GREENEVILLE COMPREHENSIVE AND
LAND USE PLANS
KICK-OFF JOINT MEETING OF PLANNING COMMISSION AND STEERING COMMITTEES
Presenter:Asongayi Venard
Greeneville City Planner
April 8, 2015
PURPOSE OF THE KICK-OFF MEETING
What is the City Undertaking?Why is the City Undertaking this planning effort?
Who is involved?How does the process work?What is the timeline?
•WHAT IS THE CITY UNDERTAKING?
What is Comprehensive Planning?• Set of policy, goals, actions and analytical documents guiding land use and
holistic development• General or Master Plan• Covers Town and UGA• Covers all elements related to land use – notice “minimum” in T.C.A- Land use and transportation - Utilities- Parks and open space - Forest and wetlands- Solid waste disposal - Housing- Demographics - Tourism/Health/Edu./Business/Safety• Long range• Intended as guideline; but is becoming more specific in action• Flexible
ISSUES FACING US: NECCESITATE PLANNING
• Growing traffic• Multimodal transportation• Attracting and retaining commerce and industry• Improving neighborhoods• Mixed uses• Urban sprawl• Reinvestments in Downtown• Historic preservation• Stormwater drainage• Parks and recreational facilities: public and private• Inviting public squares• Training and educational opportunities• Extending utilities
General Considerations• General or Master Plan• Plan Adopted in 2009• Strengths and pitfalls of adopted plan• New Plan with renewed focus• Ambitious and aggressive schedule• Committee and subcommittee to keep on schedule• Milestone and meeting dates• Proper process ensures citizen participation• Significant data gathering• Robust analysis• Unappologetic policies, goals and actions
TYPES OF PLANS INVOLVED
Comprehensive Plan• All or most functions that make
community work
Sectorial and inter-sectorial
Land Use and Transportation Plan• Land Use and transportation
• Zoning• Annexation• Multimodal transportation
network• Subdivision• Utilities
Why Plan Long Range?• Better edge in maintaining what we value and arrive at future goals• Facilitate planning/development and minimize negative impacts from
one community to another• Informed direction and goals for present and future community welfare• Bolsters power of zoning ordinance and other land use regulations• Provide information, analysis, and examples of what others are doing:
better decision making• Avoid conflict and incompatible land uses• Negotiate attractive land uses in borders
Why Plan Collaboratively?
Sewer extensionRoad improvementsWater extensionsEconomic
development
COST OF FAILING TO PLAN• Economic CostDevelopment increases need for public services, facilities and utilitiesUncertainty and unpredictability to developers, businesses and residents
ENVIRONMENTAL COST
Sustainable environmental systems transcend “now”
SOCIAL QUALITY OF LIFE COST?Erosion of Sense of Place
Hidden Social Cost
Inadequate infrastructure: traffic congestion, insufficient water, sewer extension problems
Community decline: loss of jobs, eroding tax base, growing crime, concentrated poverty
Hidden Social Cost: Lack of Engaging Public Life
PITFALLS• Isolation•Wish list• Sectorial isolation•Political correctness• Fear•Close mindedness• “Do something?” What?• Lack of Commitment: Planning and Implementation
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RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OF STEERING COMMITTEES
• Fundamental responsibility of Planning Commission (T.C.A. 13-3-301a and T.C.A. 13-4-201)
Provide Unique Perspective
•Knowledge of community• Interest in its future•Willingness to see it grow•Bring experience and knowledge
Plan Development
• Perspective and Insight on information gathered• Feedback on draft policies• Strategies• Meetings and workshops
Learning and Sharing Information
• Planning Principles and Practice• What is going on in other places• Sharing what is found
Networking and Recruitment
• Questionnaire• Interest or focus group workshops• Public meetings
Public Meetings
• Preparation• Facilitation• Support • Promoting discussions• Taking down notes• Interpreting inputs
Presentations in Working SessionsFocus Group meetings
shall be working sessions
Presentation from perspective of someone in the field
Plan Presentation, Recommendation and Adoption
• Present to Public• Present to Planning Commission
Plan Implementation
• Follow up• Present• Recommend changes• Revise
Role of Land Use and Transportation Plan Committee•Work with Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee•Produce the land use and transportation plan•Network across the disciplines•Present the draft of the land use and transportation
plan to the planning commission, steering committee and general public•Present final plan to planning commission for
adoption
YOU ARE NOT BEING ASKED TO DO THE WORK OF PROFESSIONAL
PLANNING STAFF
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PLAN PROCESS• Phase I: April – May, 2015 Committees: Introduction & Summit Preparation Staff: Data Gathering Public: Town Summit• Phase II: June 2015 – March 2016 Committees: Focus group workshops, draft goals, policies and actions Staff: Analysis of Data and Preparation of Draft Public: Focus group workshops and questionnaire• Phase III: April – July 2016 Committees and Staff: Refine recommendations and draft document Public : Open House
Plan Process Continues
• Phase IV: August – Sept. 2016 Committees, staff and planning commission: Referrals • Phase V: October 2016 Committees and Planning Commission: Adoption Planning Commission: Referral to BMA?• Phase VI: Post October 2016 Implementation and revision
GHANTT CHART FOR GREENEVILLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
ACTIVITY Apr-
15
May
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Jun-
15
Jul-1
5
Aug-
15
Sep-
15
Oct
-15
Nov
-15
Dec
-15
Jan-
16
Feb-
16
Mar
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Apr-
16
May
-16
Jun-
16Ju
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Aug-
16
Sep-
16
Oct
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Introductory meetings/Preparation for Town SummitTown SummitStaff Gather Existing Conditions DataStaff analysis of existing conditionsCommunity SurveyPublic Government WorkshopUtilities WorkshopLand Use WorkshopTransportation WorkshopEducation (Schools/Youth) & Training Workshop
Commercial and Industrial Development WorkshopEducation & Workforce Development WorkshopEnvironment & Health WorkshopTown Appearance WorkshopCommunity Activities, Social and Cultural LifePolicies, Goals and Actions FormulationRefine RecommendationsDraft DocumentFirst Public Open House /Draft Presentation to PublicSecond Public Open House/Draft Presentation to Planning CommissionRefine DraftSteering Committee MeetingsPlan Adoption
CITIZENS PARTICIPATION• Town Summit• Questionnaire• Focus, interest, or stakeholders groups workshops• Public Open House• Publicity:- City website- Local newspapers- Radio- Press releases- Notices in public buildings- Schools
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GENERAL SWOT ANALYSIS OF GREENEVILLE
•Strengths to enforce•Weaknesses to address•Opportunities to pursue•Threats to examine
I am visiting Greeneville to investigate the possibility of locating a small electronics manufacturing plant and to construct an apartment complex with rent by students in mind. I plan to bring 8 employees and to hire 10 local part time workers. I have visited five communities in this region and I will be making my decision within several months. What can you tell me genuinely about the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that might influence my decision?
•QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS AND NEXT STEP