Chapter 9
Action
Plan
The Action Plan is
critical to the success of this Comprehensive Plan because it lists the actions
to be taken to implement policies and accomplish goals and objectives for the
Region. The
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) enables municipalities to work together
to undertake this challenge. The first
step to implementing a multi-municipal comprehensive plan is for the Borough
and Township to adopt an intergovernmental cooperative agreement that will address
future actions, such as revision of ordinances to achieve consistency with the
Plan.
Article XI of the MPC allows
municipalities to cooperate in the regional allocation of land uses through
multi-municipal planning and consistent zoning ordinances based on the future
land use plan. The Article also stresses
general consistency between the multi-municipal plan and the County
Comprehensive Plan.
The
Action Plan recommends the adoption of the implementation agreement as well as
the establishment of a permanent Regional Planning Committee to review
consistency issues, establish the roles for each municipality with respect to
implementation of the Plan, and amend the Plan.
Cooperation
between the Governing Bodies, as well as between Planning Commissions and other
local organizations in the community is vital to the success of this Plan. The citizens of the Region must also stay
involved in the planning process. The
Objectives of this Plan should be monitored, and updated when necessary. The Comprehensive Plan is a living document,
and should remain a valuable tool for future decision making.
Upon
adoption of this Comprehensive Plan, the highest priority is to execute an
Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreement to implement the Plan. A Regional Planning Committee is established
by that agreement.
The
Township and Borough have two years from the adoption of the Plan to make sure
that their zoning ordinances, subdivision and land development ordinances, Act
537 plans, capital improvement plans, and official maps are generally
consistent with this Comprehensive Plan.
The municipalities should cooperate to draft consistent zoning and
subdivision and land development ordinance language. Achieving this general consistency with the
plan is the next priority after executing the Agreement.
Washington
Township/Waynesboro Borough Priority Actions
After preparation of a draft Action Plan for the
Joint Comprehensive Plan, the Steering Committee then began the process to
identify priority actions for implementation.
Members of the Steering Committee, Borough and Township Planning
Commissions, and both governing bodies were asked to individually identify ten
priority actions from the Action Plan.
The Borough and Township Planning Commissions met separately to identify
priority actions for their municipalities.
The Steering Committee then met to review identified priority items and
to finalize the following list of recommended priority actions.
The
Borough and Township continue to work together, in concert with the
Update Zoning Ordinances,
considering the
following as appropriate
Coordinate permitted uses between the Borough and the Township
Adopt historic resource overlay zoning
Build in flexibility for re-use of commercial buildings
Adopt outdoor lighting standards
Protect community character
Protect natural resources
Refine policies for home employment/occupation and no-impact home based
businesses
Reflect
Adopt conservation zoning regulations in the
Township
Provide for land development techniques, buffering, and performance and
design standards designed to protect existing resources, provide open spaces,
enhance streetscapes, and protect the character of existing villages and
residential neighborhoods
Protect scenic resources
Provide flexibility for re-use of commercial buildings
Corridor overlay zoning along major commercial roads
Update Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinances
Require developers to dedicate land or pay a fee in lieu of land for recreation for all new subdivisions
Require street furniture/pedestrian amenities as required improvements
Protect natural resources
Implement the
Economic Development Program
Provide financial incentives for re-use of buildings
Secure land and buildings for industrial development. Determine if an authority should be
established to acquire and promote the reuse of vacant and underutilized
buildings and assist in the reclamation and administration of Brownfield
properties
Support business incubation and micro-enterprise use of vacant and
underutilized buildings
Remediate and redevelop Brownfield properties, particularly in the
southern portion of the Borough between Fifth and Seventh Streets.
Monitor the impacts of the redevelopment of
Enhance heritage tourism
Revitalize Downtown
and Villages
Work with Mainstreet Waynesboro, Inc. to secure appropriate re-use and
infill of vacant and underutilized properties
Implement the Downtown Master Plan, to include:
o Recruit appropriate retail
to the
o Create gateway signage at
the entrance to downtown
o Prepare streetscape plans
o Improve pedestrian linkages
between parking areas and
Work with
Prepare village streetscape plans
Address
Transportation Needs as
appropriate
Complete the northern
Perform a Congested Corridor study for Route 16
Enhance pedestrian and bicycle circulation through trail and greenway
systems
Adopt an Official Map
Require developers to address needed transportation improvements,
provide pedestrian and bicycle paths and sidewalks and address school student
busing
Study the potential for the southern
Foster Community Development
Acquire the National Guard Armory for municipal use
Investigate the feasibility of locating all
Maintain a dialog with the
Work with the
Support efforts of community organizations to provide recreational
facilities and programs for all area residents and services and programs for
seniors and youth
Maintain current and workable emergency operations and disaster plans
Revitalize
Residential Areas in Need
Initiate an
Support ownership programs, such as down payment assistance and
assistance in meeting housing expenses
Foster programs which encourage home renovation, rehabilitation, and
enhancement
Address Recreation
Needs
Continue the acquisition, improvement and appropriate development of
recreation facilities and recreation programs in the Region. Protect existing park, recreation, and
natural areas through land acquisition along their perimeters
Recommended Actions
The following actions are recommended for consideration,
presented by comprehensive plan component.
Historic, Cultural, and
Artistic Resource Actions:
A. Update zoning ordinances to protect
historic resources and community character.
1. Adopt Historic Resource Overlay
Zoning.
2. Adopt
Demolition by Neglect Provisions:
3. Adopt
standards to protect the character of the Borough and villages.
4. Regulate conversions of buildings.
5. Adopt commercial design standards.
B. Appoint
a regional or municipal historical commission or committee.
C. Support the efforts of Waynesboro
Historical Society to identify, document, evaluate, and protect historical
resources and their context.
D. Work
with the
E. Through zoning provisions, require new development to
reflect and consider the history, architecture and development patterns of the
municipalities; discourage inconsistent development near historic resources;
require impact studies for development near historic resources; and require
mitigation of any potential adverse impacts on historic resources.
F. Hold community-wide festivals to promote, enhance, and
celebrate the Regions unique cultural diversity displayed through
its architecture and its people.
G. Encourage
adaptive re-use of historic structures where appropriate through zoning provisions.
Economic Development Actions:
A. Zone areas appropriate for economic development pursuant to
the Future Land Use Plan designations.
B. Develop Specific Plans where appropriate, as per Section 1106
of the Municipalities Planning Code.
C. Through zoning and Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO) provisions, require new development to be designed and
constructed to meet environmental performance standards, eliminate adverse
impacts on adjacent land uses, and minimize highway access safety hazards.
D. Maintain a dialog with the Greater Waynesboro Chamber of
Commerce and businesses in the community to determine their needs and concerns.
E. Work with telecommunications companies to ensure that
adequate telecommunications facilities, including fiber optics, are available
to businesses in the Region. Consider
developing wireless hotspots.
F. Work with FCADC, FCIDA, and WIDC to identify potential funding strategies for
land purchase and infrastructure improvements to support economic development
in the Region.
G. Refine zoning policies for home employment and no-impact
home-based businesses.
H. Inform economic development agencies of areas and buildings
zoned and available for commercial and industrial development.
I. Investigate programs providing financial incentives for the
re-use of old buildings and tax lien forgiveness to re-use buildings.
J. Support the necessary legislation to authorize impact fees
in addition to those which can now be charged.
K. Investigate the potential for PENNVEST funding for
reinvestment and redevelopment of brownfield sites in the Borough.
L. Streamline the approval processes for desirable economic
development.
M. Review opportunities created with the recent passage of
O. Support the Main Street Program, working
with Mainstreet Waynesboro, Inc.
P. Initiate an
Q. Implement the Downtown Master Plan.
R. Determine
if an authority should be established to acquire and promote the reuse of vacant and underutilized industrial
buildings.
S. Support
business incubation and micro-enterprise use of vacant and underutilized buildings in the Borough.
T. Support
development and expansion of the
U. Monitor
redevelopment of
V. Continue
to provide for appropriate commercial development in the areas of Washington Township Boulevard/Welty Road
Extension.
W. Work
with Mainstreet Waynesboro, Inc. to secure appropriate re-use and infill of vacant and underutilized properties in the
Borough.
X. Provide linkages to major open spaces and attractions such as
the Renfrew Museum Institute, Happels Meadow,
Y. Consolidate and enhance parking
facilities in the downtown.
Z. Facilitate pedestrian access to businesses through
implementation of trail and greenway planning and sidewalk improvements.
AA. Prepare plans for streetscape improvements
along
BB. Encourage businesses along Route 16 to enhance their properties
and consolidate access. Monitor the need
for streetscape planning. Enact design
standards in zoning ordinances.
CC. Partner with FCADC, FCIDA, WIDC, and the Chamber of
Commerce in promoting economic development, community
attractiveness, and activities and events.
DD. Maintain low interest revolving loan funds
for business start-up and improvements.
EE. In the zoning ordinance, build in flexibility with regard to
permitted uses to facilitate the re-use of vacant and underutilized commercial
buildings.
FF. Identify sources of gap financing to make
investment projects feasible.
GG. Determine opportunities for Keystone
Innovation Zones (KIZs), and Keystone Opportunity
Zones (KOZs).
HH. Enhance heritage tourism, recognizing
architecture, seasonal homes, relation to civil
war, and industrial heritage.
II. Create a hospitality venue.
JJ. Create a visitor center and visitor
kiosks.
Community
Facilities/Open Space and Recreation Actions
A. Plan for and seek funding for the continued acquisition,
improvement and appropriate development of recreation facilities, greenways,
and recreation programs in the Region.
B. Maintain language in Subdivision and Land Development
Ordinances to require developers to dedicate land for recreation
or pay a fee in lieu of land for all new subdivisions.
Maintain standards for recreation facilities. Review National Recreation and Park
Association (NRPA) Standards for appropriateness.
C. Adopt and implement conservation zoning regulations in the Township for subdivisions of 8 acres or larger
to preserve open space and provide a network of greenways between developments.
D. Where appropriate, work with PennDOT to widen and improve
road shoulders and require developers to improve shoulders along their
properties in order to accommodate pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
E. Maintain a dialog with the
F. Work with the
G. Continue to implement the recommendations of the 2003
Washington Township Comprehensive Recreation, Park and Open Space Plan.
H. Through SALDO requirements and the review process, require all
future residential developments accessible from
I. Support efforts of community organizations to provide
recreational facilities and programs for all area residents and services and
programs for seniors and youth.
J. Create a Joint Recreation Authority between the Borough and
Township.
K. Enforce an on-lot Sewage Management Ordinance and State
mandates to manage, monitor, and maintain on-lot sewage disposal facilities in
the Region.
L. Involve local fire companies and school district personnel
in review of subdivision and land development plans, where appropriate.
M. Encourage volunteerism for non-profit agencies and increased
coordination of volunteer services among agencies. Address the need for fire and emergency
medical personnel.
N. Conduct a study to determine if a fire and /or ambulance
substation is needed in the Rouzerville area.
O. Bring together citizens, the business
community, and the school district to plan and organize community-wide
activities, events, and programs to foster community spirit, economic
development, and community attractiveness.
P. Maintain
current and workable emergency operations and disaster plans.
Q. Cooperatively work on a multi-jurisdictional basis to provide
adequate athletic fields for area youth.
R. Work with the
S. Acquire the Armory for municipal use.
T. Develop a walking/biking interconnection between the Borough
and the Township and between park and recreation facilities in the Region. Place such an interconnection on an official
map.
U. Secure space in
V. Work with
W. Maintain intermunicipal cooperation for sewage treatment and
disposal and water supply.
X. Advocate for the provision of adequate child and adult day
care facilities.
Y. Review opportunities for sharing of equipment, service and
facilities.
Z. Encourage cooperation among
the fire companies in the Township and Borough to address the fire protection
needs of the community.
AA. Investigate the feasibility of locating
all
BB. Showcase the talents of the talented
people in the community through opportunities in public places and facilities.
CC. Maintain a buffer around Happels Meadow
and enhance environmental education opportunities there. The Township should monitor the availability
of surrounding properties and seek to acquire them when they become
available. Consider opportunities for
acquisition of land to protect and preserve other park, recreation, and natural
areas.
DD. Develop a trail head or stop-off facility for
EE. Link
recreation areas and natural areas within the Region through open space,
greenway and trail systems. Implement
the system proposed in this plan. Place
such a system on an official map.
FF. Create a community
foundation to fund projects.
GG. Increase wayfinding
signage.
HH. Identify and pursue
grants, identify sources of partners for matches for grants.
II. Provide a variety of
social spaces in downtown
JJ. Recruit appropriate
retail to the
KK. Create gateway signage at
the entrance to downtown and the villages.
LL. Physically link parks
with downtown.
MM. Improve pedestrian linkages
between parking areas and
Land Use and Housing
Actions:
A. Update zoning maps and zoning district
provisions, to reflect the Future Land Use Plan as necessary.
B. Update Statements of Community
Development Objectives contained in zoning ordinances to be consistent with
this Plan.
C. In zoning ordinances, provide for land
development techniques designed to protect existing resources, provide open
spaces, enhance streetscapes, and protect the character of existing villages.
1. Conservation Zoning in the
Township.
2. Traditional
Neighborhood Development (Neotraditional Development), and Village Extension and Village
Design within the Villages in the Township.
3. Corridor overlay zoning along major
commercial roads, such as PA Routes 16, 316, and
D. In zoning ordinances, require areas for
economic development to be developed through coordinated, attractive commercial
and business parks and zone sufficient land to accomplish this, and discourage
additional strip commercial development and strip commercial zoning in the Township.
E. Consider allowing convenience
commercial uses in or near residential developments to reduce traffic to and
from commercial areas in the Region.
F. Enact consistent zoning along municipal
boundaries to provide for compatible zoning districts.
G. Provide for the accommodation of housing
in different dwelling types and at appropriate densities for households from
all economic and demographic groups within the Region through residential
zoning districts.
H. Address architectural and related issues
within zoning ordinances through adoption of design standards.
I. Require buffers and/or performance and
design standards where there will be potentially conflicting uses.
J. Update municipal Subdivision and Land
Development Ordinances (SALDO),
as necessary.
1. Require street furniture/pedestrian
amenities as required improvements pursuant to Borough and village streetscape
plans.
2. Adopt appropriate refinements to
implement the Growing Greener Conservation Zoning Concept in the Township.
3. Encourage pre-design meetings between planning
commissions and developers prior to preparation and submission of subdivision
and land development plans.
K. Municipal Act 537 plans and water supply
planning should be coordinated with this plan.
L. Neighborhood and Streetscape Plans for the
Borough and larger Villages and growth areas such as Rouzerville, Blue Ridge Summit, and Zullinger should be prepared.
M. Brownfield properties should be
remediated and redeveloped as industrial/commercial uses. An authority should be formed to assist in
the reclamation and administration of these properties.
N. The Township should consider whether to enact Effective
Agricultural Zoning regulations for the lands designated as Agriculture on the
Future Land Use Map. This would result in only very low density of development
in designated areas.
O. Work with local farmers to encourage participation in the
P. Encourage individual participation
in other Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements Programs.
Q. Limit extension of planned public sewer and water facilities to
agricultural areas only when failing systems are involved.
R. Limit non-farm uses in agricultural zoning districts which
could cause conflicts with agricultural practices and/or require buffers for
non-farm uses around the perimeter of farms.
S. Allow farmers to
supplement income through home businesses, home occupations and farm related
businesses; allow farm support businesses and businesses which market or
process farm products; establish appropriate controls on intensive agricultural
operations; and permit appropriate recreational activities, such as hayrides,
corn mazes, and festivals.
T. Establish and maintain adequate housing and property maintenance
codes.
U. Foster programs which encourage home renovation and
rehabilitation in existing neighborhoods.
Enact zoning regulations that provide adequate opportunities for
affordable workforce housing.
V. Identify programs and policies that will help residents
maintain and enhance their properties, meet housing expenses and retain their
homes as owner-occupied single family residences.
W. Enact zoning regulations that provide incentives for senior
housing in the Residential Areas on the Future Land Use Map.
X. Consider grant and revolving
low-interest loan programs for owner-occupied housing
rehabilitation.
Y. Implement code enforcement programs to
identify code violations that can be corrected by rehabilitation or demolition.
Z. Facilitate neighborhood maintenance
through programs for home improvements, including weatherization, painting,
lighting, and neighborhood cleanup.
AA. Develop home faηade improvement program.
BB. Maintain low-interest loan and grant
programs for rehabilitation and housing purchase through local banks.
CC. Maintain down-payment assistance programs
for housing purchases.
DD. Maintain rental unit licensing and annual
inspections to discourage substandard rentals.
EE. Review examples of non-profit agencies
which buy homes, rehabilitate them, and sell them to moderate income households,
in partnership with HUD and banks offering attractive mortgages.
FF. Develop block by block approaches to
neighborhood revitalization, with analysis of needs for rebuilding and rehabilitation.
GG. Determine the merits of providing tax
abatement for rehabilitated or repaired structures.
HH. Support ownership/first time ownership
programs, such as down payment assistance.
II. Identify and target housing unit infill
opportunities, and create infill housing projects.
Transportation and Circulation Plan
Actions
A. Develop a network of trails linking
residential areas to open space and recreation resources, surrounding
municipalities trail systems. Implement
the trail plan and utilize an official map.
B. Complete gaps in the Borough sidewalk system, and extend the
sidewalk system to serve community facilities.
C. Expand the pedestrian system to the area of the
D. An engineering study should be conducted in the Borough to investigate a potential bypass for
PA Route 16 around the southern part of the Borough (Southern Relief Route).
F. Include
access management standards in zoning and/or subdivision and land development
ordinances as determined by the Borough and Township. Such standards control access to major roads.
G. Where
pedestrian activity is high, discourage curb cuts over sidewalks to limit
pedestrian/vehicular conflict.
H. Establish
appropriate design standards for each functional classification of road. Safe, buffered, and sufficiently set back
bike and pedestrian lanes should be included
in the cross-sections with consideration given to the
I. Require traffic impact studies for
proposed developments.
J. Establish appropriate standards for
driveway design and access to streets for access
management.
K. Require developers to recognize existing and planned trails
and to provide new trails. Standards for trails can be included in the
Ordinances. Sufficient rights-of- way and easements may be required
during the review process.
L. Require
developers to provide pedestrian paths and sidewalks to enhance foot traffic.
M. Request
right-of-way dedication along existing roadways to meet design standards.
N. Require
necessary roadway improvements along the frontage of developments.
O. Review
setback and building location policies along major road corridors to refine regulations that will facilitate future road
improvements.
P. Implement
the recommendations of the Franklin County Open Space and Greenway Plan.
Q. Consider
the adoption of Official Maps designating proposed public facilities, streets, intersection and road
improvements, bike paths, and trails.
R. Implement
Capital Improvements Programs, and projects recommended by this plan.
S. Establish
pedestrian pathway improvement programs to enhance foot traffic in the Region, as well as provision of trails.
T. Work with PennDOT to ensure adequate
maintenance of roads with substantial volumes of truck and school bus traffic
as well as automobile traffic.
U. Continue use of Transportation Impact
Fee ordinances in the Township and
require land developers to address needed transportation improvements in
the Region.
V. Prepare multi-year programs for street
maintenance and improvement.
W. Develop access management plans in
cooperation with PennDOT to address access to major roads and access design standards. Encourage cooperative efforts of landowners
to manage and share access.
X. Continue to implement the
recommendations of the 2005 Washington Township Roadway Sufficiency Analysis
Report and Capital Improvements Plan.
Y. Encourage landowners to cooperate with
PennDOT and the municipalities in the redesign of existing strip development
areas to manage access and improve streetscapes.
Z. Coordinate utility and road
improvements so that utilities are constructed before road improvements are
made.
AA. Work with PennDOT,
BB. Require property owners to keep street
rights-of-way available for required improvements and pedestrian systems. Adjust front setback or road rights-of-way as
necessary to accommodate separate pedestrian paths.
CC. Work together as a Region with the County,
Legislators, and PennDOT to list needed transportation improvements on the
Twelve-Year Transportation Program.
DD. Work with transportation organizations and
agencies providing services to seniors to facilitate mobility of seniors by
determining desired destinations and means of providing access to those
destinations.
EE. Work
with PennDOT and
FF. Have
recommended intersection improvements implemented.
GG. Have
recommended realignment/new road sections or extensions implemented.
HH. Have
recommended road widening/repairs implemented.
II. Have
recommended traffic light/signal modifications implemented.
JJ. Have
recommended intersection improvements and traffic light/signal modifications implemented.
KK. Identify
appropriate Hometown Streets/Safe Routes to school projects.
LL. Consider dedicated bike lane/signage on Borough streets where considered
feasible.
Natural
Resources Actions:
A. Update zoning ordinances as necessary,
and consider adopting official maps to reflect the resource protection Goal and
Objectives of this Plan.
1. Use Natural Resource Protection
Standards and/or Net-Out Provisions.
2. Maintain Steep Slope Protection
Provisions.
3. Adopt
Groundwater Protection Provisions.
4. Adopt Tree and Woodland Protection, Management
and Planting Provisions in zoning general regulations and SALDO design
standards.
5. Adopt provisions for Wetland, Wetland
Buffer, and Hydric Soil Protection.
6. Adopt Floodplain Protection Provisions.
7. Establish Stream Corridor Overlay Zoning
and require Riparian Buffers.
8. Adopt
Outdoor Lighting Standards to control light pollution and protect the night sky.
9. Adopt Forestry
Regulations.
B. Support
efforts of the South Mountain Landscape Initiative.
C. Update subdivision and land development
ordinances as necessary. Options include
the following:
1. Expand plan data requirements to
include a specific listing of environmental, scenic, historic, and cultural
resources.
2. Require developers to identify the
resources within their tracts, analyze the impacts of the development, and
mitigate those impacts.
3. Require environmental assessment
studies; hydrogeologic studies; scenic, historic and cultural resources impact
studies; plans for preservation of environmental, historic, and cultural
resources; and analysis of the sites ability to support the proposed use and
intensity.
4. Require developers to identify natural,
historic, scenic, architectural and cultural resources in their tracts and
incorporate them into the open space system.
Require management plans for open space as well as mechanisms to ensure
the continuation as open space.
In review of Subdivision and Land
Development Plans, requirements for setting aside open space can be used to
preserve conservation corridors and provide for greenways.
Requirements for setting aside open
space can also be used to protect targeted undeveloped areas and identified
natural areas pursuant to municipal plans.
5. Establish development guidelines for
development near municipal water sources, including limits on impervious cover
and limits on on-site sewage disposal.
Consider wellhead protection zoning.
6. Require protection of vegetation during
site work through the SALDO.
7. Consider limiting clearance on
approved, but not developed, lots. Potential
techniques include tree clearance ordinances, and identification of permissible
clearance areas during the development process.
D. Create an Environmental Advisory Council
to advise the Planning Commissions and governing bodies on protection of natural
resources.
E. Encourage formation of groups within
the community to adopt a stream and provide monitoring and oversight along the
stream corridor.
F. Pursue joint watershed planning
opportunities under the Growing Greener initiative and other programs in order
to protect community water resources.
G. Update zoning and subdivision ordinances
as necessary to protect scenic resources.
2. Ridgeline
protection zoning.
3. Maintain appropriate sign regulations.
4. Require landscaping and buffering in commercial
and industrial developments.
5. Establish guidelines for development
near scenic roads and vistas.
6. Require tree plantings along streets
through the SALDO. Determine whether
such plantings will be within or outside street rights-of-way.
GOVERNMENTAL GRANT
PROGRAMS TO FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION
The
following is a list of some of the state and federal programs for community and
economic development. Programs can be
modified or eliminated over time, so it is necessary to contact the responsible
agency for availability and eligibility information.
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Pennsylvania Department of
Community and Economic
Development (DCED)
Communities of
Infrastructure Development Program
This program provides grants and low interest financing for the construction of
public and private infrastructure needed for business to locate or expand to a
specific site. It also provides
financing for infrastructure costs to redevelop former industrial sites,
including site clearance costs.
Industrial Sites Reuse Program
(Brownfields) This program provides grant and low interest loan financing
for environmental site assessment and remediation work at former industrial
sites.
Community Revitalization Program This
program is intended to fund infrastructure improvements, community
revitalization, building rehabilitation, and demolition of blighted structures,
in order to increase community tax base and promote community stability.
Elm Street Program This program is
intended to help revitalize residential neighborhoods near
HOME Program This program provides
loan and technical assistance to municipalities for expanding the housing
supply for low income persons.
Small
Business Development Centers Work with small firms to help them compete
and grow.
Small Business First Program This
program provides low interest loans for projects such as site acquisition,
building construction, machinery, and working capital for small businesses of
less than 100 employees.
Local Government Capital Projects Loan
Program This program provides low interest loans for equipment and
municipal facilities.
Land
Use Planning and Technical Assistance Program (LUPTAP) This program provides grant funds
for the preparation of community comprehensive plans and the ordinances to
implement them.
Regional
Police Assistance Grant Program This program provides grants for the
start-up of consolidated police departments.
Shared Municipal Services Program Code
Enforcement Initiative Grants This
program assists local governments in the initial administrative expenses of a
shared or multi-municipal codes enforcement program.
Shared Municipal Services Program
This program provides matching grants for cooperative municipal efforts to
increase the efficiency of public services.
Local
Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Act (LERTA) Local municipalities, school districts, and counties can offer
tax abatements on improvements to property for up to 10 years.
Weatherization Assistance Program
Works to minimize the adverse effects of high energy costs on low-income,
elderly, and handicapped citizens. Local
governments and non-profit organizations are eligible.
Enterprise Zone Grant Program
Provides grants to financially disadvantaged communities for business
development strategies within Municipal Enterprise Zones. Municipal and redevelopment authorities are
eligible.
Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)
Provides grant and technical assistance to aid municipalities in community
and economic development efforts.
Emergency Shelter Grants Provides
grants to local governments and non-profit organizations to create or
rehabilitate shelter space for the homeless.
Act 47 Municipalities Financial Recovery
Act Provides loans and grant funds to financially distressed local
governments and technical assistance to formulate financial recovery Plans
Main Street Program 5-year program to
fund main street and commercial reinvestment to preserve/strengthen retail,
local government and business centers.
Utilize volunteer support, private dollars, strategic planning, and
reuse of existing buildings. This
program establishes a local organization for downtown revitalization,
management of downtown revitalization by hiring coordinator. Pennsylvania Downtown Center (PDC)
collaborates with DCED to administer training and assistance for this program.
Core Communities Housing Program Fund
affordable housing activities in previously developed areas.
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PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY
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Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program
Provides local governments with funds to hire and train additional law
enforcement personnel; establish special task forces; and establish crime
prevention programs.
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Pennsylvania Department of
Conservation and Natural
Resources The Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) includes the following
elements:
Community Recreation Grant Program
This program provides grants for comprehensive recreation and park planning,
greenways and master site development planning.
Acquisition and Development Grants can be used for the rehabilitation
and development of parks and recreation facilities and acquisition of land for
park and conservation purposes.
Heritage Parks Grant Program This
program promotes public/private partnerships to preserve and enhance natural,
cultural, historical and recreational resources to stimulate economic
development through heritage tourism.
Grants are awarded for purposes such as feasibility studies, development
of management action plans, specialized studies, and implementation projects
and management grants.
Recreational Trail Program This
program provides matching funding for the acquisition, development and
maintenance of motorized and non-motorized trails.
Rails to Trails, PA Program This
program provides matching grants for feasibility studies, plans, acquisition
and improvement of former railroad lines for recreational trails.
PA Department
of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Stream Improvement Program This
program provides design and construction projects to eliminate imminent threats
due to flooding and stream bank erosion.
Stormwater Management Program This program provides grants for cooperative
watershed level planning and municipal implementation programs.
Environmental Stewardship and
Watershed Protection Grant Program
This program makes funds available to protect and restore watersheds.
Pennsylvania Green Project Bank This program is an interactive online marketplace
where organizations seeking funding for environmental projects can be matched
with organizations seeking to fund such projects.
Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant
Grants for municipalities for costs associated with implementing alternative
fuel program.
New or Innovative Technology Grants
Funds to improve existing drinking water and sewage treatment facilities
through new or innovative technology.
Sewage Management Grants (Act 537)
reimbursements for municipalities completing sewage facilities planning and
enforcement.
Recycling (Act 101) Municipalities
are eligible for 90 percent reimbursement toward establishing a recycling
program.
Act 108 (HSCA)
Act 198 Resource Recovery Development Fund
Grants for municipalities and authorities to establish new and innovative
resource recovery demonstration projects.
Waste Tire Remediation and Market
Development Grants Reimbursement for cleanup and / or reuse of waste
tires.
Formation of Water Authorities Grant Program
Available to two or more municipalities or counties interested in forming a
joint water authority.
Small Water Systems Regionalization Grant
Program Reimbursement for feasibility studies by small water systems to
study regionalization.
Growing Greener II Funds are
allocated to counties for downtown revitalization projects that include
brownfield sites.
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Keystone Historic Preservation Grants
This program provides matching grants to local government and nonprofit
organizations that are rehabilitating or restoring historic properties on or
eligible for the National Register.
Certified Local Government Grants
This program provides matching grants and technical assistance to protect
historic resources.
Historical
Marker Program Nominations for historical markers are reviewed. When approved, staff works with nominator to
prepare text and arrange ceremonies.
Limited matching grants are available for markers.
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PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
Software Licensing Program Program
for local governments to save money on software purchases.
Cooperative Purchasing Program (Act 57 of
1998) Permits local governments to jointly participate in contracts for
supplies, services, or construction.
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Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation
Transportation Enhancements Program (TEA
21) - The program provides funding for programs such as provision of
facilities for pedestrians and bicycles; acquisition of scenic easements or
historic sites; landscaping or other scenic beautification; historic
preservation; rehabilitation and operation of historic transportation
buildings, structures or facilities.
Transit Assistance Programs A variety of programs provide assistance for Public
Transportation
Safe Routes to School This program is
designed to work with both school districts and pedestrian and bicycle safety
advocates to make physical improvements that promote safe walking and biking
passages to schools. Collectively, these
efforts would save on school busing costs and promote a healthy lifestyle for
children. In addition, some funding may
be used for pedestrian education efforts.
Examples of these types of improvements include: sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes or trails,
traffic diversion improvements, curb extensions, traffic circles and raised
median islands.
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PENNVEST provides financing for drinking water,
stormwater, and wastewater projects.
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PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY The Keystone Renovate and Repair program will offer
below-market, fixed interest rates to borrowers for home improvement and
renovation projects. Program
participants will also receive counseling about which repairs are best, how to
select a contractor, and how to determine if the work is satisfactory.