§ 30.401. Community Planning Division; Establishment; Responsibilities.  


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  • There is established within the Department a Community Planning Division, which shall be responsible for:

    (a)

    Preparation, evaluation and review of the comprehensive plan for the City, including the required five-year Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR), and amendments and modifications thereto, as required by Chapter 650;

    (b)

    Preparation, maintenance and updating of short and long-range plans relating to land use, community facilities, utilities and environmental systems and for compiling and updating socioeconomic data used by the Department;

    (c)

    Capital Improvement and facilities planning;

    (d)

    Land use regulation matters, including environmental and historic preservation matters related to land use;

    (e)

    Preparing historic studies, designations, tax abatement requests, certificates of appropriateness;

    (f)

    Providing staff support to the Historic Preservation Commission;

    (g)

    Parks Planning;

    (h)

    Reviewing and monitoring all Developments of Regional Impact;

    (i)

    Preparation and implementation, as required, of special planning studies including but not limited to Neighborhood Action Plans, District Plans, Special Study Areas, etc.;

    (j)

    Preparation and/or participation in planning studies such as corridor studies, district plans, and neighborhood action plans;

    (k)

    Any other activities as may be assigned by the Director.

(Ord. 2007-839-E, § 8; Ord. 2013-209-E, § 28)