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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-02-19 City Commission Packet Materials - SP2. Update on Growth Policy Process - SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALSMonday, December 2, 2019 What is the Community Plan? Why Plan? •Thoughtful growth patterns •Sustainability •Preservation of natural features •Community character •Encouraging suitable redevelopment and infill •Cost effectiveness •Economic Robustness What is the Community Plan? •Bozeman’s Growth Policy as required •Replace the current 2009 Plan •Guide land use, community resilience, and community expansion •Long-range •Used to evaluate and prioritize City actions and land development Why update the Plan now? •Changing economic conditions •Shifts in employment •Maturing nearby communities •Patterns and amount of growth •Opportunity for community discussion •Coordinate with other Planning efforts The Community Plan will: •Represent a shared vision •Build on recently completed efforts •Refine the framework of City goals and policies for land use •Illustrate future land use •Serve as a tool for implementing and monitoring the achievement Overall Process TASK 1: FOUNDATIONProject Branding Stakeholder Interviews Planning Week #1 Stakeholder Interviews Listening Sessions Community Social Community Questionnaire TASK 2: ANALYSIS + VISIONReview of Existing Plans Existing Conditions Analysis Summary of Community Values Goals + Policies Planning Week #2 TASK 3: OPPORTUNITIES + CHOICESIdentify Opportunities Develop Land Use Options Planning Week #3 Refine Land Use Options TASK 4: PLAN DEVELOPMENT + APPROVALDraft Plan Development Planning Week #4 Draft Plan Review Final Plan Development Formal Adoption Hearings DECEMBER 2019 – SPRING 2020 For the Love of Bozeman Bozeman Thinks BigBozeman Talks The Plan Plan Content Website Themes •A CITY OF NEIGHBORHOODS | Our City is diverse and inclusive, defined by our commercial nodes, a variety of quality housing, walkable centers, schools, and parks. •A CITY BOLSTERED BY DOWNTOWN AND COMPLEMENTARY DISTRICTS | Our City is bolstered by our Downtown, Midtown, University and other commercial districts and neighborhood centers that are characterized by higher densities and intensities of use. Themes •A CITY INFLUENCED BY OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, PARKS, AND OPEN SPACE | Our City is home to an outdoor-conscious population that honors and protects our natural environment and immediate access to a well- managed open space and parks system. •A CITY THAT PRIORITIZES ACCESSIBILITY AND MOBILITY CHOICES| Our City fosters the close proximity of housing, services, and jobs, and provides safe, efficient mobility for pedestrians, cyclists, transit users, and drivers. Themes •A CITY POWERED BY ITS CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ECONOMY | Our City, and all residents benefit from an expanding economy that is powered by educational development, strong regional partnerships, job creation, talent retention, and support for local businesses. •CITY ENGAGED IN REGIONAL COORDINATION | Our City, in partnership with Gallatin County, Montana State University, and other regional authorities, addresses the needs of a rapidly growing and changing population through strategic infrastructure choices and thoughtful decision-making. Future Land Use Map •Fewer categories •Greater mix of uses •Coordinate with utility and transportation plans •Inward + outward focus Next Steps Next Steps •Public review of draft document •Open house 4-6 pm, Dec. 3rd •Planning Board 6 pm, Dec. 3rd and 17th •Planning Board makes recommendation •City Commission action in 2020 •1st meeting tentatively scheduled for February 10th Upcoming participation opportunities •Comments to agenda@bozeman.net •Attend Planning Board meetings (Dec 3rd & 17th) •Multi-media outreach approach •Spread the word about the Plan and encourage signing up online for updates www.bozeman.net/communityplan