TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff Bauer, ICMA-CM - Deputy City Manager
FROM: Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
Taurus Freeman, Planning & Zoning Divisional Manager
Marsha Bryant, Development Advocate
DATE: January 13, 2020
RE:
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Administrative Report on the Future Land Use Map & Plan - to provide information regarding the content in the Map and Plan. Three additional Administrative Reports will be provided to further overview the plan prior to a Public Hearing being scheduled.
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal III: High Quality Built Environment, Objective A: To manage the City's future growth and support strategic land use policy by supporting quality development and decreasing the oversupply of commercial land and under developed buildings and increasing occupancy of vacant retail and office space.
Targets for Action: Managing the City's future growth through a comprehensive land use plan.
Executive Summary:
In November, Council received two reports regarding the Future Land Use Map & Plan. The first (Nov. 12th) covered the importance of a Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map. The second (Nov. 25th) covered the timeline and process that was taken to create the Map and Plan.
This administrative report summarizes the five sections in the Plan. The Plan and Map are attached or you may click on the link: https://fayettevillenc.gov/government/city-departments/planning-code-enforcement/planning-zoning/studies-and-plans . Three additional administrative reports will be provided with more information regarding the: 1) Future Land Use Map and Character Area Descriptions, 2) Future Land Use Goals and Recommendations, and 3) Land Use Policies and Strategies. After Council has had time to thoroughly review the information a Public Hearing for the adoption of the Map and Plan will be set.
Background:
The City's FY 2020 Strategic Pl...
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