What is the 2030 Community Plan Update?
What Will the Community Plan Include?
What Are The Benefits of the Community Plan?
Why Do We Need to Update the Community Plan?
Who Will Be Preparing the Community Plan Update?
When will the 2030 Plan be Completed?
How Can I be Involved in the Community
Plan Update?
Where Can I Get More Information about the Community Plan Update?
What is the 2030 Community Plan Update?
The Huntersville Community Plan is the primary long-range land use policy document, providing guidance for development and conservation efforts in the Town of Huntersville. Over the next 12 months, the Town of Huntersville will be engaged in a comprehensive update of its Community Plan, first adopted by the Huntersville Town Board in 1989, and subsequently updated in 1995 and 2003.
To view a history of the Huntersville Community plan, click here.
What Will the Community Plan Include?
The 2030 Huntersville Community plan will set the vision and policy guidelines for land use, development and conservation in the Town Huntersville, along with an implementation strategy, for the next 20 years. The plan will be organized around nine (9) “Focus” areas, as follows:
- Downtown
- Economic Development
- Public Facilities
- Housing
- Rural/Transitional Area Development
- Commercial Corridors
- Local Transportation Network
- Special/Small Area Plans
- Environment
For each of these Focus Areas, the plan will offer specific goals and objectives to be achieved between now and 2030. To maintain its relevance, the Community Plan will need to be updated and modified as necessary to reflect changes in priorities and conditions affecting the various plan elements.
What Are the Benefits of the Community Plan?
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Allows the Town to coordinate local decision making with the actions of different agencies within Huntersville and those the Town partners with
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Gives guidance to landowners and developers to show how the town wants to develop in different areas
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Establishes a sound basis for decisions that guide public policy
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Involves input from various interest groups that will work together to create a vision that will shape the 20-year future of Huntersville
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Builds an informed constituency through a collaborative effort between citizens, staff and town officials regarding the vision of the community and how it will be achieved
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Guides Public and Private Capital Investment
- Enhances Town's ability to receive Public and Private Grants
Why Do We Need to Update the Community Plan?
Since the first community plan was adopted in 1989, the Town of Huntersville has grown from approximately 3,000 residents to almost 50,000. The land use, growth and development issues and challenges facing Huntersville are much different than they were 20 years ago. The Huntersville 2030 Community Plan update will address these changes and provide a new vision for growth and development for the next 20 years. From a land use ordinance perspective, it is important that the Community Plan be updated as new development is required to be consistent with the Town’s adopted long-range plans, including the Community Plan. The Community Plan will also provide guidance to the Huntersville Town Board, Planning Board and other citizen boards, as well as businesses, developers and landowners who are contemplating new development, expansions, capital infrastructure investments, re-development or land preservation.
Who Will Be Preparing the Community Plan Update?
Huntersville Planning Department staff will be preparing the 2030 Community Plan, under the direction of the Town Board and Planning Board.
When will the 2030 Community Plan Update be completed?
It is anticipated that the Community Plan process will be completed by March 2011. To view a project schedule click here.
How Can I be Involved in the Community Plan Update?
Citizen input is critical to the creation of a plan that reflects the public’s values and desires. Public input is welcome throughout the plan update process, beginning with a public vision setting meeting on April 22nd. To view the summary for this meeting, click here. The public will be given the opportunity to comment and provide input on the plan as it goes through the various stages of being drafted. For an overview of the public input process, click here.
Where Can I get more information about the Community Plan Update?
To learn more about the Community Plan update, go to the 2030 Community Plan Update Webpage (http://www.huntersville.org/planning_communityplan.asp).
If you have additional questions regarding the Community Plan update process, contact Zac Gordon, project manager: zgordon@huntersville.org; (704) 766-2213.
