Johnson County Comprehensive
Plan Update
Jeffrey B. Ray, AICP
Clinton Sloss
Christopher Shires, AICP
Understanding the Comp Plan|
The Comprehensive Plan
Why is it important to adopt a Comprehensive Plan?
The Comprehensive Plan sets the stage for protecting and
enhancing the social, economic and environmental
development of the planning area.
The Comprehensive Plan
What is the planning process?
1. Delineate and define the problem or problems which
need to be solved and averted (or goals to be
achieved);
2. Devise alternative ways of solving the problem(s) and
averting anticipated problems (or achieving the goal[s]);
3. Evaluate the alternatives;
4. Select, proritize and implement the best alternative(s); and
5. Evaluate the outcome(s) and, if necessary, begin again
with step one
The Comprehensive Plan
Isnt the Comprehensive Plan just a general guide?
Just a guide? True, but it is a guide based on inventories and
research, intensive studies, analysis of findings, public hearings,
determining needs, making projections, and, finally, creating a
Comprehensive Plan based upon those findings, needs and
projections.
The Comprehensive Plan
Isnt Planning the same as Zoning?
Common misconceptions
Zoning is Planning
Planning is Zoning
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Public Participation Element
Issues & Opportunities Element
Land Use Element
Housing Element
Public Infrastructure & Utilities Element
Transportation Element
Economic Development Element
Agricultural & Natural Resources Element
Community Facilities Element
Community Character Element
Hazards Element
Intergovernmental Collaboration Element
Implement Element
Project Schedule
Project Understanding
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Attract families
Housing
Innovative public
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Promotion of
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economic
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Growth
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Ease of
implementation
Demographic:
Population Change (1920-2015)
Demographic:
Population Change (2000-2015)
Demographic:
Household Income (2014)
Public Participation
Interactive public meetings
Engage citizens online to determine desired
quality of life opportunities
Planning and zoning driving tour
Project website
On-Line Communications
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On-line public input
https://mysidewalk.com/organizations/293273/johnson-countycomprehensive-plan
Public Participation
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input will be obtained making Johnson
Countys comprehensive plan successful
and implementable.
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Housing & Neighborhoods:
Housing Typologies
Cluster Development
Economic Development & Land Use
Analyze land use and the current comprehensive plan with the
transportation network
Review contributing environmental and cultural factors
Develop a future land use plan for the county with coordination of
city growth areas
Design specific subareas to create a Johnson County branding
Manage growth and protect land
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Fresh fruit and vegetable farms
Guided birdwatching
Real-life work
Farm-Chef festivals
Barn Dances
Corn Maze
Wild flower trails
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Land Use Planning
Land Use Plan
Area Master Plan
Growth Management
Balancing act
Demand for new housing
Protection of prime farm production land
Natural resources and waterways
Efficient community growth
Availability of infrastructure extensions and services
Increased tax base
Growth Management- EXAMPLE
Transportation
Identify mobility needs
Include all modes:
Pedestrian
Bicycle
Transit
Streets
Integrated solutions
Implementation steps
Implementation- EXAMPLE #1
Implementation- EXAMPLE #2
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