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Charting the Course to
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The County of
York Comprehensive Plan |
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“What are the plans for my
neighborhood?” Citizens frequently call the Planning Division with this
question. People see a dead-end street leading to a large undeveloped tract
of land near their home and wonder what can be built there, or they may see
survey markers that are often the first sign that development is on its way. |
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The answer to this question
and many others can be found in the York County Comprehensive Plan. Titled
Charting
the Course to 2025,
the Comprehensive Plan is the long-range plan for the physical development
of the County. It also sets forth the County’s future plans for
transportation, community facilities, the environment, housing, economic
development, and historic resources. The overall purposes of the Plan are to
provide for an appropriate mix of residential, commercial, and industrial
development; to guide such development to appropriate areas of the County
based on the carrying capacity of the land, the existing development
character, and the presence of infrastructure and public facilities; to
preserve the County’s natural resources and aesthetic quality; and to
prevent the overburdening of the County’s roads, utilities, facilities, and
services. The Comprehensive Plan is a policy document that provides
direction for present and future policy makers in making the laws and
setting the policies to guide the County’s development. It is implemented by
the County’s various development ordinances, particularly the Zoning and
Subdivision Ordinances, as well as the Capital Improvements Program. |
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The Code of Virginia (Section
15.2-2223) requires all cities and counties in the state to have a
comprehensive plan and to review it every five years to determine if it
needs to be revised (Section 15.2-2230). York County’s first true
comprehensive plan was adopted in 1991, updated in 1999, and updated again
in 2005. All three plans were the result of extensive public participation
efforts. As such the Comprehensive Plan represents the combined efforts of
York County’s citizens, elected and appointed officials, and staff to
analyze present conditions in the County, determine what the County’s future
needs will be, and devise strategies for meeting these needs. It is the
community’s vision for its future, specific enough to provide clear guidance
yet broad and flexible enough to be adapted to account for changing
circumstances.
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