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Policy Plan
For Intergovernmental Collaboration
PUBLIC DISCUSSION DRAFT
BASED ON OKI LAND USE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS, NOVEMBER 2004
Introduction |
Transportation |
Public Facilities and Services
Natural Systems |
Housing |
Economic Development
Land Use |
Footnotes
PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Policy Opportunity:
8. Requiring adequate public facilities and services (e.g., water, sewer,
and roads) to be in place for all planned development6, avoids Ill-timed7
extension of water, sewer, and road facilities and services, and reduces the
need for sprawling8, inefficient development.
Implementation Policies:
8.1 Local government comprehensive plans should follow County and regional
guidelines that link transportation, land use, economic development,
public facilities, housing, natural systems, recreation, intergovernmental
coordination, and capital improvements9.
8.2. The public facilities element of
Hamilton County and local government comprehensive plans should analyze
the need for public facilities and services, as well as specify areas for
capital improvements, in consultation with water and sewer providers.
8.3. The Hamilton County Caucus of OKI
representatives should work with OKI to inventory and track the growth of
water and sewer systems to help Hamilton County and local government and
regional planners understand where new development is being encouraged and
where transportation system improvements could be needed.
Policy Opportunity:
9. Requiring adequate10 infrastructure prior to approval of new development
will enable Hamilton County and local governments to keep pace with the
impacts of development.
Implementation Policies:
9.1. Hamilton County and local governments should ensure that the costs of
providing public facilities and services for development are accounted for
and covered by available funds, fee structures, and benefits to the
community.
9.2. Hamilton County and local government
comprehensive plans should include level of service standards11, should
identify the facilities needed to meet them, and should reference capital.
9.3. Hamilton County and local governments
should evaluate land use proposals for consistency with the capacity and
level of service of the public facilities and services identified in their
comprehensive plans, and should estimate public facility and service costs
associated with these proposals.
9.4. The Hamilton County Caucus of OKI
representatives should work with OKI to develop evaluation criteria and
techniques that can be used at the Hamilton County and local government
level to ensure that needed infrastructure improvements are provided when
the impacts of development occur.
Policy Opportunity:
10. Coordination among public facilities and services planning,
transportation planning, and land use planning by all levels of government
will enable achievement of Hamilton County’s vision for public facilities
and services.
Implementation Policies:
10.1. Hamilton County and local governments should use OKI’s model
comprehensive plan guidelines that link transportation, land use, economic
development, public facilities, housing, natural systems, recreation,
intergovernmental coordination, and capital improvements. Hamilton County
and local government should work together through the Hamilton County
Caucus of OKI representatives to assure that OKI provides adequate
incentives to Hamilton County and local governments for preparing
comprehensive plans.
10.2. Hamilton County and municipal
subdivision regulations and other development related regulations should
be consistent with county and regional policies.
10.3. The intergovernmental coordination
element of Hamilton County and local government comprehensive plans should
encourage cooperation within and between Hamilton County and local
governments on issues related to public facilities, land use, and
transportation.
10.4. The public facilities element of
Hamilton County and local government comprehensive plans should encourage
coordination with and among water and sewer providers and stormwater
management authorities.
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