Great Neighborhoods for a Great Community
Smart Planning
Status Strategy Summary Comments
Initial Stage 2.2.6

Prepare a major road plan in conjunction with the Comprehensive Plan to include existing and future collector streets, major road alignments, and right-of-way requirements.

When a Comprehensive Plan is eventually commenced, this will be a part of the process.

Initial Stage 2.2.7

Suspend the acceptance of applications for new residential developments smaller than four-acre lots within unincorporated Shelby County while the Comprehensive Plan is being prepared and future policies should discourage leap frog development and encourage infill.

 

This strategy has not been addressed to date.

In Progress 2.2.8

The LUCB should consist of chairmen of city and county legislative bodies’ planning and zoning committees as ex-officio members; two architects, two developers, two civil engineers, two representatives from either a neighborhood or community advocacy group (or a combination thereof), and two professional planners with two of the board members LEED Accredited Professionals.

The Land Use Control Board is made up of a diverse range of industry professionals.  A list can be found here

Initial Stage 2.2.9

Ordinance No. 2524 should be amended to charge the LUCB with the responsibility of preparing, adopting, and implementing a Comprehensive Plan and be required to use the adopted plans as the basis for its decisions.

This strategy has not been addressed to date.

Completed 2.2.10

LUCB members should obtain a minimum of 12 hours of annual training to remain members of the body.

LUCB members currently undergo annual training as well as ethics training.