A general plan exists to guide decisions about how Ivins should grow, based on our community vision, priorities, and values. It’s important. Really important.
Our current plan dates back to 2015 and needs updating. We started that process almost two years ago, in January 2022, with a series of community meetings. That was followed up with more community meetings that April along with hotdogs in the park. And more meetings followed.
Now we are nearing the end and should have a revised plan soon to help guide our future. But it isn’t done yet. I would still like to see more community input, so we end up with a great, four-star general plan.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on September 19th to get comments from residents about their proposed plan. They got a lot of good input at the hearing and from residents’ emails.
Next, they will consider any final changes based on that public input at their October 3rd meeting. They might wrap it up that night or continue working on it for another meeting. Then they will send their recommended plan to the City Council for our consideration.
So, please read the proposed plan and email the Planning Commissioners with suggestions for additions or changes you would like to see. The Plan is 59 pages, but the meat of the plan is just 30 pages. It’s a fast read.
To help, here are some downloads:
- The current plan from 2015 (download)
- The proposed new plan (download)
- A computer-generated comparison of the two plans that Ivins resident John Bjerke sent me. I don’t know how accurate the program is, but it provides an interesting look. (download)
- The State of Utah’s General Plan Writing Guide for anyone who wants to see what the state recommends general plans include. (download)
Please send me a copy of any comments you send to the Planning Commission (mike@MikeScott4Ivins.com). Their emails are: Perry Brown, pbrown@ivins.com, Pam Gardiol, pgardiol@ivins.com, Doug Clifford, dclifford@ivins.com, Dave Robinson, drobinson@ivins.com, Derek Larsen, dlarsen@ivins.com