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CITY OF GRANITE SHOALS - Comprehensive Plan 2010 (updated 26 Feb 2010)
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Chapter 1: Baseline Analysis
The Baseline Analysis is intended to provide background information about the City of Granite Shoals. This is vital to the planning process because without the knowledge of where the City is today, it is immensely difficult to assess what it can be in the future. The components that are included within the Baseline Analysis will enable the people involved in the planning process, including City officials, stakeholders, citizens, and the consultant, to have a clear understanding of the City and its existing social, economic, and land use characteristics. The result of the Baseline Analysis will be a basis of information forming the foundation for a productive visioning process and, ultimately, a successful comprehensive planning process.
Chapter 2: Community Visioning
Daniel H. Burnham, famous architect and planner who helped rebuild Chicago after the 1871 fire, once said, “Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans. Aim high in hope and work. Remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die...” It is with this spirit in mind that Granite Shoals began the process of creating its vision for the future. This chapter provides that foundational element for this Plan as well as the building blocks, in the form of goals and objectives, for its achievement.
Chapter 3: Transportation Plan
The transportation system forms one of the most visible and permanent elements of a community. It establishes the framework for community growth and development and, along with the Future Land Use Plan, forms a long-range statement of public policy. As the alignment and right-of-way of major transportation facilities are established and adjacent property developed, it is difficult to facilitate system changes without significant financial impacts. However, by incorporating programmed land uses and densities of the Future Land Use Plan, as well as the connectivity provided through the pathways shown in the Parks & Open Space Plan, strategies can be developed that maximize the land use/transportation relationship.
Chapter 4: Future Land Use Plan
The significance of the Future Land Use Plan text and map cannot be overstated. Similar to the way in which a map serves as a guide to a particular destination, the Future Land Use Plan should serve Granite Shoals as a guide to its particular, unique vision for the future. Each mile represented on that map can also be compared to each individual decision that the City makes with regard to land use and zoning; these individual decisions can either lead to or deter from the City attaining its vision.
Chapter 5: Housing Strategies
The purpose of this Housing Strategies chapter is to address the present character and quality of housing in Granite Shoals and to identify ways in which to preserve or enhance the local housing stock. It is in the public interest to maintain the local housing stock, and to improve it wherever necessary. It is also in the public interest to ensure that new housing and neighborhoods are created to the highest level of quality possible, so that new areas maintain their value and are sustainable in future years. It will take cooperative action by the City itself, property owners, volunteers, and the development community to achieve the highest possible housing quality and character within each neighborhood area of Granite Shoals.
Chapter 6: Parks & Open Space Plan
A vital component of an urbanized area is the amount of space devoted to satisfying active and passive community recreational needs. The quantity of the space, as well as its distribution within the population, is generally indicative of the quality of parks and recreational services available to the citizens. Furthermore, all these spaces collectively enhance and contribute to the quality of life found within the community. The purpose of this chapter is to examine and analyze existing park and recreational spaces and facilities and to plan the City of Granite Shoals’ parks, recreation and open space system to accommodate present and future community needs.
Chapter 7: Implementation Plan
The future of Granite Shoals will be shaped with the policies and recommendations developed in this 2010 Comprehensive Plan. Based on this Plan, decisions will be made that will influence many aspects of the City’s built and social environments. Granite Shoals has taken an important leadership role in defining its future, with the adoption of this Plan. The Plan will provide a very important tool for City staff and civic leaders to use in making sound planning decisions regarding the long-term growth and development of Granite Shoals. The future quality of life in Granite Shoals will be substantially influenced by the manner in which Comprehensive Plan recommendations are administered and maintained.
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