City Council Agenda and Packet 2005 01 25 Joint Meeting

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CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION ~ 1.2 to make proactive community-based decisions is increasingly limited. Council's direction to initiate a new citywide Comprehensive Plan with extensive community input underscores their high priority for accessibility and accountability. RESPONDING TO THE COMMUNITY Throughout the 12-month process, citizens were invited to answer the questions: • "What is your vision for the community?" • "What should be the type, character, location, and timing of new growth?" • "What areas are in need of redevelopment or revitalization?" This Plan provides a framework for discussing answers to these questions. The first chapter explains the purpose of the Comprehensive Plan, related previous plans, the public involvement process, and the update procedure. Chapter 2 inventories the City's existing demographics, natural resources, market opportunities and constraints, land uses, housing make- up, transportation, open space, natural resources, and public facilities. Chapter 3 presents the results of the process: a community vision, principles and policies, and a future land use map. Chapter 4 outlines the barriers impeding the community's vision and strategies to overcome them. PURPOSE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The City's Comprehensive Plan is a tangible representation of what our community wants to be like in the future. The Comprehensive Plan: • Addresses the entire geographic area of Louisville, • Encompasses all of the functions and subject matter related to the physical growth of the City, and • Is long range (20 years). As such, the Plan gives general guidance, establishing a flexible framework of community-based principles, policies, and implementation strategies adopted by the Planning Commission and City Council to realize the community's vision for the City of Louisville. January 25th, Study Session Draft