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Comprehensive Plans
Tools
Policy Map (Demographics, Health, Living Conditions, Services, Etc.)
County Population And Demographics
Public Mapping Services In Virginia
Path To 2045
As the members of the CAC work to develop a framework of the next comprehensive plan, extensive research is being performed in order to ensure that every aspect is taken into account. Below is a breakdown of the research and tools being used by the CAC members diligently working to help envision the future of Shenandoah County:
Chapter 1: Historical, Cultural, And Scenic Resources
Historic Reports
1990’s Shenandoah County History Report
May 1995 Shenandoah County Historic Resources Survey Report
2000 Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District Implementation Plan
October 2005 Fisher’s Hill And Tom’s Brook Battlefields Preservation Plan
2012 Valley Pike And Fisher’s Hill Battlefield Interpretive Trail
2016 Shenandoah County Libraries 5 Year Plan
Data Tools
Shenandoah County Historical Community Atlas
Virginia Cultural Resources Identification System
USGS Historic Topographic Maps
Similar Locality Chapters
Readings
Measuring Economic Impacts Of Historic Preservation – Donovan Rypkema & Caroline Cheong
Chapter 2: Water Resources
Historic Reports
1977 Shenandoah County Groundwater Present Conditions And Prospects
1978 Flood Insurance Policy Shenandoah County Unincorporated Areas
1988 Shenandoah County Water Supply Plan
1995 Shenandoah: The Great River Valley
1998 Columbia Furnace FEMA Flood Report
2004 Benthic TMDL For Toms Brook
October 2006 Shenandoah Valley Water Resources Strategic Plan
2007-2008 Water In Shenandoah County: A Primer
2018 Water and Sewer Capacities
2018-2021 Lord Fairfax Soil And Water Conservation District Strategic Plan
2020 Proposal For A Master Plan On The North Fork Of The Shenandoah River
2020 Shenandoah Watershed Compact
Data Tools
FEMA Community Engagement Tool
Northern Shenandoah Valley Local Watershed Map
Swim Guide Water Quality Assessment
Similar Locality Chapters
Readings
Chapter 3: Agricultural, Forestal, And Mineral Resources
Historic Reports
December 2006 Shenandoah County Agricultural Task Force Report
2015 UVa – Green Infrastructure Center Report On Woodstock
2020 Cost of Community Services Report
2021 Conservation Easement Authority Plan: Vision 25
Data Tools
EnviroAtlas (Wide Range Of Data From Carbon Storage To Wetlands)
Falling Fruit (Edible Plant Mapping Tool)
Food Insecurity In Your Community
Virginia Natural Heritage Data Explorer (Virginia’s Priority Areas For Conservation)
Similar Locality Chapters
Readings
Chapter 4: Economic Development
Historic Reports
1930 Industrial Survey Edinburg And Madison District
1951 Shenandoah County Economic Data Report
1962 Shenandoah County Economic Data Report
1963 Shenandoah County Economic Study
1964 Shenandoah County Economic Data Report
1968 Shenandoah County Economic Data Report
1968 Projections And Economic Base Analysis
1972 Shenandoah County Economic Data Report
1975 Projections And Economic Base Analysis
2013: Shenandoah County’s Economic Development Strategic Plan
2015-2021 Lord Fairfax Community College Six Year Strategic Plan
2015 UVa – Green Infrastructure Center Report On Woodstock
August 2016 The Economic Impact Of Bicycling In The Central Shenandoah Valley
2019 Strategic Economic Development Plan Update
Data Tools
Bureau Of Economic Analysis Facts
FCC Fixed Broadband Deployment
Opportunity Zone Community Impact Assessment Tool
Solar GIS (Mapping Tool For Solar Energy Potential)
Virginia Economic Development Partnership Site Ready Locations
Similar Locality Chapters
Readings
Blue Ocean Strategies – Carlyann Edwards
Enter The Triple Bottom Line – John Elkington
Factors For Enabling The Creative Economy – World Economic Forum
Failures Of Economic Development Incentives – Alan Peters & Peter Fisher
Location, Competition, And Economic Development – Michael Porter
Measuring Economic Impacts Of Historic Preservation – Donovan Rypkema & Caroline Cheong
Chapter 5: Housing
Historic Reports
March 2009 Shenandoah County-Wide Housing Assessment
March 2009 Shenandoah County-Wide Housing Assessment Presentation
November 2012 Ending Homelessness In The Northern Shenandoah Valley In Ten Years: A Plan
November 2016 Barriers To Housing In Shenandoah County
May 2017 Regional Housing Summit
2018 Northern Shenandoah Valley Community Needs Assessment
2020 Cost of Community Services Report
Data Tools
Similar Locality Chapters
Readings
Are Homeowners Better Citizens? – Brian J. McCabe
Housing Affordability – Michael Stone
Providing Affordable Housing For All – Jerry Schultz
Social Housing – Michael Stone
Chapter 6: Community Facilities
Historic Reports
2001 Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission Community Profile
2018 Northern Shenandoah Valley Community Needs Assessment
2020 Cost of Community Services Report
Data Tools
Similar Locality Chapters
Readings
Addressing Educational Inequality – University Of Chicago
Constructed Treatment Wetlands – EPA
Educational Equity – Center For Public Education
Health Services And Community Supports Workbook – AARP
Reimbursements To Localities For Upgrades To Treatment Works
What Community Supplies – Robert Sampson
Chapter 7: Education
Historic Reports
1947 Report School Survey Recommendations For A Long-Range School Building Program
November 2006 Population Planning and Facilities Review By VCU
2015-2021 Lord Fairfax Community College Six Year Strategic Plan
2016 Long Term Facilities Master Plan
2016 Shenandoah County Libraries 5 Year Plan
2017 Shenandoah County Public Schools At Glance: Capacity Report
Data Tools
Similar Locality Chapters
Readings
Addressing Educational Inequality – University Of Chicago
Educational Equity – Center For Public Education
What Community Supplies – Robert Sampson
Chapter 8: Health
Historic Reports
2019 Shenandoah Memorial Hospital Community Needs Assessment
Data Tools
Food Insecurity In Your Community
Similar Locality Chapters
Readings
Constructed Treatment Wetlands – EPA
Health Services And Community Supports Workbook – AARP
What Community Supplies – Robert Sampson
Chapter 9: Emergency Services, Infrastructure, And Technology
Historic Reports
Data Tools
FCC Fixed Broadband Deployment
Solar GIS (Mapping Tool For Solar Energy Potential)
Similar Locality Chapters
Readings
Constructed Treatment Wetlands – EPA
Reimbursements To Localities For Upgrades To Treatment Works
What Community Supplies – Robert Sampson
Chapter 10: Recreation
Historic Reports
2000 Shenandoah River Recreational Use Management Plan Working Committee
November 2000 Master Indoor-Outdoor Recreation Plan for Shenandoah County
2005 Keister Tract Master Plan
2012 Valley Pike And Fisher’s Hill Battlefield Interpretive Trail
2015 UVa – Green Infrastructure Center Report On Woodstock
2020 Proposal For A Master Plan On The North Fork Of The Shenandoah River
November 2021 Shenandoah Valley Rail Trail Feasibility Study
Data Tools
Similar Locality Chapters
Readings
What Community Supplies – Robert Sampson
Chapter 11: Transportation
Historic Reports
1993 Appalachian Corridor H Elkins To Interstate 81 Corridor Selection Decision Document
1993 Appalachian Corridor H Elkins To Interstate 81 Master Plan
1993 Appalachian Corridor H Elkins To Interstate 81 Correspondence
November 1998 Interstate I-81 Improvement Study
August 2016 The Economic Impact Of Bicycling In The Central Shenandoah Valley
June 2019 Woodstock Bike And Pedestrian Master Plan
2020 VDOT Seven Bends State Park Study
October 2021 Tractor Trailer Ordinance Research VDOT
November 2021 Shenandoah Valley Rail Trail Feasibility Study
Current Improve I-81 Plan/Project
Data Tools
Virginia Interactive Bicycle Web Map
Similar Locality Chapters
Readings
NACTO Street Design Principles – NACTO
Professional And Bureaucratic Constraints – Jane Jacobs
Pseudoscience Of Planning For Parking – Donald Shoup
Smart Scale Technical Guide – VDOT
Tips For Bikeway Design – Micheal E. Jackson
Transportation Workbook – AARP
Additional Resources:
Community Planning Project Of 2008
Report to the Steering Committee; Refined Tools for Implementing the Vision
Zoning Ordinances
First Proposed Zoning Ordinance 1974
Technical Critique: Zoning Ordinance Shenandoah County 1975
First Proposed Zoning Ordinance Letters 1976
Zoning Ordinance Amended June 1986
Information On County Boundaries As Lawful Fences 1988
Zoning Ordinance Amended March 1993
Trailer Park Ordinance Amendments 1993
Zoning Ordinance Amended June 1995
Subdivision Ordinances
First Subdivision Ordinance 1972
Seventh Amendments To First Subdivision Ordinance 1995
Second Subdivision Ordinance 1997
Erosion And Sediment Control
Amendments To First Erosion And Sediment Control Ordinance 1988
Current Erosion And Sediment Control Ordinance
Historic Reports
November 1998 Commission On The Future
February 2004 The Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Urban Manual for Low Impact Site Design
2005 What Every Citizen Should Know About The Comprehensive Plan
September 2007 Old Valley Pike Overlay District Draft Ordinance
2008 Mount Jackson Vision For The Future
2010 Better Models For Development In The Shenandoah Valley: Meeting 21st Century Challenges
2018 Northern Shenandoah Valley Region Multi‐Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
Readings
On Process
A Ladder Of Citizen Participation
Democracy When The People Are Thinking
On Community
Quality Of Life And Quality Of Living Conditions
On Planning & Zoning History
Pre-1600’s: Tale Of Two Cities Paris & London
1700’s To 1957: History Of Planning & Zoning
1860’s To 1960’s: Racially Restrictive Covenants
1910’s To 1920’s Racial Zoning
1920’s: The Suburban Neighborhood Unit
1920’s: The Suburban Radburn Idea
1930’s To Now: Federal Financing Of Suburbia
1930’s To Now: Redlining And Its Impacts
1960’s: Jane Jacobs’ Downtown Is For People
1960’s To Now: Design With Nature
1970’s To Now: Form-Based Code
1970’s To Now: Transit Oriented Development
1994 To Now: Green Infrastructure
2000’s To Now: Planetary Urbanism
On Design
Design Characteristics Of Maryland’s Traditional Settlements
The City Image And Its Elements
Research
Mapping Rural Landscapes: Shenandoah County’s Departure From The Countyside
Author: Tyler Hinkle
Report On Parking Lots In Shenandoah County
Author: Tyler Hinkle
Rethinking Collaborative Rural Transportation Planning In The Shenandoah Valley
Author: Tyler Hinkle
Shenandoah County: Flood And Drought Adaptation Strategies
Authors: Chris Barber, Schyler Vanderschaaf, and Mae Hovland
Superheros Need Good Sidekicks
Author: Nancy Sorrells
Visioning Infill In Woodstock, Virginia
Authors: Harrison Premen, Kyle Kelly, Jinzhao Chen