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Goals

Econ om ic D e ve lop m e n t
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Ai d i n t he r ev i t al i zat i o n o f o bs o l et e f aci l i t i es t hr o ug h r edev el o pm ent , r ehabi l i t at i o n, and o t her av ai l abl e m eans .
Cr eat e o ut r each pr o g ram s t o f aci l i t at e and i ncent i v i ze t he r ev i t al i zat i o n o f o l der r es i dent i al nei g hbo r ho o ds .
Econ om ic Vita lity
Po s i t i v el y i n| uence g r o wt h and r edev el o pm ent o f t he Ci t y o f B edf o r d' s bus i nes s co m m uni t y .
Take adv ant ag e o f t he o ppo r t uni t i es r ev eal ed by t he No r t h Tar rant Expr es s expans i o n.
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S t r i v e t o dev el o p a hi g hl y s ki l l ed and | exi bl e wo r kf o r ce t o m eet t he needs o f t he co m m uni t y ' s bus i nes s es by net wo r ki ng
wi t h educat i o n and bus i nes s l eader s and by t aki ng an act i v e r o l e i n i dent i f y i ng o ppo r t uni t i es t o enhance t he wo r kf o r ce.
D i r ect s peci { c r ecr ui t i ng ef f o r t s t o war ds ar t s -r el at ed bus i nes s es .
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Im pl em ent at i o n o f an Ent er pr i s e S y s t em , whi ch wi l l i ncr eas e ef { ci enci es i n pr o ces s i ng al l dev el o pm ent per m i t s ( B ui l di ng
Ins pect i o ns , Pl anni ng , and Eng i neer i ng ) , co de i ni t i at i v es and v i o l at i o ns , v ar i o us i ns pect i o ns , and Pl anni ng & Zo ni ng cas es .
Thi s s y s t em wi l l al l o w f o r s ho r t er t ur nar o und t i m es o n al l per m i t s , co ns i s t ent pr o ces s i ng t i m es , bet t er o v er s i g ht o f act i v e
per m i t s , i ncr eas ed co m m uni cat i o ns am o ng r ev i ewer s and t he appl i cant s , and t ho r o ug h and s ear chabl e r eco r ds acr o s s
al l i nv o l v ed depar t m ent s , am o ng m any o t her i t em s . B ey o nd t he i ncr eas e i n pr o ces s i ng al l dev el o pm ent per m i t s and
co de cas es , t he s y s t em wi l l pr o v i de f o r i ncr eas ed r epo r t i ng capabi l i t i es , whi ch wi l l al l o w t he ci t y t o t rack anal y t i cs bey o nd
any cur r ent capabi l i t i es , and i n r eal t i m e. The new s y s t em beg i ns t o pl ace t he appl i cant s i n co nt r o l o f t hei r appl i cat i o ns ,
whi l e s t i l l co nnect i ng appl i cant s t o Ci t y S t af f ; t hi s acces s i bl e and s ear chabl e i nf o r m at i o n wi l l r educe wal k-i ns and pho ne
cal l s t o D ev el o pm ent S t af f . The s y s t em al s o co nt r i but es t o i ncr eas ed t rans par ency .
Mai nt ai n eco no m i c dev el o pm ent r el at ed dat abas es t o m eet t he needs o f t he dev el o pm ent co m m uni t y .
O bt ai n f av o rabl e m anag em ent deci s i o ns t o i nv es t hum an and capi t al r es o ur ces i n B edf o r d.
Com m u n ica te & En g a g e with Citiz e n s
S t i m ul at e par t i ci pat i o n i n s ho p-l o cal pr o g ram s s uch as "S ho p B edf o r d F i r s t ".
Pr o m o t e par t i ci pat i o n i n nei g hbo r ho o d pr o g ram s v i a t he Nei g hbo r ho o d S er v i ces D i v i s i o n.
Par t i ci pat e i n Hur s t -Eul es s -B edf o r d Cham ber ev ent s , r i bbo n cut t i ng s , l uncheo ns , et c.

Pla n n in g a n d Zon in g
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Enf o r ce t he Zo ni ng O r di nance and Co m pr ehens i v e Land Us e Pl an t o pr o t ect t he v i t al i t y o f t he nei g hbo r ho o ds , and s eek
o ppo r t uni t i es t o enhance t hem .
Al i g n zo ni ng l ang uag e t o hel p i m pl em ent nei g hbo r ho o d pr o g ram s .
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Pr epar e pr o j ect s f o r dev el o pm ent whi ch al l o w f o r co nt i nued eco no m i c g r o wt h i n t he Ci t y .
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Mas t er Pl an, Zo ni ng and S ubdi v i s i o n O r di nance Updat es - A Pl anni ng and/o r Eng i neer i ng F i r m wi l l be s ecur ed t o pr o v i de
t he Ci t y wi t h an updat ed Mas t er Pl an, whi ch has no t been updat ed s i nce 2010, and i s ext r em el y o ut dat ed. B as ed o n t he
o ut co m e o f t he Mas t er Pl an am endm ent s , t he s el ect ed { r m wi l l t hen updat e t he Ci t y ' s Zo ni ng and S ubdi v i s i o n
O r di nance acco r di ng l y . Cur r ent l y , t hes e do cum ent s ar e o ut dat ed and i nco ns i s t ent , no t addr es s i ng cur r ent i s s ues
per t i nent t o t he o ng o i ng dev el o pm ent and r edev el o pm ent o f t he Ci t y . It i s cr i t i cal t hat t hes e do cum ent s ar e updat ed, as
t hey ar e no t co ns i s t ent wi t h cur r ent l aws and i nt er pr et at i o ns and do no t s peak t o a v ar i et y o f m o r e cur r ent dev el o pm ent
o pt i o ns .
S eek o ut o ppo r t uni t i es t o f ur t her dev el o p ar t s and cul t ur e wi t hi n t he Ci t y .
O rg a n iz a tion a l Exce lle n ce
G i v e t he bes t cus t o m er s er v i ce by ans wer i ng zo ni ng i nqui r y pho ne cal l s and pr epar i ng cas es f o r Pl anni ng and Zo ni ng
Co m m i s s i o n, Zo ni ng B o ar d o f Adj us t m ent , and Ci t y Co unci l .
Pr o v i de t i m el y i nf o r m at i o n and m anag e pl anni ng and zo ni ng cas es ef { ci ent l y t hr o ug h t he pr o ces s .
Com m u n ica te & En g a g e with Citiz e n s
Pl ace r eco r ded publ i c m eet i ng s o n webs i t e.
F o l l o w s t at e-m andat ed pr o ces s es t o no t i f y pr o per t y o wner s wi t hi n 200 f eet o f a chang e i n t he pr o per t y , whet her i t be
zo ni ng o r o t her wi s e.

Pe rm its a n d I n sp e ction s
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As s i s t co nt ract o r s and dev el o per s t o enco urag e, pr o m o t e and s ecur e r ev i t al i zat i o n and new dev el o pm ent .
Econ om ic Vita lity
Pr o v i de qual i t y and co ns i s t ent i ns pect i o ns t o be co nduct ed f o r co m m er ci al , r es i dent i al , and m ul t i -f am i l y pr o per t i es .
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