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CCIITTYY OOFF CCAANNBBYY Comprehensive Plan First Draft Prepared by the Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission 323 West Schlieman Avenue Appleton, MN 56208 320-289-1981 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Purpose...........................................................................................................i Planning Process............................................................................................iii Content of the Plan.........................................................................................v Vision Statements ..........................................................................................vi Priority Activities...........................................................................................vii Map Location of Canby CHAPTER ONE: Community Investments Setting ............................................................................................................ 1 Location ............................................................................................. 1 Regional Context ............................................................................... 1 History................................................................................................ 2 Demographics ................................................................................................ 6 Population .......................................................................................... 6 Housing..............................................................................................14 Employment.......................................................................................17 Income................................................................................................20 Education ...........................................................................................22 Natural Resources..........................................................................................23 Climate...............................................................................................23 Geology..............................................................................................24 Vegetation and Wildlife.....................................................................24 Topography and Land Use.................................................................25 Soils....................................................................................................26 Water Quality.....................................................................................26 Water Features...................................................................................26 Maps Water Features Soils Land Use CHAPTER TWO: Current Land Use and Community Investments Zoning ............................................................................................................ 1 Housing Land Use.......................................................................................... 4 Industrial and Commercial Land Use ............................................................ 9 Community Investments ................................................................................12 Municipal Buildings and Facilities....................................................12 Transportation....................................................................................15 Water, Sewer and Utilities .................................................................17 Communication..................................................................................18 Parks/Recreation ................................................................................19 Map Current Zoning Community Investments CHAPTER THREE: Issues Identification Comprehensive Plan Survey.......................................................................... 1 Survey Results ................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER FOUR: Work Plan Definitions...................................................................................................... 1 Goals, Objectives and Strategies Hierarchy................................................... 2 Comprehensive Planning .............................................................................. 2 Process ........................................................................................................... 3 Work Plan: Goals, Objectives Strategies...................................................... 4 Visions ............................................................................................... 4 Housing.............................................................................................. 5 Business/Economic Development ..................................................... 8 Transportation....................................................................................11 Natural Resources/Parks/Recreation..................................................13 Community Services..........................................................................15 Priority Activities...............................................................................17 CHAPTER FIVE: Implementation Final Planning Step........................................................................................ 1 Implementation Tools and Steps.................................................................... 2 Timeline ............................................................................................. 2 Priority Activities............................................................................... 2 Review and Implementation Process............................................................. 5 Process ............................................................................................... 5 Implementation Summary.................................................................. 7 Updating the Plan........................................................................................... 8 Annexation..................................................................................................... 8 Tax Free Development Zones (JOBZ)........................................................... 9 Map Potential Annexation and Zoning Changes APPENDIX Community Survey Mailing INTRODUCTION PURPOSE OF THE PLAN Canby’s Comprehensive Plan is a “vision” for growth and development by laying out what they want to be and what they see for the future. In addition to addressing change it is a guide to help preserve what citizens value and assist the City in making day-to-day decisions. The Plan serves the following purposes as well: • Identifies key issues and goals expressed by the community, develops strategies for achieving the goals and creates an implementation process to reach those goals. • Provides both the legal basis or justification for land use control and a link to the City’s ordinances that, by law, must be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. • Addresses physical planning issues such as land use, transportation, housing, public facilities, parks and open spaces. The plan also considers social and economic issues. • Ties together physical planning issues into a single “comprehensive” plan that reflects the interrelationships and importance of all aspects of the City. • Creates a forum for the community to express a long-range vision through the year 2025 by collecting public input. • Guides city staff, the city planning commission, the city council and private developers in decisions related to preservation, growth and development. City of Canby i Draft Comprehensive Plan Why Plan Issues may differ but the need to plan does not. A comprehensive plan fosters the kind of development that citizens really want, which can lead to vibrant, thriving economies and neighborhoods. There are several benefits or reasons for an entity to do comprehensive planning including: • Build and guide the future. • Identify and prioritize issues. • Accommodate change. • Stay ahead of trends. • Leverage scarce resources. • Protect public investments. • Help maintain the resource base and other “natural capital”. • Ensure a safer, more pleasant and economical environment. • Create policies and ground rules that are fair, stable and predictable. • Save money in both the private and public sector. • Encourage “planning in harmony” between the City and neighboring units of government. • Coordinate with other jurisdictions and levels of government on topics of mutual concern. • Provide services in the most cost effective manner. • Achieve a more secure tax base. • Promote the public health, safety and general welfare of residents. • Approach decisions thoughtfully considering all sides and interconnections. • Legal justification for land use decisions and ordinances. • Public involvement in the planning process ensures better buy–in to the Plan. Use of the Plan City staff and City government will use the Plan to assist them with a variety of tasks including: • Making development and infrastructure decisions. City of Canby ii Draft Comprehensive Plan • Land acquisition and decisions regarding use of public land. • Budgeting for capital improvements. • Considering annexation issues. • Establishing regulatory changes. • Communicating to the public Canby’s vision for its future. Property owners and residents will use the Plan to assist them with tasks such as: • Determining potential property use. • Understanding possible land use changes in the surrounding area. • Establishing