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This
service is responsible for
establishing an urban development
policy through the preparation of the
City's long-range master plan
elements including the Peripheral Area
Development Plan, the Land Use Plan,
the Objectives and Policies Plan and
neighborhood development plans. The
service assists other agencies in the
preparation of community facilities
plans such as libraries, public
schools, parks and open space.
This
service also prepares neighborhood
development plans for lands at the
City's periphery. It also provides
data information services, conducting
needs assessment studies and preparing
housing plans and reports. Population
and housing research is a regular
master planning activity. Information
from the U.S. Bureau of Census
Decennial and Special Censuses, the
City's databases, and other sources
is used to assist in preparing
City-wide land use and community
facility plans and policy planning as
well as planning for smaller areas and
for special development projects.
Northeast
Neighborhood Development Plan Website
Pumpkin
Hollow Neighborhood Development Plan
Website
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land development proposals as required
by state law and City ordinances.
These include zoning amendments and
conditional use applications, land
subdivisions, and annexations. This
service also maintains and updates the
subdivision ordinance and zoning code
in response to City policy and plan
changes. This service provides primary
staff support for the Plan Commission.
The current planning service is, many
times, the first and primary contact
for proposed development projects and
redevelopment activities within the
City when working through the
development approval process. Current
planning staff provide developers,
land owners, neighborhood groups,
other City staff and the public with
information and assistance regarding
land use and development proposals
that require City approval.
