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Planning
is choosing what to do, and how and when to do it. A
good explanation of what a plan is comes from Michael
Chandler in an article from the Planning Commissioners
Journal:
Whether we label our plan comprehensive, master or general,
we are, in most instances, describing the same thing.
For most communities, a comprehensive plan is the physical
manifestation of putting down on paper the hopes, dreams
and goals a community holds for itself.
Properly done, a comprehensive plan will describe how,
and at what pace, the community desires to develop physically,
economically, and socially. The plan functions much
like a roadmap; it is a means to an end.
Adopted
originally in 1994 and recently updated in March 2004,
the City’s Comprehensive Plan is a guide to development
in Camas for the next 20 years. It contains goals, policies,
and strategies on the following topics: land use; housing;
the environment; transportation; parks, recreation,
open space and trails; public facilities, utilities
and services; capital facilities (e.g. sewer, water,
etc.); and economic development. It also includes a
number of maps illustrating the aforementioned items.
Under the Washington State Growth Management Act (36.70A
RCW), comprehensive plans and implementing regulations
are required to be reviewed and updated, if necessary,
once every seven to ten years.
The
plan is an important tool in avoiding the pitfalls of
uncoordinated policies as Camas moves from existing
conditions to future possibilities. The plan is not
intended as a rigid system of goals and policies; rather,
it is:
• Long range—looks ahead as far as is practical
to anticipate growth and resulting community needs.
• Comprehensive—relates and integrates all
types of land uses and all necessary public facilities.
• General—establishes general locations
and areas for the elements and indicates their relationships
to each other and the population they serve.
• Responsive—adjusts to changes of condition,
unforeseen circumstances, or new local and regional
trends through regular updates.
The
current adopted Comprehensive Plan can be viewed in
the chapters below. Hard copies are available for review
at the Camas Public Library and at City Hall. Copies
may also be purchased for the cost of publication.
Comprehensive Plan Map
2004 Comprehensive Plan
Introduction
Public
Involvement
Background
Conditions
Land
Use
Housing
Environmental
Transportation
Parks,
Recreation and Open Spaces
Public
Facilities
Capital
Facilities
Economic
Development
Appendix
A
Appendix
B
Appendix
C
Appendix
D
Appendix
E
Appendix F:
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