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St. Tammany Parish Comprehensive Plan Update
Kickoff Meeting
Thursday, September 3 | 10:00am - Noon
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10:00am Introductions
10:15am Plan purpose and outcomes• What is a comprehensive plan?• Why a comprehensive plan for St Tammany Parish?• How are land use decisions currently made?• What role does the current comprehensive plan play in land use
decisions?• What goes into a comprehensive plan?• What’s on the table for the plan update?
11:00am Public participation• Phases of engagement• Stakeholder analysis• Steering committee• Brand/identity• Website and social media• Public meetings
11:30am Data request
11:45am Review schedule of deliverables
Agenda
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What is a Comprehensive Plan?
“The local comprehensive plan is the foundational policy document for local governments. It establishes a framework to guide public and private decisions about future growth, preservation, and change”- PAS Quicknotes 52, American Planning Association, October 1, 2014
Zoning regulations must be “in conformance with a comprehensive plan” - U.S. Department of Commerce Standard Zoning Enabling Act (1928)
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Common characteristics:
- Has a broad scope- Covers full geographic area of jurisdiction- Identifies several goals to achieve over a long
period- Guides updates to development regulations
and capital improvement plans- Coordinates local decision-making
Common practices:
- Informed by input from all corners- Accessible to all community members- Formally adopted by local legislative body
What is a Comprehensive Plan?
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Why a Comprehensive Plan for St. Tammany Parish?
- Provide factual basis for for land-use decision making
- Educate and inform the public and cultivate buy-in for a roadmap
- Resolve points of conflict- Give certainty to landowners and
developers, reducing arbitrary decision-making
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Why a Comprehensive Plan for St. Tammany Parish?
Sec. 120-51. - Powers and duties.The planning commission shall have the following powers
and duties:(3) To adopt a master or comprehensive plan or elements thereof, including graphics, narrative description and policies to guide and accomplish the coordinated, adjusted and harmonious development of the parish.
Sec. 120-89. - Powers and duties. The zoning commission shall have the following powers
and duties: (2) To adopt a comprehensive plan designed to promote health and the general welfare, and to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the parish.
- Code of Ordinances, Part II Land Development Code
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How Are Land Use Decisions Currently Made?
Guiding PoliciesNew Directions 2025 Future Land Use Maps Chapter 130 Unified Development CodeChapter 125 Subdivision regulations
ActorsPlanning CommissionZoning CommissionBoard of AdjustmentsParish CouncilParish President
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Current Comprehensive
Plan
New Orleans 2030 Plan Plan Lafayette Envision Jefferson
2040 Baton Rouge New St. Tammany Parish Plan
Land Use & Future Land Use Map Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Transportation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?
Housing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?
Community Infrastructure &
FacilitiesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?
Natural Resources, Sustainability, and
ResilienceYes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?
Economic Development Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?
Subarea Plans No Yes No Yes No ?
Public Education No No No No Yes ?
What Goes into a Comprehensive Plan?
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What’s “On the Table” in the Plan Update?
Land UseUpdated Future Land Use MapRedrawing the Urban Growth BoundaryRevisiting Building Moratoria
Transportation/Thoroughfare Plan- What corridors should be prioritized for development?- How do we alleviate traffic congestion?
Housing- What types of homes and neighborhoods are in demand and will retain value?
Other issues- How do we safeguard existing and new development against stormwater and storm surge flooding?- What can be done to reduce the impact of development on sensitive natural resources?- What types of development are more costly for the public to build and maintain?- How should the parish respond to future threats of infectious disease?
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Public Participation
Phases of EngagementSeptember - December 2020: UnderstandJanuary - July 2021: EnvisionAugust 2021 - December 2021: Act
Stakeholder Analysis
Steering Committee
Brand/Identity
Website and social media
Public meetings
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