The County Commission is currently reviewing and preparing to update the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan. The Plan is the document that brings together the vision for the community with policies that guide growth, economic development, natural resource protection, and provision of public services affecting all aspects of daily life including where people live, work, shop, and play. Key areas covered in the Comprehensive Plan include Land Use, Housing, Transportation, Public Facilities and Services, Economic Opportunity, Resource Protection, Community Health, and Energy.
Public participation is a key component of this process. The public is invited and encouraged to participate in updating the Plan by providing input at upcoming meetings and sending comments to planning@alachuacounty.us.
“This is an opportunity for the people of Alachua County to help shape the future of our community,” said Alachua County Growth Management Interim Director Missy Daniels. “The Comprehensive Plan should reflect the community’s vision, so public participation is essential. We hope to have residents and community groups directly engage in the process as we update the Plan.”
The Alachua County Commission and Planning Commission have scheduled a series of meetings to review issues and topic areas, and to consider strategies for addressing those issues as part of the Plan update. The currently scheduled meetings include:
Alachua County Commission (the following County Commission meetings will be held at 10 a.m. on the specified dates in the Grace Knight Conference Room on the second floor of the Alachua County Administration Building at 12 S.E. 1st Street, Gainesville).
- Special Meeting on April 3, 2018: The County Commission will be discussing Natural Resource Protection including Green Infrastructure in the Built Environment, Land Conservation, and Tree Clearing and Vegetation Management.
Specific topics to be discussed include wetlands protection, water quality and conservation, stormwater, open space, tree protection, air quality and other natural resource protection strategies relating to the built environment, as well as land conservation policies and strategies.
View the presentation for the Natural Resources Protection topic.
- Special Meeting on April 17, 2018: The County Commission will be discussing Public Facilities & Services such as transportation, fire protection, recreation, and solid waste.
- Special Meeting on May 1, 2018: The County Commission will be discussing Economic Opportunity & Affordable Housing.
Planning Commission (All Planning Commission Meetings are held at 6 p.m. in the Jack Durrance Auditorium on the second floor of the Alachua County Administration Building at 12 S.E. 1st Street, Gainesville.
- Regular Meeting on April 18, 2018: The Planning Commission will be discussing Natural Resource Protection and Public Facilities and Services.
- Regular Meeting on May 16, 2018: The Planning Commission will be discussing Economic Opportunity and Affordable Housing.
View the current Alachua County Comprehensive Plan: 2011-2030.
View the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan: 2011-2030 Update website.
Learn more about the Comprehensive Plan Elements.
Learn more about Key Principles and Benefits of the Comprehensive Plan.
For more information, contact Alachua County Growth Management at 352-374-5249.