Flagstaff leaders narrow regional plan to focus on land-use priorities, implementation

City and county planning staff presented a reorganized draft of the Flagstaff Regional Plan at a joint retreat Friday and asked elected and appointed officials to weigh in on a shorter, more implementation‑focused document.

The consultants and planning managers said the revised draft reduces the size of the policy section and removes duplicative “implementation guideline” pages that previously made the plan harder to use in day‑to‑day development review. “We made that guide for staff to use in a very different context,” said Sarah Dector, comprehensive and neighborhood planning manager for the City of Flagstaff, explaining why staff wants clearer, shorter guidance for decision makers.

Why it matters: staff and the regional plan committee said the old plan was “mom‑and‑apple pie” broad and difficult to use when actual zoning and…