a. The land use and infrastructure
plans will provide the capacity and land area required to meet
the Planning for Paulding Benchmarks and Strategies.
b. The countywide plan will include a
land use plan and infrastructure master plan for the following
elements: transportation (including all modes – roadway, air,
train, pedestrian, bikeways, sidewalks, and waterways), water,
sewage, parks and recreation, storm water, solid waste, air
quality, education, public safety, churches, health/social
services, housing, government facilities, historical
preservation, environment, greenspace/open space, and economic
development. Each physical infrastructure element will have
required levels of service.
c. The major focus in all parts of this
plan will be to create sustainable neighborhoods and villages of
neighborhoods. The neighborhoods and villages will be connected
through walking/bicycling trails, greenspace and open space and
will ultimately be connected to the Silver Comet Trail creating
a “County of Trails.” (See Strategy # A1 in Quality of Life.)
d. Smart growth will result in higher
densities concentrated in smaller areas with the surrounding
areas being used as open space. This will result in the same or
lower total density but should decrease infrastructure costs.
The result will be a more pedestrian and bicycle friendly
community, with a reduced dependency on the automobile.
e. Maintain consistent zoning and
building code requirements and develop smooth transitions
between major land uses. (See Strategy # A2 in Quality of Life)
f. All of the master plans will be
coordinated and build-out phased for the most efficient and
effective construction of the infrastructure elements.
Incentives and disincentives will be available to encourage the
best sequencing of development. Decisions will be made that are
based more on engineering, science and fact rather than emotion.
g. The countywide plan will include a
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that uses innovative funding for
all infrastructure development on an annual basis with a 10-year
projection. This CIP will provide for infrastructure development
required to eliminate the gap in each infrastructure master plan
and provide for growth over 10 years. The countywide CIP will
include in one document and spreadsheet all infrastructures
whether financed by Federal, State, County, School Board or
other governmental authorities or entities. All projects
required to meet the service level required for each type of
infrastructure will be included whether funds for construction
are currently available or not. The CIP will be used as an
instrument to initiate dialogue on establishing project priority
and trade-offs and find the best way over time to finance each
required project.
4. Develop an Annexation Policy for the county and cities.
5. Maintain an appropriate mix of single family and multifamily
in alignment with achieving our Key Benchmarks.
