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We want YOU to
tell us what Sandpoint should be like in 20 years! |
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Sandpoint has
grown dramatically in recent years, with equally dramatic
changes in terms of transportation, housing, and civic
infrastructure. Additional factors have pushed middle and
lower-income families to the outskirts or to neighboring
towns, increasing traffic and changing Sandpoint’s
character.
Issues like these
have caused the City to commission a complete overhaul of its
current comprehensive plan, a document first adopted in 1977. The
plan will address a 20-year horizon, and will guide policies related
to land use, transportation, natural resources, housing, and more.
The process will be led by the City and planning consultant Studio
Cascade, Inc., of Spokane.
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The
City Council considered the Draft Comprehensive Plan, as
forwarded to them by the Planning Commission, at a public
hearing on June 12,
2008. They are in the process of deliberating the
document in workshop sessions. These workshops are
open to the public. |
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Click
HERE for the
current (as of 5/28/08) draft of the Comprehensive Plan
(8.54 mb). Or click on the individual chapters below:
Click
HERE
to see the current draft of the Land Use Map (you will find
the Context Area definitions in Chapter 4).
This Draft includes the
following modifications as recommended by the Planning
Commission at their May 13 (continued from May 6), 2008
meeting:
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The City through Committees and
Commissions draft and adopt an Arts/Culture chapter when
submitted.
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Goal CD-3 Policy B: The land use
designation CA-3B should be incorporated.
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Goal CD-4: Additional language added,
“The City will promote the active implementation of the
above policies as being critical to creating a sustainable
Sandpoint.
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Goal T-1, add Policy C to state,
“Consider creative parking strategies to reduce the autos
visual prominence.”
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Goal T-4: Policy A should be reworded to
“Provide for a grade separated railroad crossing, where
appropriate to ensure adequate delivery of City services.”
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Goal T-4: Policy F should be included in
the section Recreation as a goal, under R-3 as Policy D page
7-4.
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Goal E-3: The second “of” in Policy A
should be deleted.
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Goal E-2: The addition of Policy C with
language, “Improve transportation facilities and services to
facilitate movement of people through the region.”
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The proposed Division Avenue CA-4
designation shall now be designated CA-3B and including the
eastern half block of Division between Oak and Fir Streets.
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Boyer
Avenue between Larch and Main Streets to be designated CA-2
for the western half block fronting Boyer and eastern full
block to Sixth Avenue.
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The
full block east of Forest to Boyer Avenue with the southern
half block of Church Street to Cedar Street shall now be
designated CA-2.
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Overview
of Presentation, Draft Land Use Maps, and Draft Vision
Statement from the October 11, 2007, meeting:
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Check Out the Four Alternative
Land Use Plans Discussed During the September 11, 2007,
meeting:
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Check Out the Results of the Community Photo Survey
See how our community views
Sandpoint's current:
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And click HERE to see a movie that gives
a fun perspective (Caviar and
Corndogs) of Sandpoint,
submitted by one of its residents. |
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Meeting Summaries |
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April 5 |
Vision Workshop: Group exercises to help establish broad-brush goals for Sandpoint –
what should life here be like in 20 years? Help define
Sandpoint’s “Vision statement.”
Click
HERE to see a
summary of the comments made at that meeting.
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May 3 |
Issues and Priorities Workshop:
Presentation and exercises to turn vision concepts into
planning goals, and begin prioritizing them in ways that
make sense for Sandpoint.
Click
HERE
to see the Draft Vision Statement presented at this meeting.
Click
HERE
to see results from Plan Priorities Scoring.
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May 31 |
Strategies & Choices Workshop:
Presentation illustrating various strategic approaches
Sandpoint’s plan might take – evaluate, critique, and help
improve the plan’s overall direction!
Click
HERE to see a summary of the comments made at that
meeting.
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| September 11 |
Alternative Workshop:
Presentation of
growth strategies as refined by the last meeting, research,
and the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee’s summer
outreach.
Click HERE to go to the
Alternative Land Use Plans discussed at this meeting.
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| October 11 |
Policy Workshop:
Presentation
of previous workshop and steering committee results, draft
land use strategy group review of draft vision, land use
plan, evaluation of policy alternatives.
Click HERE to go to the presentation, draft Land Use Maps,
and draft Vision Statement presented at this meeting.
Click
HERE
to see a summary of the comments made at that meeting. |
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November 15
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Public Comment Portion of
Steering Committee Meeting
Click
HERE to see the written public comments presented at
this meeting. |
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Project Contacts: |
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Studio Cascade, Inc. |
City of Sandpoint |
Comprehensive Plan
Steering Committee |
Bill Grimes,
Principal
114 W. Pacific, Suite 200
Spokane, WA 99201
Voice:
509-835-3770
Fax: 509-835-3763
Email |
Planning Department
1123 Lake Street
Sandpoint, ID 83864
Voice:
208-263-3370
Fax: 208-263-3678
Email |
Chair
Brandon Moon
Voice: 208-263-3408 |
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