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THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
of Charlestown Township
The Comprehensive Plan was approved by the Board of Supervisors at their meeting on December 3, 2001. The final text and diagrams of the plan will be posted here when available.
View and Download portions of the Comprehensive Plan
Text All of the sections of the text and some graphic portions of the Comprehensive Plan are available as web pages. They were created by saving the original Microsoft Word documents as HTML and have not been "cleaned up" to remove artifacts (improperly converted images and formatting) of the conversion to HTML. After this draft version has become final, I will spend the time to clean up the web version.
Maps in Adobe Acrobat 4 "PDF" format and GIF format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 or later, you may download it free from this page on Adobe's web site. Simply select the platform (Windows, Mac, etc.) and click the Download button. For more about these maps in PDF and GIF formats, click here.
- Map 03. Existing Land Use - 2000
- (16"x10") (900kb PDF File) (165kb GIF file)
Distinguishes Agricultural, Open Space/Recreation, Residential, Institutional, Commercial, Industrial & Office, Utility and Vacant land uses.
- Map 06. A Plan for Community Facilities
- (16"x10") (700kb PDF File) (140kb GIF file)
Distinguishes 11 types of areas which are public or non-profit facilities suitable for community use.
- Map 07. Open Space Disposition
- (16"x10") (810kb PDF File) (175kb GIF file)
Distinguishes 7 categories of open space: Under Easement; Designated open space on tax map; Township owned open space; Private recreation/open space; Eligible for open space option; Other properties eligible for open space option; >25 acre properties eligible based on historical resources criteria; Other candidate properties > 25 acres. Also shows trails.
- Map 08. Recommendations for Open Space & Recreation
- (16"x10") (450kb PDF File) (140kb GIF file)
Distinguishes major 5 categories: Twp owned properties; Charlestown Village Historic Dist; Middel Pickering Rural Historic Dist; Pickering Creek Valley "Overlay" Dist; PRD sites. Also identifies 23 Other Sites and trails and potential trails.
- Map 09. Functional Classification of Roads
- (16"x10") (625kb PDF File) (140kb GIF file)
Distinguishes 7 classifications of roads from "Principal Arterial - Interstate" to "Cul-de-Sac".
- Map 10. A Plan for Circulation
- (16"x10") (700kb PDF File) (130kb GIF file)
Distinguishes 7 areas of improvement to roads and transport facilities: Traffic Conrol Signal Installation; Sight Distance Improvements; Various Intersection Improvements; Cartway Improvements; Road Alignment Modification; Light Rail & Parking Facility; Park & Ride Facility.
- Map 11. A Plan for Utilities: Public Sewer
- (16"x10") (565kb PDF File) (140kb GIF file)
Distinguishes 7 categories of sewers, pump stations and service areas for public sewage disposal.
- Map 12. A Plan for Utilities: Public Water
- (16"x10") (560kb PDF File) (145kb GIF file)
Distinguishes 7 categories of water main sizes plus water storage facilities and Philadelphia Suburban Water's service area.
- Map 13. A Plan for Utilities: Energy & Communication Systems
- (16"x10") (565kb PDF File) (142kb GIF file)
Distinguishes 7 categories: Electric Power Lines; Interstate Energy Pipelines; Gas Lines; Oil Lines; Substations; AT&T Facilities; and Radio/Microwave/Cell Towers.
Maps in PDF format:
If you want to look at and/or print these maps in the clearest format, get the "PDF" versions listed above. When opened in Adobe Acrobat, you may zoom in on any portion of these maps with no loss of definition quailty. Also, they will print very sharp on color inkjet printers. Set your printer to "landscape" orientation and select "fit to page" and a high quality and you will get a very fine image on 8.5x11 paper.
Maps in GIF format
Maps in GIF format are smaller files and faster to download, but are not as clear when viewed on the screen or printed. Also, the larger GIF maps cannot easily be viewed in a web browser. Zooming in on GIFs is of little use as they lose their sharpness. If you already have software to enlarge and reduce images, then you may be able to reduce large GIF maps and retain their readability.
To see the differences, you may find it best to look at a GIF of one of the smaller maps first, and then look at the PDF version of the same map.
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