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August 26 Agenda Item 10
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Size: 3.4M
Last Updated: 2013/8/22
Size: 20M
Last Updated: 2013/8/22
Size: 693K
Last Updated: 2013/8/22
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Last Updated: 2013/8/22
Size: 410K
Last Updated: 2013/8/1
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Last Updated: 2013/8/1
Subject:
Presentation of the recommended 2013 Comprehensive Plan by Sam Rudman, Chair of the Long-Range Planning Advisory Committee (LPAC).
A public comment period will not be included with this item.

ACTION: Schedule special Council meeting to review and discuss the recommended Comprehensive Plan.
Summary:
In response to a 2008 Council charge, LPAC has been working since April 2010 to update the 2000 Comprehensive Plan.

The Committee:
  • met over 70 times,
  • examined the accomplishments of the 2000 Comprehensive Plan,
  • asked residents what they thought of Falmouth as place to live or do business (and what could be improved),
  • studied development trends since 2000,
  • researched a multitude of local and regional plans developed since 2000,
  • investigated thirteen specific topics affecting Falmouth,
  • conducted a statistically-valid survey of all Falmouth residents and businesses,
  • sought feedback on draft chapters, and
  • consulted on a regular basis with Town Councilors.
The resulting recommended plan has been published in three volumes.


Volume I is the actual plan. It discusses three key topics (future land use, regional coordination, and capital investment), lays out recommended goals and policies for a wide variety of topics, lists the seventy actions for implementation, and describes a process for monitoring actual implementation over the next ten years.

Volume II provides background information that is the basis for the plan. It includes an in-depth discussion of thirteen topics, discusses the various survey results and public participation efforts, gives a status report on implementation efforts of the 2000 Comprehensive Plan, lists the various studies that have been conducted since 2000, and sources for the images used. Suggestions for priorities and possible responsible parties for each of the seventy actions are also included in Volume II.

Volume III provides about two dozen maps that give a visual picture of the town.

From a land use perspective, the Plan presents the concept of two commercial/mixed use growth areas: Route 1 and Route 100. Surrounding these areas are two compact residential and infill growth areas. These areas are envisioned to provide excellent accessibility to the commercial areas through walking and bicycling ways and transit links. The remainder of the community is proposed to be designated as a rural area.  


  
Attachments:
  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Volume I: The Plan
  • Volume II: Appendices
  • Volume III: Maps
  • FAQ regarding Comprehensive Plan review by Town Council