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ATTACHMENT 1 <br />Draft Comprehensive Plan Update Process <br />Completed at Special Planning Board Meeting, September 18, 2006 <br />Phase 1, Framework, Guidelines, County Profile Element, and Goals Developed: <br />1) Develop Plan Framework and Guidelines <br />a) Planning Staff develops Comprehensive Plan Process website for posting <br />schedule, meeting dates, work products, BOCC principles, and any other <br />information requested by the Planning Board. <br />b) Planning Board/Staff develop process for updating the BOCC throughout the <br />Comprehensive Plan development process. <br />c) Planning Board/Staff develops opportunities for citizen knowledge, access, and <br />participation. <br />d) Planning Board/Staff define Purpose and Scope of Comprehensive Plan. <br />e) Planning Board/Staff review sample Comprehensive Plans from other <br />jurisdictions to develop Table of Contents and definitions for Comprehensive <br />Plan, reflecting sections that cross Elements, as well as sections to be addressed <br />under each Element, and ensure comprehensiveness. Links to other <br />comprehensive plans are provided on website. <br />f) Element Managers develop formatting requirements for Comprehensive Plan (i.e. <br />font type, size, numbering scheme, etc). <br />g) Planning Board/Staff reviews the "1981 Land Use Element/Comprehensive <br />Plan". <br />h) Planning Board/Staff develop guidelines for each pertinent advisory board to <br />develop its own Draft Goals and Objectives consistent with BOCC principles in a <br />collaborative effort. <br />i) Planning Board/Staff develop Process/Guidelines for the implementation of <br />action strategies that are included in Draft Elements. Those that involve <br />amendments to the County's land use ordinances (Land Use Element, Zoning, <br />Subdivision, etc.) must be channeled through the Planning Board. <br />j) Planning Board/Staff develop Process for periodic evaluation and update of <br />completed Comprehensive Plan. <br />k) BOCC endorses process/guidelines for implementation of amendments to land <br />use ordinances (Land Use Element, Zoning, .Subdivision, etc.). <br />2) Draft County Profile Element <br />a) Planning Board/Staff compile, review, and select data (e.g. demographic, <br />socioeconomic, and agricultural) available from Planning Department, other <br />County Depts., and other sources. <br />b) Planning Board/Staff interpret historical data, identify trends/assumptions, and <br />prepare projections. <br />c) Planning Board/Staff develop list of tables/charts/graphs to be included in County <br />Profile. <br />d) Planning Staff prepares Draft County Profile Element for Planning Board review <br />and comment. For comparison, more than one source can be used for <br />projections (i.e. Planning Department and State of NC) and more than one <br />scenario can be provided (i.e. low, medium, and high growth). Planning Staff will <br />also review historical projections to see how accurate they have been. <br />