(a) Purpose. The City desires to adopt a compact urban growth policy that encourages and directs development to take place within areas contiguous to existing development in the community. This policy will accomplish several goals, including:
(1) Improving air quality by reducing vehicle miles traveled and by promoting alternatives to the private automobile;
(2) Preserving natural areas and features, particularly in the periphery of the City;
(3) Making possible the efficient use of existing infrastructure and cost effective extensions of new services; and
(4) Encouraging in-fill development and reinvestment in built-up areas of the City.
(b) Concepts. The following concepts would be considered. Establish a planning area with Mineral County and other neighbors to direct growth within the established planning area boundary to ensure the community grows in a way that enhances the special qualities of our community and maintains a team spirit and interconnectedness. The districts below are a general guide in conjunction with the underlying land use designations on the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map:
(1) Primary mixed use. Directs the most dense urban development closest to the heart of City.
(2) Primary industrial/business. Establishes the state highway/interstate corridor as the primary location for industrial/business park development.
(3) Conservation subdivision. Limits residential density and preserves open space in areas at the edge of the planning area boundary (rural/urban interface).
(4) Protected natural areas. Preserves continuous open space along drainage ways and flood channels.
(Ord. 395 §3, 2016)