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<br />p. <br />, <br />. <br />. <br />, <br />, <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />,. <br />I <br />, <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />, <br />. <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />WHAr IS PLANNING? <br /> <br />Planning is the ongoing attempt to guide future <br />development and redevelopment of a neighborhood, <br />community or region in order to promote the public <br />health, safety, and welfare, to be prepared to take <br />advantage of future opportunities, and to create and <br />maintain a desirable environment. <br /> <br />........................... . <br /> <br />PLANNING CONCEPrS <br /> <br />Ci ty, rownship and County planning is based on state <br />enabling legislation. Planning begins with an analysis <br />of community needs and goals which are then formulated <br />into a Comprehensive Plan. rhe Zoning Ordinance and <br />other regulations must be. based on this Comprehensive <br />Plan in order to be constitutional and to minimize land <br />use conflicts. <br /> <br />.. .......... ...... ........ <br /> <br />rHE PLANNING COMMISSION IS AN APPOINrED ADVISORY BODY <br />WHICH: <br /> <br />*researches, studies, and generates ideas on planning <br />issues in order to gUide community land use planning. <br /> <br />*serves as a feedback mechanism to inform the governing <br />body what citizens want and where the best long-range <br />interests of the community lie. <br /> <br />*evaluates information from staff, other public agencies, <br />and testimony gathered in public hearings regarding <br />development proposals, ordinance amendments, capital <br />improvements, and other land use issues in order to make <br />recommendations to the governing body. <br /> <br />*supports its decisions with findings of fact based on <br />the health, safety and welfare of citizens, and gUided <br />by the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />*receives its charge from state enabling legislation. <br /> <br />lff_asaamoN <br />I l'1q~ <br /> <br />2 <br />