[Ord. 687, 10/6/1986, § 201]
In order to provide for an urban community lifestyle, the primary
goal for the future of the Town of Bloomsburg is to maintain its identity
as a governmental and economic center of Columbia County and as an
educational center and to preserve the urban residential lifestyle.
[Ord. 687, 10/6/1986, § 202]
In order to carry out the primary goal, more specific objectives
are hereby established:
A.
Existing agricultural uses and compatible activities will be encouraged
to continue.
B.
Industrial development and growth will be encouraged as an appropriate
and harmonious part of the Town contributing to a sound economic base.
C.
Wholesaling and warehousing will be encouraged as activities suitable
to the Town because of its excellent interstate and arterial road
system which makes it a center for distribution of raw materials and
finished products.
D.
Highway-oriented commerce will be promoted along the Town's major
arterial highway outside the Central Business District because it
contributes to a sound economic base.
E.
Commercial, governmental, cultural and social activities will be
encouraged and protected in the Central Business District to ensure
the vitality of the Town as the "heart" of the region.
F.
The historic area of the Town will be preserved and restored as an
important aspect of the Town's cultural heritage and beauty.
G.
Commercial goods and services will be encouraged in conjunction with
residential development in certain areas of the Town which are more
densely developed in order to provide for the convenience of residents.
H.
A variety of housing types ranging from single-family houses to high-density
multiple-unit dwellings will be encouraged in different parts of the
Town to provide for the varying needs, tastes and income levels of
the residents. Housing will be maintained to high standards.
I.
The clustering of housing will be provided for as a development option
in order to encourage the preservation of open space, the more economic
provision of utilities and more creative and attractive design.
J.
Existing community facilities, such as parks, playgrounds, churches,
libraries, governmental buildings, schools and hospitals will be maintained
to high standards.
K.
Bloomsburg State University will be recognized as one of the most
important community facilities in the Town, contributing as it does
to the education, cultural, social and economic aspects of the Town.
L.
The Susquehanna River and its tributaries will be respected for the
beauty and recreational pleasures they provide as well as for the
flood hazards they pose. Floodways will be protected from encroachments
and properly utilized, while water quality will be maintained to the
highest standards.
M.
Community utilities such as water, sewer, electric and telephone
systems will be maintained to the highest standards, with expansion,
repair, or replacement being part of a continuous program.
N.
The transportation system, consisting of an interstate highway, three
arterials. Town streets, a rail line and an airport, will be recognized
as an integrated system providing interstate, intercity and local
transportation for people and goods. Such access will be treated as
vital to the economic and social development of the community as well
as to the convenience of residents.
O.
Local streets will be maintained and the Federal and State governments
will be encouraged to do the same for nonlocal highways.
P.
On a regional level, the Town of Bloomsburg will cooperate with nearby
municipalities and with the County and larger region to provide or
improve such facilities and services (for example, emergency management)
which can be better provided through cooperative arrangements.
