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JUNE 2005
Introduction

The purpose of the Comprehensive Plan is not only to direct development policy for the City of North Liberty, but also to identify and recognize issues that have affected development in the past. It is on the basis of these issues and problems that directives will be established for developing a plan for North Liberty.

The initial effort in the planning process consisted of a community inventory that analyzed and evaluated all aspects of the physical, social, and economic character of the City. The City Inventory is organized into report form separate from the Comprehensive Plan and provides detailed descriptions and explanations of the problems and opportunities within the City. It contains the latest Census and demographic information to assist in determining trends within North Liberty.

A town meeting was held to insure that citizens were part of the planning process and had ample opportunity to voice their opinions. In addition, residents were able to submit comments and concerns via the North Liberty website. Finally, several public work-sessions with the Planning and Zoning Commission were held to compile the information and complete the Plan.

The four perspectives (city inventory, town meeting, comments from the website and the public work-sessions) will provide the informational base and community focus for the preparation of the Development Framework and Implementation aspects of the Comprehensive Plan.

Further, the Comprehensive Plan is organized into three distinct sections. The first is the Policy Plan. This section establishes the City’s policies and goals with respect to future development. The Policy Plan is based on the four perspectives detailed above. The second section is the Development Framework. This section establishes the general physical planning ideals for the community, broken down into more detailed recommendations by neighborhood or planning district. The Development Framework also contains a Plan Implementation Schedule to monitor the progress of the Plan. This is a very important role of the update process that will be necessary to keep this document dynamic and up-to-date. The final section of the Plan is the separate City Inventory described above. This document should be used in concert with the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan.
 

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