Creating a Master Plan for Your Community - MAPC
Creating a Master Plan for Your Community
Prepared for:
Citizen Planner Training Collaborative
Ralph Willmer, FAICP Principal Planner
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Table of Contents
Overview
Master Plan Defined Purposes of a Master Plan Legal Requirements Contents of a Master Plan Timeline Key Steps Outcome Expense Getting Started Planning & Zoning in Massachusetts
Tips and Lessons Learned
Citizen Planner Training Collaborative
How to Create a Master Plan for Your Community
Slide 2
Overview
Definition
Purposes Legal Contents Timeline Key Steps Outcome Expense Getting Started Planning & Zoning in Massachusetts
What is a Master Plan?
? A future vision and policy guide for the Town
? Plan for a community's physical evolution
? Comprehensive analysis of all aspects of community development
? Long-range (typically varies from five to 15 years)
? NOT a zoning bylaw or regulation ? Public policy document
Citizen Planner Training Collaborative
How to Create a Master Plan for Your Community
Slide 3
Overview
Definition
Purposes
Legal Contents Timeline Key Steps Outcome Expense Getting Started Planning & Zoning in Massachusetts
Citizen Planner Training Collaborative
Why Plan?
"We usually do our long-range planning at the last minute"
How to Create a Master Plan for Your Community
Slide 4
Overview
Definition
Purposes
Legal Contents Timeline Key Steps Outcome Expense Getting Started Planning & Zoning in Massachusetts
A Master Plan helps communities:
? Manage growth and change ? Provide for orderly and predictable development ? Protect environmental resources ? Set priorities for developing and maintaining
infrastructure and public facilities ? Strengthen local identity ? Create a framework for future policy decisions ? Promote open, democratic planning ? Provide guidance to land owners, developers, and
permitting authorities
Citizen Planner Training Collaborative
How to Create a Master Plan for Your Community
Slide 5
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