AGENDA DATE: 11/20/2024
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AC44: Development Areas Land Use - Draft Actions
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Request for Board feedback on the Development Areas Land Use draft actions, and revised objectives and goal statement.
ITEM TYPE: Regular Information Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Wall, Filardo, Barnes, McDermott, Swartzendruber, Kanellopoulos, Holt
PRESENTER (S): Tonya Swartzendruber, Planning Manager
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Albemarle County is updating the Comprehensive Plan through the Albemarle County 2044 (AC44) project. The project is in Phase 3, which includes drafting policy language for the Comprehensive Plan and developing actions for each plan chapter. The actions support the objectives and goal statement for each chapter in Part III (Implementation) of the plan document.
Between Phases 2 and 3, staff updated the AC44 plan document to combine previously drafted goals into a single goal statement for each plan chapter. Additionally, some objectives were reclassified as actions, and several objectives were updated to include more measurable language. The objectives articulate outcomes fulfilling the goal statement. The actions describe specific implementation strategies to achieve the objectives. During Phase 3, the draft actions will be evaluated and refined using community, Planning Commission, and Board feedback to ensure they adequately support Plan objectives, goals, and the Growth Management Policy.
The draft goals and objectives for each comprehensive plan topic were created in Phase 2 of AC44. These goals and objectives were drafted using content from the 2015 comprehensive plan, as well as feedback from the community, the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors, partner agencies and County staff. The draft goals and objectives also address data (both quantitative and qualitative), trends, and issues for each chapter.
During Phase 2, the draft ...
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