Aiken County

This document outlines proposed amendments to the FY 2024-2033 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Augusta Regional Transportation Study (ARTS) planning area. The amendments detail federally financed transportation projects, including road, bridge, public transit, bicycle, and pedestrian improvements. Key focus areas include intersection improvements at Whiskey Road, Georgia Avenue/Knox Avenue, and Robert M. Bell Parkway, as well as traffic calming and safety improvements along Georgia Avenue. The plan aims to enhance regional transportation infrastructure through preliminary engineering, right-of-way, and construction phases.

This Comprehensive Plan for Aiken County outlines 15 key issue statements for the period 2024-2034, addressing critical areas such as demographic shifts, economic development, housing availability and affordability, natural resource protection, and infrastructure challenges. The plan aims to guide policy decisions to foster development patterns that enhance residents' quality of life, attract talent, ensure sustainable growth, improve transportation, and optimize land-use management while preserving the county's unique natural and rural character.

This Comprehensive Plan, specifically Volume 7, provides a detailed land use review for Aiken County, focusing on managing future growth, preserving natural resources, and supporting balanced development from 2024 to 2034. It examines current land-use conditions, development trends, zoning patterns, and environmental constraints. Key findings highlight the dominance of agricultural and undeveloped land, the spread of residential development, concentrated retail and industrial uses, and challenges with the extensive Rural Unzoned District (RUD) zoning regarding land-use compatibility and redevelopment. The plan identifies physical constraints such as wetlands, waterways, floodplains, and steep slopes, outlining current and future strategies for their protection. The overarching goal is to balance robust growth in western corridors with the preservation of the county's agricultural and equestrian landscapes in the eastern regions.

This comprehensive plan provides an environmental and natural resources review for Aiken County, South Carolina. It covers detailed assessments of the county's location, geology, climate, soils, terrain, and critical water resources including surface water, groundwater, floodplains, and wetlands. The plan also addresses endangered and protected species. Key findings and observations are presented for each section, along with recommendations for sustainable land development, conservation practices, and water resource management to guide the county's direction from 2024 to 2034.

This document outlines the Alken County Comprehensive Plan Update for 2024-2034. It details an structured approach through various chapters covering an introduction, public input, existing conditions analysis, identification of key issues with corresponding strategies, tasks, and an implementation plan, and priority investments. The plan is supported by several reference volumes containing additional information and analysis.