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Working with
municipalities to protectthe TrailImplementing Act 24
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The Appalachian National Scenic Tail
A National Park in your backyard: land use in PA
15% Agriculture
80% Agriculture
5% Urbanized-
typically
historicvillages
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Challenges of Implementing Act 24
A.T. often travels on top of political boundaries
Varying levels of support from regional planning officials-
who typically act in an advisory role to municipalities
Each municipality is a unique approachMunicipalities wanted to adopt a standard model
ordinance, typically didnt do the 7 step assessment
Some resentment from municipalities going in:
Unfunded mandate Big government shouldnt be telling us what to do
BUT we had positive outcomes
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A Community Assessment Checklist for
Compliance with Act 24
1.0 LOCALRECOGNITION OF THETRAILAND ITS SIGNIFICANCE
2.0 TRAIL-RELATED LANDSCAPESAND KEY PARCELS
3.0 ZONINGFOR LANDSCAPE
4.0 MANDATES AND INCENTIVESFOR CONSERVATION DESIGN
5.0 REGULATING POTENTIALLY
HIGH IMPACT USES
6.0 WORKINGRELATIONSHIPS WITHKEY LANDOWNERS
7.0 MUNICIPALCAPACITY TOADDRESS TRAILAND RELATED
LANDSCAPE ISSUES
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The TrailsSignificance in
Cumberland County
Open Space
Preservation Plan /
Conceptual Greenway
Map
The Trail Through Agriculture
1.0 LOCAL RECOGNITION
OF THE TRAILAND ITS
SIGNIFICANCE
- Trail recognition in the
County Comprehensive
plan
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The Trail Through Agriculture:
Monroe Township
National Park Service Boundary Line
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The Trail Through Agriculture:
Monroe Township
3.0 ZONINGFOR LANDSCAPE
-Applicability of base zoning to the Trail and its related landscapeBase Ag. zoning had a higher level of development (2 units per acre)
-Standards and overlays to protect specific resource featuresThe township proposed an ordinance that hardly went out of NPS (protected) lands
THE CHALLENGE:
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Example 1: Monroe Township, PA
The Trail Through Agriculture:
Monroe Township
The townships proposal:
150 buffer from centerline
of NPS lands
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The Trail Through Agriculture:
Monroe Township
2.0 TRAIL-
RELATED
LANDSCAPES
AND KEYPARCELS
-Identified key
parcels, and
acquired 850
acres of them
-The townshippresented ATC
with a plaque
praising our
success we
will continue to
build arelationship with
THE SOLUTION:
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The Trail Through Agriculture:
Silver Springs Township
United States Parcel Boundary
3.0 ZONINGFOR LANDSCAPE
-Applicability of base zoning to the Trail and its related landscapeBase Ag. zoning had sliding scale of 1 unit per 20 acres and up, BUT ag zoned land was
constantly being rezoned into residential or even industrial
-Standards and overlays to protect specific resource featuresThe committee working with ATC proposed an ordinance that hardly went out of NPS (protected)
lands
THE CHALLENGE:
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The Trail Through Agriculture:
Silver Springs Township
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1.0 LOCAL RECOGNITION OF THE TRAILAND ITS
SIGNIFICANCE
-Trail recognition in the Silver Springs comprehensive plan
6.0 WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY LANDOWNERS
-Identify high priority ag. preservation parcels and work with
county and land owners
2.0 TRAIL-RELATED LANDSCAPES AND KEY PARCELS
-Identify key parcels with highest value resources (visual and
audible)
The Trail Through Agriculture:
Silver Springs Township
THE SOLUTION:
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The Trail Through A Forested Ridgeline:
Stroud Township
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The Trail Through A Forested Ridgeline:
Stroud Township
2.0 TRAIL-
RELATEDLANDSCAPES
AND KEY
PARCELS
-Natural and
culturalresource
values really
hadnt been
identified
THE
CHALLENGE:
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The Trail Through A Forested Ridgeline:
Stroud Township
Primary
Zone
(500
buffer)
THESOLUTION:
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The Trail Through A Forested Ridgeline:
Stroud Township
Secondary
Zone
(500
buffer)
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Some Conclusions
Building municipal report is CRITICAL, and is a long hauleffort (for ATC, clubs, and other conservancies)
A network is critical, no one entity can tackle this job inPennsylvania, the network includes: Trail Clubs, potentially Audubon chapters and other volunteer
organizations
County planning offices
Municipalities that we have worked with and have found good
solutions Other conservancies (state-wide and local land trusts)
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Some Conclusions
The Seven Step Assessment is a GREAT tool, if we can
get folks to use it
This tool can be applied outside of Pennsylvania too andis a great way for us to engage with communities who
want to do something for the A.T.