Planning staff present technical edits to Comprehensive Plan through EAR policy updates

Aug 3, 2026

Planning staff described Evaluation and Assessment Report (EAR) policy edits that are primarily technical, incorporate community feedback, and will move to later phases for implementation and a possible August 2026 adoption; commissioners asked how changes interact with the new land development code.

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Planning staff presented proposed policy edits to the Comprehensive Plan's Evaluation and Assessment Report (EAR), explaining the two'phase process that separates policy edits from implementation analysis. Peyton Burgess said the EAR is "the evaluation and assessment report," required by the UDO every two years and intended to monitor progress on comprehensive plan goals and objectives.

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