CHAPTER 2: PLANNING establishes requirements and procedures for community participation and planning including adopting and amending certain County land use plans, including the SGMP and area, district or community plans. A proposed amendment of the plans discussed in this chapter requires legislative Board approval, except where such amendment or approval applies solely or predominantly to a single parcel of land in common ownership, in which event the amendment or approval shall be processed as a quasi-judicial determination. All plans described in this chapter shall be in compliance with the SGMP, and upon adoption constitute amendments to the SGMP.
See
§ 2.1.1 The Sustainable Growth Management Plan (SGMP).
See
§ 2.1.2 Area Plans.
District Plans.
A district plan provides specific planning and design for single-use and mixed-use development specialized around a predominant activity. A district plan may contain specific planning and implementation steps and may be used to guide development applications, to develop facilities and services, infrastructure, annexation, assessment districts and other district needs.
A district plan is consistent with and adopted as an amendment to the SGMP and any area or community plan.
It is the intent of this Section to establish a process for the adoption of an area plan directed by County planning staff following the procedures outlined in
§ 2.1.5 Area,Community, and District Planning Process as applicable.
Community Plans.
A community plan provides specific planning, design and implementation for a traditional, contemporary or other geographic community. A community plan may be implemented either through the zoning map or through creation of a community district overlay zone as specified in
CHAPTER 9: COMMUNITY DISTRICTS.
It is the intent of this Section to permit communities to create a community planning process, directed by County planning staff. The community planning process is intended to provide diversity of representation during the planning process and provide consistency with the goals and policies of the SGMP and SLDC.
The community plan is intended to identify development and growth impacts for an area and provide strategies and land use recommendations including a future land use plan consistent with the SGMP.
A community plan is intended to permit communities to recommend adoption of particular land use regulations based on the needs and goals of the community and shall conform to the procedures set forth in the SLDC, and to subsequently update plans as necessary due to changing circumstances.
See
§ 2.1.5 Area,Community, and District Planning Process.
Status of Area, Community or District Plans.
After approval by the Board, an area, community or district plan shall constitute an amendment to the SGMP.
Implementation.
Following approval of an area, community or district plan, County staff shall develop the appropriate overlay district(s) to implement the community plan.
Periodic Review.
Each area, community or district plan will be reviewed periodically by the planning committee and County staff. The review will be made for recommendations for appropriate amendments and shall include at least one public meeting in the community. The recommendations of the planning committee and any recommendations received during the public meeting, and a recommendation of the Administrator, shall be presented to the Board of County Commissioners.
See
§ 2.1.9 Plan Amendments.
Consistency.
The SLDC and all amendments thereto shall be consistent with the SGMP and applicable area, community or district plans, the CIP and the Official Map.
See
§ 2.1: PLANS AND PLAN AMENDMENTS for complete, detailed information.
