The updated Comprehensive Plan will guide decisions affecting the physical development and redevelopment within the City of Geneva. The process for the plan update will be critical to its success and must ensure that the final document reflects the desired vision for the community as determined by citizens, landowners, business leaders, developers, appointed and elected officials, and other stakeholders through community participation. The plan will be a guiding document that reflects the community’s unique character and provides a clear process, together with specified objectives and policies, of how the City can build upon its strengths. The zoning and subdivision regulations will need to be updated to ensure conformance with the goals and objectives of the updated plan. The City seeks to consolidate the zoning and subdivision regulations into a Unified Development Ordinance. While periodic updates have been made, a holistic update is required. The consultant will provide a full range of municipal planning services required to update the Comprehensive Plan and create the Unified Development Ordinance, including but not necessarily limited to: 1. A thorough evaluation of, and recommendations for, modifications to the existing plans, vision statements, goals, objectives, policies, and recommendations. 2. Evaluation of approved Planned Unit Developments, how they function with the existing zoning districts adopted by the City, and any recommendations for future zoning districts or district amendments. 3. Identification of opportunities and implementation strategies, and general recommendations on appropriate changes that should be made to the zoning map to make it consistent with the plan update. 4. Effective coordination with staff, the Planning & Zoning Commission, the Historic Preservation Commission, the Bike/Ped Committee, and City Council. The consultant will assist with the creation of a Comprehensive Plan Update Steering Committee to lead the process.
