Comprehensive Plan Framework - 2017-11-20

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Comprehensive Plan Framework Summary For Transmission_2017-11-20 Revised:May 24, 2017 3. Advisory Committee To help oversee the update,the Planning Office recommends the establishment of a Master Plan Advisory Committee with a diverse membership representing Town Boards, Committees, and the general public. The purpose of the Master Plan Advisory Committee is to provide valuable input in guiding the staff through the subject areas of the Master Plan. 4. Project Initiation Meeting The phase of the process concludes with a public kickoff meeting. This session will be crucial for setting the stage for future meetings, analysis, conclusions, and visioning,which will occur throughout the planning process. Ensuring that participants,the general public,town staff, and volunteers are all starting from the same place, in terms of the physical development and demographic characteristics of the town, is critical. The information developed for this meeting will be rolled into future analysis and possible master plan elements. PART 2 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT Throughout all of these elements,the implementation of the Community Education& Engagement Plan created in Part 3.continues. 3.. Vision, Goals, & Implementation Building off the work of Part 3., determining a vision forthe community's approach to land use and development over the next decade will become critical. 2. Land Use This element will identify all present land uses and recommend a future land use plan for areas where change should be guided toward realizing the Town's goals ratherthan reacting to unpredictable, uncoordinated change. Specific tasks will include identifying priority redevelopment areas(where well designed increased density is desired and appropriate, based on community preferences and surrounding land uses), priority preservation areas(where no development is appropriate, based on community preferences and surrounding land uses), recommendations for future land use and redevelopment reflecting the goals established in the visioning process, and suggest changes to the Zoning Bylaw. 3. Housing As the Town published a Housing Production Plan in 203.4,the development of this element should be less work than many of the other elements. Given the information gathered in Part 3., updating the data should be straightforward. 4. Economic Development This component reviews the Town's economic status, plans, and strategies, inventories and identifies programs and policies for expanding and diversifying the Town's economic base with sustainability in mind. An evaluation of existing commercial vacancies and the identification of strategies, which will encourage businessto locate within the Town,will be required. An analysis of 3 Of 4