Show I. I Six Sim County bounty Planning Office Lists Major Objectives This Is the second article In a series on the land use planning operation in the Central Central Central Cen Cen- Utah District Office Our first article dealt with the history history history his his- tory of or the planning program and how the land use planning office functions This article will wUI briefly review how the six county county county coun coun- ty comprehensive plan will be developed The third article will concern Itself with the citizen participation phase of or orthis this plan The Intention behind the development development de development de- de of or a Six County Comprehensive Comprehensive Com Com- Plan Is to provide a method for achieving long desired community and county goals In the Central Utah Dis Dis- Dis- Dis Community and county goals do not necessarily refer to only visual aspects Some of the other aspects which may maybe maybe maybe be included are economic so social social so- so cial and political It also helps a community to look Into the future and anticipate a problem before it occurs Some time ago everyone knew their neighbor In these rural communities and when the community community com com- decided something had to tobe tobe tobe be done It was understood that everyone would pitch In As our communities grow row these attitudes change Where the property owner could do what he wanted to many years ago without affecting affecting affecting affect affect- ing his neighbor his neighbor Is now lOW only a short distance away If you have lived In an apartment or shared a dresser you know you cant can't do everything everything every every- thing Just like Ilke you want to Whereas In isolation anything went in our growing ties mutually satisfactory ar arrangements arrangements arrangements ar- ar have to be found Those who originally planned these communities had a lot of foresight They kept all farmland farmland farmland farm farm- land on the fringe and all homes near the center It might be wise to follow some of the wisdom of our original settlers Some of the conflicts that now exist are feed lots and turkey farms next to homes schools near busy streets and commercial uses In residential areas Where as neighbors could re resolve resolve resolve re- re solve these conflicts before changes in values and growth have Intensified the problem This method for achieving goals Is like the process we wego wego wego go through every day of our lives in achieving personal goals We take an Inventory of our situation set our goal analyze the alternatives ves set seta a plan of action for the alternative alternative alternative alter alter- native selected and then we do It The end result with a comprehensive comprehensive comprehensive com com- plan Is a booklet and anda a map The booklet goes through this planning process and then sets up a plan of action for the alternative selected The he map mapIs mapis mapis Is color coded to give general Indication of preferred land uses In order to prevent the types of conflicts mentioned ear earlier lIer However these two documents are merely guidelines guidelines guidelines guide guide- lines or tools to help the legislative legislative legislative legis legis- body made the decisions only they can make As can be seen In the sketch the Input of the public is the key factor at any stage in this planning process This will be discussed in more detail in article three If Ii you have any questions about this article or the previous previous previous pre pre- one please feel free to call us at or pay us usa usa usa a visit We are on the second floor noor of the Richfield Post Of Office Office Of- Of fice In Rooms and Of course these preferred land uses take Into consideration consideration consideration consider consider- a 20 to 30 year projection of growth |