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PLUS 2009-05-02 Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS) Application

Municipal Comprehensive Plans Delaware State Planning Coordination

122 William Penn Street • Dover, DE 19901 • Phone: 302-739-3090 • Fax: 302-739-6958

State of Delaware, Office of State Planning Coordination Effective: May, 2006

Please complete this “PLUS application in its entirety. All questions must be answered. If a question is unknown at this time or not applicable, please explain. Unanswered questions on this form could lead to delays in scheduling your review. This form will enable the state staff to review the project before the scheduled meeting and to have beneficial information available for the applicant and/or developer at the time of review. If you need assistance or clarification, please call the State Planning Office at (302) 739-3090. Possible resources for completing the required information are as follows:

www.state.de.us/planning www.dnrec.state.de.us/dnrec2000/ www.dnrec.state.de.us/DNRECeis/

datamil.delaware.gov www.state.de.us/deptagri/





Name of Municipality: Town of Georgetown

Contact Persons: Tom Klein And Jocelyn Godwin Phone Number: (302) 853-0104

Fax Number: (302) 853-0106

Address: 333 North Race Street Georgetown, DE 19947

E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Date of Most Recently Certified Comprehensive Plan: February 2002 http://stateplanning.delaware.gov/comp_plans/2009_draft_georgetown_comprehensive_plan.pdf Information prepared by: Office of State Planning and Coordination

Contact Person: Charlie Schmehl

Phone Number: (610)865-0701

Fax Number: (610)865-7613

Address: 28 West Broad Street Bethlehem, PA 18018

E-mail Address: [email protected]

Maps Prepared by: Urban Research & Development Corp (URDC)

Contact Person: Charlie Schmehl

Phone Number: (610) 865-0701

Fax Number: (610) 868-7613

Address: 28 West Broad Street Bethlehem, PA 18018

E-mail Address: [email protected]





General Plan Approval Process Step 1: Draft prepared by local government. Step 2: Planning Commission and/or Legislative Body approves draft plan to

send to PLUS. Step 3: PLUS meeting, application submitted by 1st business day of the month

for that month’s meeting. Step 4: State comments submitted to local government within 20 business

days of meeting. Step 5: Local government replies to state comments in writing and submits

revised plan (if necessary) to the Office of State Planning Coordination (O S P C) for review.

Step 6: OSPC requires 20 working days to reply to revised plan. State sends a

letter accepting changes or noting discussion items or if no changes are necessary see step 7.

Step 7: Certification letter will be sent within 10 business days of final

submission to OSPC. Step 8: The local jurisdiction shall adopt the plan as final following

certification. Plan is effective on the date of adoption.

Step 9: A copy of the final document and written notification of adoption is to be sent to OSPC.





Comprehensive Plan / Amendment Checklist1 Please check yes or no as to whether the following information has or has not been included in the comprehensive plan and indicate page numbers where information may be found. Public Participation Yes No Page # /

Sections Public Participation Summary and Results X Population Data and Analysis Yes No Page #Past Population Trends X A-1 Population Projections X A-1 Demographics X A-1 Position on Population Growth X A-1 Housing Yes No Page #Housing Stock Inventory X A-3 Housing Pipeline X A-3 Housing Needs Analysis X A-3 Position on Housing Growth X A-3 Affordable Housing Plan X A-3 Annexation Yes No Page #Analysis of Surrounding Land Uses X 19 Annexation Plan X 19 Redevelopment Potential Yes No Page #Identification of Redevelopment Areas and Issues X 19 Redevelopment Strategy X 19 Community Development Strategy X 19 1 Please go to the following website for detailed checklist information: http://www.state.de.us/planning/services/circuit.shtml.





Community Character Yes No Page #History of the Town or City X A-13 Physical Conditions X A-13 Significant Natural Features X 5 Community Character X A-13 Historic and Cultural Resources Plan X A-14 Community Design Plan X 11 Environmental Protection Plan X 5 Land Use Plan Yes No Page #Existing Land Use X 19 Land Use Plan X 19 Critical Community Development and Infrastructure Issues Yes No Page #Review of Community Conditions X 38 Inventory of Community Infrastructure X 38 Inventory and Analysis of Community Services X 38 Water and Wastewater Plan X 38 Transportation Plan X 34 Community Development Plan X 11 Community Facilities Plan X 38 Intergovernmental Coordination Yes No Page #Description of Intergovernmental Relationships X 43 Intergovernmental Coordination Strategy X 43 Analysis and Comparison of Other Relevant Planning Documents X 43 Economic Conditions Yes No Page #Economic Base / Major Employers X A-4 Labor Market X A-4 Income and Poverty X A-4 Economic Development Plan X A-4 Open Space and Recreation Yes No Page #Inventory of Open Space and Recreation Facilities X A-8 Open Space and Recreation Plan X A-8





Implementation Strategies Yes No Page #Evaluation of Current Codes and Ordinances X 43 Zoning Map Revisions X 11 Zoning and Subdivision Code Revisions X 11 Implementation Plan X 43 Coordination with Other Government Agencies X 43 Other State Programs, Policies, and Issues Yes No Page #Total Maximum Daily Loads X 5 Corridor Capacity Preservation Program X 34 Agricultural Preservation Program X 11 Sourcewater Protection X 5 Additional Comments: The Town of Georgetown has and continues to work with Sussex County to develop a comprehensive land use plan that compliments the County’s investment into the economic and employment center the Sussex County Airport. The Town delayed submission of their 2007 Comprehensive Plan Update to allow for the completion of the County plan and is now ready to provide its update for consideration by the State. Summary: The following application is to provide State and County comments on the proposed 2009 Town of Georgetown Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update.

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Town BoundaryIndustrial UsesCommercial

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1 inch = 1,000 feetBase Information Provided By:

Sussex Co. Mapping Dept.

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