5-Year Update of the 2015 Comprehensive Plan
Combined Comprehensive Plan Amendments, January 2022
(Edits to the 2015 Plan are noted within the document)
Since 2020 the Plan Commission has had ongoing discussions about the 5-Year review process for the 2015 Comprehensive Plan. As noted in the Comprehensive Plan, this provides the Plan Commission an opportunity to review the various chapters of the Plan and then update Chapter 15 – the Plan Implementation Chapter. After several discussions with the Plan Commission, the general framework and public input process for undertaking this review and update was decided by staff and the Commission. The process generally consisted of the following guidelines including the opportunity for public input.
• The review and update of the Plan was conducted under the overview of the Plan Commission.
• The review is based on the direction provided by Objective 3 – Regular Reviews, Policy 1 – Formal Reviews as listed in the Plan Implementation Program. The Plan states that “once very five years, the City will instruct its Planning Commission and staff members to conduct a formal review of the Plan.” The Plan Commission upon discussion of this policy, decided to include opportunities for public input as part of the process.
• This 5-Year review is not intended to be a complete update or rewrite of the Plan, which is required every 10 years by State law. The focus of this process is a review of the “Plan Actions” of each chapter that are listed at the end of each chapter and also summarized in the Chapter 15 – the Plan Implementation Program.
The role of the Plan Commission is to make the final decisions as to what tasks should be worked on over the next five years. The Plan Commission held work sessions, either as part of a scheduled Plan Commission meeting or a special meeting.
The Plan Implementation Chapter was discussed by the Plan Commission, final changes were made, and public hearings for adoption by the Plan Commission and City Council were held in 2022.
