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Orem staff outlines compressed timeline, required water element for general plan update
Summary
City planning staff told the council the general plan update is underway, emphasized the need for alignment with city values, heavy public and planning commission involvement, and noted a state requirement to adopt a water element by year end.
Orem planning staff presented an update on the city's general plan revision, outlining an accelerated schedule, a public-engagement process and a statutory requirement to adopt a water element by the end of the year.
Planning staffer Jerry Hals told the City Council the update aims to "align, involve, adopt, and integrate" city goals into a readable general plan. He said the planning commission is meeting weekly on draft chapters and that the administration will share draft sections with council members through Google Drive for iterative review.
Hals said…
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