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Vision 2020 the Biloxi Comprehensive Plan Adoption Document City of Biloxi, Mississippi VISION 2020 THE BILOXI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADOPTION DOCUMENT PREPARED FOR CITY OF BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI BY JOSEPH A. LUSTECK & ASSOCIATES, INC. AND MARKET RESEARCH INSTITUTE SOUTHERN CONSULTANTS, INC. WEATHERFORD/McDADE, LTD. JUNE 18,1996 VISION 2020 *THE BILOXI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND INTRODUCTION. : ADOPTION DOCUMENT JOSEPH A. LUSTECK & ASSOCIATES, INC. 6/18/96 VISION 2020 THE BILOXI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CITY OF BILOXI THE HONORABLE A. J. HOLLOWAY, MAYOR CITY OF BILOXI COUNCIL MEMBERS WARD 1 MR. TOM FERRILL WARD 2 MR. ERIC E. DICKEY WARD 3 MR. JIM COMPTON WARD 4 MR. RUSSELL BISTLE WARD 5 MS. DIANNE G. HARENSKI WARD 6 MR. TOM WALL WARD 7 MR. MICKEY J. BELLANDE, SR. CITY OF BILOXI PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS AT LARGE MR. DAVID WASHER, CHAIRMAN WARD 1 ...... MR. CURTIS HARRISON ...... MR. RICHARD DESPORTE, JR. WARD 2 MR. THOMAS RHODEMAN MR. JAMES CROWLL WARD 3 MR. GARY LECHNER MR. GERALD LAMEY WARD 4 MS. JULIA CARTER MR. KEITH BURTON WARD 5 MS. JOANN HUMPHRIES MS. DIANE SICURO WARD 6 MR. JIMMY POULOS LT. GENERAL (RET.) BRYAN SHOTTS WARD 7 MS. KAY BANKSTON MR. FRANK CROCKER CITY OF BILOXI VISIONS AND VALUES COMMITTEE MEMBERS MR. JAKE ROSETTI MS. CLARA RHODEMAN MR. DON SNYDER MR. GABE KOPF MS. DEE THOMPSON MR. DON MARIE, SR. MS. LINDA HORNSBY MS. CHRISTY SMILEK MR. JACK ROGERS MR. PAT KENNEDY MR. DELMAR ROBINSON MR. JIM LUND MR. SKIP LEDBETTER MR. BOB TUCCEI EX OFFICIO MEMBERS DR. LARRY DRAWDY MR. LARRY MANUEL MR. BOBBY COLLINS MS. ADELE LYONS MR. BILL PORR MS. BECKY ANZALONE JOSEPH A. LUSTECK & ASSOCIATES, INC. 6/16/96 SECTION 1 - PAGE 1 VISION 2020 THE BILOXI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CITY OF BILOXI EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS CONTRACT OVERSIGHT M. DAVID STAEHLING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AND CONTRACT OVERSIGHT MANAGER PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OVERSIGHT/PLANNING DIVISION EDWARD H. SHAMBRA EXECUTIVE PLANNER BOBBY WENTZELL SENIOR PLANNER JOANNE C. PORET PLANNER BOB FELL SPECIAL PROJECTS SUSAN W. BYRD SECRETARY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DAVID NICHOLS CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER JERRY MORGAN DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS NATHAN SULLIVAN DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION FLOYD THIBODEAUX DIRECTOR OF FIRE DEPARTMENT TOMMY MOFFETT DIRECTOR OF POLICE DEPARTMENT GERALD PORCHE CITY ENGINEER DR. VAL HUSLEY MUSEUM CURATOR LISA MICHIELS HISTORIC SITES/PROMOTIONS VALERIE MABRY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN NICK FILIPICH GIS TECHNICIAN JOSEPH A. LUSTECK & ASSOCIATES, INC. 6/16/96 SECTION 1 - PAGE 2 VISION 2020 THE BILOXI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONSULTANT TEAM JOSEPH A. LUSTECK & ASSOCIATES, INC. REAL ESTATEIPLANNING CONSULTANTS JOSEPH A. LUSTECK, AICP, CRE CORINNE FOX, AICP P. 0. BOX 1608 JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39215-1608 (601) 925-4030 WEATHERFORD/MCDADE, LTD. PLANNING CONSULTANTS/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS DWIGHT L. WEATHERFORD, ASLA 1662 LELIA DRIVE JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39216 (601) 362-9707 SOUTHERN CONSULTANTS, INC CONSULTING ENGINEERS ROBERT C. LUNARDINI, PE 160 OFFICE PLAZA JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39206 (601) 362-8683 MARKET RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MRI) TELEPHONE SURVEYS VERNE R. KENNEDY, PhD 630 EAST GOVERNMENT STREET PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32501 (904) 433-9191 JOSEPH A. LUSTECK & ASSOCIATES, INC. 6/16/96 SECTION 1 - PAGE 3 VISION 2020 THE BILOXI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INTRODUCTION VISION 2020 THE BILOXI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PRESENTS A STATEMENT AND ILLUSTRATION OF PUBLIC POLICY REGARDING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI AND THE ADJACENT PLANNING AREA INTO WHICH IT CAN REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO EXPAND DURING THE PLAN'S TIME HORIZON. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS INTENDED TO BE TERRITORIALLY ALL INCLUSIVE. IT IS ALSO DESIGNED TO EMBRACE ALL PLAN ELEMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DEFINITION PRESENTED IN § 17-1 -.1 OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS AMENDED. TO BE COMPREHENSIVE, THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MUST INCLUDE ALL OF THE JURISDICTION'S PRESENT AND LIKELY FUTURE TERRITORY AND AFFECTED ATTRIBUTES. TO BE COMPREHENSIVE, THE CITYS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MUST ALSO BE ALL ENCOMPASSING OF THOSE MATTERS WHICH THE CITY IS EMPOWERED BY THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO CONTROL OR INFLUENCE THROUGH REGULATION, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT, OR BUDGET EXPENDITURE. VISION 2020 THE BILOXI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WAS DESIGNED TO FULFILL THESE PREREQUISITES. THE LEGAL AUTHORITY UNDER WHICH THE CITY OF BILOXI IS ALLOWED TO PREPARE ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS FOUND AT § 17-1-11 OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS AMENDED. THIS IS THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI'S LOCAL PLANNING AND ZONING ENABLING LAW. IT IDENTIFIES THE MINIMUM COMPONENTS OR ELEMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN ITS DEFINITIONS AT § 17-1 -1 AS FOLLOWS: 1. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 2. LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT 3. TRANSPORTATION PLAN ELEMENT 4. COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN ELEMENT IN ADDITION TO EMPOWERING MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES TO PREPARE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THIS STATE LEGISLATION ENABLES MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS TO ADOPT AND ENFORCE ZONING ORDINANCES, "IN CONFORMANCE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.u THIS PROVISION IMPLIES THAT MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES WHICH ADOPT AND ENFORCE ZONING ORDINANCES AND ZONING TYPE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BASE THEM ON AN OFFICIALLY ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. JOSEPH A. LUSTECK & ASSOCIATES, INC. 6/14/96 INTRODUCTION PAGE 1 VISION 2020 THE BILOXI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INTRODUCTION A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS ADOPTED THROUGH OFFICIAL ENACTMENT BY THE CITY COUNCIL WHICH MUST BE PRECEDED BY PUBLISHED PUBLIC NOTICE AND A PUBLIC HEARING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS ADOPTED BY A CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION. THE CITY OF BILOXI HAS AN ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF RECOMMENDING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND/Oll ITS PERIODIC REVISION AND UPDATING. THE BILOXI PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD BE RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL ACTS TO ADOPT OR AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN THE FUTURE. THE TIME FRAME OF THE BILOXI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS 25 YEARS EXTENDING FROM 1996 THROUGH 2020. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT PROGRESS MADE BY THE CITY TOWARD IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BE DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE BILOXI PLANNING COMMISSION WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF ALONG WITH SUCH OUTSIDE CONSULTANT ASSISTANCE AS IS DETERMINED TO BE NECESSARY. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A REPORT ON THIS MONITORING AND EVALUATION BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS PART OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S REQUIRED ANNUAL REPORT. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ITSELF BE PERIODICALLY REVIEWED, UPDATED AND REVISED AS NECESSARY, BUT AT LEAST EVERY FIVE YEARS AND THAT ITS HORIZON BE EXTENDED TO TWENTY-FIVE YEARS WITH EACH FIVE YEAR UPDATE. WHILE IT DOES NOT CARRY THE STATURE OF AN ORDINANCE, THE CITY'S ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROVIDES THE NECESSARY BASIS FOR PLAN IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS INCLUDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, OFFICIAL MAP, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN AND PROGRAM AND MUNICIPAL BUDGETS, ALL OF WHICH ARE ADOPTED AS ORDINANCES BY THE CITY COUNCIL THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CAN AND SHOULD BE AMENDED FOR GOOD REASON SUCH AS TERRITORIAL ENLARGEMENT OR OTHER CHANGED CONDITIONS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY FOLLOWING THE SAME PROCEDURE AS IN ITS ORIGINAL ADOPTION. THE PROPER PROCEDURE FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REQUIRES ITS AMENDMENT BEFORE A REGULATORY, INVESTMENT, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT OR BUDGET DECISION IS MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL WHICH IS CONTRARY TO ITS PROVISIONS. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOSEPH A. LUSTECK & ASSOCIATES, INC. 6/14/96 INTRODUCTION PAGE 2 VISION 2020 THE BILOXI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INTRODUCTION SHOULD BE PERIODICALLY REVIEWED, UPDATED AND REVISED TO REFLECT CHANGING CONDITIONS. THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO UPDATE THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN RESPONSE TO THE PASSAGE OF TIME, CHANGING CONDITIONS, BUILD OUT OF MUCH OF THE CITY'S TERRITORY AND THE INTRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DOCKSIDE GAMING IN THE CITY. THEY HIRED A TEAM OF CONSULTANTS TO ASSIST WITH PREPARATION OF THE UPDATED, ENLARGED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN'S PREPARATION. THECITY PLANNING COMMISSION, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF, VARIOUS OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS AND AN APPOINTEDWISIONS AND VALUES"COMMITTEE PARTICIPATED IN BRINGING THE PLAN TO THIS POINT. THE CONSULTANT TEAM UNDER SUBCONTRACTS WITH JOSEPH A. LUSTECK & ASSOCIATES, INC. INCLUDED MARKET RESEARCH INSTITUTE, SOUTHERN CONSULTANTS, INC. AND WEATHERFORD/McDADE, LTD. THE CITY COUNCIL'S MOST RECENT DECISION TO UPDATE THE CITY OF BILOXI'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WAS TIMELY AND NEEDED. THE LAST TIME THE CIlyS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WAS' UPDATED WAS IN 1979. BILOXI HAS CHANGED CONSIDERABLY SINCE THEN. IT HAS BECOME MUCH MORE INTENSELY DEVELOPED. ITS ECONOMY HAS CHANGED AS HAVE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF ITS POPULATION. AT THE SAME TIME, THE CITY OF BILOXI STILL HAS ITS UNIQUE LOCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION, LONG HISTORY, ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE SEA, AND KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE. MOST IMPORTANTLY BILOXI STILL HAS ITS DIVERSITY OF INHABITANTS, SOME OF WHOM ARE PEOPLE WITH DEEP ROOTS IN THE COMMUNITY, SOME OF WHOM ARE HERE BECAUSE OF PRESENT OR PAST MILITARY AFFILIATIONS AND OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN ATTRACTED BY EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. .VISION 2020 THE BILOXI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WAS PREPARED WITH CONSIDERABLE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. AN IMPORTANT INITIAL STEP IN THE PROCESS OF ITS PREPARATION WAS AN 800 RESIDENT TELEPHONE SURVEY UNDERTAKEN DURING 1995 BY MARKET RESEARCH INSTITUTE. DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1996, SEVERAL EVENTS WERE HELD TO HEAR PUBLIC REACTION AND TO RECEIVE COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC RELATED TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN'S PROPOSALS AND
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