Chapter 19.04
INTRODUCTION
Sections:
19.04.010 Introduction.
This plan was first developed in 1978 in response to Oregon Revised Statute 197 and Senate Bill 100. The plan was acknowledged by the Department of Land Conservation and Development in 1984 and has had several minor amendments and one major update in 1991. This is the second major update since its inception.
The official Comprehensive Plan shall be the goals and policies and the maps. Supporting documents shall be history, background, data, surveys, and assumptions.
The basis for this plan is first the assumption that use of land requires order beyond that of simply economic determination. As such the federal government has encouraged land use planning and in particular land use comprehensive plans since 1928 with the passage of “A Standard City Planning Enabling Act.” The state of Oregon has refined the planning process with the passage of Senate Bill 100 in 1973.
The second basis for this plan is a continuation of the earlier versions which were built upon a great deal of data, citizen input, staff thought and legislative deliberations before it was presented to the state as the plan for the city of St. Helens to use as the guide for land use in the short and long term. This amendment adds to the 1978 Comprehensive Plan by updating it and modifying some of the goals and policies as befit the changes in facts, data, assumptions and desires of the community.
The definition of comprehensive plan is found in ORS 197.015. It means a generalized, coordinated land use map and policy statement of the governing body of a local government that interrelates all functional and natural systems and activities relating to the use of lands, including but not limited to sewer and water systems, transportation systems, educational facilities, recreational facilities, and natural resources and air and water quality management programs. “Comprehensive” means all-inclusive, both in terms of the geographic area covered and functional and natural activities and systems occurring in the area covered by the plan. “General nature” means a summary of policies and proposals in broad categories and does not necessarily indicate specific locations of any area, activity or use. A plan is “coordinated” when the needs of all levels of governments, semipublic and private agencies and the citizens of Oregon have been considered and accommodated as much as possible. “Land” includes water, both surface and subsurface, and the air.
Generally this plan shall follow the Oregon Statewide Land Use Planning Goals and Guidelines for Goals 1, 2, and 5 through 15. (Ord. 2980 § 2, 2006)