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Centerville2040 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br /> <br />C HAPTER 2:G OALS AND P OLICIES <br />I NTRODUCTION <br />Goals and policies are official statements which provide the basis for growth management <br />strategies. Goals identify the various objectives the City has identified in managing future growth <br />and protecting natural resources. Policies represent the official position of the City with respect <br />to implementation of growth management goals. The growth management plan and official <br />controls are based upon the goals and policies adopted by the City. <br />P RIMARY G ROWTH M ANAGEMENT G OAL <br />It is the overall goal of the City of Centerville to promote economic development that provides <br />housing diversity and employment opportunities while managing future growth in a manner <br />consistent with the nature of the community. The City will balance development with the health, <br />safety and welfare of the public; natural resource protection and the ability to provide adequate <br />public services. <br />L AND U SE G OALS AND P OLICIES <br />It is the goal of the City of Centerville to: <br /> Create a logical and orderly transition from agricultural to non-agricultural land uses. <br /> Establish a future land use plan that contains compatible land use patterns. <br /> Establish land use patterns which protect natural amenities and avoid environmental <br />constraints. <br /> Establish phased growth areas which reflect City priorities for development staging and <br />contiguous, planned extensions of public infrastructure. <br /> Utilize the City’s design guidelines for development within the Mixed Use/Central Business <br />District. <br /> Enhance the character of individual neighborhoods and the sense of overall community <br />identity. <br /> Expand the commercial/industrial tax base and employment opportunities in the City. <br /> <br />It is the policy of the City of Centerville to: <br /> Identify a long range land use plan which incorporates community goals. <br /> Establish roadway and trail corridors which link neighborhoods, parks, business centers and <br />other community facilities together as well as amenities in adjacent communities. <br /> Identify land which is suitable for commercial development and is accessible to existing and <br />planned roadways and compatible with existing and planned land uses. <br /> Page 22 <br /> <br /> <br />