The
Comprehensive Plan is the document that sets the context for future
growth and development within the City. Required by State Statutes that
specify its overall content and structure, the Comprehensive Plan consists
of a series of "elements" or chapters that analyze the City's
future land use, traffic circulation, recreation and open space and
other infrastructure and environmental issues, needs and challenges.
The
Future Land Use Element contains a map that guides future growth and
development within the city (such as general location and allowable
densities.) Only two large scale map amendments (being defined a change
to ten acres of land or more) may be made per year. These applications
are reviewed by the Planning Board and City Commission before being
submitted to the State of Florida for further review.
Copies
of the Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map are available
at the Planning Department for review. Applications for Future
Land Use Map amendments are also available.
EVALUATION AND
APPRAISAL REPORT
The State Growth
Management Act requires that local governments periodically review and
update their adopted Comprehensive Plans according to a schedule
established by State statute. The
update begins with the preparation and adoption of an Evaluation and
Appraisal Report (EAR) and ends with the adoption of EAR based plan
amendments.
The purpose of the EAR
is to evaluate how successful a community has been in addressing major
community issues through its Comprehensive Plan.
Based on this evaluation, the report suggests how the plan should
be revised to better address community objectives.
The 2007 EAR will focus on the major planning issues within the
City of
DeLand
.
