GROWTH & LAND USE PLANNING:

Comprehensive Community Planning

Sharon Caton, Community Planner

Develop A Vision

Develop Plan to:

Provide framework for "smart growth"

Preserve quality of life

Foster sustainable economic base

Preserve history & ecology

Provide resource for elected officials

Relay opportunities & obstacles

Preserve Character of Community

PLAN ELEMENTS

Population

Households

Age Distribution

Composition

Educational Attainment

Working

Income

Distribution

Median Household Income

Ratio of Income to Housing Costs

Economic Development

Labor Force – Technology

ED Resources

What to market – How

Housing

Owners & Renters

Cost of Housing

Housing and Community Character

Units Under Development

PLAN ELEMENTS

Cultural Icons

Who – What – Where

Historic Preservation

What is worth saving?

Recreation Now – Future

Environment

Positives Concerns Issues

PLAN ELEMENTS

Community Facilities & Services

Economic Development

Public Safety – Fire, Police, EMS

Planning – Mapping – Development Review

Development – Contractor Services

Water – Solid Waste – Sewer

Existing facilities

Current & Future Needs

Transportation

Traffic Counts – Flow

Connectivity – Corridor Development

PLAN ELEMENTS

Government

Management – Voice of People

Promotion – Planning

Courts – Records

Taxing –Funding – Accounting

Education

Existing Facilities

Needs – Issues

PLAN ELEMENTS

Existing – Zoning

Ag/Forestry

Commercial

Industrial

Residential

Needed - Zoning

Community Facilities

Conservation/Recreation

Historic/Preservation

Green Space/Green Building

Future Land Use

Needs Assessment

Changes in Development

Community Control Mechanisms

Land Use

Local Partners

JECD

Independent Special Districts (Fire, Police)

Independent Development Authorities

County/Municipal Governments

Utility Authorities – Companies

Private Sector Developers

Transportation

Road & Bridge Committees

Army Corps

TDOT

Public Works

TDEC

Intergovernmental Coordination

Goals and Objectives

Focus

What to address now – later – Define process

Function

Relate conditions– challenges – desires

Research

Data – Community Principles – Character

Facilitate

Communication – Planning

Dedication

Plan embraced by & to serve community

Putting the Pieces Together

History… Identifies “starting place”Acknowledges success – records failure Contributes to our “sense of place”Strengthens our “community ties”Highlights our “values” and “what we hold

dear”

Give me the STATS…

Population 2000 2005 2015

35,912 38,603 45,864 CHEATHAM TN US

Workforce

Employed 70.1% 64.3% 63.9%

Travel Time 32.9m 24.0m 25.5m

Parents 59.2% 65.3% 58.6%

MFI $45,836 $ 47,950 $ 41,994

HS 79.1% 78.7% 80.4%

College 16.2% 21.8% 24.4%

Land Use & Transportation

Zoning

Wetlands

Watersheds

Lakes – Rivers – Streams – Wildlife

Tourism

Roads – Bridges – Bike – Pedestrians

Community & Government

Civic Groups

Churches

Training Local Leaders

Key Informants

Officials

Organizations

Studies show that sprawling development costs government in terms of provision of public services like water and sewer, emergency services and transportation. Research by the Real Estate Research Corp. shows that compact growth can be as much as 70 percent cheaper for governments than in areas with more dispersed growth patterns.

Traditional Design

Clear site, level it, and build from there

Build long, wide, straight roads

Knock down old homes other structures

Fill springs, creeks

All lots same size

Include all land in lots of 1, 3, or 5 acres

Promotes sprawl

Open Space Design

Survey of property - natural landscape use

Arrange access roads to fit terrain

Incorporate existing features, buildings

Maximize use of waterways, trails

Smaller lots in array of sizes, arrangement

Open space preserved for joint access

Conserves land, limits sprawl

Traditional Design

Use by residents –

Creating community

Fosters preservation and conservation

Less paving and runoff

Lower infrastructure – maintenance costs

Less demand on community for services

Fit project to land

Flexible design

Incorporates trees, trails, pathways, landmarks

Sense of place

More amenities

Identity with surroundings, neighbors

Preservation of unique characteristics

Culture – history

Landmarks – monuments - icons

Open Space – Reduced Cost

Natural features - uniqueness

The Big Picture

Presently

Where are you?

Dreams & Hopes

Where you want to go?

Needs

Where you begin?

Community Action

How will you get there?

What are the tools?

Future Needs:

Housing

Jobs

Education

Child & Elder Care

Recreation

Transportation

Health Care

Infrastructure

EXAMPLES

RENAISSANCE ASHLAND CITY

KINGSTON SPRINGS DOWNTOWN GROWTH PLAN

PLEASANT VIEW LAND USE PLAN

PEGRAM DESIGN STANDARDS

MULTI – GENERATIONAL DESIGN

MIXED USE DESIGN

Strengths & ChallengesGrowth…Things to consider:

Development SprawlMixed Use - DensityInfill RedevelopmentOpen Conservation SubdivisionsMarketing DirectionBR & ETourismInfrastructureGreen Space

SOURCES & LINKS

http://cheathamcountytn.gov/government/plann ing/

www.landchoices.org/EcoSystemMktplcFinal.pdf

www.landchoices.org/IntelligentDesign,GreenSp ace.pdf

www.landchoices.org/AdvantagesCSD.htm

www.plannersweb.com/articles/are015.html

www.landchoices.org/LetNatureDoLandscaping.p df

THANK YOU!

QUESTIONS?