CHAPTER 3: PLAN TYPES Flashcards
What is a plan in the context of public and private actions?
An adopted statement of policy in the form of text maps and graphics used to guide actions affecting future growth.
What are goals in planning?
General statement of intent for the overall design.
How are objectives different from goals in planning?
Specific statements that suggest how goals will be accomplished and are action-oriented.
What is a Comprehensive Plan?
A planning document that establishes a government’s policy for long-term development, usually over 20-30 years.
What is another term for Comprehensive Plans?
Master plans.
What is the nature of the information contained in a Comprehensive Plan?
Considered non-binding and can be revised.
What are the uses of Comprehensive Plans?
- Organize large scale processes
- Coordinate decision making at the local level
- Provide guidance to landowners and stakeholders
- Promote informed decision making
- Establish direction for future development
What key areas do Comprehensive Plans address?
- Land use
- Economic development
- Natural and cultural resources
- Housing
- Transportation
- Utilities
- Community demographics
- Community facilities
What do Land Use Plans describe?
Future possibilities for development within a defined planning area.
How is land use regulated in the US?
Controlled via zoning.
What are Regional Plans?
Plans covering geographic areas that cross the jurisdiction of more than one governmental unit.
What components are typically included in Regional Plans?
- Implementation schedule
- Development criteria
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Coordination between governmental units
- Proposed legislative changes
What is the focus of Urban Plans?
Planning for future development and community needs using 3D design drawings.
What types of areas are Urban Plans typically prepared for?
- Downtown areas
- Waterfronts
- Campuses
- Neighborhoods
- Large mixed-use developments
What are the uses of Urban Plans?
- Create a holistic vision for the future
- Develop implementation strategies
- Improve design quality
- Market a specific district
- Facilitate compromise between competing interests
What elements do Urban Plans contain?
- Executive summary
- Description of existing conditions
- Analysis drawings
- Summary of strengths and weaknesses
- Development program
- Urban design plan
- Street framework plan
- Open space framework plan
- Design guidelines
What is the purpose of Neighborhood Plans?
To address detailed goals, policies, and guidelines related to land uses in a specific neighborhood.
What is the timeframe typically addressed by Neighborhood Plans?
1-2 years.
What do Site Master Plans address?
Similar aspects as Comprehensive Plans but at the scale of a site.
What are some components of Site Master Plans?
- Phased growth plan
- Maximum development potential
- Critical cultural and environmental resources
- Sustainable site design measures
- Public feedback incorporation
What is a Vision Framework Plan?
A planning tool that coordinates future growth, development, and investment within a community.
What does the Historic/Cultural Restoration and Preservation Plan focus on?
Identifying, preserving, and restoring critical cultural and historic resources.
What is the main purpose of Parks & Trails Master Plans?
Organize the provision of recreational services and outdoor spaces.
What elements do Parks Master Plans include?
- Environmental elements
- Recreational elements
- Scenic elements
- Cultural elements
- Transportation elements
- Urban design elements
What are the goals of Parks Master Plans?
- Protect natural resources
- Provide space for public recreation
- Enhance community sense
- Support economic development
- Promote public health
- Augment existing development patterns
What do View Corridor Plans aim to control?
The viewshed of a specific area.
What is the purpose of Redevelopment Plans?
To promote economic development and quality of life in underdeveloped areas.
What factors can inform Redevelopment Plans?
- Economic analyses
- Community outreach
- Desired industries
- Locations for redevelopment
What do Environmental Resource Plans focus on?
Identifying and protecting natural resources from incompatible development.
What are the components of Environmental Resource Plans?
- Descriptions of critical resource areas
- GIS maps
- Analysis of carrying capacity
- Public outreach techniques
- Policies to protect resources
What is the goal of Multi-Modal Transportation Plans?
Improve transportation network safety and accessibility.
What elements do Transportation Plans contain?
- Executive summary
- Description of planning strategy
- Description of existing conditions
- Summary of transportation needs
- Projections of future conditions
- Development scenarios
- Cost implications
- Implementation plan
What is a Strategic Implementation Plan?
A component of other plan documents outlining how strategies will be achieved.
What do Design Guidelines aim to control?
The form and aesthetics of the built environment.
What do Feasibility Studies examine?
A proposed project’s costs and benefits for public-private sector projects.
What is the purpose of Phasing Plans?
To address large scale sites or complex projects that need to be constructed in multiple steps.
