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DO YOU
(PLEASE CHECK)

(1a) _59
own less than
1 acre

(2a)_58
live in a subdivision
(3a)_123
_own a computer
   

(1b) _58
own 1 to 3 acres

(2b)_43
live in town
(3b)_101
_participate in public
 meetings
   

(1c) _14
own 3 to 8 acres

(2c)_26
live on a farm
(3c)_90
__use a computer
at work
   
(1d) _42
own over 8 acres
(2d)_64
_live in the country
(3d)_18
_use a computer at
the Library
   
(1e)_6
_rent
(2e)_1
__live in a mobile
home park
     

                                                    

 

Kent County 2001 Comprehensive Plan Update Questionnaire

 GENERAL OVERVIEW QUESTIONS

 

  1. Based on your experience and impressions of Kent County, please rank by checking-off the issues you find most important   using the scale found below:

    Extremely important Important No Opinion Not Important Not an Issue
    1 2 3 4 5

        

 

1

2

3

4

5

a.       Traffic Congestion:

 111

 64

 4

 4

 6

b.      Crime/Safety:

 97

 66

 11

 4

 5

c.       Land Use/Zoning Issues:

 117

 59

 6

 2

 2

d.      Access to County Information:

 70

 74

 24

 8

 2

e.       Farmland Preservation:

 105

 74

 6

 7

 3

f.        Continual operational presence

 

 

 

 

 

      of the Dover Air Force Base:

 91

 72

 17

 4

 4

g.       Working with local municipalities:

 69

 88

 22

 2

 2

h.      Working with state agencies:

 69

 89

 19

 1

 7

i.         Working with federal agencies:

 54

 90

 28

 13

 3

j.        Public Input:

 109

 64

 10

 1

 0

k.      Preservation of Historic Buildings:

 71

 75

 20

 11

 5

l.         Parks Facilities and Recreation:

 84

 89

 12

 8

 3

m.     Public sewer system infrastructure:

 88

 70

 22

 7

 1

n.       Conservation of Natural Resources:

 114

 60

 6

 4

 1

o.      Affordable Housing options:

 45

 81

 42

 21

 8

 LAND USE REGULATION QUESTIONS

 

  1. Based on your experience and impressions of Land Use Regulations in Kent County, please rank the importance of working on the following issues using the scale found below:

 

Extremely important Important No Opinion Not Important Not an Issue
1 2 3 4 5

 

1

2

3

4

5

a.   Subdivision design standards:

 85

 73

 16

 4

 6

b.   Air Quality Protection:

 99

 62

 9

 5

 3

c.    Drinking Water Protection:

 140

 44

 6

 2

 1

d.    Surface Water Protection:

 121

 49

 9

 3

 1

e.     Historic Preservation:

 51

 86

 35

 12

 3

f.      Subdivision approvals outside Growth Zone

 

 

 

 

 

     should include public testimony:

 110

 43

 19

 7

 0

g.     Maintaining a Growth Zone or area:

 95

 66

 10

 11

 1

h.     Establishing a maximum number (carrying

 

 

 

 

 

     capacity) of subdivisions in areas:

 113

 43

 15

 9

 4

i.   Simplify the Kent County Zoning Ordinance:

 67

 71

 30

 5

 4

 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  1. Based on your experience and impressions of Economic Development in Kent County, please rank the importance of working on the following issues using the scale found below:

 

Extremely important Important No Opinion Not Important Not an Issue
1 2 3 4 5

 

1

2

3

4

5

            a.  Kent County should seek technology

 

 

 

 

 

                                          based industries:

 45

 65

 38

 28

 7

b.      Kent County should expand its poultry

 

 

 

 

 

      industry:

 17

 28

 54

 75

 10

c.       Kent County should create incentives for

 

 

 

 

 

      agricultural based operations:

 63

 74

 33

 23

 3

d.      Kent County should expand its Sand and Gravel

 

 

 

 

 

      Pit operations:

 10

 23

 73

 56

 22

e.       Kent County should promote its tourism opportunities:

 35

 70

 31

 28

 17

f.        Kent County should increase the number of

 

 

 

 

 

      Shopping centers:

 22

 22

 16

 89

 26

g.       Kent County should increase the number of

 

 

 

 

 

      convenience stores:

 21

 26

 21

 87

 26

h.       Kent County should pursue business parks to

 

 

 

 

 

      centrally locate new businesses:

 43

 101

 23

 19

 7

i.         Kent County should pursue Air Parks that would

 

 

 

 

 

      allow small commercial planes to operate:

 27

 54

 44

 39

 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 SUBDIVISIONS

 

  1.  Based on your experience and impressions of Subdivision Regulations in Kent County, please rank the importance of working on the following issues using the scale found below:

 

Extremely important Important No Opinion Not Important Not an Issue
1 2 3 4 5

                                                                       

 

1

2

3

4

5

                                   a.  Subdivisions should have the following

 

 

 

 

 

                minimum acreage for open space areas:

 

 

 

 

 

(1)    10% of subdivision:

 30

 15

 16

 3

 4

(2)    20% of subdivision:

 24

 20

 8

 11

 3

(3)    30% of subdivision:

 22

 20

 12

 9

 4

(4)    Over 30% of subdivision:

 40

 8

 12

 11

 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.      Subdivision should be mandated to hook up

 

 

 

 

 

      to a public sewer system:

 93

 54

 12

 14

 5

                                     c.  Subdivision developers should pay for impact

 

 

 

 

 

      to roads by increased traffic:

 109

 46

 7

 16

 6

d.   Subdivisions should include sidewalks:

 79

 50

 25

 23

 9

e.       Subdivisions should include bike lanes:

 58

 53

 29

 21

 12

f.        Subdivisions should be visually buffered by

 

 

 

 

 

      landscaping and vegetation:

 83

 73

 15

 8

 6

g.       Subdivision construction should not destroy

 

 

 

 

 

      existing trees:

 73

 63

 28

 15

 7

h.       There should be open space between

 

 

 

 

 

      neighborhoods:

 72

 63

 28

 17

 10

i.         There should be fewer homes on larger lots

 

 

 

 

 

      within subdivisions:

 58

 40

 30

 27

 12

j.        There should be fewer homes on smaller lots

 

 

 

 

 

      with more open space within subdivisions:

 49

 56

 30

 27

 12

k.      There should be near-by convenience stores to

 

 

 

 

 

      subdivisions:

 24

 60

 31

 51

 11

l.         Subdivision streets should be tree-lined:

 37

 67

 38

 30

 9

m.     Subdivision streets should allow for parking:

 28

 80

 34

 30

 8

n.       Subdivision parking should be in driveways:

 60

 44

 29

 24

 12

o.      Subdivisions should have Regional Parks

 

 

 

 

 

      in lieu of small parcels used as “open space”: 

 46

 65

 37

 22

 8

p.  There should be a mix of housing options in

 

 

 

 

 

                                        subdivisions (single family, town homes, condos):

 31

 50

 31

 48

 17

 

TRANSPORTATION

5. Based on your experience and impressions of Transportation issues in Kent County, please rank the importance of working on the following issues using the scale found below:

 

Extremely important Important No Opinion Not Important Not an Issue
1 2 3 4 5

                                                                       

 

1

2

3

4

5

a.       Kent County should support investment in 

 

 

 

 

 

      mass transit such as buses and trains:

 62

 55

 25

 26

 13

b.      There should be less access by new buildings

 

 

 

 

 

      onto major roads (Routes 13 and 113):

 86

 58

 17

 11

 6

c.       There should be scenic roads within Kent

 

 

 

 

 

      County that would limit the number of new

 

 

 

 

 

      homes along the road :

 58

 66

16

15

8

d.      There should be fewer traffic lights on major roads:

 69

 66

 28

 14

 4

e.       State should invest in service roads around heavily

 

 

 

 

 

                                          congested areas:

 89

 63

 18

 8

 4

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

 

  1. Based on your experience and impressions of Environmental issues in Kent County, please rank the importance of working on the following issues using the scale found below:

 

Extremely important Important No Opinion Not Important Not an Issue
1 2 3 4 5

                                                                        

 

1

2

3

4

5

a.  Ground water (well) protection:

 149

 31

 3

 2

 0

b.      Coastal Zone Protection:

 108

 60

 8

 5

 1

c.       Clean Air issues:

 111

 53

 14

 4

 1

d.      Endangered species protection:

 64

 111

 24

 18

 11

e.       Contaminated lands clean-up:

 99

 66

 10

 6

 3

f.        Promoting Bio-diversity issues and protection:

 83

 67

 17

 9

 0

g.       Protection of forested habitat for hunting:

 65

 70

 22

 22

 8

h.       Soil erosion filling Kent County streams:

 100

 65

 9

 5

 3

i.         Leaking underground storage tanks:

 113

 61

 8

 3

 2

j.        Failing septic systems contaminating ground water:

 122

 50

 8

 2

 3

                                    k.    Protect Lakes & Streams from pollution:

 128

 50

 3

 1

 1