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and Clark County Growth Policy, including the Helena Valley Area Plan and Lincoln Growth Policy (hereafter, the “Project”).
and Clark County Growth Policy, including the Helena Valley Area Plan and Lincoln Growth Policy (hereafter, the “Project”).
Supporting Documents City of Great Falls MT 2023 Growth Policy RFP (327 KB)
Understanding of Need: The Proposer shall acknowledge their understanding of the Countys need for the creation of a Future Land Use Map and Housing Strategy element as an update to the Growth Policy, and an understanding of the current Growth Policy. B.
In 2020, the University of Washington completed a report "updating Washington's growth policy framework" This report including the findings and presented the work of a multi-stakeholder process to develop recommended changes to Washington’s growth policy framework. At the conclusion of the work in 2023, one issue remained: how to integrate special purpose municipalities into the growth management planning framework.
The overwhelming support received from the community during the Growth Policy planning process, and since its adoption, attests to the importance of its vision for future growth and development in the City. To provide the regulatory capacity to implement the Growth Policy, the City’s zoning ordinance requires extensive updates to effectively support the goals, objectives, and strategies identified in the Growth Policy.
This regulatory work must be responsive to city values and policies given consideration of the City’s comprehensive plan (the Our Missoula City Growth Policy) and other related City policies, and shall be coordinated with a related Growth Policy Update process, as well as subsequent zoning map amendments
and Clark County Growth Policy, including the Helena Valley Area Plan and Lincoln Growth Policy (hereafter, the “Project”).