Plan
An adopted statement of policy, in the form of text, maps, and graphics, used to guide public and private actions that affect the future.
Comprehensive plan
Planning document that establishes a government’s policy for the long-term future development of the land under their control, usually over a twenty to thirty years period. Also known as master plans
Comprehensive plan can be revised
Comprehensive plans are used to
- organize large-scale processes
- coordinate decision-making at the local level
- provide general guidance to landowners, developers and other stakeholders
- Promote informed decision-making
- Establish direction and consensus related to future development
Comprehensive plans are typically address the following subjects:
- Land use
- Economic development
- Natural and cultural resources (including hazards)
- Housing
- Transportation
- Utilities
- Community demographics
- Community facilities (including parks)
Land use plans
Describe future possibilities for development within a defined planning area.
The primary goal of land use planning
The regulation of land uses, with the goal of preventing conflicts between competing uses.
Regional Plans
Cover geographic areas that cross the jurisdiction of more than one governmental unit.
A regional plan will contain maps and an implementation program. The implementation program is composed of:
- An implementation schedule
- Development criteria
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Coordination between governmental units
- Proposed legislative changes
Urban plan
Is 3 dimensional. Address smaller area than comprehensive plan.
Urban Plans include
- Executive summary
- Description of existing conditions
- Analysis drawings
- Summary of strengths and weaknesses
- Development program (including market studies)
- Urban design plan and perspective renderings
- Street framework plan (including section drawings)
- open space framework plan
- Design guidelines (massing, height, building setbacks, architectural styles, parking, streetscapes, signage and materials)
- implementation plan
Neighborhood Plans
Address detailed goals, policies, and guidelines related to land uses in a specific neighborhood.
The goal of Site Master Plans
- Outlining a phased growth plan for future site development
- identifying maximum development potential for a site
- highlighting critical cultural and environmental rewources on a site and ensure that future development preserves these site assets
- Considering how sustainable site design measures can be incorporated
- Incorporate public feedback into site development.
Vision/ framework plan
Planning tool to coordinate future growth, development and investment within a given community.
Which planning tool is often used by universities for campus planning?
Vision/framework plan
Historic Preservation methods include
- Preservation
- Rehabilitation
- Reconstruction
- Restoration
Redevelopment Plan is usually in the areas
Underdeveloped or in need of economic revitalization. Often targeted at brownfield and greyfield or urban in-fill development
A set of documents used to formally establish a project’s design intent and used to evaluate conformance to the desired design
Basis of design
Transportation plans typically contain the following elements
Executive summary, including goals and objectives of the transportation plan; Description of planning and public outreach strategy; Description of existing conditions; summary of transportation needs; projection of future conditions; development scenarios to meet future conditions; cost implications and potential funding sources; implementation plan and performance monitoring
Level of service
Frequency of an amenity relative to population size
What would be the reason to seek community participation in the design process
Improve project outcome; save time and money; engaging stakeholders
Areas that accommodate floodwaters in excess of channel capacity are known as
Floodplains
What lot configurations creates the most pedestrian-oriented streetscape
Lot with alley access
Needs assessments are typically used during the development of a
Master plan, or other large- scale planning document
