest and the Appalachian Mountains to the east. Through geological history, the land of the Township has undergone a series of alternate lifting and subsidence, being sometimes the base of an inland freshwater lake or a saltwater sea, and at other tlmes thrust upward as a plain well above sea level. Over time the land was built through siltation and petriflcation of organic material, sand, lime, clay, and other materials so that varying strata accumulated thicknesses totaling several thousand feet. Coal beds were formed where marshes had predominated. The last Ming raised this plain to a height of about 1,600 feet above sea level, and it was &om this elevated plain that the present ridges and valleys were carved, principally by water erosion.

The uppermost formation suriacing in Paint Township is the Allegheny Formation, - a residual strata &om the Appalachian plateau. It haa a thickness of 250 to 370 feet and consists of a sequence of sandstone, shale, clay-ahale, and limestone. The limestones and coal seams within the Conemaugh Formation are generally erratic and thin. The coals of the Allegheny Formation include the Upper and Lower Freeport eeamS; the Upper, mddl8 a d Lower Iiittanning seams; the Clarion seam and the Brookville seam. The uppermost coals, the Freeport seams did not occur in this part of Clarion County, nor did the Upper Kittnnnlng. The M.iddle and Lower Kittnnnlng, Clarion, and Brookville seams have been mined in the area of Paint and Monroe Township.

The Middle Kittanning occurs and had been partially mined in the center of Paint Township. Lower Kittnnnlng has been mined generally in the northwestern quadrant of Paint and near CurllsviJle. Clarion Coal has been mined in northern Paint next to Route 66 and near the Airport in Paint and in the northern portions of Monroe at Reidsburg and in the vicinity of the Interstate Interchange. Brookrille Coal is the lowest coal seam of the Allegheny Formation and one which has been extensively mined in Paint and Monroe Townships. It was found on the higher elevations of the ridge lying between Paint and Toby Creeks. The seam has been mfned out &om Arthurs Road north to the Clarion County h e . The seam OCCUFS in most of the lower half of Paint Township and has been mined around Reidsburg, Five Points and Curllmille.

Lying below the Allegheny Formation are the Pottwille and Pocono Formations. Both of these strata surface in Paint and Monroe Township, outcropping at the lower altitudes near the River and Creek beds. These strata are for the most part composed of sandstones and shales interbedded with layers of Ilmestone.

SLOPE T h e Slope Map shows topography, not as a function of altitude above sea level, but rather by the degree of slope of the land. The Slope Map for Monroe and

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Paint Townships is based on maps prepared by the United States Geological Survey and translates distance between adjacent contours into percentage of slope.

Slope is measured as a percent of vertical change to horizontal change, since percentage is a more convenient measurement than would be a number of degrees irom horizontal. For example, a twenty-five percent slope is a line that is approximately fourteen degrees off horizontal. This Is generally taken as the demarcation between buildable and unbuildable land. Similarly, a slope of 15% is a drop of 15 feet in elevation (from, say, 1,000 feet above 888 level to 986 feet) over a distance of 100 feet. Generally, land having a slope of 15% or less Is preferred for development. This slope condition usually occurs along the river terrace, tributary stream valleys, and on ridge tops.

Steep slope - exceeding twenty-llve percent - is the most ixnportant category with respect to development. Steep slope areas are generally accepted as undevelopable for economic as well as environmental reasons. By comparing the Topographic Relief Map with the Existing Land Use Map, one can fLnd few areas where development has occurred on steep hillsides. A significant amount of the land which is classified as Vacant or Wooded is steeply sloping and should not be considered as having potential for routhe future development. Further, other factors such as soil type, subsidence characteristics or flood dangers WFIl affect the usability of some of the lands havlng an otherwise desirable slope.

Usually the easiest land to develop is the level to rolling areas having a slope of less than eight percent. Barr ing other limitations such as flooding, this slope category is generally suitable for large scale or intensive land uses. The upper slope areas in this category may impose some restraints on intensive land development, but single family residential development is not generally impaired.

Hilly land within the range of fifteen and twenty-four percent can be utilized only with careful site planning and special attention to erosion and landslide problems. These land areas should be limited to low denaity residential development and to development which adapts to the character and quality of the land being developed.

LANDSLIDES The reshaping of the natural surface of the land to accommodate building can magnify or create probabilities for landslides. The cutting of a level shelf or bench along the hillside for a road or house results in cutting earth from the higher land and moving it to fill the lower areas. This results in steeper slopes on either side of the bench with increased vulnerability to erosion. Additionally, the weight of the flll plus the weight of structures placed on the land may be too great to be supported by sub-surface clay strata and result in landslides.

"he frequency of such landslides in Pennsylvania has increased markedly during recent decades. Moreover, such landslides have occurred on land developments

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in areas which are generally considered more conducive for development than much of the remaining undeveloped land in Paint Township. Future development, especially in the steep slope areas, must be carefully controlled to eliminate the potential hazard of landslides.

Some rock fall and other down slope movement has occurred where harder stone overlays a softer strata which has decomposed. Geologic strata and rock layers are essentially horizontal, but minor tilts do occur and these combined with the steepness of the surface slope create potential landslide areas. Greater landslide problems occur where sflt/loam beds underlay upper rock strata and may - under heavy weight or disturbed suriace conditions - act as a vlscous fluid allowing slippage of upper levels.

Some soils located on slopes which exceed twenty-flve percent are not characterized as being prone to landslides. However, two soil t p known 88

Upshur and Vandergrift are susceptible to landsIides and are located extensively in steep slope areas of the Township. The Upshur soils are characterized as deep, welldrained soils formed from non-acid clay shale which occur on upland slopes. The Vandergriit soils are characterized as deep, moderately well-drained soils which are formed when material has moved downhill by gravity, sofl creep, frost action, or local wash. Consequently, the VandergrLit soils accumulate on the lower slopes and at the base of slopes.

Landslide hazards are not only associated with certain natural soils but also with the underlying geology and with ground water. Since water functions as a lubri- cant to the sofl and geological materials, landslides may be activated by top slope excavation, top slope illllng or loading, or alteration of the natural ground water conditions. Since landslides can be so destructive and costly, all developments proposed on or near sites having conditions associated with landslides should be reviewed in detail to 888ure safety.

FLOODJJVG The topographic characteristics of Paint Township exacerbate the problems of storm water run-off. Ridges and steep hills shed rainfall quickly, and stormwater from large areas is tunnelled by narrow streams through narrow valleys. Floods are an obvious result. There are four factors which influence the ability of the Region's streams to handle storm water run+ff. These are soil permeability, the amount of covering on steep slopes, the number of constriction points on each stream, and the intensity of development. Human action can have an impact on the last three factors, but man cannot alter the consistency of the soil. Once runoff begins, steep slopes accelerate the flow of water. This is the major reason for the preservation and restoration of trees and vegetation on steep slopes and hillsides.

Constrictions may be either natural debris which Is not flushed away or manmade -- the result of inadequate controls on the use and structures within the flood plain. Finally, the amount of land which is paved or otherwise built upon increases runoff problems. Consequently, several policies should be

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adopted to control flooding problems. Steep slopes of valley walls should be protected and preserved in their natural state. Construction on, and use of the flood plains must be controlled, through flood plain provisions. To m.inimize increased rates of storm water runoff, it may in cases be reasonable to encourage intensive development rather than low density sprawl providing that large amounts of each parcel are left open for the soil to absorb rainfall.

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POPULATION

Paint has a somewhat older but growing population which is predominantly white and thinly scattered over its area. Population data &om the 1990 U. S. Census of Population is currently available in detail for Paint and is shown with other data on a series of appended tables. Information from earlier censu888 and other sources has also been utilized to provide insights on the make-up and changing trends of the Township's population. The age, sac, race and density of Paint's population is compared with that of Monroe Township, Clarion Borough, Clarion County, and Pennsylvania on Table 1.

With a land area of 20.5 square miles Paint Township has a population density of 84.4 persons per squsre mile. Monroe Township has a land area of 29.5 square miles and a lower population density of 44.5 persons per square mile. These densities are much lower than the overall density of Pennsylvania (285), but their average is consistent with the density of Clarion County (69.2).

In Paint Township in 1990, the median age of the population was reported to be 38.5 years. Of the total population (1,730) 97 or 5.6 percent were under flve years old; 283 (16.4 percent) were 86 years or older; 803 (46.4Oh) were male; 18 were black; and 28 were Asian and one was classified as other.

GROWTH TRENDS Past population and growth trends for these and other comparable communities are shown on Tables 2 and 3. The 1990 Census of population reported Paint Township's population totalled 1,730, and Monroe's at 1,314. These number reflect an increase for both municipalities in the total number of residents since 1980. In fact, both have shown a continued growth trend for the past sixty years.

Paint had only 316 residents in 1930, and as shown on tables 2 and 3, had doubled that number by 1960, and redoubled it by 1980. Altogether, Paint's population has increased by 447 percent between 1930 and 1990. This reflects the extensive suburbanization in post war years of the community of Marianne.

The Clarion Area (the four central municipalities in the County) has grown at about the same rate as the entire United States, and at a faster rate than Pennsylvania or Clarion County. Outside of these four municipallties, Clarion County's population was nearly the same in 1990 as it was in 1930.

Table 3 shows this comparative growth by converting total population to a growth index based on the 1930 population for the community. This growth is measured against the rate of growth in population in the County, and reflects in part the movement of families from the older communities in the County into the suburban areas. The rate of growth of Paint Township has been greater than that of Pennsylvania during this period, but less than that of the nation as a whole.

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FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS Family characteristics for Paint are shown on Table 4 and compared with other populations. The average size of household is decreasing in Paint Township. During the last decade most communities in the U.S. experienced a reduction in the size of families due to out migration of adult children. This has been ofeset by an increase in households which occurred during the nineteen-eighties. The number of households increased in Paint Township during the eighties from 609 to 638. The average number of persons per household dropped from 2.72 to 2.53.

With the reduction in the birth rates during the seventies and eighties the average size of families decreased, and the out-migration of adult children has further reduced the average size of families. The average household size has dimlnlrrhed considerably throughout the nation since the supply of housing is adequate to provide living quarters ror one-person ikmilles, and such individuals are now lesa likely to share housing with other generations of their family.

AGE A breakdown of the total population by age is Bummarized for Paint and compared populations on Table 5 and 6. With the reduced birth rates and increased longevity for the U. S. the entire population is aging. The average age in Paint is higher than that for the comparison populations.

Changing population by age group is shown on Table 7 which compares data for 1990 with that of 1980. Data was not given for the same age groups for these two censuses, so that some interpolation of 1990 data in age g r o u p 5 to 17 and 18 to 64 was calculated by the consultant.

In Paint, there was a decrease in the number of preschoolers and in the school- aged population, a small decrease in those in their working years, and a signiricant increase in the elderly.

HOUSING RESOURCES Housing data &om the 1990 Census is presented on tables 8 and 9 for Paint Township and comparison communities. The data indicate that the norm for housing in Paint is an owner-occupied single fhmily home. There were only three row houses (single family, attached) and twenty-three apartment or duplex units. There were 249 mobile homes and forty-four summer or hunting cottages. The vacancy rates were below average in the Township.

The value of single family houses was above the average both for Clarion County the State. Considering that Clarion County is not in a high cost construction area, this data indicate that relatively new housing comprises a large proportion of the housing stock in Paint.

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ECONOMIC STRUCTURE

The size of the population in a community is a function of the size of the economy. When employment opportunities expand, the population increasss, mostly a a result of fewer young inmilla movlng away for in search of job opportunities. men though the population in Paint has been increasing, the Township has experienced out-migration throughout this century. With the growth of the shopping center, travel services and health services in the interchange area, expanded job opportunities are available to the residents of Clarion County, and have added new economic vitality to Paint Township and its neighbors. Paint Township is a part of a larger regional economy, and the well being of its residents depends on the economic health of its region.

For most of its history, Paint Township ha8 been primarily a farming and mining community, but the economic base ia shifting away from these traditional industries. With the opening of Interstate 80, new employment opportunities have become available for Township residents and jobs in services and manufacturing are replacing both mining and agriculture. Mining within the Township has rllmlniahed to a minor economic activity, but agriculture remains an important source of income for many Township faInilies.

INCOME Residents of the Township are reasonably prosperous. The per capita income reported for Paint Township in 1989 was $14,537, a high number when compared to the same data for Clarion County ($9,698) and Pennsylvania ($14,068). The median family income reported for the same year, ($36,875) was also high compared to that for Clarion County ($26,488) and Pennsylvania ($34,856), Monroe Township ($30,000) and Clarion Borough ($33.8 10).

EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRY TRENDS The trends in regional economic activity are shown on the above chart and by the data on Tables 10 and 11. These are derived from information supplied by the U.S. Department of Commerce and based on employees who are covered by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (Social Security). This is not a comprehensive list of employment, since some jobs (farm workers, some government workers, domestic service workers, and some railroad employees) are not covered by this act. Altogether, about ninety percent of employment is reported, and the data provides a sound base for measuring comparative change. Data is shown for Clarion County for the years 1967 through 1991.

Table 11 shows changes in employment by major industrial categories. As in most of the United States there has been a shift away &om manufacturing with increases in trade and service industries. What is abnormal is the extent of the decrease in manufacturing which resulted from the drastic restructuring of the steel industry in the 1980's and the shift toward a retail trade and service based economy.

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Comprehensive Plan: PAINT TOWNSHIP, Clarion County, Permsylvanfa

The decline of employment in manufacturing haa influenced other employment in Clarion County. Employment in Clarion County dropped to 8,888 in 1987 but has rebounded to a new high of 9,474 in 1991. This is a consequence of growth surrounding the interchanges on 1-80, and the strong retail market developing in the region. The total employment for the County indicates a strong growth pattern in view of the decline in coal. The major gain has been made in retail trades, and services both of which have surp888ed manufacturing as the prime source of employment.

Trade and services now account for an inordinately high proportion of the area's economic activity. Nationally, employment in trade and services has been growing more rapidly than basic employment, but other factors are afYecting the local economy. The reduction in employment resulted in early retirement for many workers, and retirement income has continued to support trade and service activities. A simplistic interpretation of these figures would suggest that because trade and services are on the rise, economic development efforts should focus on the growth of trade. This interpretation lacks any insight into the true nature of the community's economic base. Inevitably, the size of the retail market is Zlxed by the size and wealth of the population it serves, and this in turn Is set by the number of jobs and wealth created by basic industries. Improving and enlarging the job pool and wealth of the community depends on increasing basic industries. Economic development efforts should be focussed upon increasing the production and value of goods and servlces that are exported from the area. This effort is paramount to the revitalization of the area, and it must be focused speciLlcally on basic industrial activities. An inescapable fact remains: without replacement of jobs lost in basic employment, the population of the area wil l shrink.

E'UTUKE GROWTH The prospects for continued growth are excellent. All the basic locational and demographic factors considered important for economic development are present. Indeed, economic development over past two decades has been successful, and new industries been successtul, and new industries bringing jobs to the area have been located around or adjacent to Interstate Exits 8 or 9. The central Clarion area lies on a direct interstate route between New York and Chicago, and enjoys convenient truck access to the major metropolitan centers of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Boston, Detroit, Washington and Baltimore. Indeed, half of the population of the United States and Canada lies within a 500 mi le radius of Clarion making possible overnight shipping to and from this enormous market. A major wood processing facility is being developed in the area, and continued industrial development seems to be a reasonable certainty. Additionally, the expansion of the area as a retail and service center for the County is a reasonable expectation. Industrial development efforts have been formalized in Clarion County with a full time staff available to assist in the promotion and development of additional economic development. Vocational technical training and the County's voc-tech school in Paint Township facilitates new industry as well as the expansion of present facilities. State assistance and cooperation born various agencies and utilities

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assures the continuhg success of these programs.

Continued economic growth in the area b expected to result in a continuing increase in the population of Paint Township. A reasonable estimate for planning purposes is a growth of ten percent per decade. For Paint Township that would indicate a population of about 1,900 for the year 2000; 2,100 for 2010; and 2,300 for 2020. It should be noted that growth of small communities almost always comes in spurts and not in the smooth and regular pattern shown on mathematical projections. The population will also age. The percentage of elderly in coming decades with revem its past trend and increase to nearly twenty percent of the total by the turn of the century.

AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION The farming community is an essential element in Clarion County, and protection and preservation of agricultural ~ 8 8 3 is of vital concern to area residents. In addition to being economic assets, iarms provide visual open space for the community, add character, and are a significant aesthetic resource. Mixed, scattered development brings conflicting land uses into close contact, and may adversely impact existing farms. This plan recommends the protection of agricultural uses when there is a conflict between proposed development.

The Plan is separate ftom the existence of Agricultural Security Areas, created under the Agricultural Area Security Program. This act attempts to protect agriculture as a resource in Pennsylvania. The Act encourages the formation of Agricultural Security Areas of flve hundred or more acres of land. An Agricultural Security Area Advisory Committee (consisting of three active farmers, one citizen and one member of the Board of Supervisors) must be formed. The committee identifies land to be included in the Agricultural Security Area. Land in these districts must not be restricted by land use ordinances. Continued agricultural uses must be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Agricultural conservation easements may be granted by the owner to a third party, or to a Commonwealth, County, or local governing body. The easement may be granted for twenty flve years, or in perpetuity, as covenants running with the land. This plan seeks to follow the guidelines of the Agricultural Security Program, and as far as possible, protect farming operations in Agricultural Security Areas from incompatible non-farm land uses that may impair efficient farming or render 'farming impractical.

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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The following goals for development establish the purpose for growth management strategy. They were set after considering alternatives, evaluating options, and reviewing the probable course of implementing alternative policies. They are listed in five categories: 1) economic development; 2) environmental; 3) residential and housing; 4) traffk and transportation; and 5) community systems goals.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS The continuing vitality and growth of the commercial, agricultural, service and light industrial uses in Paint Township shall be promoted in appropriate locations where in conformance with other objectives.

Commercial and industrial uses shall be buffered to prevent intrusion on residential environments, grouped to minimize traffic, and compactly located for convenience.

The adaptive re-use of vacant and obsolete public buildings shall be encouraged to provide sites for local commercial and light industrial businesses where they can be compatible with the residential community.

Commercial and industrial development shall not proceed unless traffic access, streets and transportation facilities and necessary support facilities are installed.

Agricultural uses shall be-encouraged and protected through the use of buffers between incompatible neighboring uses and strict environmental performance standards for industrial, commercial, and residential developments.

Agricultural Securities Areas shall be encouraged where appropriate.

ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS Developments which within reason provide open space, retain woodland, wetlands, and water resources and which protect slope areas and other features of the natural environment will be encouraged.

New growth and expansion of existing development will be approved only where the natural environment is adequately protected in the following respects:

Development will not be permitted which will cause undue damage to the natural environment through removal of trees and foliage or

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excessive grading.

Steep slopes having grades of 25 percent or more and land otherwise identifled as having potentially hazardous conditions shall not be utilized for development involving earth movement, tree removal, or major structural improvement unless it can be clearly demonstrated through engineering studies that the site will be m-technically Sound.

Steep slope areas should be improved, with cooperation by the Township, for passive recreation uses includtng trails and paths.

Land identilled as having characteristics associated with landslides shall not be developed in any manner which would increase the probability of land movement.

Areas subject to flooding shall not be developed in any manner which may result in increased hazard or damage from flooding.

Development shall be permitted only after adequate provision has been made to assure that the rate of storm water run-off will not be increased after development.

Development which may cam adverse impacts &om air, water, or noise pollution shall not be permitted.

Development shall be permitted only after adequate provision has been made to assure the protection of natural wetlands, and the preservation of woodlands and topsoil.

RESIDENTIAL AND HOUSING GOALS The promotion, development, and protection of safe, affordable, commodious, and attractive residential areas providing a wide variety of housing to meet the varying needs of differing age, social, and income groups shall be encouraged by the Township.

Residential neighborhoods wil l be protected from incompatible new land use and from intrusion by excessive traflgc and other adverse innuences.

New housing developments shall be permitted only in strict conformance with safety codes and growth management ordinances to assure adequate and safe original construction.

New residential development shall be delayed in areas where utilities, streets, or other vital support facilities are inadequate for the needs of the prospective residents, until such facilities are improved to an adequate level.


Natural slopes which provide burrers between residential neighborhoods and other incompatible uses shall not be removed during the development of such new uses; and where no natural buffer exists, a new lanasCaped area shall be installed as a part of the new development.

TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION GOALS A transportation system that is safe and effective will be achieved which utilizes diversifled modes and which serves the community, its neighborhoods, and the Region.

Important thoroughfares upon which development is centered wi l l be modiiled to facilitate trafXlc now.

~ r m c conflict wu be mlnlmized and now will be expedited through improvements to facilitate turnLng movements, eliminate site and flow obstructions, and augment capacity at critical intersections.

Industrial trafflc will be directed away from residential streets, rural roads and steep grades insofar as possible.

New developments which are heavy generators of tr-c will be located close to major thoroughfares to minimize tr-c flow and conflict and will be required to make road improvements to mitigate the impact of the additional tr-c generated by such development.

Development will not be permitted in locations where t r a c handling facilities are inadequate unless and until improvements can be completed concurrently with such development.

All major developments will be reviewed to assure that adequate parking facilities are provided and that trafdc access is safe, produces mlnimnl conflict, and is combined where appropriate with access to neighboring properties.

Pedestrian facilities including hiking trails, bicycle trails and walkways will be installed where possible as an alternative transportation mode, and wil l be interconnected with adjacent communities where possible.

C O M h l u N I T y SYSTEMS GOALS Systems which support the health, safety and welfare of residents and the public in Paint Township including water distribution systems, sewerage, fire and police protection and the like will be provided where economically feasible to

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guide and control development.

The cost for new or expanded infrastructure needed to mitigate the impact of new development of the Township shall be borne by developers to the extent feasible.

Recreational facilities shall be developed and expanded where economically feasible to accommodate the needs of the population.

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FUTURE LAND USE

A land use plan designates the areas of a community which are to be used for residential, commercial, and industrial development. It is somewhat like the plan for a house which designates and separates the areas which are to be used, for example, for sleeping, cooking and entertaining. It separates the differing functions of the community, and at the same time treats the inter-relationships between them. A community without a land use plan can end up being like an unplanned house with beds in the living room and an oven in the bedroom.

The plan is important for the 1) safety, 2 ) environment, 3) conservation, 4) convenience, 5 ) economy, 6) comfort and 7) value of the community.

1) Safetg: If there were no separation between differing land uses, many residents could be exposed to danger. A house with young children should not be next door to a factory using equipment that could inadvertently harm them. Nor should they be close to a busy public parking lot or a major highway. For the general safety of the public, incompatible land uses must be separated.

In a well planned house the public areas are near the front door, and the private areas are separated and away from the public areas. In a community, the major highway can be viewed as the front door, and the public areas (shopping centers, major institutions and industrial uses) should be convenient to major roads. Neighborhoods of single family homes should not front on the major highways, and ii close-by should be buLlered from the hazards of heavy trafllc.

21 Environment: No house (or any other structure of any value) should be placed in the pathway of a flood where the flood can be predicted. Neither should it be placed on a hill that may collapse. Other potentially difficult areas should be avoided, such as areas flooded by stormwater; areas with inadequate water supply; or land contaminated by ground water pollution. Similarly, the construction of a house should not cause pollution, exacerbate flooding on some other property, or make a landslide more likely. Basic natural conditions of the environment must be respected in the building of a community, and the land use plan is the effective means of accomplishing this.

The land use plan also helps in the protection of natural resources. The ecological requirements of life are being recognized as our urban society expands and becomes more complex. Woodlands, marshes and streams are valuable assets to the community and must be conserved if the total living environment SS to remain attractive.

3) Conservation: Conservation is an appreciation of the natural environment, using it so that many aspects of natural beauty which are characteristic of the area can be preserved for continued enjoyment. Some of these natural features may cause hazards to public safety if they are misused. Conservation also includes the buildings and facilities which this generation has built or inherited fPom the past, and which future generations will inherit in turn.


4) Convenience: The land use plan makes life easier and more convenient for future residents by inter-relating the differing functional areas of the township and providing a basis for locating community and other facilities on convenient sites. By providing a framework for the decisions of property owners and developers, the plan allows new development to add to the convenience and comfort of other residents, rather than detracting from the ambiance of the community as has been too frequently occurred in the past.

5) Economy: The long-term health of any community needs varied development which promotes new employment and spreads the tax base. A land use plan which anticipates the need and location for future commercial and industrial activity aids in the long-term economic health of the community and its residents. Such a multitude of uses must remain in a reasonable proportion to one another, so that no one activity will become dominant as to overwhelm the others. Of the large areas of land available for future development in Paint Township, there are opportunities for a great many potential uses including residential, agricultural, commercial, industrial, and the like; but each of these activities should be permitted only to the extent that it does not infringe on other activities.

6) Comfort: The separation of incompatible use districts is key to the elimination of irritations and discomforts for those who live and work in the community. Just as it is undesirable for families to live too close to industrial plants, so also is it a nuisance to the operators and workers at the plant to be interrupted by trespassing children. Noise from an adjacent plant is probably a reasonable expectation for an industry, but could be a major irritant to an adjacent homeowner. By grouping like uses together, domestic peace and quiet are greatly promoted.

7) Value: A family’s investment in their home is most probably their major financial holding, and should be protected against unnecessary deterioration, and promote property values where appropriate. Aside from fire or some other major casualty, the greatest threat to declining property values on real property is posed by a decline in the location and neighborhood. Without a land use plan to designate how and where differing uses are to be located, every individual property is subject to unforeseen and potentially damaging development on nearby properties. An important purpose for the land use plan is to provide the means to protect property values for those who have already invested in the community.

The concept of land use is fundamental to community planning. It provides a basis for defining not only the function of neighborhoods, but also their character, type and level of activity, variation from adjacent neighborhoods, and requirements for infrastructure and service needs.

EXISTING LAND USE Unlike most growing suburban townships which are most intensively developed on land nearest to the central city, Paint Township has a separate and distinct

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center. The focal point of Paint Township is the area around the intersection of Routes 66 and 322, - three miles from Clarion Borough. The center is comprised of the residential community of Marianne in the north-west quadrant of the intersection; a commercial area centered on the intersection; an industrial district in the southeast quadrant; two trailer parks; district Highway Department oMces and maintenance facilities; and the County's vocational technical school.

Moreover, the highway which is the principal organizing factor in land use is not the highway leading into the Borough (Route 322). but Route 68 runnLng north and south the length of the Township which has an interchange with 1-80 at the southern end of the Township. Route 66 provides access to a special education facility near the Interchange, the Clarion County Park near the southwest corner of Paint, the County Airport south of Marianne, and various industrial, commercial and residential uses along it's length.

This untypical pattern results &om the location of the -ion River and its deeply incised valley on the eastern edge of Paint Township, separating the Township from the Borough. Route 322 is still an important and well travelled highway, and provides iYontage for both commercial and residential uses through the Township, but its function aq a main street for Paint Township has been replaced by Route 66's direct interchange with 1-80.

Marianne is the residential center of the Township. This large post-war development extends westward from Route 66 into Elk Township almost to the Borough of ShippenvLlle. The development is a well designed contemporary subdivision of curvilinear streets which is reasonably well buffered from nearby commercial and industrial uses.

The Industrial Park south of Route 322 is ascent to the Clarion Junction of the Baltimore and Ohio rail line. In addition to the large mobile home manufacturing plant on Route 66, there are spaces available for start up industries. A large wood mer plant is being planned to the south of this industrial park.

The Clarion River and Toby Creek have little development along their terraces. Some flshing camps and resort homes are located along the River, but most of the land is inaccessible because of the steep banks rising from the terraces. A large State Game Lands holding (number 72) occupies land along Toby Creek on the east central boundary of the Township.

Away from the two highways and the aver frontage, Paint Township follows predictable land use patterns for rural development in hilly land. Roads which wind along valleys or ridges to minlmize steep grades also provide access and fYontage for farms and residences. New homes have been built along most of these roads taking advantage of the ample frontage available on roads where traffic is not yet overwhelming. Agriculture continues in the area, but minlng which had been a major activity in the Township is now evident only from the

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changes in landforms which resulted from surface mining. Most hillsides remain wooded, being inconvenient and too expensive for most building projects.

REGIONAL RELATIONSHIPS In conformance with law, major land use elements of the Paint Township Comprehensive Plan are directly consistent and compatible with proposed development in the Township’s neighboring communities, including Clarion Borough and Monroe Township. Specifically, proposed industrial use patterns within the Township are compatible with surrounding land uses in Monroe Township and Clarion.

Anticipated new development will be consistent with neighboring development. Open space along the Township’s steeply sloping hillside systems serve to link theTomship’s natural open space systems and rural areas with adjacent communities’ open space and rural areas.

FUTURE LAND USE PLAN The Future Land Use Plan for Paint Township is shown in map form and it follows the goals and objectives of theTomship. It identifies and designates the areas for future commercial, industrial, residential and agricultural districts. The Plan is shaped by the nature of the land, the existing land use, and the patterns of regional growth. Its objective is to promote and consolidate new growth which can be expected in Paint Township, to protect the wooded areas and stream valleys in theTownship, to provide space for new industry and commercial growth, and to enhance existing development and the existing tax base of the Township.

The future land use plan focuses on the land between Marianne and Interchange Eight on 1-80. This land had great potential but relatively little development due mostly to the absence of municipal utilities. The plan assumes that the growth potential of the area will result in the expansion of sewerage and water service in incremental steps to serve this area. The service is planned to be extended to the northern and eastern areas of the Township. An Act 537 Plan has recently been completed which follows this strategy.

The area from the County Airport south to Interchange Nine is designated as “future Industrial.” In its use on the land use plan “future Industrial” should be broadly interpreted to mean uses that include or support economic development projects. This might include manufacturing, distribution, service, office specialized retail uses and perhaps multiple family or related specialized residential developments which may be compatible with site-specific conditions.

The land use plan identifies the state game land holdings, and indicates the conservation classification of land along the Clarion River. The steep wooded slopes rising from the River and fromToby Creek which frame it give identity to theTownship should remain in their natural wooded condition and should not be developed for any use other than passive recreation.


The tuture development of land along Route 66 should De planned so as to minimize tr-c congestion and conflict on the highway. If development occurs only on the frontage, and ii each separate development has one or more curb cuts allowing direct access onto the highway, the resulting trafllc conflict wlll signlncantly hinder the long term safety and development of Paint Township. The land should instead be developed in depth with access from each parcel onto a service road or an industrial access road. The industrial park meets this criterion since the industrial structures &ont on and have access to a separate road which collects traMc and delivers it to a controllable intersection with Route 66. Sixnilarly, the Voc-tech School is located behind the industry fronting on the highway, and obtains its access by means of a road providing an identiflable intersection with the highway. The accompanying sketch indicates means by which new development may collect and organize their traffic so that minimal conflict occupls on the highway and 80 that the new traffic enters the highway at intersections which can be controlled.

Careful site planning and development is vitally important to the future safety and convenience of land in the "urban development" segments of Paint Township. Past development around the cor0 of the Township indicates that trafYlc volumes may increase beyond reasonable expectations and that resulting congestion must be anticipated and mitigated. Adequate and safe traitlc-handling facilities on the land being developed, sufacient off-street parking areas, ilr0 safety and emergency lanes, storm-water management facilities, and erosion and sedimentation controls are all essential to assure basic public safety. The Township should also review such important factors as minimizing conLllct between future neighboring uses through landscape and special buffering, review of signs and lighting, and the review of other factors which m a y be in the best interests of the Township and the public. Legislation to require site plan review by the Township is vital to the future interests of the public in Paint Tomhip.

HOUSING PLAN Housing in the region varies greatly in age, quality, type and environment. The Township's housing environment includes tarm houses, small towns, moblle homes, and rural subdivisions. Housing development has been and will be a continuing process. In considering tuture development, the Planning Agency has a variety of concerns: that new developments are located on sites that are compatible with past development and will allow for a harmonious relationship with competing industrial and commercial needs for land; that housing is constructed so as to meet acceptable standards of health and aafety; that community facilities and utilities serving new housing are adequate to meet their needs; and that new construction wil l not result in unnecessary financial burdens to the Township.

These factors respecting new housing construction are not the sole concerns of the Township. Public interest must also addreas issues related to the proper maintenance of the existing housing supply; to the rehabilitation or elimination of deteriorating housing; with the adequacy of housing available to low-income

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families, to the elderly and to other g roup with spxial needs; with the interrelationship and convenience of housing to shopping and industry; and with the adequacy of public transportation fscilities serving the families of the area. Housing objectives must also include the imperatives of respecting nature and the limitations imposed by !looding, landslide, subsidence, and other characteristics of the natural environment.

HOUSING POLICIES The housing plan for Paint Township is comprised of the following housing policies:

The promotion, development, and protection of safe, affordable, commodious, and attractive residential areas providing a wide variety of housing to meet the varying needs of differing age, social, and income groups shall be encouraged by the Township.

Residential neighborhoods will be protected From Incompatible new land use and from intrusion by excessive traffic and other adverse influences.

New housing developments shall be permitted only in strict conformance with safety codes and growth management ordinances to assure adequate and safe original construction.

New residential development shall be delayed in areas where utilities, streets, or other .vital support facilities are inadequate for the needs of the prospective residents, until such facilities are improved to an adequate level.

Natural slopes which provide buffers between residential neighborhoods and other incompatible us= shall not be removed during the development of such new uses; and where no natural buffer exists, a new landscaped area shall be installed as a part of the new development.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING Standards and goals lor development are normally set to ensure that minimum requirements for health Wety and welfare are assured. However, it must be remembered that any Atture requirement for needlessly high standards w i l l add to the cost of construction for all new dwellings without adding an increased measure of safety or health. Unnecessarily high standards should be avoided, since the added cost of housing may exclude lower income families From fLnding housing in Paint Township. Other areas of the country are discovering that such exclusion is not only a hardship for the excluded f a m e s , but also for the well being of the remainder of the community.

Mobile homes may present an attractive option for new housing in rural areas at more affordable levels for many families. Municipal regulation of development should not incorporate provisions which preclude the development of safe, attractive mobile home communities. However, land use regulations should

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provide for density controls, and some type of buffering and open space regulations, to ensure that mobile home parks flt into the community appropriately.

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TRANSPORTATION PLAN

For the residents of Paint Township, transportation is primarily equated to the use of automobiles and trucks. The road system is the essential element of the transportation plan, and this element of the comprehensive plan focuses upon the major thoroughfare system and on adequate construction of secondary roads and streets.

During the settlement of this area the road pattern was simply an expansion of the trail systems of the Indians and pioneers. Later, when horses and carts comprised the primary means of moving goods, roads were arranged in a rectangular grid wherever topography allowed, each the same width as every other and all having right angle intersections where possible. The system was easy to build, easy to comprehend, and readily adapted to settlement patterns. This simple and undifferentiated transportation system has necessarily been improved and modifled as our technology has advanced, our population increased and our civilization made more complex. Older systems are neither safe nor eillcient for the high speed and high volumes of contemporary trafflc. Modif¶cations include: 1) establishing a hierarchy of roads, 2) controlling traffic conflict at intersections, 3) eliminating parking on designated major roads, 4) separating incompatible transportation modes, 5 ) simplifying traffic Bow, and 6) reducing tr-c conflict.

1) Hierarchv of Roads: A hierarchy of roads is needed to clarify who has the right-of-way, and which roads are reasonable for carrying a higher volume of trafflc, or suitable for specialized trafllc such 88 truck traffic. Very importantly, the Uerentiation of roads by function and volume of trafflc keeps heavy traffic out of residential neighborhoods. Without differentiation of roads, the present volume of traffic would c a w such congestion and conflict that the transportation system would fail.

The highways in Paint Township follow a hierarchy that includes: limited access highways, major arterials, minor arterials, collector roads, and local roads. At the highest service level are Interstate Highways - 1-80, the Pennsylvania Shortway - and at the lowest service level are the local and side roads within the Township.

2) Trafac Conflict at Intersections: There are thirty-two different combinations for the collision of two cars (head-on or crossing) in an intersection where two roads each having two-way traffic cross at right angles. Where two roads having two-way traffic meet in a "T" intersection the possible combinations are reduced to only six. Reducing the number of trafllc lanes that cross or intersect in an area improves safety and usually reduces delay. There are few existing roads in Paint Township with "T" intersections. For the most part this is related to the difficult topography which characterizes most of Paint Township, - the location of hills prohibiting roads from crossing at right angles, and encouraging merging roads instead.

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3) Parking on Roads: On-road parking is the most expensive, most awkward and most hazardous method of storing automobiles. Safety, convenience and economy are all served by separating and simplll'ying the tasks that are assigned to a road. If a road carries even moderate volumes of traffic, parking will interfere with the flow of traffic, and with snow-removal operations. Similarly, loading or unloading trucks should not regularly occur on public roads.

4) Intermodal Transportation: Safety considerations dictate that, to the extent that it is feasible, heavy truck trsfeic should be restricted to major thoroughfares and industrial roads. Trains should be separated &om automotive and truck movements. Pedestrian trafPic and bicycle paths should be separated from high speed and high volumes of vehicular trafflc.

5 ) SimDli ivinn: Traffic Flow: Interstate highways ca.rry eighty-five percent of this nation's traffic, and do 80 with a greater safety record than any other kind of road (measured in deaths per passenger mile travelled) because of their specialized design. The design is based on simplifying trafXlc flow and reducing tr-c conflict. The idea of continuous flow of trafflc, where trafflc never crosses, but merges is the key to their success.

6) Reducing Traffic Conflict: SimpMed.trafflc flow and reduction of crossing t r m c will result in a reduction of trafflc conflict. Controlling the points of access to public roads &om private land is an important factor in reducing traffic conflict. On commercial and industrial sites, the Township should review projections of traffic volumes and the means of access in order to assure future traffic safety.

MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN The Major Thoroughfare Plan, shown on the adjacent map, does not propose the addition of major new highways, but instead relies on continuing adaptation to the present highway system.

The Major Thoroughfare Plan for Paint L based on a hierarchy of roads having five categories of roadways: limited-accsss interstates, major arterials, minor arterials, collector roads, and local roads. The highest classification carries the highest trafflc volumes and connects major activity centers. Each lower classification of roadway performs the function of collecting trafflc and carrying it to a roadway of higher classiflcation - In effect servicing the higher order system.

Limited Access Highwarn: The highest. level of the functional classification system is the interstate highway. Interstate highways are designed as limited access roadways intended to carry large volumes of traffic at high speeds over great distances. The primary limited access highway serving the Township is Interstate 80 traversing the south end of the Township.

Maior Arterials: T h e major arterial system is intended for high volume trafflc use and long distance trips at high speed between major centers. In addition,

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the principal arterial system serves in many Instances to complement the interstate system. The two highways classifled as major arterials within Paint Township are U S Route 322 and Pennsylvania Route 66.

Route 322 carries the most trafflc - about 8,000 vehicles per day - while Route 66 carries a little more than half that volume. The openFng of Interstate 80 relieved Route 322 of the majority of ita long range trafflc, so that most of the current traffic is intracounty, providing access to the county seat. Route 66, in contrast, provides accBs8 onto the Interstate which by-passes descent to the Clarion River bridge and the narrow and slower streets within the Borough. aB industry and business expand along this highway and bring further growth to Paint Township and its area the volume and character of traEBc will change. It is important that the new development should cause as little conflict as possible with the trafflc capacity and safety of the highway. To the greatest extent possible, the highway should be developed as a controlled access highway, utilizing parallel and loop roads as collector roads. These intermediate roads will provide local access to properties along the highway, and will focus t u trafflc through intersections which can be controlled to manage the t r a c more safely.

Minor Arterials: The minor arterial system is designed to be a feeder system which ties the region together and allows for fewer and shorter t r i p at lower speeds. It is only at this level of roadway that direct access to property adjacent to the road should be encouraged. Within Paint Township SR 4029 which parallels Cooper Run is classifled as a minor arterial.

Collector Roads: Collector roads are designed to provide access from local roadways wit- the community to the remainder of the transportation system. These roadways are intended to provide this access for lower speed t r a c and lower traffic volumes. The collector system, in essence, becomes the major interface between the local roadways of each community and the arterial Bystem meant to carry trucks and higher speed trafZlc throughout the region and points beyond. Collector roads which are shown on the major thoroughfare plan include: Banner Road; Steiner Road: the State Game Lands Road; Pine Terrace Road, the Industrial Park and County Airport Roads; T577; SR4001; SR4021; and Myers Road.

Local Roads: All roads not clsssiiled as collector are part of! the local road system. This lowest clrrsaiflcation encompasses streets within residential subdivisions and roads which serve to provide direct access *om abutting land to the higher order road systems. In addition, these local roads offer the lowest level of mobility and should be designed to discourage but not prevent through traffic movement.


PUBLIC UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

A critical on-going task for the Township is extension of the sewer systems serving Paint to accommodate future development, to meet ongoing needs, and ilnancing an adequate infrastructure for future development. This plan for these vital elements of Paint's infrastructure requires that the Township actively pursue additions and corrective actions needed to protect public health and to provide and maintain a safe and effective mastructure for future development.

SEWERAGE Only a small portion of the total land area of Paint Township is sewered. Fortunately, that small portion is the heavily developed canter at Marianne, installed and expanded in order to p e e t the development of that sizable residential community. Firat built in 1858 by the developer of Marianne Estates, the system was owned by a private company, Corner Water Supply and Service Corporation. The system u888 sewage located both north of Marianne and west in Elk Township.

The system Is now operated by the Paint-Ells Joint Sewer Authority and was been improved and expanded in 1991 for better treatment of sewage and to extend service to other intensive u888 adjacent to Marianne. Improvements have required the replacement of a half mile of sewer lines to reduce M t r a t i o n and to provide additional treatment capacity to accommodate adjacent uses and new growth. The service area now extends to the south of Route 322 and includes the two trailer parks, the County Voc-Tech School, and the industrial and commercial uses extending south to the County Airport.

Paint Township Is updating its sewerage plan as required by Penna. Act 537, with the work being performed by the Eads Group, the Township Engineer. Various alternatives for extension of service have been evaluated, and the anticipated area for expansion of sewerage service is shown on the map, "Plan for Public Utilities." The plan anticipates th8 extension of maim both north and south on Route 66, and east on 322. The extension will more than double the sewered area in Paint Township, and will open large tracts of level and rolling land having easy access to the Interstate.

The Plan anticipates even iurther extension of the sewerage system as a long term program. The long term extension will bring the sewage collection system further south to Interchange Eight on the Interstate. Funding for these improvements is the major limitation for the expansion of the area. Participation by the industrial and other developers whose projects will bneflt from sewerage will most likely be a key factor in implementing this plan.

WATER A public water treatment and distribution system also was installed by the developer of Marianne Estates and is owned by the Corner Water Supply and Service Corporation. "he source for the water is from wells located near

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Marianne, and a standpipe at the intersection of 322 and 66 pressurizes the system. The service area is approximately the same as that served by the sewerage system.

Expansion of the system is anticipated to be coterminous with the sewerage service areas, and will be financed by land developers as a part of their development package from point of expanded access.

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Comprehensive Plan: PAINT. TOWNSHIP, Clarion County, Pennsylvania

PUBLIC SERVICES PLAN

The Clarion Area School District is comprised of Paint Township, Monroe Township, .Highland Township, and Clarion Borough, an area of 71 square miles. The school district owns and operates two buildings: Clarion Area Elementary School (K-6) located on 10 acres in Clarion Borough; and the Clarion Area Junior/Senior High School (7-12) also located in Clarion Borough. Total enroUment in the District was 1050 students in 1994, with roughly 500 students in the junior/senior high school, and 550 in the elementary. The school’s operating budget for 1994 was $6.5 million. The District is currently working on the completion of a long-range strategic plan, and is preparing for a substantial renovation and building project.

The District is associated with the Clarion County AreaVocational - Technical School located in the center of Paint Township, and with Clarion University in Clarion Borough. The district also operates five classes for disabled children and a preschool for developmentally delayed children, in association with Riverview Intermediate Unit #6.

Enrollment from the District is shown on Table 11, with total enrollment for the District expected to remain at just over 1,000 students through 1998-99. No major construction of new school facilities is planned.

MUNICIPAL BUILDING Municipal offices for the township are located on Route 66 north of Marianne. The site is centrally located and convenient for service to the Township. The structure includes the municipal garage. At the present it is adequate for Township needs, and the site can accommodate an expansion of facilities when needed.

PARKS AND RECREATION The outdoor recreational needs of Paint Township residents are presently met by the open space which prevails throughout this predominantly rural area as well as the Clarion River. Regional recreational facilities include the Clarion County Park, the Marianne Park, the State Game Lands and Cook Forest State Park.

Cook Forest State Park is located northeast of Paint Township, in Cooksburg. It offers 8,000 acres of woods, with a variety of sports and facilities, rustic cabins, tent sites, hiking, swimming, picnicking, canoeing and bicycling, fishing, boating and water skiing.

With growth additional recreation facilities serving the Township residents will be needed. The area north of Marianne would be ideal, providing attractive, wooded land close to the major location of most residents and central with respect of the entire population of the Township. The provision of trails has

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proven to be a popular and economic means of providing recreation space, and any opportunity for obtaining trail right-of-way should be pursued by the Township.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Paint Township is wealth in its natural beauty, and this plays an important part in the daily lives of its residents. It is an important goal of this plan that the people of Paint Township will always be able to e 4 0 y the beauty of the area. The rewarding display of nature is being threatened increasingly by advancing development. Development practices which are merely efflcient may destroy the hills, the woods and the valleys- the very physical essence of the community- as they have done in too many parts of Pennsylvania. U, on the other hand, the new homes and businesses and industries which will be built in Paint Township are located and built so as to respect the basic natural form and limitations of the land, the natural assets of the area can be preserved and will contribute to the richness and quality of life in the future 88 they have in the past.

The topography which characterize8 much of the open land in Paint Township imposes major constraints upon development. The Land Use Plan reflects the limitations of the hills and valleys. It is related to the nature of the ground, respects the form of the land as it wak shaped by natural forces, and fits development to the shape and form of the land so that both the development and the natural setting can enhance one another.

These natural constraints are being challenged by a powerf'd technological capabillty which can clear extensive woods, flatten hillsides, and fill g-dlies with apparent ease. The major constraining force to such ability is its cost. Unfortunately in our society, the market value of improved land in many prominent locations is sufficiently high to attract investors willing to move mountains to create marketable sites. Steep slope land which has relatively little market value can be cleared and shaped into apparently usable property whose market value may be sufficient to off-set high costs of earth moving. Our technological abilities are misleading; the forces of nature are stronger and will prevail. The hydraulic power of storm water, the instability of denuded hills, and the sllpperiness of underlying clay deposits render temporary man's extreme efforts to improve upon nature.

Both wooded hillsides and the porous valleys absorb and hold rain water. As these areaa are changed, the speed of run-off increases considerably and substantial flooding results. Further, the trees on the hillsides root the soil to the steep slopes so as to prevent its being carried away by storms. To the extent that the trees are removed, erosion increases. Erosion damages not only the buildings which exist on the hill but also roads and storm water channels with progressively more destructive results. The flattening of a shelf on a hillside creates steeper slopes both above and below the benched area. "he support for the land above the bench is weakened while more weight is added to the lower part of the hill upon which the flll has been placed. In many areas of Paint Township, the hillsides are underlain by moist clays and the burden they carry is

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tenuously balanced by their limited friction. commonly followed by landslide.

Benching in these areas is too

The land in Paint Township will require special care in the review of any proposed development to assure that subsequent damage &om natural causes is obviated. Specific review should entail a caref'ul analysis of the soil conditions as identified by the Soil Conservation Services, and of potential hazard from past or future mining with specific engineering review of potential plans where appropriate. The removal of trees or grading of these steep slope lands must be avoided.

Stormwater management is also a requirement for all land to be developed in the future regardless of the slope. Developments should be so designed that the rate of run-off will not be increased over the rate of run-off of the land in its natural undeveloped state.

Pennsylvania law permits the appointment of an Environmental Advisory Council to keep indices of open are88 and natural features and to advise local officials on environmental protection matters, and Paint Township could follow this legislation by establishing an Enrironmental Advisory Council for the Township. Environmental council members can be useful in conducting natural resource inventories which identify floodplains, woodlands, wetlands and special habitats. Environmental Councils m a y have special expertise or interest in the types and size of trees planted as buffers, and in the development of trails and recreation plans.

Hazardous waste disposal is an important'hue facing many rural communities. The disposal of hazardous wastes is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources. A community may not unduly restrict hazardous waste disposal sites which meet the requirements of state and federal agencies. However, local governing bodies may have some control over this type of use under land use regulatory powers. It is important that any such use proposed for Paint Township be scrutinized thoroughly by the Board of Supervisors to protect the quality of life for area residents.

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY Within the framework of our contemporary civilization, this plan is intended to promote the conservation of energy. This is intended partly by proposed economies of construction, by efficient patterns of land use, and by making available convenient alternatives which conserve energy. The Township might also encourage and assist where necessary programs for retro-fitting older residences with insulation and weather-stripping.

Economies of construction can be energy efficient in such techniques 88 the clustering of housing to reduce the quantity and length of rnastructure, attain minimal grading and reduce the expenditure of resources. Where the lengths of

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roads, water lines, sewers and the like a m shortened by better adaptation of the design to the land, energy is saved not only in initial installation, but in maintenance and replacement costs in future years.

Land use patterns which mlnfmim intercommunity travel and which share common and convenient community facilities also are energy efficient. Promotion of trails which allow walking and bicycling to serve 88 an alternative means of transportation is a part of the strategy for conserving energy. Similarly, any provision of transit service or car-pooling will help to reduce consumption of limited energy resources.

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I CARRYING OUT THE PEA&'

C 0 N T I " G EFFORT The adoption of this Comprehensive Plan is not a final step in planning for Paint Township. It is, instead, a document which presents a guide for future action agreed upon by a consensus of the community. Carrying out the plan is neither guaranteed nor automatic, and will require continued efforts and evaluations by the Board of Supervisors, the Planning Agency, and other agencies and citizens. An overall strategy and guide for action has been agreed upon; now the community must program and manage projects that will implement the plan. The planning process must shift to organizing and initiating the individual projects and to guiding and reviewing the specifics of those projects. Planning should not be thought of as an event - "the completion of The Plan" -- but as a process.

PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE Contemporary development is complex, not only in itself, but in the areas of intergovernmental coordination, runding assistance, environmental safeguards and legal requirements. The role of the Board of Supervisors and of the Planning Agency should be in the setting of policy and in f L n d i n g s of legislative fact. Both bodies requlre continuous and ongoing professional assistance to assure that the parameters for decisions are correct and to avoid the potential for digression or error when trained and objective advice is absent. The preferred method is to provide at a mlnimum a full-time professionally qualified and experienced manager. Where appropriate professional staff cannot be made available on a full time basis, the Township should utilize the services of specialized consultants on an as-needed basis.

COORDINATION The Comprehensive Plan is a guide and not a precise blueprint. It is necessarily imprecise since many different agencies and persons are involved in achieving its objectives. Many of the required improvements will be carried out by private property owners and developers. Some will be the responsibility of the Paint Township in terms of fLnancing and construction. In addition, improvements which affect the future of Paint and which are proper concerns of this Plan may be made by the State, PennDOT, Clarion County, the School District, railroads, public utility companies, or by any of the municipalities which are adjacent to or near Paint Township.

The Clarion County Planning Commission is responsible for planning activities in the County. A continuing effort in cooperating with the County is important to assure that the mutual interests of Clarion County, Paint Township and its neighboring Townships is mutually understood and mutually supported. The County Planning Commission is an appropriate agency to assist in the further- ance of joint planning with the County and adjacent municipalities.

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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND DUE PROCESS One role of the Planning Agency is to provide a link to the public in gaging opinion and to assure public participation and due process of law. To this end the Planning Agency meets regularly at meetings which are open to the public and the press, and from time to time holds public hearings on specific projects or proposed plans.

Local business committees such as the Clarion County Economic Development Corporation have been involved in the planning and implementation of industrial Development in Paint Township. The continued cooperation by the Board of Supervisors is most desirable at all stages of industrial development.

GROWTH MANAGEMENT In order to best facilitate economic growth, Paint Township needs the appropriate legislative and administrative tools. Paint Township can achieve an excellent level of control by adoption of specifically tailored subdivision regulations. Zoning, the traditional land control element, does not appear to be applicable or appropriate at this time in Paint Township.

Currently Paint Township has no zoning or subdivision regulations. Land Development in Paint Township is primarily regulated by the Clarion County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, revised as prepared by the Clarion County Planning Commission, December 28,1983.

There are several important gaps in the current County regulations which could affect growth in Paint Township. The definition of “land development” does not include the development of a“sing1e non-residential lot.” This means that a developer of a commercial building on an already subdivided lot will not be subject to any County review. This type of development poses potential problems for the community, which are typically dealt with through site plan review provisions. The County regulations do not include this type of protection, and Paint Township needs to address the gap.

New provisions in the Municipalities Planning Code allow a Township to adopt subdivision regulations with more flexible provisions. Traditionally, subdivision regulations werevery specific, and related mainly to lot size and setback requirements. If a proposed development met the requirements, the proposal had to be approved. Generally, flexible provisions were reserved for zoning ordinances, which regulated use as well as lot size and setback. Zoning ordinances impose a great procedural burden on a Township, requiring the creation of a Zoning Hearing Board, and the adoption of a Zoning District Map, among other things. This type of an ordinance involves high perceptions of governmental interference, and requires a greater level of planning effort than Paint Township needs or desires. The Township needs an ordinance to bridge the gaps in the Countyprovisions, without imposing undue burdens on its

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residents. Local omcials need to be able to review proposed developments which might have a regional effect, such as a hazardous waste incinerator. "hey also need to be able to review proposed commercial or industrial developments to ensure that they flt safely into the community. On the other hand, proposed single-family residences in Paint Township do not need the level of review that many traditional zoning ordinances impose. This Plan recoxnmends the adoption of specially tailored subdivision regulations incorporating site plan review provisions, and LMovative environmental protection requirements.

Many communities with traditional zoning ord.inances are moving away &om a strict regulation by use, towards a more flexible regulations based upon the effect a new use will have on the community, and neighboring uses. This type of regulation is known as "performance zoning". It evaluates a proposed use based on the tratflc likely to be generated, the amount of land to be disturbed, and the compatibility of the use with exhtlng, neighboring uses. Uses which are very compatible require minimal bulTering, while u888 which are less compatible (an office building next to a residential subdivision, for instance) require substantial buffering. This type of zoning ordinance is complex, and requires a highly trained zoning offlcer to enforce it. It requires a high level of cooperation *om developers, and it imposes high costs for planning and review on both the Township and the Developer.

Paint Township can have the benefits from this type of approach, without many of the costs, by adopting innovative subdivision regulations. The Township would not be regulating by "use", except in broad classifications. The Township would impose site plan review provisions on commercial or industrial development. Single farnily dwellings would be exempt from the more dFfficult review process.

A proposed development would be reviewed based upon its impact on the neighborhood, and not whether its us8 waa allowed in that zoning district. The site plan review provisions impose both soft and hard standards on proposed developments. Hard standards would be setback requirements, buflers from residential uses, and off-road parking and loading requirements, among others. Soft standards would be more flexible, and mandate items such as suitable landscaping of the property, safe trafflc access, and unobtrusive lighting, for example. Site plans are dimensioned drawings of the proposed development submitted for review to the planning commission. These plans are reviewed for ordinance compliance and for the desirabUty of the proposed development. The site plan review process allows for public review and comment at the planning commission stage, and at a public hearing by the Board of Supervisors. The County Planning Agency, and the Department of Environmental Resources would review the proposed plans and submit their comments before review by the Board of Supervisors. In particularly dFfflcult case, the Supervisors could hire a consultant to assist in the review process. Site plan review is an important growth management tool, and allows a community to solve problems before they arise, rather than after.

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The adoption of subdivision regulations by Paint Township would act as a repeal of the county's regulations within the Township. The Township would then have the responsibility for reviewing proposed plans, although the plana would still be submitted to the county for review and comment. With the added responsibility would come added control over proposed development. The recommended type of ordlnnnce would protect the neighboring residences, and allow a community- level response to proposed development. It would do this without imposing undue burdens on new development, or on Township Officials. This is an appropriate growth management tool for Paint Township, which can be accommodated by the present administrative capabilities of the municipality, and which wi l l afford an increased level of comfort for Township residents.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAMMING The scheduling and management of capital improvements is vital to the realization of plan objectives. Most capital bprovements are too costly to be financed out of current revenues and must be spread over multiple years. Some would be unaffordable without assistance from State, federal or private sources. The priorities for capital improvements often reflect not only the urgency of the need for the improvement, but also the practicality and availability of ftmding. In order to balance needs against ilnancial concerns, it is normal to refer capital improvements to the Plannlng Agency for recommendation. The Planning Agency is not expected to have the power to approve or deny capital spending, but to weigh the relative urgency of proposed improvement against the comprehensive plan goals.

This Plan outlines the dFrection which future development in Paint Township will take. It remains for the Townshtp's ofacials, citizens and proressional staff to continue to guide the community with the high level of commitment which they have shown in the past.

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APPENDIX

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Table 1. Comparative Population Characteristics, 1990 Monroe

Twp. 1,314 29.5 44.5 33.6 79 13 1 647 667 1,302 2 10 0

6.0% 10.0% 49.2% 50.8%

0.2% 0.8% 0.0%

.99.1%

Total Population Land Area (Square Miles) Persons per Square Mile Median Age Under Five Years Old 65 Years or Older Male Female White Black Asian or Polynesian Other

Percent Under Five Years Percent 65 Years Plus

Percent Male Percent Female

Percent White Percent Black Percent Asian Percent Other

Clarion Borough 6,457 1.5

4,304.7 21.5 144 189 2,830

' 3,627 6,207 122 106 22 2.2% 2.9% 43.8% 56.2% 96.1% 1.9% 1.6% 0.3%

Paint

1,730 20.5 84.4 38.5 97 283 803 927 1,685 18 26 1

5.6% 16.4% 46.4% 53.6% 97.4% 1.0% 1.6% 0.1%

m. Clarion

41,699 602.4 69.2 32.2 2,424 5,793 20,127 21,572 41,187 200 2 10 102 5.8% 13.9% 48.3Oh 5 1.7% 98.8% 0.50! 0.5% 0.2%

County P e a s

11,881,643 44,s 19.6 265.1 35.0

797,058 1,825,106 5,694,265 6,187,378 10,520,201 1,089,795 137,438 134,209 6.7% 1 5.4% 47.9% 52.1% 88.5 '/o 9.2% 1.2% 1 . 1 Yo

Paint Township Monroe Township Curlhville Clarion Township Clarion Borough The Clarion Area Rest of county Clarion County Pittsburgh 4 County A PeIll18ylV8Pis* United States+ *in thousands

1930 1940 lB50 316 45 7 502 919 1,105 1,072 137 169 156

1,302 1,662 1,975 3,201 3,798 4,409 5,559 6,734 7,612

28,972 3 1,676 30,732 34,531 38,41Q 38,344 2,023 2,083 2,2.13 9,631 9,900 10,498 123,188 132,122 15 1,325

Paint Township Monroe Township curlhville Clarion Township Clarion Borough The Clarion Area Rest of County Clarion County+ Pittsburgh 4 County A Pennsylvania* United States+

lf33:i 19701 19801 19901

1,215 1,681 1,730 1,140 1,129 1,247 1,314

i93a 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

2,090

4,958 8,188

29,220 37,408 2,405

11,319 179,323

’ 19401 lS5Ol l960l 19701 19801 l990l

2,287 6,095 9,s 11

28,903 38,414

2,401 11,901 203,302

152% 138% 137% 106% 111%

2,847 6,664

10,758 32,604 43,362 2,264

11,867 226,505

161% 176Oh 219Oh 254% 165% 190% 208% 202% 147% 171% 194% 199% 101% 100% 113% 106% 108% 111% 126s/o 121a/o

3,306 6,457

11,077 30,622 41,699 2,098

1 1,900 248.760

145% 120% 123% 128% 119% 121% 109% 111% 103% 103% 107%

i14%1

109% 109% 123%

119%1 112%1 104”oj 118% 124% 123% 124%

166% 184% 202%

. aarion Borough 6,467 2.197

4.260

1,807

2.36

792

2.84

69 i 145

78.4%

18.3%

1,016

669

66.1%

Table 4. Comparative Fami Clarion Count3 41,699 2,846

38,854

14.990

2.69

10,576

3.09

8,985

1,202

84.8%

11.4%

4.416

3.696

81.4%

Total Population

Persona in Group Quarters PersOM in Households Households Persons per Household

Family Households Persons per Family

Female, No Husband Percent Married Couples Percent Female, No Husband Non-Family Households Householder Llving Alone Percent One Person Household

Married Couples

7 Charaoteristiw. 1990 Paint Twp. 1,730 116

1,616

638

2.63

462

3.03

408

40

88.3%

8.7%

176

163

86.9% L

Monroe Twp. 1,314 17

1,297

480

2.70

368

3.13

317

31

88.1%

8.4%

112

98

87.6%

Penna

11,881,643

348,424

1 1,633,2 19

4,495,966

2.67

3,155.989

3.10

2,602,072

607,008

79.3%

16.1%

1,339,977

1,160,694

85.9%

Table 5. Population by Age Groups, 1990

Total Under 5

. Township Township Township Borough County 1730 1,314 3306 645 7 41699 97 79 207 144 2,424

Paint and Monroe Townships I I Paint 1 Monroe I Clarion 1 Clarion 1 Clarion I

5 to 19 20 to 24

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349 33 1 I 710 I 2,006 I 9,852 96 I 77 498 I 2.065 I 4.477 _ _ ._ _ _

125 to 44 45 to 54 56 to 59

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493 40 1 969 930 11,132 2 16 162 2 73 2 78 4,191 103 65 149 153 1.883

60 to 64

Total Median

65 plus

Table 6. Age Groups as a Percentage of Total Population, 1990

93 68 156 189 1,947 283 13 1 344 692 5,793

1,730 1,314 3,306 6,457 41,699 38.5 33.6 29.3 21.5 32.2

Table 7. Population Comparisons by Age, 1980 and 1990 Monroe and Paint Townshi~a

Total

5 to 17years 18 to 64 years 65 years plus

Under 5 years

Percentage Under 5 years 5 to 17 years 18 to 64 years 65 years plus

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Paint Paint Township Township

1980 1990 1681 1730 105 97 3 74 302 1088 1,048 144 283

1 OOYO 100% 6.2% 5 . 6 O h 22.2% 17.5% 64.7Oh 60.6% 8.6% 16.4%

Monroe Township

1980 1,247 1 08 2 70 720 149

100% 8.7% 21.7% 57.7% 1 1.9%

Y

Monroe Township

1990 1,314

79 287 817 131

1 OOYO 6.0%

2 1.8% 62.2 O/o

10.0%

Table 8. Housing Data, 1- Paint and Monroe Townships and

Seasonal Cottages Homeowners Vauaaay Rate Rental Vaaanay Rate

44 21 13 2,117 0.6 0.8 1.5 1.4 5.5 4.9 4.1 5.8

Paint Monroe Clarion Clarion Two. Two. Borouph County

Penas

Speaifled Owner-Oaaupied Units Less than $5O.o00

$50.000 to $99.999

314 853 648 7,089 3,581,261 59 116 169 3,948 829,226 193 104 413 2.788 1 .O 17,795

8100.000 to $149,999 $150,000 to $199,999 $200.000 to 1299.999

395.881 37 ea 55 273 15 4 8 49 180,618 10 3 2 26 109.080

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$300,OOO or more Peraent lesa than $So.OOo

Peraent L860.000 to $SB.BBS

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1 0 2 5 48,661 18.79% 46.03% 26.08% 56.69% 32.12% 61.15% ’ 41 .27% 63.58% 39.33% 39.43%

Peraent $100,000 to $149,999 Percent $150,000 to $199,999 Percent $200.000 to $299.999

11.78% 9.92% 8.49% 3.85% 16.34% 4.78% 1.59% 1.23% 0.69% 7.00%

3.18% 1.1946 0.31% 0.37% 4.23% Peraent $300,000 or more

Total Lower Quartile

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0.33% 0.00% 0.31% 0.07% 1.89% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

$66.300 $35.700 8 42.3 00 $31,200 $42,500

Table 10. Comparative Eoonomia Charaateristids, 1990

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Table 11. Employment Trends

Clarion COUNTY Agricultural Services

Contract Construction Manufacturing Transportation, Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Finance, Insurance, R. Est. Services Other TOTAL EMPLOYMENT

Clarion COUNTY Agricultural Semces

Contract Construction Manufac turing Transportation, Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Finance, Insurance, R. Est. Services Other TOTAL EMPLOYMENT

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Industry, Clarion County, PA, 1967-1991 I I I I I Chansre:

1980 n.a.

1,377 345

2,305 713 628

2,047 298

1,442

9,168

3,173

1,389

49 1

1991 70 - 61 1987 22 15 n.a.

558 474 -3 1 226 314 20

2,220 2,108 -5 19. 510 6 18 93 525 562 2 72

2,499 2,808 1,199 365 389 213

1,939 2,177 1,434 24 9 9

8,888 9,474 2,691

2,027

290 1,009

743

1907 n.a.

6.7% 3.5%

46.4a/o 8.6% 4. l0h

20.3% 2.4% 7.2Oh 0.0%

100.0%

1970 1980 n.8. n.a.

7.4% 15.0% 4.2% 3.8%

38.7Oh 25.1% 7.7Oh 7.8% 4.3% 5.8%

23.7% 22.3% 2.0% 3.3%

l l . O o h 15.7% 0.0% 0.0%

100.0% 100.0%

1 1988 0.2% 6.3% 2.5%

25.0% 5.7% 5.9%

28.1% 4.1 O/a

21.8% 0.3%

100.0%

199 1 0.2% 5.0% 3.3%

22.3% 6.5% 5.9%

29.6% 4.1%

23.0% 0.1%

1 00.0%

O/O change . n.a.

-0.1 % 9.0%

-19.8% 17.7% 93.8 O/o

74.5 O/o

12 1.0% 193.0%

n.a. 39.7%

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Table 12. Public School Enrollments Projected Through 1998-99

3 4 6

I Grade I 1988-89 I 1993-94 I 1998-99 I

84 70 74 77 94 86 87 76 71

I I I 91 I 120 1 K 86 I 1 I

Source: Clarion Area School District

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