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Citywide Policy Plan:  draft outline
 
Chapter One: Comprehensive Plan overview
Chapter Two: Planning’s effect on city development
A. Brief history of city planning
B. Overview of planning trends 1970-2000
C. Current and future, most significant issues/opportunities
Chapter Three: Land use
A. Background (land use over the years)
B. Issues and opportunities
C. Overall goals/principles
D. Use and form policies
Chapter Four: Housing and neighborhoods
Topics include owner occupancy and vacancy rates, preservation policy, diverse housing choices citywide, diverse and convenient uses, pedestrian and transit orientation, lot and block sizes, schools and neighborhood parks.
A. Background
B. Issues and opportunities
C. Overall goals*/principles
D. Policies**
Chapter Five: Economic development
Topics include educated and skilled workforce, jobs/housing balance, technology and innovation, regional cooperation, destination retail, brownfield revitalization, and employee transit incentives programs.
A. Background
B. Issues and opportunities
C. Overall goals/principles
D. Policies
Chapter Six: Cultural and natural resources
Topics include historic preservation, riverwalk/public access to lake, performing arts, public art and markets, universities and schools, parks/recreation/open space, water and air quality, environmental corridors, streetscaping/native landscaping, and energy efficiency.
A. Background
B. Issues and opportunities
C. Overall goals/principles
D. Policies
Chapter Seven: Public infrastructure and transportation
Topics include roads/grid system, bus and passenger rail, freight rail, bike paths and sidewalks, port and airport, sanitary sewer and stormwater facilities, electric and telephone facilities/transmission towers.
A. Background
B. Issues and opportunities
C. Overall goals/principles
D. Policies
Chapter Eight: Intergovernmental cooperation
Topics include regional context, intergovernmental coordination/relations/ responsibilities, specific issues or needs, recommended actions to address identified needs.
A. Background
B. Issues and opportunities
C. Overall goals/principles
D. Policies
Chapter Nine: Implementation, evaluation, and updates
Topics include public involvement strategy, implementation steps, bi-annual review and evaluation, amendments.
A. Background
B. Issues and opportunities
C. Overall goals/principles
D. Policies
Chapter Ten: Area Plans
Topics include map and description, initiation procedure, standardized process, existing plan updates.
Appendix

*Goals are general statements that explain what the City wants to achieve in the long run.

**Policies are preferred approaches to guide present and future decision-making.

 

 

 
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