6 AOP Comprehensive Plan

Question 1

What are the basic steps of plan-making for comprehensive planning?

Answer 1

• Identify stakeholders
• Define goals
• Gather information and analysis
• Develop alternatives
• Select an alternative

Question 2

What is Corridor Planning?

Answer 2

Corridor planning most typically refers to roadways, but can also apply to rail corridors, waterways, and greenways. Corridor planning can happen at the multi-national, multi-state, state, regional, or local level.

Question 3

Least predictable type of zoning in comp plan IMPLEMENTATION

Answer 3

Euclidean / conditional zoning

Question 4

What elements are NOT likely to be included as part of a comp plan?

Answer 4

20 - 30 years

Question 5

Primary purpose for comp plan

Answer 5

Guides public & private decisions about future growth, preservation, and change within a municipality or county over next 20-30 years.

Traditionally focused on physical development, many contemporary comp plans address wide range of topics that affect sustainability of community.

Question 6

Why is there no consensus about what constitutes a comp plan?

Answer 6

SZEA (1926) & SCPEA (1928) did not clearly define WHAT comp plan is. SZEA says regulations must “be in conformance with a comp plan” - did not define the term. SCPEA avoided definition, chose instead to give examples of the subject matter to be covered.