Town of Farmington
Land Use Mapping Workshop
Turner Hall
6:30 – 8:30 P.M
Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Welcome, Overview, Introductions
Summary of the March 29 Visioning Workshop
Major themes that came up at the Visioning Workshop
Vision Statement based on the vision sentences written last week
Land Use Mapping Questionnaire
General Principles of Land Use Planning
If land is developed, it most likely will be on land presently used for agricultural purposes.
Residential development should be encouraged on vacant lots already platted, then develop outward from existing residential subdivisions or around the Boltonville/Fillmore area.
All land development should be discouraged from occurring on unsuitable land, such as in floodplains, or areas of high bedrock or high groundwater.
Variety of housing types and densities, compatible to surrounding land uses, is promoted by Smart Growth planning. However, you may feel (as was stated last week) that you only want to see single family (low-density residential) occur in Farmington.
Commercial uses should be located close to more densely developed residential development and at the intersection of the most heavily traveled roadways
Industrial development typically occurs on major roadways that allow truck traffic and in areas that can be buffered from residential development
Public trails should connect residential areas to commercial areas, places of employment, schools, and recreational facilities. Trails may be along roadways, through environmentally sensitive areas, woodlands or wetlands, and through residential neighborhoods.
Parkland can either be classified as active or passive. Active parkland would include playground equipment and recreational/sports facilities such as soccer fields or softball diamonds. Passive parkland would include trails, lookout locations, water features such as ponds, and areas left in their "natural state."
Certain geographic features (possibly purchased and preserved for future generations) should be protected from development such as major streams, lake frontage, and wetlands.
Review of the Existing Land Use Map
Copies of the Existing Land Use map are on your table.
Land use colors represent the different land uses that now exist in the Town of Farmington.
Roadways and parcel lines, including relatively recent subdivisions, are shown on the map.
Introduction to the Land Use Mapping Exercise
We will divide you into four groups based on the length of time that you have lived in the Town of Farmington (before 1970, 1970-1980,1980-1990, 1990 to today). We would like 2-3 people from each group to sit at each table.
Land Use Mapping Exercise
The materials you will need are an Existing Land Use Map, a map you will use to create your own future land use map, and colored pens. The difference between the Existing Land Use Map and the maps you will be using to create your own future land use plans is that we have omitted the tan color for agriculture. As we noted earlier with our first principle, if land is developed, it will most likely be on land that is presently agricultural. This does not mean that you cannot change the color of an existing land use that is not agricultural.
The color codes for land uses are:
Yellow Low Density Residential (single family farmsteads, residential homes in subdivisions, single lot scattered development)
Orange Medium Density Residential (duplex units, apartments, mobile or modular homes)
Red Commercial Land Uses
Purple Industrial Land Uses
Blue Governmental/Institutional/Utility Uses
Green Recreational/Trail Uses
Note: Woodlands and wetlands are already colored in.
Individual Future Land Use Maps
Using the colored pens, carefully and as precisely as possible, color in the map to show how the future land use pattern in the Town of Farmington should ideally look like in 2025. You will have 20 minutes to work on your map.
Group Future Land Use Maps
Have each person in your group show their future land use map to the group. After everyone has reviewed their individual future land use map, create one future land use map for the entire group at your table, using the same land use color codes as before. You will have sixty minutes to review the individual maps and create a group map for the table.
Closing Comments
Thank you for participating in the Land Use Mapping Workshop. Your maps will be used by the Future Land Use Plan Committee in developing a Future Land Use Plan Map. You are welcome to any of the committee’s meetings. The tentative dates for this committee will be April 28, May 12, and June 16. All meetings will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall.