What is a Comprehensive Plan?

A comprehensive plan should be a vision of what a community is to be in the future. The process of developing this plan should be a community-wide effort. All interest groups should play a part in delineating this vision. Specific goals and objectives should be developed along with a time frame for implementation. The contents of a comprehensive plan can vary from community to community, but in most cases, a plan should consist of the following elements: 

• Land Use (both existing and future) 
• Demographics (existing and projected) 
• Housing
• Infrastructure 
• Economic Development 
• Recreation 
• Transportation