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Staff outlines fast‑track timeline for Orem general plan update
Summary
Planning director Jared Hall said staff will draft a concise, high‑level general plan over the next three months with iterative updates to the planning commission and council, focusing on land use, housing, water conservation and an implementation chapter, and aiming for public hearings in January–February.
Planning director Jared Hall presented a proposed schedule for the general plan update, asking staff to draft during August–October with chapters circulated to the planning commission and council for review and public hearings scheduled in January and February. He stressed the plan should be a high‑level framework — "general plans are not binding" — and proposed keeping the document concise and moving detailed data tables to appendices or companion studies (for example, a future housing study).
Council members asked about the planning commission’s role, whether more joint work sessions are needed, and how the general plan will interface with existing master plans (transportation, parks). Jared said required elements under state law include a land‑use element and a modern income‑housing element and that the city recently adopted a water conservation element. Councilmembers emphasized avoiding unintended consequences when later writing implementing ordinances and asked staff to flag foreseeable regulatory implications for council review.
