Centre County Government

Centre County Planning and
Community Development Office

Comprehensive Plans

The Centre County Comprehensive Plan

The Centre County Comprehensive Plan is a guiding document for land use and development regulations. Phase I was completed in 2003 and is available by chapter for download. Updates to the chapters are currently being completed and will be posted in draft form for public review and comment.

Your participation and input is necessary to shape the future of the County. Please email any comments, question or suggestions regarding the Comprehensive Plan to ccpc@co.centre.pa.us.

Note: Documents marked [PDF] require Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Comprehensive Plan Phase II - Implementation Strategies 2009 - 2010 (Draft)

• Land Use
• Historic Resources
• Energy Conservation

Comprehensive Plan Phase I, Adopted December 2003

• Introduction [80 KB PDF]
• Agriculture and soils [750 KB PDF]
• Mineral resources [1 MB PDF]
• Forest [2.4 MB PDF]
• Wildlife [2.3 MB PDF]
• Ground water [250 KB PDF]
• Surface water [1.1 MB PDF]
• Floodplains and Wetlands [1 MB PDF]
• Steep slopes [120 KB PDF]
• Climate [310 KB PDF]
• Historic and Cultural Resources [2.2 MB PDF]
• Housing [2 MB PDF]
  • Voices, Values and Vision [704 KB PDF]
    Recommendations for Action from the Special Task Forces 2001
• County and municipal facilities [520 KB PDF]
• Sewer [390 KB PDF]
• Schools [450 KB PDF]
• Health facilities [140 KB PDF]
• Libraries [ 540 KB PDF]
• Recreation [120 KB PDF]
• Public Safety [350 KB PDF]
• Energy and Communications [200 KB PDF]
• Economic Development [500 KB PDF]
• Transportation [1.5 MB PDF]
• Land Use [170 KB PDF]

• Recommended Revisions December, 2003 [80 KB PDF]

Comprehensive Plans by Planning Region

	Centre Region Comprehensive Plan [PDF]
	Nittany Valley Regional Comprehensive Plan Plan without Maps [9.5 MB PDF] Plan with Maps [20 MB PDF]
	Penns Valley Regional Comprehensive Plan