The Kane County Regional Planning Commission
Kane County Development Department

Comments and inquiries may be directed to:
     Kane County Development Department
     719 Batavia Ave., Geneva, Illinois 60134
     630-232-3480

"If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it."

--Abe Lincoln, Speech,
 Springfield, Illinois,
June 16, 1858

River Otter
(Lutras canadensis)

"We shall never achieve harmony with land, any more than we shall achieve absolute justice or liberty for people.  In these higher aspirations the important thing is not to achieve, but to strive."

--Aldo Leopold, Round River,
 Oxford University Press, 1993

Swainson's Hawk
(Buteo swainsoni)

"Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow."

--Langston Hughes,
The Collection of Poems
of Langston Hughes,
 Alfred A. Knopf/Vintage, 1994

Yellow-headed Blackbird
(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)

"And after all has been said, good citizenship is the prime object of good city planning."

--Daniel H. Burnham and
Edward H. Bennett,
Plan of Chicago (Chicago: the
Commercial Club of Chicago,
1909), 123

Sandhill Crane
(Grus canadensis)

PLANNING FRAMEWORK
Planning in Kane County
  Figure 1 - Regional Planning Commission Responsibilities
  Figure 2 - Activities and Reports Initiated by the Development Department
  Figure 3 - 2030 Land Resource Management Plan Inputs
2030 Perspective
  Figure 4 - Population Growth in Kane County
  Figure 5 - 2030 Conceptual Land Use Strategy Map
  Figure 6 - 2030 Open Space Map
  Figure 7 - 2000-2030 Population Distribution
  Figure 8 - 50-50-50 Map
  Figure 9 - Land Use Strategy Perspective Map
PLANNING ISSUES
Agriculture
  Figure 10 - Kane County Farms
  Figure 11 - Illinois Agricultural Facts
  Figure 12 - Estimated Value Per Acre of Selected Specialty Crops in Kane County 2003
  Figure 13 - Location Advantage - Terminal Market
  Figure 14 - Agricultural Protection
  Figure 15 - Leveraging Purchase of Development Rights
  Figure 16 - Kane County Farmland Protection Program
  Figure 17 - Kane County Protected Farms Map
Housing
  Figure 18 - Successful Infill Development Offers Rewards to Communities
  Figure 19 - Housing Endorsement Criteria - General Principles
  Figure 20 - Location Efficient Mortgage
  Figure 21 - Residential Accessory Units
  Figure 22 - Live / Work Units
  Figure 23 - Active Adult Communities
Commercial Development and Design
  Figure 24 - Urban Corridor Renaissance, Retrofitting Commercial Strip Centers
  Figure 25 - Evaluation of New Construction or Redevelopment Projects
  Figure 26 - Quote from Robert Rosenburn, Former Chairman and CEO of Dunkin Donuts
  Figure 27 - Design Guidelines -- Place Making Tools
  Figure 28 - Service Station Design -- An Updated Approach
Economic and Workforce Development
  Figure 29 - Employer Assisted Housing
  Figure 30 - Transit Oriented Development Bolsters Local Economy
  Figure 31 - High Speed Wireless Technology
  Figure 32 - Critical Skills Shortages Initiative
Energy Conservation
  Figure 33 - Green Building in Kane County
  Figure 34 - Did you know that . . .
  Figure 35 - Wind Power
  Figure 36 - School Pool Uses Collective Purchase Power to Reduce Electric Costs
  Figure 37 - Freedom CAR and Fuel Initiative
  Figure 38 - Fuel Cells
  Figure 39 - Planning for the Energy Future of Kane County
Transportation
  Figure 40 - Commuter Patterns in Kane County
  Figure 41 - Kane County 2030 Congested Road Map
  Figure 42 - Kane County Transportation Planning Area Studies
  Figure 43 - Making the Transportation and Land Use Connection
  Figure 44 - Bus Rapid Transit
  Figure 45 - Features of Rustic Roads
  Figure 46 - Kane County's First Rustic Road
  Figure 47 - Illinois Transportation System
Open Space
  Figure 48 - Quote, Aldo Leopold
  Figure 49 - Burnham Legacy
  Figure 50 - Types of Open Space
  Figure 51 - Biodiversity
  Figure 52 - Biodiversity Recovery Plan
  Figure 53 - Chicago Wilderness
  Figure 54 - Economic Benefits of Open Space
Mineral Resources
  Figure 55 - Earth Materials of Kane County
  Figure 56 - Big Rock Quarry
Water Resources
  Figure 57 - Goals of the 208 Water Quality Management Plan for Northeastern Illinois
  Figure 58 - Point and Non-point Sources of Pollution
  Figure 59 - Major Shallow Aquifers Map
  Figure 60 - Influence of Impervious Cover on the Hydrologic Cycle
  Figure 61 - Kane County Projected Water Withdrawals
  Figure 62 - Water Resource Protection Guidelines
  Figure 63 - Fox River and Kishwaukee River Tributaries Map
  Figure 64 - Ecological Functions of Wetlands
  Figure 65 - Extended Aeration Wastewater Recycling and Reuse Facility
  Figure 66 - Watershed and Biodiversity Protection
  Figure 67 - Aquifer Sensitivity Map
  Figure 68 - Lawn Care -- Water Conservation Methods
Historic Preservation
  Figure 69 - Kane County Rural Structures Survey
  Figure 70 - Kane County Landmarks Map
  Figure 71 - Kane County Rustic Roads Program
  Figure 72 - 15 Year Anniversary of Historic Preservation in Kane County
Public Safety
  Figure 73 - Crime in Kane County -- 2002
  Figure 74 - Provide Safe Pedestrian Environments with Traffic Calming Techniques
  Figure 75 - Kane County Fire Protection Agencies
  Figure 76 - Ten Steps to Create A Safer Neighborhood
Educational Services
  Figure 77 - School District and  Township Boundaries Map
  Figure 78 - Student Enrollment in School Districts Served by the Kane County Regional Office of Education
  Figure 79 - School Year Tax and Pupil Costs
  Figure 80 - Capital Impact Fees and Land/Cash Ordinance
  Figure 81 - School District Input to the Development Process
LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN
2030 Land Use
Implementation Strategy
  Figure 82 - 1 and 1 1/2 Mile Jurisdictional Area Map
  Figure 83 - Boundary and Intergovernmental Land Resource Agreements Map
  Figure 84 - 10 Principals of Smart Growth -- Definitions
  Figure 85 - What is a Priority Place?
  Figure 86 - Planning Partnership Areas Map
2030 Land Use Map (699KB)