Phase 1: Start-up / Public Participation Strategy (through August 2007)

This phase is complete. We have kicked-off the project, launched this website, identified preliminary issues the plan update will need to address, and prepared the public participation strategy and project schedule.

If you have ideas about public participation that you’d like to share, please contact the project team.

Phase 2: Inventory and Issues (through Fall 2007)

During this phase, the planning team will analyze current trends, issues, and conditions in the community and prepare inventory maps. Documents will summarize:

• Relevant plans/policies,
• Community data (GIS maps, demographics, economic),
• Regulations and connection to the plan, and
• 1994 Plan Assessment.

DOCUMENTS:

• Existing Conditions Snapshot
• 1994 Comprehensive Plan Analysis
• Defining Issues & Concepts
• Plan and Policy Summary

GUIDING PRINCIPLES:

• Guiding Principles: Community “Working” Vision
• Guiding Principle 1: Stewardship of Natural, Scenic and Environmentally Sensitive Areas
• Guiding Principle 2: Meet our Community’s Diverse Housing Needs
• Guiding Principle 3: Comprehensive, Integrated Transportation Strategy
• Guiding Principle 4: Manage Growth Responsibly
• Guiding Principle 5: Jackson as “Heart of the Region”
• Guiding Principle 6: A Diverse and Balanced Community

Phase 3: Vision, Goals, and Policies (through Fall 2007)

During this phase, the planning team will work with the public to refine and update the 1994 Plan Vision Statement and begin to update goals and policies of the plan, relating to a variety of topics (housing, land use, transportation, sustainability, etc.)

DOCUMENTS:

• Community Vision and Guiding Principles - Draft Update

Phase 4: Future Land Use Plan, Scenarios, and Policies (through Spring 2008)

During the land use planning phase, the planning team will work with the community to prepare growth and conservation scenarios, prepare a draft future land use plan, and refine the plan’s goals and policies. The community will have several opportunities to give ideas and comments.

DOCUMENTS:

• Scenarios Packet - low resolution (2.5MB)
• Scenarios Packet - high resolution (25.8MB)
• Themes and Policies (draft)
• Outline for Jackson/Teton Plan
• Travel Demand Modelling

Phase 5: Implementation Strategies (through Summer 2008)

The planning team will prepare strategies or actions necessary to implement the plan, based on input from the community and an understanding about “what is the community willing to do?” Actions and strategies needed to implement the Plan might include:

• Changing ordinances or regulations (e.g., LDR),

• New programs,
• New funding,
• Capital improvements, and
• Partnerships in the community.

STAY TUNED. LATER PRODUCTS WILL INCLUDE:

• Draft Implementation Strategies

Phase 6: Draft Plan Document (through Summer 2008)

During this last phase, the team will put the earlier pieces of the plan together. This will be a final opportunity for the public and committees to review the plan and make final refinements.

STAY TUNED. LATER PRODUCTS WILL INCLUDE:

• Draft Jackson/Teton County Comprehensive Plan