Comprehensive Planning

Comprehensive Planning

• Ken Zeichner
• Principal Planner
• County Annex Building
• 3rd Floor
• 10 SW 2nd Avenue
• Gainesville, Fl 32601
• Phone: 352-374-5249
• Fax: 352-338-3224
• Hours: 8:30-5:00 pm
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What is a Comprehensive Plan?

The Alachua County Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) is a blueprint, adopted by the County Commission, to guide economic growth, development of land, resource protection, and provision of public services and facilities in Alachua County. The Plan implements the community’s vision through a series of ‘Elements’ that provide a framework for development to maintain and achieve the quality of life desired by residents and business owners like yourself.

New Elements

As a result of an evaluation of the Comprehensive Plan completed in 2009, two new elements will be included:

The Energy Element focusing on the County’s goals for energy conservation within County operations and in the community as a whole.
Read the draft element..

The Community Health Element including policies linked with other elements of the plan to facilitate health care delivery, promote health, prevent chronic illness, improve the livability of the community and provide residents opportunity for active living.
Read the draft element..

Why do we plan?

Have you ever thought about why you choose to live where you do? Is it the design of your neighborhood? The convenient access to work, school or shopping? The business or job opportunities? What about protection of the many natural resources in the area, or the recreation facilities available for you, your children or your grandchildren, and other families that will locate here in the future? These things are shaped by planning and policy choices made many years before a slab is poured, a park is established or an ‘Open for Business’ sign goes up.

These long range policy decisions are what local Comprehensive Plans are about. The Comprehensive Plan directly and indirectly influences all aspects of daily life, including where people live, work, eat, shop, conduct business, what activities and natural areas are available to visit and enjoy, and how you are able to get to and from these places.