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Richland County moves comprehensive plan into Phase 3; draft maps, timeline released
Summary
County planning staff told council the comprehensive-plan update has entered the direction phase and distributed draft framework and conservation and development maps; public meetings continue and staff aims to deliver a draft plan by Oct. 31 for public review before planning commission consideration in December.
Richland County planning staff told council on Sept. 16 that the county’s comprehensive-plan update has entered phase 3, the “direction” phase, and that staff and the consultant are seeking public feedback on draft framework and conservation-and-development maps.
Director Williams (Richland County Planning Department) said phase 1 collected public visioning and guiding principles and phase 2 tested three scenarios. Phase 3 presents a draft framework map (a quick snapshot identifying areas the county would like to protect, enhance or transform) and a draft conservation-and-development map that will serve as the draft future land-use map to guide rezone and development decisions.
Why it matters: the comprehensive plan and its maps inform where the county will…
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