Fact Sheet #1: General Plan Update
What is the Process?
The process for updating the General
Plan is extensive and allows numerous
opportunities for residents to participate
raise their concerns and provide ideas
for inclusion in the final Plan. The process
will take two years to complete and
will be guided by City staff, an advisory
committee and the City Council. The
process will culminate with a public vote
in August 2018.
The General Plan will be prepared in a six
phase process. As the plan is prepared, a
number of documents will be available for
public review and comment. These phases
and documents are described below.
❶ Project Start-up
Each topic presented in the Map Atlas
will include associated maps or visual
representation to provide a quick
reference and user-friendly tool.
❸ Visioning and Scenario Planning
❷ Technical Studies, Map Atlas
During Phase Two, results of the data
analysis will begin to be disseminated.
This information will be distributed in
various forms including an issues and
opportunities analysis and a Map Atlas.
The Map Atlas provides a snapshot of
the existing conditions and trends that
are influencing Buckeye today. The
information on existing conditions will
be used to better understand the issues
facing the city and will allow residents and
the project team to develop solutions.
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Project Start-up
Spring 2016
❷
Technical Studies,
As part of the public engagement
process, an assessment of what residents
value about living in the city will be
conducted in a series of community
be done through various visioning and
scenario planning exercises. During
these exercises, residents will have an
opportunity to consider various growth
scenarios. The workshop results will help
transportation and environmental issues
impact residents’ most fundamental
values in order to develop the Plan.
❹ Draft General Plan Elements
This phase will produce the draft General
Plan for public review and will contain
the goals and policies that will guide
future development within the city. It
also identifies a full set of implementation
measures that will ensure the policies of
the General Plan are carried out. A public
draft will be available to the community to
review and provide comments.
❺ Public Hearings
Phase five will begin the official public
hearing phase where the Planning and
Zoning Commission will hear public
Map Atlas
Summer 2016
❸
Visioning and Scenario
Planning
Summer to Winter 2016
workshops. This assessment activity will
the project team understand how growth,
Phase One is designed to establish a
firm foundation on which to develop the
planning effort. This phase includes the
initial data gathering, branding, mapping
and analysis of the study area.
Phase Description
❹
Draft General Plan
Elements
Spring to Summer 2017
❺
Public Hearings
Winter 2017/18
❻
Voter Ratification
Fall 2018
comment and consider the plan for
recommendation to the City Council.
The City Council then considers the plan
for final adoption. In this phase, the full
draft Plan will be produced, the final
community workshop will be held, and
the final informational brochure will
be released.
❻ Voter Ratification
Following adoption by the Buckeye City
Council, the final approved Plan will be
forwarded to the City Clerk and scheduled
for a public vote. The public vote is
tentatively scheduled for August of 2018.
Terri S. Hogan, AICP
Planning Manager
City of Buckeye
530 E. Monroe Avenue
Buckeye, Arizona 85326
623-349-6214
[email protected]
For more information visit www.imaginebuckeye2040.com
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