CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER TWO: POPULATION
CHAPTER THREE: HOUSING
CHAPTER FOUR: PRIVATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER FIVE: NATURAL RESOURCES
CHAPTER SIX: HISTORIC RESOURCES
CHAPTER SEVEN: LAND USE
CHAPTER EIGHT: COMMUNITY FACILITIES
CHAPTER NINE: IMPLEMENTATION
APPENDIX A: POPULATION PROJECTION METHODOLOGY
APPENDIX B : PROPOSED MOBILE HOME REGULATIONS
REVISION 11/27/00: ACCOMPLISHMENTS - SHORT TERM WORK PROGRAM

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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1. Directive and Purpose of Study.
1.2. Purposes and Uses of the Comprehensive Plan.
1. 3: Citizen Participation
1.4. Analysis of Community Survey Results.
TABLE 1-1:First Priority of the Hart County Comprehensive Plan
1.5. Location.

CHAPTER TWO: POPULATION ELEMENT
TABLE 2-1 REGIONAL POPULATION TRENDS 1980 - 1990
TABLE 2-2 TOTAL POPULATION, 1930 - 1990
TABLE 2-3: POPULATION TRENDS, 1970 - 1990
2.3. Assessment of Growth Trends Surrounding Hart County.
2.4. Analysis of Components and Factors of Population Change.
TABLE 2-4: VITAL STATISTICS, 1985 - 1989 HART COUNTY
TABLE 2-5 COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE 1980-1990
TABLE 2-6: TOTAL POPULATION PROJECTIONS HART COUNTY
Table 2-7 provides figures regarding the characteristics of households from 1970 to 1990.
TABLE 2-7: HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS 1970 - 1990 HART COUNTY
TABLE 2-8 HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS 1980-1990
TABLE 2-9 HOUSEHOLDS BY NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD
TABLE 2-10: HOUSEHOLDS BY NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD
Total Households 156 100 % 121
TABLE 2-11: HOUSEHOLD PROJECTIONS 1995 - 2015 HART COUNTY
TABLE 2-12 HOUSEHOLD PROJECTIONS 1995 - 2015 TOWN OF BOWERSVILLE
TABLE 2-14 POPULATION BY AGE CATEGORY 1980 - 2015 TOWN OF BOWERSVILLE
2.8. Racial Composition of the Population.
TABLE 2-15:POPULATION BY RACE 1970 - 1990 HART COUNTY
TABLE 2-16 POPULATION BY RACE 1970 - 1990 TOWN OF BOWERSVILLE
2.9. Educational Attainment of the Population.
TABLE 2-17 HISTORIC MEDIAN EDUCATION LEVELS 1940-1980
TABLE 2-18 1990 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT PERSONS 25 YEARS AND OVER
GEORGIA, HART COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES
TABLE 2-19 1990 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT PERSONS 25 YEARS AND OVER
Summary Tape File 3A.
TABLE 2-20 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND DROPOUTS
ELEMENT TABLE 2-21 FIRST GRADE AND EIGHTH GRADE CRITERION REFERENCE TEST (CRT)
TABLE 2-22 BASIC SKILLS TEST SCORES 1987 - 1990 HART COUNTY AND GEORGIA
2-23 ENROLLMENT IN VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS BY FIELD OF STUDY IN HIGH SCHOOL
TABLE 2-24 FOLLOW-UP OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES HART COUNTY 1985 - 1987
2.10. Income of the Population.
TABLE 2-25 HISTORIC MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME 1949-1989
TABLE 2-26 PER CAPITA INCOME 1980 - 1989 HART COUNTY AND GEORGIA
TABLE 2-27 COMPARISON OF PER CAPITA INCOME 1969 - 1989
TABLE 2-28 1989 INCOME BY INCOME GROUPING HART COUNTY
TABLE 2-29 1989 INCOME BY INCOME GROUPING TOWN OF BOWERSVILLE
TABLE 2-30 1990 POPULATION AND DENSITY BY CENSUS DIVISION HART COUNTY
TABLE 2-31 1990 POPULATION AND DENSITY
2.12. Growth Management Policy.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY FOR HART COUNTY
Insert Map 2-1: Hart County Census Division
Insert Map 2-2:Urban Growth Areas, Hart County

CHAPTER THREE HOUSING ELEMENT
3.1. Types of Housing Units.
TABLE 3-1 TOTAL HOUSING UNITS BY TYPE OF UNIT 1970 - 1990 HART COUNTY
TABLE 3-2 TOTAL HOUSING UNITS BY TYPE OF HOUSING UNIT 1980 - 1990
TABLE 3-3 AGE OF HOUSING UNITS IN 1970 HART COUNTY AND GEORGIA
TABLE 3-4 AGE OF HOUSING UNITS IN 1980 BOWERSVILLE, HART COUNTY AND GEORGIA
TABLE 3-5 AGE OF HOUSING UNITS IN 1990 BOWERSVILLE, HART COUNTY AND GEORGIA
3.3. Condition of Housing Units.
TABLE 3-7 HOUSING UNITS WITH 1.01 PERSONS OR MORE PER ROOM 1970 - 1990
3.4. Occupancy and Vacancy of Housing Units.
TABLE 3-8 NUMBER OF TOTAL OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY TYPE OF UNIT 1980 - 1990 HART
3-9 NUMBER OF TOTAL VACANT HOUSING UNITS BY TYPE OF UNIT 1980 - 1990 HART COUNTY
TABLE 3-10 NUMBER OF TOTAL VACANT HOUSING UNITS BY VACANCY STATUS 1980 - 1990
3.5. Tenure of Housing Units.
TABLE 3-11 OWNER AND RENTER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS AND OWNER TO RENTER RATIOS
TABLE 3-12 OWNER AND RENTER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS AND OWNER TO RENTER RATIOS
TABLE 3-13 HOUSING UNIT VACANCY RATES BY TENURE 1970 TO 1990
3.6. Cost of Housing Units.
TABLE 3-14 MEDIAN VALUE OF SPECIFIED OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS 1970 - 1990
TABLE 3-15 MEAN MONTHLY CONTRACT RENT OF SPECIFIED RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS 1970 - 1990 BOWERSVILLE, HART COUNTY AND GEORGIA
3.7. Projected Housing Needs.
TABLE 3-16 PROJECTED HOUSING NEEDS 1995 - 2015 HART COUNTY
3.8. Summary Assessment.

CHAPTER FOUR: PRIVATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT
4.1. Labor Force Characteristics.
TABLE 4-1: SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR FORCE HART COUNTY 1970 - 1990
TABLE 4-2: SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR FORCE CITY OF HARTWELL 1970 - 1990
TABLE 4-3: SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR FORCE 1980 AND 1990 TOWN OF BOWERSVILLE
TABLE 4-4: COMPARISON OF LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS CITIES, COUNTY, STATE AND NATION, 1990
TABLE 4-5: HISTORIC UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, 1980-1990 HART AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES, STATE AND NATION
4.2. County Labor Force Estimates and Projections.
TABLE 4-6: AREA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE HART AND ADJACENT COUNTIES 1987 - 1991
TABLE 4-7: PROJECTED CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE BY AGE GROUP PERSONS 16 YEARS AND OVER 1995 � 2015 HART COUNTY
4.3. Employment By Occupation.
TABLE 4-8: EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION, 1970-1990 EMPLOYED PERSONS 16 YEARS AND OVER
TABLE 4-9: EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION 1980-1990 EMPLOYED PERSONS 16 YEARS AND OVER
TABLE 4-10: EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION, 1980-1990 EMPLOYED PERSONS 16 YEARS AND OVER
TABLE 4-11: COMPARISON OF OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF OCCUPATION IN 1990 - CITIES, COUNTY, STATE AND NATION
TABLE 4-12: EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY 1970 � 1990 EMPLOYED PERSONS 16 YEARS AND OVER
TABLE 4-13: EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY 1980 AND 1990 EMPLOYED PERSONS 16 YEARS AND OVER
TABLE 4-14: EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY 1980 AND 1990 EMPLOYED PERSONS 16 YEARS AND OVER
TABLE 4-15: COMPARISON OF EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF INDUSTRY IN 1990 CITIES, COUNTY, STATE AND NATION
TABLE 4-16: WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER BY PLACE OF WORK, 1990 HART COUNTY AND BOWERSVILLE
TABLE 4-17: PLACE OF WORK IN 1980 AND 1990 EMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF HART COUNTY
TABLE 4-18: PLACE OF RESIDENCE IN 1980 AND 1990 PERSONS WORKING IN HART COUNTY
4.6. Skill Levels of the Labor Force.
TABLE 4-20: ACTIVE APPLICANTS, 1990-1991, STATE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, BY TYPE OF OCCUPATION
4.7. Wage Levels and Other Income.
TABLE 4-21: NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS AND MEAN INCOME BY INCOME TYPE 1979 AND 1989
TABLE 4-21A: INCOME BY TYPE ($000) 1995 - 2015

CHAPTER FIVE: NATURAL RESOURCES

5.1. Physiography and Topography.
Insert Map 5-1:City of Bowersville, Georgia � Topography
5.2. Geology and Mineral Resources.
5.3. Soils.
TABLE 5-1: Soil Types and Selected Chracteristics
5.4. Prime Agricultural and Forest Lands.
5.5. Wetlands.
TABLE 5-2: Major Wetland Values
TABLE 5-3: Vegetation Common to Non-tidal Wetlands Type of Wetland Vegetation
TABLE 5-4: Hydric Soils - Hart County
5.6. Floodplains.
Insert Map 5-2, Hart County Flood Plains
Insert Map 5-3, Flood Plains, Town of Bowersville
5.7. Water Supply Watersheds.
Man�s Impact on Water Quality
INSERT MAP 5-4 North Fork, Broad River Water Supply Watershed
North Fork Broad River Watershed Protection Plan
3.4. Utilities.
5.8. Groundwater Recharge Areas.
MAP 5-5 Significant Groundwater Recharge Areas, Hart County
FIGURE 5-1: Criteria for Significant Groundwater Recharge Areas
TABLE 5-5 Protection Criteria for Low Polution Susceptibility
Table 5-5
5.9. Protected River Corridors.
5.10. Plant and Animal Habitats.
MAP 5-6 National & State Parks & Recreation Areas
5.11. Major Park, Recreation and Conservation Areas.
5.12. Scenic Views and Sites

CHAPTER SIX: HISTORIC RESOURCES
6.1. Historical Narrative.
6.1.1. Hart County
6.1.2. Bowersville.2
6.3. Residential Resources.
6.3.1. Hart County.
Insert Map 6-1 Hart County Historic Resources
6.3.2. Bowersville.
6.4. Commercial Resources.
6.4.1. Hart County.
Insert Map 6-2 Town of Bowersville Historic Resources
6.4.2. Bowersville.
6.6. Industrial Resources.
6.7. Rural Resources.
6.8. Historic, Archaeological, and Cultural Sites.
6.9. Impacts on Historic Resources.
6.10. Strategies for Historic Preservation.
6.11. Survey.
6.12. Analysis and Recognition of Historic Resources.
6.13. Heritage Tourism.
6.14. Conclusion.
Bibliography

CHAPTER SEVEN: LAND USE ELEMENT

7.1. Classification of Existing Land Uses.
Agriculture/Forestry:
Single-Family Residential:
Mobile Homes:
Public/Institutional:
Transportation/Communications/Utilities (TCU):
Commercial:
Parks, Recreation and Conservation:
Undeveloped, forested:
7.2.1. Bowersville Division.
Lake Area:
Town of Bowersville:
Insert Map 7-1:Bowersville Existing Land Use
Shoal Creek Area:
Goldmine Area:
Vanna Area:
7.2.3. Reed Creek Division.
Lake Area:
Reed Creek Area:
7.2.4. Hartwell Division.
Eagle Grove Area:
Hartwell Area:
Bio Area:
Lake Area:
Wildlife Management Area:
The Nancy Hart Area:
7.3. Land Use Problems and Issues.
7.3.1. Housing Patterns in the Northern Lake Area.
7.3.2. Deteriorating, Rural Area South of Hartwell Dam.
7.3.3. Development Patterns Extending Beyond the City of Hartwell.
7.3.4. Mobile Homes.
7.4. Classification of Future Land Uses.
7.5. Future Land Use Plan Description.
7.5.1. Residential Development.
Insert Map 7-2:Bowersville Future Land Use Plan 2015
7.5.2. Commercial/Industrial Development.
7.5.3. Agricultural Development.
7.5.4. Environmentally Sensitive Areas.
7.6. Acreage Summaries.
TABLE 7-1: HART COUNTY LAND USE ACREAGE ESTIMATES
TABLE 7-2: HART COUNTY LAND USE ACREAGE ESTIMATES
TABLE 7-3: BOWERSVILLE LAND USE ACREAGE ESTIMATES

CHAPTER EIGHT: COMMUNITY FACILITIES
TABLE 8-1: LAND USE RELATED ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS
8.2. Public Safety.
8.3. Fire Protection.
TABLE 8-2: HART COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRE CALLS; 1991 AND 1992
8.4. E-911 System.
8.6. Sewerage System.
8.7. Natural Gas Systems.
TABLE 8-3: PROJECTED NEED FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
8.9. Hospitals and Other Public Health Facilities.
TABLE 8-4: HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME BEDS, 1990
HART AND SURROUNDING GEORGIA COUNTIES
8.10. Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
8.11. Nursing and Personal Care Homes.
8.12. Libraries and Other Cultural Facilities.
8.13. Educational Facilities.
8.13.1. Public School System.
TABLE 8-5: PROJECTED SCHOOL AGE POPULATION 1990-2015
8.13.2. Colleges and Universities.
8.13.3. Vocational Schools.
8.14. Transportation.
8.14.1. Roads.
TABLE 8-6: ROADWAY MILEAGE 1993
TABLE 8-7: MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS
TABLE 8-8: TRAFFIC COUNTS HART COUNTY
TABLE 8-9: GEORGIA DOT SCHEDULED ROAD PROJECTS
8.14.2. Sidewalks.
8.14.3. Railroads.
8.14.4. Airports.
8.14.5. Navigable Water.
8.15. Solid Waste Collection and Disposal.

APPENDIX A: POPULATION PROJECTION

Population Projection Methodology Migration & Natural Increase Calculations for Age Cohorts

APPENDIX B : PROPOSED MOBILE HOME AND MANUFACTURED HOME REGULATION

TABLE B-1: PROJECTED NUMBER OF MOBILE HOMES AND DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES IF 1980 PERCENTAGE GROWTH TRENDS CONTINUE 1995-2015

TABLE B-2: PROJECTED NUMBER OF MOBILE HOMES AND DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES IF 1980 NUMERICAL INCREASES CONTINUE 1995-2015

TABLE B-3: PROJECTED NUMBER OF MOBILE HOMES AND DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES IF 1980 NUMERICAL INCREASES IN DETACHED DWELLINGS CONTINUE AND IF A PERMIT CAP IS INSTITUTED

Hart County Comprehensive Plan:
SHORT-TERM WORK PROGRAM REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS