REED CITY GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN CHAPTER 1

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

The purpose of this general development plan is to translate community values and goals into a framework for decisions on growth, land use, public facilities, and services. It expresses a long-range vision of how the community should look and function in the future and give guidance for achieving those goals.

The plan is a vision of how the city should grow and develop while protecting its quality of life. Residential, commercial, and industrial growth should occur in a pattern that protects public health and safety while enhancing varied community character, natural beauty, and environmental quality.

The plan is intended to help achieve these ends by clearly indicating where new housing, shopping, and economic development should be encouraged and where open space and recreational areas should be protected. The plan provides a framework in which the city can effectively and responsibly manage growth and development as well as establish an orderly process for accommodating change.

The plan provides a guide to the growth and development of the city while recognizing the variety of natural and man-made features, the desire of its residents, and the need for adequate public facilities and services.

GENERAL GOALS

The general goals of the City of Reed City General Development Plan are:

- To guide growth and development in order to protect public health and safety and to maintain a quality environment.

- To clearly indicate where growth can best be accommodated and where it is most desirable and to encourage development in those areas.

- To encourage economic development that provides diverse and continuing employment opportunities for Reed City residents.

- To expand retail, commercial, and service establishments and to improve the central business district (CBD).

- To encourage the provision of adequate recreational facilities located adjacent to neighborhoods and meeting community needs.

- To encourage affordable housing and diversity in housing types and lifestyle choices.

- To stabilize and improve existing housing stock and residential neighborhoods.

FUNCTION OF THE PLAN

The general development plan provides a legally recognized framework for making decisions about land use in the city. It is intended to aid a broad range of public and private users, including community groups, builders, developers, city officials, and other government agencies. It provides the framework for regulations that govern the location and intensity of land uses in the city. It, thus, provides city officials with direction for developing detailed plans and reviewing development proposals.

The plan also provides a framework for decisions about public facilities and services, such as where facilities should be located to support planned growth. It is intended that city officials use the plan in preparing their functional plans for delivering services. Work should not be initiated on any major physical project involving the expenditure of funds by the city until the work is reviewed by the planning commission.



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