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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Alessandro Minnella, Senior Planner
DATE: February 24, 2025
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Initiating a Public Hearing to Consider the Revisions to Aurora's Comprehensive Plan for Obvious Changes Throughout the City of Aurora.
PURPOSE:
To consider revisions to the Aurora's Comprehensive Plan for obvious changes throughout the City of Aurora.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Aurora's Comprehensive Plan establishes goals, objectives and policies for the future of the community as well as long-range recommendations for land use, transportation and community facilities.
The Comprehensive Plan is an important tool which sets the foundation for future decision-making regarding land use and development. It is intended to be used as a policy guide and to be flexible and adaptive over time. Nevertheless, the Comprehensive Plan is not a static document and may require amendments to ensure that it addresses the changing needs and goals of the community.
DISCUSSION:
Revisions to the Comprehensive Plan are common and at times necessary to ensure that such a guided document is current and in keeping with economic, social and physical trends or overtime changes.
The need to revise the Aurora's Comprehensive Plan for obvious changes typically occurs because the original classification was issued in error (a mature and stable residential neighborhood was classified as commercial) or because the current classification is not consistent with the current or anticipated land use and/or zoning.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
By approving the resolution initiating a public hearing to consider the revisions to Aurora's Comprehensive Plan for obvious changes throughout the city of Aurora, staff will be enabled to investigate areas of interest, hence provide a detailed report and recommendations to be vetted at a future public hearing before Planning Commission.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends approving a Resolution Initiating a Public Hearing to Consider the Revisions t...
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