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Champion Great Neighborhoods

Goal 1: Foster Healthy and Attractive Neighborhoods
Objective 1: Gain Compliance of Property Maintenance, Health, and Animal Codes
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
CGN Comprehensive Plan Update Project Completion Planning & Development Services
1.1.4
Summary:
Estimated Actual
The Comprehensive Plan, sometimes also referred to as a Milestone
Completion Completion
comp plan, master plan or a general plan, is the City Council Oct. 2024
foundational document of long-term planning and zoning
contract approval
in Arlington. The existing Comprehensive Plan (99 Square Steering Oct. 2024
Miles) was adopted in 2015 but started years before. Best
Committee
planning practices tell us any comprehensive plan over five
Meetings begin
years old should be reviewed and revised at least to Scoping Meetings Nov.-Dec. 2025
update the demographic information, which could affect
with Consultant;
projections of population, employment, land use, and Internal Jan. 2025
traffic. Significant changes in zoning and land use
Stakeholder
influence other land uses, transportation networks, and
public facilities and should be incorporated into the meetings
comprehensive plan. commence
External Public Jan. 2025-Mar.

Education and 2026
The most important function of a Comprehensive Plan is to
serve as the resource manual to assist in the evaluation of Engagement
land use-related requests and the provision of design (ongoing process)
recommendations for various types of development. It Begin May 2025
establishes standards against which all land use decisions development of
in the City should be evaluated. Communities that draft plan
consistently make land use decisions based on their P&Z Review and Mar. 2026
comprehensive plan reduce their exposure to legal action, Comment
increase their opportunity to save money and improve the City Council June 2026
quality and compatibility of new development. A well- Review and
crafted comprehensive plan: Comment
Finalize Comp Aug. 2026
• Allows a community to be proactive regarding Plan
development trends, issues, and changes that Adoption of Comp Oct. 2026
arise over time. Plan
• Allows the community to identify factors
influencing and shaping the community and In October 2023, staff presented an overview to the City
consider how competing interests can be Council at their bi-annual retreat. There, City Council
balanced and harmonious. directed staff to bring forward the Comp Plan Update
• Provides guidance for orderly growth, budget item.
development, and the physical appearance of the
community.
• Provides an opportunity to think wholistically,
especially regarding growth, utilities, community
services and transportation.
• Serves as a guide to orient decisions over time
and encourages consistency in decision making
• Provides guidance for future decision-making.

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