Purpose of Comprehensive Plan
The Comprehensive Plan provides guidance to citizens of Juneau and local officials as they decide the location, intensity and timing of future public and private development. Community growth is affected by complex physical, economic, and social factors. For example, the size and location of a new housing development is influenced not only by community needs but also by the availability of basic services, roadway capacities, access to shopping, employment and recreational facilities, and the presence of natural hazards. In the Comprehensive Plan, the interrelationships of these factors--housing, economic development, transportation, public services and facilities, and natural resources and hazards are considered.
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WHAT'S NEW:
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE STATUS REPORT: April 30, 2008 The Planning Commission and CBJ project staff are continuing to review the July 2007 Draft Comprehensive Plan. Due to the detailed level of review of this document by the public and the Planning Commission, the review schedule of this draft has been extended. The Planning Commission, meeting as the Committee of the Whole (COW) in work sessions, will begin reviewing the Transportation-related Policies, Implementing Actions, Standard Operating Procedures, and Development Guidelines in the April 28, 2008 staff report posted on this web site during their May 20, 2008 COW meeting. Project staff estimates that the review of this document will require a single meeting to complete; if the COW is unable to complete its review of the Transportation-related portions of the Comprehensive Plan on May 20, staff expects them to complete the review of this document during the regular May 27, 2008 Planning Commission meeting.
Other Chapters and reports on subject themes which were scheduled to have been reviewed by today's date (April 30, 2008) on the July 20, 2007 review schedule, but which have not yet been reviewed by the COW, are now scheduled to be reviewed by the Planning Commission according to the following schedule:
May 20, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Chapter 8. Transportation
June 17, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Chapter 2. Sustainability
Chapter 6. Energy Conservation
July 15, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Chapter 12. Public and Private Utilities and Facilities
Chapter 13. Community Services
Chapter 14. Community Education and Services
Chapter 15. Cultural Arts and Humanities
Chapter 16. Historic and Cultural Resources
Chapter 17. Community Development
Chapter 18. Plan Implementation and Administration
Appendix: Glossary and Abbreviations
All follow-up items from previously-reviewed chapters
Please check back for status updates, or contact Ben Lyman at benjamin_lyman@ci.juneau.ak.us or 907-586-0758 for more information.
A copy of the "working draft" of the 2008 Comprehensive Plan will be posted on this site in the near future. This document will show all changes to the July 2007 Draft Comprehensive Plan that have been made by the Planning Commission to date. Please check back soon to review this document.
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CBJ COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) 2007 Comprehensive Plan Update.
The CBJ Community Development Department (CDD) has been conducting a year-long process to update the 1995 Comprehensive Plan to ensure that the Plan policies are relevant, reflect community values and can be implemented, as well as to identify land for conservation and development, particularly for the development of affordable housing and export industry. The Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) policies and land use map designations guide development and conservation actions in the CBJ and are the basis for the zoning ordinance and CBJ capital improvements.
The CDD Planning staff has completed its research and analysis and presented the findings to the public in a series of neighborhood and stakeholder meetings and “open house” events in the Spring of 2007. A May 15th public hearing before the Planning Commission provided an opportunity for members of the public to comment to the Commission on proposed plan policies and land use map designations. The Planning Commission now seeks to review and comment on the draft Plan, on a chapter-by-chapter basis over the summer and winter months. Their schedule is noted below. The Commission will review the chapters in monthly working as a “Committee of the Whole” which are working sessions which take place the third Tuesday of each month in the Assembly Chambers of City Hall beginning at 5:30 PM. Please review the materials on this webpage and if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to e-mail planner Benjamin Lyman or call him at (907) 586-0758. Thank you.
Meeting Packets -
May 20, 2008 - Planning Commissino Committee of the Whole, 5:30PM, Assembly Chambers
December 18, 2007 - Planning Commission Committee of the Whole, 5:30PM, Assembly Chambers
November 27, 2007 - Planning Commission, Adjourn after Regular Hearing, 7:00PM, Assembly Chambers
November 20, 2007 - Planning Commission Committee of the Whole, 5:30PM, Assembly Chambers
November 13, 2007 - Planning Commission Regular Meeting, 7:00PM Assembly Chambers
October 16, 2007 - Planning Commission Committee of the Whole, 5:30PM, Assembly Chambers
October 1, 2007 - Assembly Lands Committee Meeting, 5:00PM, Assembly Chambers
September 18, 2007 - Planning Commission Committee of the Whole, 5:30PM, Assembly Chambers
August 21, 2007 - Planning Commission Committee of the Whole, 5:30PM, Assembly Chambers
July 17, 2007 - Joint Planning Commission/ Affordable Housing Commission Meeting, 5:30PM, Assembly Chambers
June 19, 2007 - Planning Commission Committee of teh Whole Meeting, 5:30PM, Assembly Chambers
May 15, 2007 - Planning Commission SPECIAL Meeting, 7:00PM, City Hall Assembly Chambers
April 24, 2007 - Planning Commission Regular Meeting, 7:00 PM, City Hall Assembly Chambers
February 20, 2007 -Planning Commission Committee of the Whole Meeting, 7:00PM, 4th Floor Conference Room, Marine View Center (230 S. Franklin Street)
January 16, 2007 - Planning Commission Committee of the Whole Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m., City Hall Assembly Chambers
November 28, 2006 - Joint Planning Commission & Wetlands Review Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m., City Hall Assembly Chambers
September 19 , 2006 - Planning Commission Committee of the Whole Meeting, 5:30 p.m., City Hall Assembly Chambers
August 15, 2006 - Planning Commission Committee of the Whole Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m., City Hall Assembly Chambers
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2007 Neighborhood Meetings:
| Neighborhood |
Meeting Date/Time |
Meeting Location |
Auke Bay & Out The Road |
Feb. 28 7-9PM |
Auke Bay Elem School Library |
Mendenhall Valley |
March 7 7-9PM |
M.H. River Elem School Library |
Mendenhall Valley |
March 13 7-9PM |
Valley Public Library Conf. Room |
Lemon & Switzer Creek |
March 21 7-9PM |
DZ Middle School LIbrary |
Juneau and Thane |
March 28 7-9PM |
Downtown Pub Library Conf Rm |
Douglas Island |
April 4 7-9PM |
Douglas Library |
Boroughwide |
April 14 10am-2 pm |
Valley Public Library Conf. Rm. |
Boroughwide |
April 21 12pm-3pm |
Downtown Pub Library Conf Rm |
For further information, please contact CDD Planner, Benjamin Lyman, at 586-0758.
The Planning Commission will meet as a Committee of the Whole to review the Comprehensive Plan Update Project task status reports and findings at special meetings held on an as-needed-basis on the third Tuesday of the Month, generally in the City Hall Assembly Chambers, normally from 5:30 to 7:30 PM; please check the Commission Agenda page for dates and locations of these meetings.
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Public comments from 2007 Neighborhood Meetings
Auke Bay/Out the Road (2/28)
Mendenhall Valley (3/7)
Mendenhall Valley (3/13)
Lemon Creek/Switzer/Salmon Creek (3/21)
UAS Egan Lecture Hall (3/28)
Douglas Island (4/4)
Boroughwide (4/14)
Juneau Library Open House (4/21)
Lemon/Switzer Creek (4/25)
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2007 CBJ Comprehensive Plan - July 2007 Draft
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Housing Reports-
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Economic Studies/Commerce and Industry Research
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Summary of Public Comment Responses By Neighborhood- Posted as meetings occur
Summary of Homeless Coalition and Social Service Provider Responses (7/27/2006)
Summary of Mendenhall Valley Responses (Updated 11/01/2006)
Summary of Auke Bay Responses (Updated 10/25/2006)
Summary of Juneau and Thane Responses (Updated 10/25/06)
Summary of Douglas Responses (Updated 1/05/07)
Summary of Lemon Creek Reponses (Updated 6/6/2006)
Summary of North Douglas Reponses (Updated 6/6/2006)
Summary of West Juneau Reponses (Updated 6/6/2006)
Summary of Out the Road Reponses (Updated 6/6/2006)
Summary of Other Neighborhood Reponses (Updated 6/6/2006)
Summary of Business Community Responses (Updated 6/14/2006)
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Public Comments -
Public Comment Sheet - Printer Friendly
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Juneau 1995 Comprehensive Plan on the Web
COVER, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, TABLE OF CONTENTS, PREFACE
CHAPTER 1 - Introduction and Background
CHAPTER 2 - Sustainability, Growth, and Development
CHAPTER 3 - Natural Resources and Hazards
CHAPTER 4 - Transportation, Public Facilities, Services and Amenities
CHAPTER 5 - Land Use
CHAPTER 6 - Comprehensive Plan Maps
CHAPTER 7 - Implementation and Administration
APPENDIX A - The Capital City Vision Project
APPENDIX B - Creeks, Rivers and Lakes with Anadramous Fishery Resources in the CBJ
APPENDIX C - Example Sustainability Key Indicators, Measures, and Questions
GLOSSARY
Maps can be found by clicking on the "MAPS AND DRAWINGS" link on the upper left of this page.
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Wetlands Analysis
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Staff Contacts:
Benjamin Lyman------------------------------------ 586-0758
Mail: 155 S Seward St, Juneau, AK 99801
Physical Location: 230 South Franklin Street, Fourth Floor
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