The General Plan provides the blueprint for how the County will evolve over time -- it is a long range plan with several elements, including Housing, Transportation, Land Use, Economic Development, Public Safety, and Infrastructure / Sustainability.
The General Plan is updated every 10 years. The 2012 General Plan was recently updated and adopted in 2022, though there are many gaps left to be filled in within each Element. The Planning and Zoning Department is currently working to revise the Land Use Element, which includes a Future Land Use Plan and Map. A new Housing chapter iwas recently adopted in February 2024, which includes the Moab Area Affordable Housing Master Plan. The Economic Development Department is also in process, drafting an Economic Development Master Plan. All of the Elements of the General Plan and associated master plans should work in a symbiotic way, to complement each respective set of policies and action strategies.
The current adopted General Plan looks at where gaps are occurring in the county and indicates how both local residents and their elected officials envision the community developing within a specified time span. This is especially pertinent to Grand County, where rapid, robust growth has occurred in the past several years.
Check back here for updates and opportunities to provide feedback.
The General Plan provides the blueprint for how the County will evolve over time -- it is a long range plan with several elements, including Housing, Transportation, Land Use, Economic Development, Public Safety, and Infrastructure / Sustainability.
The General Plan is updated every 10 years. The 2012 General Plan was recently updated and adopted in 2022, though there are many gaps left to be filled in within each Element. The Planning and Zoning Department is currently working to revise the Land Use Element, which includes a Future Land Use Plan and Map. A new Housing chapter iwas recently adopted in February 2024, which includes the Moab Area Affordable Housing Master Plan. The Economic Development Department is also in process, drafting an Economic Development Master Plan. All of the Elements of the General Plan and associated master plans should work in a symbiotic way, to complement each respective set of policies and action strategies.
The current adopted General Plan looks at where gaps are occurring in the county and indicates how both local residents and their elected officials envision the community developing within a specified time span. This is especially pertinent to Grand County, where rapid, robust growth has occurred in the past several years.
Check back here for updates and opportunities to provide feedback.
In looking through the current documents and gaining information about the General Plan, are there elements you don't see yet but believe should be included? Share your thoughts below.
First draft is being written by the Grand County Planning Office, which includes interviews and input from community stakeholders to guide the information gathering process.
Phase II Drafting
General Plan 2022 is currently at this stage
Engagement and input from Grand County residents is being taken into consideration through public workshops and online forums. Feedback and recommendations are encouraged from the community to share opinions on content from the first draft.
Community Outreach
this is an upcoming stage for General Plan 2022
Three phases to this process:
1. Listening - obtaining comments and concerns from the public
2. Clarifying - using feedback to make accurate and concise changes to the plan
3. Strategies - new ideas proposed by the planning department that address ways forward for the community
General Plan finalization and adoption
this is an upcoming stage for General Plan 2022
Public comments are sorted through and suggestions become embedded into the plan and rewritten to its final form. Officially becomes adopted by the County Commission and will serve as the advising county document.