8/15/2012 Fort Jackson / McEntire Joint Land Use Study Implementation Leesburg Road / Southern Boundary of Fort Jackson Small Area Plan & McEntire Small Area Plan CONSULTANT TEAM • PRIMARY TEAM MEMBERS – BENCHMARK CMR, INC. • JASON EPLEY, AICP – Planner • VAGN K. HANSEN II, AICP – Planner – WHITE & SMITH • TYSON SMITH, Esq., AICP – Planner/Legal – JIM DOUGHERTY • Executive Director, Fort Bragg Regional Land Use Advisory Commission • 24 yrs regional military planning experience JLUS IMPLEMENTATION • 2009 JLUS – SEVERAL KEY RECOMMENDATIONS • DEVLEOP MORE DETAILED PLANS FOR: – LEESBURG ROAD / SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF FORT JACKSON – AREAS AROUND McENTIRE • DEVELOP OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS TO IMPLEMENT JLUS AND SMALL AREA PLANS • EXPLORE A REGIONAL ORGANIZATION TO HELP FACILITATE COMPATIBLE GROWTH 1
8/15/2012 FORT JACKSON / LEESBURG ROAD STUDY AREA McENTIRE JNGB STUDY AREA PROCESS • PROJECT INITIATION • STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS • EXISTING CONDITIONS INVENTORY • PUBLIC INPUT • PLANNING SCENARIOS • PUBLIC REVIEW • PRESENTATION OF PLANS & RECOMMENDATIONS 2
8/15/2012 PROCESS • PROJECT INITIATION – ESTABLISH JLUS PROJECT TEAM / WORKING GROUP • CMCOG STAFF • CONSULTANT TEAM • RICHLAND COUNTY STAFF • PUBLIC INVOLVMENT APPROACH – Stakeholders & General Public – Interviews & Meetings PROCESS • EXISTING CONDITIONS INVENTORY – JLUS PROJECT TEAM / WORKING GROUP • Team / Group’s Knowledge and Expertise • Existing Literature, ordinances, polices, codes, GIS, other efforts • Stakeholder Interviews • Review with JLUS Technical Committee • Both projects running concurrent PROCESS • PUBLIC INPUT (First Round) – PRESENT INITIAL FINDINGS – RECEIVE INPUT/FEEDBACK – AUGUST 23, REGION ONE SHERIFFS OFFICE – 2,400 MAILED NOTICES 3
8/15/2012 PROCESS • PLANNING ANALYSIS DOCUMENT – PREFERRED DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS • Land use compatibility • Appropriate land use types by location & density • Open space and conservation priorities • Economic development opportunities • Military training benefits (Fort Jackson & McEnitre) – REVIEW WITH TECHNICAL COMMITTEE • October 11 PROCESS • PUBLIC INPUT (SECOND ROUND) – HOLD WORKSHOP to present scenarios and select the preferred for each study area. – November 14 PROCESS • DEVELOP FINAL PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS • DEVELOP OVERLAY ZONES FOR RICHLAND COUNTY’S CONSIDERATION • DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT LANGUAGE AS APPLICABLE TO RICHLAND COUNTY FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION 4
8/15/2012 PROCESS TO DATE • LITERATURE REVIEW & EXISTING DOCUMENTS • CONDUCTED STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS • EXAMINED FACTORS INFLUENCING GROWTH • INITIAL COMPATIBILITY ASSESSMENT SUMMARY OF LITERATURE & EXISTING DOCUMENTS • EXISTING REGULATIONS – Airport Height Restrictive Overlay District – Federal Defense Facilities Utilization Integrity Protection Act (SC Code Section 6-29-1610) – Richland County Zoning Regulations and Zoning Map SUMMARY OF LITERATURE & EXISTING DOCUMENTS • PLANNING DOCUMENTS • Joint Land Use Study (November 2009) • 2001 McEntire Joint National Guard Base (JNGB) Air Installation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) Study (Updated 2008) • Initial F-35A Operational Basing EIS (Draft, March 2012) • Richland County Comprehensive Plan 5
8/15/2012 SUMMARY OF LITERATURE & EXISTING DOCUMENTS • PLANNING DOCUMENTS • Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) • Fort Jackson & McCrady Installation Environmental Noise Management Plan (IENMP) • South Carolina Air National Guard Statewide Operational Noise Management Plan (ONMP) (2007) • Southeast Richland Neighborhood Master Plan (2005) SUMMARY OF STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS • INTERVIEWED 26 PEOPLE – COUNTY & CITY PLANNERS – COUNTY & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS – MILITARY OFFICIALS & STAFF – CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – LARGE PROPERTY OWNERS/DEVELOPERS – OTHERS (COG, SCDOT) SUMMARY OF STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS • A FEW THINGS WE LEARNED….. – Delayed growth pressure • Economy has impacted planned growth • Pressure is still there pending sewer development • Now is the right time to ensure proper plans and regulations are in place – Military training needs confirmed • Major compatibility issues unchanged • F-35 noise footprint not fully detailed • New noise impacts / ranges at McCrady • Additional helicopter flight areas identified 6
8/15/2012 SUMMARY OF STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS • A FEW THINGS WE LEARNED….. – Land immediately adjacent to McEntire is mostly undeveloped • Pockets of development mostly around the northern and western boundaries • Western boundary will experience the most development pressure over the next 15 years • Eastern and southern boundaries largely undeveloped SUMMARY OF STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS • A FEW THINGS WE LEARNED….. – Strong sense of appreciation for the military installations • Clear recognition of the military’s positive impact on the economy and lives of Richland County citizens and the region • Fort Jackson, McEntire, McCrady are huge contributors to the overall economy in Richland County and the entire Central Midlands Region SUMMARY OF STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS • WHERE THINGS ARE WORKING WELL….. – Midlands Area Joint Installation Consortium • Successful land conservation/preservation efforts • Partnerships in place with various agencies to work on key land purchases – Chamber Military Affairs Committee • Local group that actively works to promote the economic benefit of the military installations • Good relationship with Governor’s Military Base Advisory Committee 7
8/15/2012 SUMMARY OF STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS • Some success stories….. – REZONING AND DEVELOPMENT • Several instances where incompatible development was deterred by elected officials in favor of protecting the civilian population and military training mission • 3,000’ notification boundary – Many indicated communication could be improved – Opportunity for Richland County and the Military Installations to share more information regarding operations, planned developments, etc SUMMARY OF ANTICIPATED INFLUENCES ON GROWTH • LEESBURG ROAD IMPROVEMENTS – Widening from Eastern edge of Columbia to Lower Richland Blvd. / Wildcat Rd. • Area is mostly developed • Will improve safety and traffic flow – Future phases are very low on the SCDOT 20 year road improvement plan. • Opportunity to stay ahead of the improvements with proactive land use policy along the southern boundary of Fort Jackson LEESBURG ROAD IMPROVEMENTS 8
8/15/2012 SUMMARY OF ANTICIPATED INFLUENCES ON GROWTH • LOWER RICHLAND WASTEWATER PROJECT – Extension of line from Lower Richland Blvd. / Garner’s Ferry Rd. area to Eastover • Northwestern and southwestern edges of McEntire – Will serve areas immediately north of the major line, nearby neighborhoods and potentially McEntire LOWER RICHLAND WASTEWATER PROJECT SUMMARY OF ANTICIPATED INFLUENCES ON GROWTH • LAND SUBDIVISION PATTERNS – Identification of development patterns – Many large undeveloped parcels – Identification of existing compatibility issues • BUILDING PERMIT STUDY - 2011 – Majority of building permit activity in Richland County is outside of study areas – Activity primarily in Columbia, west and north of Fort Jackson and removed from McEntire JNGB 9
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8/15/2012 SUMMARY OF ANTICIPATED INFLUENCES ON GROWTH • FUTURE LAND USE & ZONING PATTERNS – RURAL DESIGNATION IN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (FUTURE LAND USE MAP) • 33,000 S.F. LOTS • 3,000 FOOT MILITARY BUFFER – RURAL DISTRICT (RU) IN ZONING • 33,000 S.F. LOTS – LOWEST DENISTY DESIGNATIONS FOR BOTH DOCUMENTS • – 11
8/15/2012 SUMMARY OF ANTICIPATED INFLUENCES ON GROWTH • NATURAL ENVIRONMENT – Conservation Areas – Development Constraints • Floodplains • Wetlands 12
8/15/2012 SUMMARY OF ANTICIPATED INFLUENCES ON GROWTH • ECONOMIC FACTORS – Many developers are purchasing and developing existing subdivisions that have failed vs. investing in new developments – Fort Jackson, McEntire and McCrady are tremendous assets to the local and regional economy (impact study underway by USC) SUMMARY OF MILITARY TRAINING PRIORITIES • JACKSON / MCCRADY RANGE ACTIVITIES – SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF FORT JACKSON • Artillery firing points • Small arms ranges • Demolition range – NEW MRF RANGE COMING ONLINE • No major changes to noise footprint – PRESCRIBED BURNS • 8,000 – 10,000 acres burned annually 13
8/15/2012 SUMMARY OF MILITARY TRAINING PRIORITIES • MAP OF ARTILLERY NOISE SUMMARY OF MILITARY TRAINING PRIORITIES • MCENTIRE FLIGHT ACTIVITY IMPACTS – F16s • Noise impacts from flight operations • Alert mission means no off-limits hours for operations • Accident Potential Zones (APZs) • Future transition to F-35 – Helicopters • Mostly concerned with ½ mile around McEntire for take- off and landing • Transit to McCrady at 1,000’ • Additional overflight areas identified post 2009 JLUS SUMMARY OF MILITARY TRAINING PRIORITIES • MAP OF ARTILLERY NOISE 14
8/15/2012 SUMMARY OF MILITARY TRAINING PRIORITIES • MAP OF ARTILLERY NOISE INITIAL COMPATIBILITY ASSESSMENT • HIGHEST AREAS OF CONCERN – Accident Potential Zones • Some large tracts still undeveloped • Linkage between McEntire and Fort Jackson • Lack of standards in zoning ordinance to protect the civilian population in these areas 15
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