Planning Ahead For NCC Comprehensive Plan Update Meeting # 1 - Land Use

[Cross-posted - Is NCC Going Into 2012 Planning Without Any Discussion Of Whether, Or How Successfully, The Goals And Objectives Of The 2007 Planning Update Were Met? ]

Jan. 26th 2011 (6:30PM at 77 Reads Way) - NCC Comprehensive Plan Update Meeting ~ Public Meeting #1 Land Use Agenda pdf

1). Welcome / Introductions
2). Overview of the Comprehensive Planning process: Register Email/Twitter and Process Flow Diagram
3). Update on accomplishments from 2007 Comprehensive Plan (the following list of 2007 accomplishments was taken from the Kick-Off Meeting Summary pdf ~)

• Accessory Dwelling Unit code amendment.
• Drafting of the Water Management Code.
• Implementation of the two-step development process.
• Cooperating with DelDOT - prioritizing of transportation projects.
• Affordable Housing code amendment.
• Improved Village/Hamlet provisions.
• Updates to the Building and Property Maintenance Codes.
• SNCC Master Plan process, ongoing.
• MOU for preservation of Red Clay Scenic Byway.

4). Discussion on Land Use: This meeting: Where we've been and where we are. Jan 26 2011 Vision for the future: Review and Refinement of Vision Statement, Goals and Objectives and Vision Mapping activity

5). Facilitated Activities /Public Participation Round 1
- Mapping Activity: Community Assets
- Mapping Activity: Issues and Concerns
6). Facilitated Activities /Public Participation Round 2
- Mapping Activity: Issues and Concerns
- Mapping Activity: Community Assets
7). Visual Preference Survey
8). Closing / Next Step
9). Reminder: Comment Cards and Email Registration

Plus the Summary Kick-Off Meeting pdf - activity outcomes

A. Identification of Community Issues and Concerns:

Population Density
Unincorporated land
Space for new high-paying jobs
Parks near future development areas
Development/Redevelopment regulations
Transportation standards
Attract young people/recent graduates
Preserve agriculture and open space
Mixed use walkable communities
New housing only where infrastructure exists
Avoid "fad" planning
Community interconnectivity
Community character
Promote redevelopment

B. Assess/Prioritize Delaware Community Design Core Values:

1). Land features before land design
2). Land design before yield
3). Cluster before sprawl
4). Scale before statement
5). Pedestrian before vehicle
6). Context before application
7). Sensibility before fad
8). Neighborhood before individual ownership
9). Community inclusion before site exclusion
10). Community character before ordinance
11). Land planning and architectural design before engineering

C. Reactions to 2007 Comprehensive Plan Vision Statements:

List of vision statements is too lengthy
Eliminate redundancy in vision
Add remediation of brownfields as a priority
Is development pattern economically viable?
How much development is too much?
Vision statements are too vague
Need to plan for future population and employment
Should articulate where we want the community to go
Infrastructure vs development
Need for multi-modal mobility for seniors
Consistent "Community character"
Consistency from Land Use Dept.
Need consistent County codes
Desire for form-based codes
We should care how the County looks
Communicate with the cities