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Long Range Planning 2006 Comprehensive Plan, Northwest Quadrant Transportation Study, and Environmental / Landscape Framework Plan
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Planning for the growth of O'Fallon is a process important in maintaining the community's small town atmosphere. By creating a well-planned community, the City's economic vitality is enhanced, making it a better place to live and shop. The forethought and planning the City is currently engaged in, coupled with the high standards placed on residential and commercial development, will help ensure the community has quality growth that will be sustainable into the future.
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The Comprehensive Plan is a tool used to guide growth and development within the City. The Comprehensive Plan is a community effort facilitated by the Planning Commission that lays out guidelines on how the community would like to grow and how to achieve it. The Plan takes a look at the community's strengths and weaknesses in an effort to address the development and redevelopment issues affecting the City. This in-depth analysis helps anticipate future issues or trends, and it lays out the land use plan that helps mold future growth and development. The Comprehensive Plan provides an assessment of the physical and economic base of the City by providing a land use plan, census data, population projections, economic information, capital improvement plans, and much more. Other issues addressed in the Plan include balancing the demand for development with our current resources so not to overburden the schools and city services; continuing to work to keep Scott Air Force Base open; attracting other employers to diversify our work force; redevelopment of areas in possible decline; and protecting our environment and maintaining the high quality of life within the community.
Anyone interested in how the City is growing or in actually developing a project should consult the Comprehensive Plan for information and guidance. Copies of the 2006 Comprehensive Plan can be obtained at the Planning & Zoning Department located on the second floor of City Hall for $45 or downloaded by clicking on "2006 Comprehensive Plan" above. The Plan can be viewed as one complete text or by the individual chapters.
Please note: this is a large file and may take a while to open. On December 28, 2004, the City Council approved an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan with regard to a transportation plan for an area northwest of the City of O'Fallon.
This plan is intended to create a coherent set of policies that will adequately guide development of the built landscape and protect important environmental resources for future generations in O'Fallon.
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