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Orem planning commission advances general plan update; land-use mapping, timeline and ‘Family City USA’ theme discussed
Summary
At a March 19 work session the Orem City Planning Commission reviewed a draft introduction and timeline for the city's general plan update, discussed a working subtitle "Family City USA," and began detailed discussion of the land-use element, including rural/open-space protections, residential density categories and new commercial zone types.
Orem City Planning Commission members and staff met in a March 19 work session to continue drafting the city's general plan update, reviewing schedule, a draft introduction and the land-use element.
The consultant presenting the draft told commissioners the update remains on a condensed schedule: roughly 12 commission meetings between March and September, a work session April 2 devoted to land use, transportation and water elements planned for May, additional elements in June, council briefings in August, final draft reviews in September and a target adoption in October.
Commissioners discussed the draft introduction'which uses the working subtitle "Family City USA"'and asked staff to expand or rework sections as the plan's elements are completed. The draft includes a brief history tying Orem's development to rail and industry, mentions the Geneva Steel…
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