2018-032 Attachment-Comprehensive Plan Update

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SECTION 10: THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN One of the most important products of the comprehensive planning process is the creation of various maps, including the parks and recreation, major (or master) thoroughfare plan, natural features, and the most important of all, the future land use map, or plan (FLUP). Each of these maps has been updated to better reflect the current development patterns of Paris, and we have also added a new linkages map to illustrate the importance of trail and other pedestrian linkages to Paris. Most of the changes are relatively minor due to the general lack of population growth in Paris since 2001, and especially since the last map update in 2008. Land use planning and its guidance of future development establishes an overall benefit to the city; therefore proposed projects should be evaluated not just one property or block at a time. The land use plan places individual developments into the context of the whole so that development makes more sense over time and place. Thereby smarter, more sustainable growth that is more likely to attract investment, is created. I. What is a Future Land Use Plan? (A) Definition of a Future Land Use Plan. It is a basic element within a comprehensive plan. It is a map that designates the future use or reuse of the land within a municipality's planning area (which is typically within its corporate limits, but could also include said municipality's extra- territorial jurisdiction (ETJ)). The land use plan map serves as a guide to official decisions regarding the land use type, distribution, and intensity of private development, as well as public decisions regarding the location of future public facilities and recreation and open spaces. It is also a fundamental guide to zoning and subdivision regulations and capital improvement programs. (B) Definition of a Zoning District Map. It is a map that graphically portrays all zoning district boundaries and zoning district classifications within a city, and as stated within the zoning ordinance text, and said zoning district map is an integral part of the overall zoning ordinance. (C) Distinction Between a Future Land Use Plan Map and a Zoning District Map. The fundamental difference between these two maps is that the city's future land use plan map serves as a guide or vision to a municipality's future land use recommendations and physical development, and cannot be used to require a developer to build to the illustrative recommendations of that land use map. Conversely, a zoning district map is the legally enforceable basis for land development in conjunction with the requirements within the zoning ordinance document. It is a well-established planning principle that efficient and logical physical development in a city is largely enhanced when the zoning district map is in conformance with the city's future land use plan map. 2. Definitions of Land Uses Illustrated Within the 2018 Updated Future Land Use Plan Map 24