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 Overview: In August 2003, the Milford Township
Supervisors approved the Center for Sustainable Communities and the Department of Community and Regional Planning
(CRP) to assist the township in preparing a Growth Management Plan. The
$80,000 project, funded by a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development grant received by the township, was conducted by students in
the CRP graduate student studios and Center researchers.
The
project was a broad-based, two-semester examination of water and land
resources, open space, transportation, stormwater management, sewerage,
and impacts of potential future development on township revenues and
expenditures.
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Status: The final project document, developed by students in the
CRP studios in Fall 2003 and Spring 2004, was completed and submitted to
the Milford Township Board of Supervisors from review in August 2004.
The Smart Growth Plan documents how smart growth —
development in close proximity to existing transportation and
infrastructure — is a more cost effective solution for municipalities.
Recommendations presented by the plan include adopting more stringent
environmental safeguards, including zoning and regulations to more
aggressively protect floodplains, steep slopes, wellhead areas,
woodlands, and wetlands. A proposed stormwater management ordinance was
also submitted.
The recommendations presented in the Growth
Management Plan are presently under review by the Milford Township
Supervisors for future implementation. |
