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<br />A"goal" is a;;,;�s�r�;d o�j�;ctivc: to bc reached; a ��
<br />course ado�ted a�d fol lowed by local governrn�n�t'pn sfir vins to cz��in ',
<br />c��sir�d goals. T�ic� general goals anci polici�s upon which he Viilag� th�
<br />Developmcnt f�l�n is 6asE�d arc� cc�ntain;�d in {'ianning Report No. 2,
<br />P���GY and Goals.
<br />Thc canc�.�pt of "�olicy pla;�ning" is uiPc new ir; ���,
<br />fact, r�;iaiiv�;Iy ne�n, en actua) practicc; tF�rou�hout r,iuchsof thenation
<br />may s��;m obvious ho rnany that gen�ral OC7I5 4f1Ci • I�
<br />which tc� bas� g�n�ral and detai led commur�ity d�,d ��opm�� ar�lans•�th�ar,
<br />is, how��rcr, fihat uniy �hc v�ry broacl,:sfi p�)icies and goals hav�: l�cen a�f� ed
<br />to plan making in mosF comrnuniti�s, �p
<br />The Vi(Ivge of Shor�view is changing as is thc; �ntirc Twin Citi�s �v�ctro oliPan
<br />l�rea. This changc v�ril) c:�ntinue and thi$ chanc�� can be ben�ficial ar p
<br />detrimcntal depcndi��c upon thc dLcisions r;:Uchcd 6y gov�rnm�nt, riv�t�
<br />enterprise, an� individual citizens. P
<br />IP is suggest�d t!�at changc cQ� b�; guide,d and contr�lied in Shoreview in a
<br />manner �onsist�nt witP� th-�
<br />�. philus�phy of Pf�c� f�ra� cnterprisc systGm ond a
<br />free soci�ty, If 5h�revicw is tu retc�in its pr;.�s;;nt dcsirable; charaGtEristics
<br />urban pla�ning is rcquired to guid..� cand contro) chang��. If suitabl� �la�s �
<br />are tu b� d;:v;;lop,�d, Phey sfiu�la b,� bas;;c( upon a r,;�sonablL sc:t of pc�licies
<br />and goals f�r thc ar�.�a as dttc;rmin�d by the cifiizcns. D;:cisions can b�: made
<br />within thc br�ad fram,:wor�k �f a compre�i�;�5�vc �I�n ;�r they can be mndc
<br />indtpendent �f such a�lan. Thc �nd resui�s ma.� be or�d�r and afficienc
<br />and beauty or th�;.>y can b�. haphozard, u � , ,� Y�
<br />9 y, cxpc;nsiv�., and ineffic i;,�nF,
<br />The basic q��sti�n is, "V�/hat kind of urbon Qr`as d�: w� want to (iv� in'?"
<br />Our determi�a4�i�n of this is �ur "goal" anc! �Ri„ �fficial course adopted and
<br />than follo�v�d �y lc�cal gc�v��rnrn,:nf in striving h; attoin the goal is cnmmuni
<br />d�velop��;;nt " olicv," ty
<br />p , It may. ,,v,.,ll b� t��ai• t��c s�:rti�-�g �f policy anc! g�als
<br />wil) b,; far mor impor�nt than the d�v;:l��prn�nt,�f data and plan ma s for
<br />�hysical dcv� I�pm�n fi� zonin P
<br />the lik�, i�-',an suita5(`, g- subdivisio�� r�guiatic�ns, housing ced;:s� and
<br />Y plans can �� c��v�;l�ac�c! normc�lly to rrtatch onc
<br />set of �c�licy a�� g;a(s. �{`,nc�, rh� fundamc•ntal valu�s and c�aols of thc
<br />�itizt�ns must 5,;c;�r,;...: �.�uch gr��tz�r influ;;nc;; in th�: planning �{ ��r
<br />physical �nvirt�nr,-,;:nt at t��� locai Icv�! ,,;f q�v�;rnm:�nt.
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