Land Use Planning
The Comprehensive Plan 2030
Tennessee Chapter of
the American Planning Association 2006 Outstanding Plan
The Comprehensive Plan 2030 sets forth broad goals, policies, and
action steps for all of Hamilton County. It is a general land use plan
and advisory guide for future physical development in Hamilton County.
It is a tool to help coordinate regional planning efforts. The
Comprehensive Plan2030 is one of the Regional Planning Agency’s
strategies for achieving its mission.
State legislation requires a Comprehensive Plan. Tennessee Code
Annotated 13-3-301 states, “It is the function and duty of a regional
planning commission to make and adopt a general regional plan for the
physical development of the territory of the region.” Planning is not
required in Tennessee. State legislation allows a region, municipality,
or county to set up a planning commission. Therefore, if a planning
commission is formed then a Comprehensive Plan is required.
The Comprehensive Plan is a general land use plan and advisory guide for
future physical development in Hamilton County. It is a tool to help
coordinate regional planning efforts. The word plan is defined as a
"method for accomplishing an objective." The Comprehensive Plan, or Comp
Plan 2030, is one of the Regional Planning Agency’s strategies for
achieving its mission.
Plan Goal
The overall goal for the Comprehensive Plan is to provide guidance in
creating desirable & diverse communities in Hamilton County and to
encourage and provide for new business and development opportunities
while protecting neighborhoods, infrastructure, and the environment.
Plan Strategy
The overall strategy for the Comprehensive Plan is to address each
community type on its own terms and provide recommendations that will
best integrate new development and land use changes with existing
character and form.
The Plan recognizes and respects the different types of communities
available in Hamilton County. The Comprehensive Plan provides specific
goals, policies, and action steps that can help prepare for change, or
if necessary, minimize change while supporting a variety of community
types and choices.
The Comprehensive Plan recommendations are grouped under two parts:
Community Components and the Development Plan.
Community Components
Community components are the individual pieces that help to create a
community. It is difficult, if not impossible, to have a complete
community without any of these components. The Plan provides specific
goals, policies, and action steps for these six components: Housing,
Business, Natural Environment, Public Spaces & Recreation, Civic, and
Transportation.
Development Plan
The Development Plan describes how the community components fit
together. It recommends how the components may best be integrated while
respecting the existing development form and characteristics such as
streets, land use patterns, and building types. Recommendations are
given for the following Development Sectors: Urban Core Infill, Urban
Infill, Inner Suburban Infill, Outer Suburban Growth, Transitional
Growth, Rural Growth, Preserve, and Reserve.
Development Models are also described and suggested for the appropriate
Development Sector. This approach creates recommendations and solutions
that are sensitive to the individual characteristics of each type of
neighborhood or community.
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