Village of Forsyth COMPREHENSIVE PLAN & UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE Workshop #2 Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 Vision Workshop Prepared by: FORSYTH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN & UDO Thursday, February 23, 2012
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH Community Survey Share your perspective on community issues, including economic development, housing, and community services • 87 responses as of 2/21/2012 • Approx. 1,300 households • Approx. 7% Link to survey on website: www.TeskaAssociates.com/Forsyth Vision Workshop FORSYTH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN & UDO Thursday, February 23, 2012
Community Mapping Tool
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT Vision Workshop FORSYTH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN & UDO Thursday, February 23, 2012
PLANNING PROCESS • Tour Nov.-Jan., 2011/12 • Staff & Committee Meeting • Interviews & Focus Groups • Survey Review • Vision Workshop Feb., 2012 • Regulation Review • Draft Future Land Use and Transportation Review March, 2012 • Zoning Issues Workshop • Econ. Development, Parks Review April, 2012 • Zoning W.S. A - Title, Purpose, Zoning Categories • Review of Draft Comprehensive Plan May, 2012 • Zoning Workshop B - Review of Parking Regulations • Comp. Plan Public Hearing June, 2012 • Zoning Workshop C - Review of Residential Zoning Districts • Village Board Comp. Plan Adoption July, 2012 • Zoning Workshop D - Non-Residential Districts and Signs Vision Workshop FORSYTH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN & UDO Thursday, February 23, 2012
VISIONING EXERCISES “Newspaper Headlines” Example: Suggest hypothetical newspaper “Amazon.com to Open headlines that you would like to Fulfillment Center in Forsyth, see in Forsyth, focusing on Will Create 850 New Jobs” programs, activities, or policies that you think will improve the Intent: quality-of-life of the community. To attract tech companies to Forsyth that will create new jobs that match the skillsets of local jobseekers and college students Vision Workshop FORSYTH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN & UDO Thursday, February 23, 2012
VISIONING EXERCISES Mapping Exercise Intent: Engage in interactive mapping Communicate land use, and discussion by using an aerial urban design, and base map and stickers of graphic physical improvement icons that represent various ideas in a visual and types of land uses and physical place-based form. improvements that may be worth exploring in Forsyth. Vision Workshop FORSYTH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN & UDO Thursday, February 23, 2012
MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY AREA Vision Workshop FORSYTH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN & UDO Thursday, February 23, 2012
1½-MILE PLANNING AREA 1½-Mile Planning Area Vision Workshop FORSYTH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN & UDO Thursday, February 23, 2012
Ordinance Issues 1. Signs 2. Fence locations on corner lots 3. Swimming Pools 4. Consistency with Comprehensive Plan 5. Ease of Use Formatting • Tables, illustrations • Simplify language • 6. Other????? Vision Workshop FORSYTH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN & UDO Thursday, February 23, 2012
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