Huntsville Property Owner Survey

Huntsville Property Owner Survey

Weber State University

Department of Geography: Land Use Planning

May 1 2007

Methodology

Administered during the first week of April at the Weber County library in Huntsville then taken door to door to Huntsville residents

Resident Status was verified prior to taking survey

Responses were kept confidential Approximately 270 surveys were completed

– which is a representative sample of 90 percent

PART I

Growth and Future Huntsville Town Development

Question 1:

98%2%

Total Agree Total Disagree

Huntsville Town should retain the three-quarter acre minimum requirement for the size of a residential lot.

Question 2:

92%

8%


Huntsville Town should retain the requirement for a minimum 30-foot building setback from the front of the property boundary for any building

Question 3:

87%

13%


Huntsville Town should encourage the preservation and restoration of historic residences

Question 4:

75%25%


Huntsville Town should modify the current residential zoning ordinance to limit the maximum size of new homes in an attempt to maintain the small town feel

Question 5:

13%

87%


Huntsville Town should install gutters and sidewalks

Results: Questions 1 – 5

254

213

151 154

10932

79

4625

2 9 20 32 40

4 12 1536

194

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50

100

150

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300

Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5

# Of Responses

Strongly Agree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Strongly Disagree

Question 6a:

98%

2%


How do you feel about allowing the following activities to be held in the Huntsville Town Park: Family reunions, group picnics

Question 6b:

How do you feel about allowing the following activities to be held in the Huntsville Town Park: Youth sports, elementary school events

99%

1%


Question 6c:

How do you feel about allowing the following activities to be held in the Huntsville Town Park: Town-sponsored 4th of July festivities

97%

3%


Question 6d:

How do you feel about allowing the following activities to be held in the Huntsville Town Park: Small, non-Town sponsored events

69%31%


Question 6e:

How do you feel about allowing the following activities to be held in the Huntsville Town Park: Large non-Town sponsored events

45%55%


Question 7:

Huntsville Town should reinstitute the ringing of chimes from a central point in Huntsville Town, like the tower in the Town Hall

89%

11%



217 223245

101

66

171

39 4113

8052 62

5 2 7

4154

211 1 1

39

93

70

50

100

150

200

250

300

Question 6a Question 6b Question 6c Question 6d Question 6e Question 7

# Of Responses


Results

Small local businesses wanted such as grocery, restaurants, auto repair and wash, medical facilities, and entertainment.

Keep the rural town feeling. The LDS church chimes are going to be or

need to be fixed.

Recommendations Huntsville Town should keep the rural feeling of the town by

using ordinances and a historic preservation committee. The town park should be used for local activities and some

small non-town events. The town should reinstitute the ringing of chimes. If Town want small local businesses, commercial properties

needs to be made available through rezoning or annexation Annexation of neighboring land should be used to maintain

rural feeling of town.

Question 8:

Huntsville Town should rezone property within current Huntsville Town boundaries from residential to commercial, allowing for additional commercial development

31%69%


Question 9: Huntsville Town should expand our town Boundaries by annexation

48%52%


Question 10:If Huntsville Town did annex additional property, it should preserve open space by allowing grouping of small residential lots

40%60%



Huntsville Survey Results

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614650

6654

3525 27

150

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020406080

100120140160

Question 8 Question 9 Question 10

# Of Responses


Results

Small local businesses wanted such as grocery, restaurants, auto repair and wash, medical facilities, and entertainment.

Residents want to keep the rural town feeling. Reinstitution of the LDS church chimes would

be appreciated.

Recommendations

Huntsville Town should promote the rural feeling of the town via ordinances and a historic preservation committee.

The town park should be used for local activities and some small non-town events.

The town should reinstitute the ringing of chimes. If Town wants small local businesses, commercial

properties need to be made available through rezoning or annexation

Annexation of neighboring land should be used to maintain rural feeling of town.

PART II

Use of Huntsville Town Property

48% 52%


Question 11:Huntsville Town should require removal of everything from the verge but require homeowners to maintain it

37%63%


Question 12: Huntsville Town should allow only low lying landscaping

51% 49%


Question 13:

Huntsville Town should allow structures, berms, large rocks, lighted/unlighted pillars, etc. in the verge aside from allowing no vehicular obstacles in the State recommended 10 foot safety zone

54%46%


Question 14:

Huntsville Town should have no restrictions on uses of the verge aside from allowing no vehicular obstacles in the State recommended 10 foot safety zone

53% 47%


Question 15:Huntsville Town should allow walking/bicycle/horse riding pathways through the Town using the verge property

55% 45%


Question 16:

Huntsville Town should allow walking/bicycle/horse riding pathways around and through the Town but not using the verge

91%

9%


Question 17: Huntsville Town should require the clearing of alleyways

56% 44%


Question 18:

Huntsville Town should “grandfather” the existing encroachments onto Town property by allowing everything installed as of a set date that doesn’t block passage


60

95

69 6876

84

177

81

6470 65

5364 59 65 65

4432

4639

29

49

11

48

93

63

81

101 95

70

14

69

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

Question11

Question12

Question13

Question14

Question15

Question16

Question17

Question18

# of Responses


Conclusions and Recommendations

Alleyways should be cleared for public use Low lying objects such as: flowers, shrubs,

approved trees, brick/stone mailboxes, and rocks no larger than a man can lift should be allowed

Man made objects, or other items such as: berms, pillars, large rocks, etc should be cleared

PART III

Water and Sewage Issues

Huntsville Town Survey Results

Question 19

111

66

22

61

020406080

100120

StronglyAgreee

SomewhatAgree

SomewhatDisagree

StronglyDisagree

Question Options

Number of Responses

68% of respondents agreed that if analyses showed a continuing surplus of water that outside of town hookups should be allowed.

32% of respondents disagreed.


86%

14%

Percent Agree Percent Disagree

86% of respondents agree that decisions regarding future growth should avoid needing a Town sewage treatment plant.

7% strongly disagree with avoiding planning for a sewage treatment plant.


32%68%

Percent Agree Percent Disagree

Of 68% respondents who disagree with investigating the possibility of hooking up to a planned sewage treatment facility, 87% of those strongly oppose the proposition.

Results: Questions 19-21

111

183

28

6645

56

22 19 24

61

18

155

020406080

100120140160180200

Question 19 Question 20 Question 21

# of Responses

Strongly Agreee Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Strongly Disagree

Conclusion

Ensure that analyses of water surplus is validated by more than one credible source.

Continue to use septic sewage systems and avoid plans to hook up to planned sewage treatment facility.

Consider long-term Town goals and plans in regards to impacts on water usage and sewage treatment.

Part IV

Animal and Nuisance Control

Question 22:Huntsville Town should establish a limit on the number of horses allowed on a residential lot

72%

28%


Question 23:Huntsville Town should establish ordinance guidelines for the care of large animals on residential lots

74%

26%


Question 24:Huntsville town should increase its efforts towards enforcing the dog leashing ordinance

70%

30%


Question 25:Huntsville Town should enact a nuisance ordinance that requires minimum maintenance standards for all lots and Town property

75%

25%


Question 26:Huntsville Town should establish an Ordinance Control official position to help residents understand and when necessary to enforce our ordinances

60%40%


Results: Questions 22 - 26

110122 123

137

77

21 21

51

34 3752 48

28 33

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40

60

80

100

120

140

160

Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 Qeustion 26

# of Responses

Strongly Agree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Strongly disagree

Conclusions

Limit the number of horses on residential properties Establish ordinance guidelines requiring minimum

maintenance standards for animal and yard care to minimize excess dust, odor, noise, and other nuisances in neighborhood.

Recommendations

New ordinances should be designed to prevent extremes rather then change current way of life.

Remember to accentuate Huntsville's historic rural feel when creating new animal and nuisance ordinances

Be financially conscious when it comes to developing ways to enforce new and existing ordinances.

Documents

Huntsville Property Owner Survey