RESOLUTION NO. 97- WHEREAS, the Most Recent Edition of the Moscow Comprehensive Plan Was Adopted by the Moscow City Council By
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RESOLUTION NO. 97- 07 WHEREAS, the most recent edition of the Moscow Comprehensive Plan was adopted by the Moscow City Council by resolution on October 7, 1985; and, WHEREAS, the Planing and Zoning Commission appointed a committee to review the Moscow Comprehensive Plan and fo rward recommendations to the full Commission, and which committee held ten public meetings between July, 1982 and January, !985; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission considered the Comprehensive Plan, evaluated the most recent information available and prepared recommendations fo r updating during the course of fifteen public meetings between July, 1982 and April, 1985; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Idabo Code Section 67-6509, the Moscow Planning and Zoning Commission conducted two duly advertised public hearings on May 22, 1985 and July I 0, 1985 on the 1985 Update ofthe City of Moscow Comprehensive Plan and Comprehensive Plan Map, which are fo r the management of the physical and economical development of the City of Moscow, Idaho; and WHEREAS, subsequent to those public hearings, the City of Moscow Planning and Zoning Commission considered the testimony, and by unanimous vote on June 12, 1985, moved to recommend the 1985 Update of the City of Moscow Comprehensive Plan to the City of Moscow City Council fo r final approval; and, WHEREAS, pursuant to Idaho Code Section 67-6509, the City of Moscow City Council conducted one duly published public hearing on September 16, 1985 at 8 00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall; and WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan adopted on July 21, 1980 which is the basis upon which the 1985 Comprehensive Plan Update has been prepared was adopted after the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a total of nine workshops, sixteen public meetings, and five public hearings as disclosed in Resolution No. 373 of the Moscow City Council; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Moscow, Idaho sitting as the governing board for Moscow, Idaho that the 1985 Update of the City of Moscow Comprehensive Plan, as recommended by the City of Moscow's Planning and Zoning Commission was adopted and approved as Resolution No 85-15 on October 7, 1985 as the City of Moscow's Comprehensive Plan of 1985 pursuant to Idaho Code Section 67- 6509(c); and WHEREAS, the physical and cultural environment and economic conditions in the City of Moscow have changed since the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan; and, WHEREAS, periodic updating of the data in the Plan is necessary in order that the goals, objectives and policies may be properly evaluated and revised in consideration of changed local conditions; and WHEREAS, in order to adopt an overall planning philosophy that would reflect citizens' goals fo r the future of the City of Moscow and will meet the requirements of Idaho's Local Land Use Planning Act of 1975, it is the City of Moscow's intention to maximize public participation in the planning process; and, WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission considered the Comprehensive Plan, evaluated the most recent information available, and prepared recommendations fo r updating the Comprehensive Plan during the course of numerous public meetings between March 25, 1992 and September 9, 1996; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Idaho Code Section 67-6509, the Moscow Planning and Zoning Commission conducted duly advertised public hearings specific to the 1997 Update of the City of Moscow Comprehensive Plan and Comprehensive Plan Map on November 9, 1995, February 28, 1996 and July 24, 1996; and, WHEREAS, subsequent to those public hearings, the City of Moscow Planning and Zoning Commission considered the testimony presented, and then successfully moved, to forward to the Moscow Mayor and City Council, with recommendations fo r adoption of the fo llowing elements, as partial update, of the Comprehensive Plan Introduction; Natural Resources & Hazards; Parks & Recreation; Public Services, Facilities & Utilities; Transportation; Area of City Impact Subsection to Land Use Element; Citizen Participation; and Private Property Rights; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Idaho Code Section 67-6509, the Moscow Mayor and City Council conducted duly advertised public hearings specific to the 1997 Update of the City of Moscow Comprehensive Plan and Comprehensive Plan Map on June 17, 1996 and September 9, 1996; and WHEREAS, subsequent to those public hearings, the Moscow Mayor and City Council considered the testimony presented, and then successfully moved to adopt the fo llowing elements, as partial update, of the Comprehensive Plan Introduction; Natural Resources & Hazards; Parks and Recreation; Public Services, Facilities & Utilities; Transportation; Area of City Impact Subsection to Land Use Element; Citizen Participation; and Private Property Rights. NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Mayor and City Council, sitting as the governing board fo r Moscow, Idaho that the fo llowing elements, as recommended by the Moscow Planning and Zoning Commission, be hereby adopted, as partial update, to the Comprehensive Plan Introduction; Natural Resources & Hazards; Parks and Recreation; Public Services, Facilities & Utilities; Transportation; Area of City Impact Subsection to Land Use Element; Citizen Participation; and Private Property Rights pursuant to Idaho Code Section 67-6509(c). At least three copies of this document shall remain on file at City Hall for public inspection. PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this .25.:!J:L day of August , 1997. y/��-ey0r - Paul C Agidius, ATTEST Resolution/comp planidm 1/27/97 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANDEFINED The Comprehensive Plan is the official statement of the City's legislative body (City Council) which sets forth its major policies concerning desirable future physical development. The published comprehensive plan includes a single unified physical design for the community, and it attempts to clarifY the relationship between physical development policies and social and economic goals. It consists of text, maps and other exhibits and includes all community planning elements as required by Idaho Code Section 67-6508. The Comprehensive Plan is specifically implemented through the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances as well as through administrative decision-making. A community is always in a state of change. As changes are made in the community, it is important that they are made in a way that they will be compatible with the efficient functioning of the rest of the community for the present and in the future. Once you start to do some thinking about the community the planning process has begun. In order to develop a plan that reflects what citizens want their community to be in the future, the ideas and desires of its citizens must be collected. The existing conditions must be inventoried and then the citizens must decide what opportunities and problems exist. Once the opportunities and constraints have been identified, goals and policies must be developed to maximize the opportunities and mitigate the constraints. Finally, a course of action for implementing the policies is prepared. When the planning process is completed, the finished product is: I. A collection of ideas and desires of the citizens of the community as to what they want for their community in the future. 2. A statement adopted by the governing body listing its objectives and policies for future development that informs property owners, developers, citizens and public agencies of the City's intentions. 3. A guide for decision-making for the advisory and governing bodies in the city, federal and state agencies considering the funding of projects within the City. 1 1/27/97 PURPOSES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 1. To improve the physical environment of the community as a setting for human activities -- to make it more functional, beautiful, decent, healthful, interesting and efficient. 2. To promote the public interest, the interest of the community at large, rather than the interests of individuals or special groups within the community. 3. To facilitate the democratic determination and implementation of community policies on the physical development. 4. To effect political and technical coordination in community development. 5. To inject long-range considerations into the determination of short-range actions. 6. To bring professional and technical knowledge to bear on the making of political decisions concerningthe physical development of the community. PLANNING AREA The Comprehensive Plan shall have jurisdiction over all lands within the incorporated boundary of the City of Moscow as well as all lands outside of the incorporated boundary of the City but within the designated Moscow Area of City Impact. HOW TO USE THE COMPREHENSNE PLAN The Comprehensive Plan is legally intended to be a guide for governmental bodies -- not a law which must be adhered to in the most stringent sense. However, state law requires that zoning ". be in accordance with the adopted comprehensive plan . " The plan therefore becomes binding to an extent, though revisions can be made in accordance with the Local Land Use Planning Act. A comprehensive plan is general in character. The goals and policies included in it should guide the community in general concepts. The land use map of the plan and the relevant text should be referred to for each issue. Although the land use map designates the basic type of land use to be permitted in an area, the text will give further information regarding densities intended for the types of! and use, ideal extent of particular zones, and other information that cannot be shown on the map. The plan may be amended as needed. Factors that necessitate changes to the plan are growth, changing conditions and various decisions made by the City over time. A 2 l/27/97 review of the entire plan every two years and the making of desirable revisions at that time should make it unnecessary to do a complete revision of the plan for a long period of time.