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APPENDIX No. II
A/ENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF EDMONTON GENERAL PLAN
Planning Depart:mem
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INTRODUCTION This Appendix contains those additional amendments to the City of Edmonton General Plan requested by City Council at its May 18, 1971 meeting. Accordingly, the amendments contained herein amend and update the General Plan, published in August, 1967, and Appendix No. I (revised) to the Plan, published in June, 1970. Bylaw 3279, the General Plan Bylaw, was adopted at the May 18, 1971 meeting of Council thus giving the General Plan and the two Appendices to it legal status under the provisions of the Planning Act of Alberta. LISTING OF AMENDMENTS The amendments to the General Plan and Appendix No. I to the Plan contained in this Appendix are numbered consecutively for each individual chapter. The Roman Numeral chapter number has been utilized in the amendment numbers for ease of reference and numbers are assigned to each amendment in the order they appear in the text. The designation "A2-" has been prefixed to each amendment to avoid confusion with amendments contained within Appendix No. I. GENERAL PLAN BYLAW A copy of the General Plan Bylaw, No. 3279, as adopted by Council is included at the beginning of this document for reference purposes.
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BYLAW NO. 3279
THE GENERAL PLAN BYLAW WHEREAS Section 12(a) of The Town and Rural Planning Act, being Chapter 169 of The Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, as re-enacted by Chapter 71 of the 1950 Statutes and in force on April 5th, 1960, provided that any local or rural authority might, by resolution, provide for the preparation of a plan for development to be known as the General Plan; and WHEREAS, at its meeting on May 22nd, 1950, City Council authorized the preparation of the General Plan for the City of Edmonton, and WHEREAS the General Plan has been prepared; and WHEREAS the present successor to the above legislation is The Planning Act, being Chapter 43 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1963, as amended; and WHEREAS Section 97(1) of the present statute, as re-enacted by Chapter 60 of the 1967 statutes, provides that a council may adopt a general plan by bylaw in accordance with Sections 129 to 136 of the statuTe. NOW, THEREFORE, upon the recommendation of the Municipal Planning Commission and after due compliance with the relevant provisions of Sections 129 to 136 of The Planning Act, as amended, the Municipal Council of The City of Edmonton enacts as follows: 1.
This Bylaw shall be known as THE GENERAL PLAN BYLAW.
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The General Plan for the City of Edmonton together with
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Appendices Nos. 1 and 2 thereto, filed with the City Clerk, is hereby adopted. 3.
To assist the Council in completely reviewing the General Plan
once every five years after its adoption, as required by Section 98 of The Planning Act, the Director of Planning shall report to the Municipal Planning Commission which, after considering such report, shall submit the same, together with its recommendations, if any, for the amendment of the General Plan, to the Council.
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This Bylaw comes into force when approved by the Council and does not require the approval of the Provincial Planning Board,
- 1 CRAFTER II - EDMONTON REGION, DISTRICT AND METROPOLITAN AREA A2-II-1
Page 26 - Column 1, Following Principle 6 COMMENT:
An additional principle is added to the list of principles of regional planning.
AMENDMENT:
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Since environmental pollution is a problem which respects neither geographic nor legal boundaries it is a problem of regional significance requiring the close co-operation of local, regional and provincial agencies. The program for the control of pollution in the Edmonton region by the various authorities should be complementary and mutually supporting and should recognize the following principles:
(a) The public should come to recognize individual rights to quality of living, as expressed by the absence of pollution, as it has come to recognize rights to education, to economic advance and to public recreation.
(b) The responsibility of each polluter for all forms of damage caused by his pollution should be effectively recognized and generally accented. (c) All concerned should recognize the quality of human life and the presence and growth of other living things as the major values currently damaged by pollution."
- 2 CHAPTER IV - URBAN GROWTH AND LAND USE A2-IV-1
Page 43 - Column 1, Table, Land Use - Net Acres (See Appendix No. 1, Page 6, Amendment IV-4) COMMENT:
AMENDMENT:
The "Land Use - Net Acres" Table and the sentence preceeding this table are reincluded in the General Plan with revised figures. The revised figures for 1981 are proportional to the revised population forecast contained within the Plan and therefore may only be used as approximations. "The table in Column 1, Page 43 entitled 'Land Use Net Acres' is replaced with the following table:
CITY OF EDMONTON LAND USE - NET ACRES
Use Category
1961 percentage acres
Residential Commercial Public & Semi-Public Industrial & Railway Streets & Lanes
10,000 1,600 7,200 2,800 9,500
32.2 5.1 23.2 9.0 30.5
18,500 2,800 12,600 7,300 15,600
32.6 4.9 22.2 12.8 27.5
31,100
100.0
56,800
100.0
TOTAL
1981 percentage acres
- 3 CHAPTER V - RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT A2-V-1
A2-V-2
Page 46 - Column 2, Objective 3 ORIGINAL:
Redevelopment in the older residential districts should proceed on a comprehensive basis."
AMENDMENT:
The characteristics of mature, stable older residential neighbourhoods should be preserved. Especially important is the avoidance of spot zoning which tends to prejudice the continued well-being of these areas. When redevelopment to higher residential densities in older areas is being considered it should only proceed on a comprehensive basis after thorough studies of facilities such as schools, parks, circulation routes and utilities which are required to accommodate increased densities have been completed. Through this procedure the integrity of stable, older areas will be maintained while, at the same time, redevelopment will only proceed in areas appropriate for redevelopment."
Page 46 - Column 2, Following Objective 5 COMMENT:
An additional objective is added to the list of objectives for residential development.
AMENDMENT:
"6. Since the framework of an urban area is, in effect, its transportation system it is essential that the intensity of residential uses be directly related to this system. The areas of highest residential density should only be permitted in close proximity to the downtown where access to the circulation system is at its best. Medium densities are appropriate beyond this ring of high density and along major transportation corridors radiating from the downtown. In suburban areas, concentrations of higher densities are most appropriate in areas having easy access to arterial roadways or rapid transit stations or within walking distance of major attraction centres. In this manner,
-4-the density of development is directly related to the transportation system thus minimizing the costs of the system while ensuring maximum useage." A2-V-3
Page 51 - Column 2, Following Principle 16 COMMENT:
An additional principle is added to the list of principles for residential development.
AMENDMENT:
"17. Great care must be taken to ensure that an adequate supply and variety of residence types and locations are available for the aged. Sites should be conveniently located to bus routes, shopping centres, recreational areas and other cultural facilities and should be distributed throughout the City to allow the senior citizen to choose a place of residence that best suits his personal requirements. Considerable benefits have been experienced by senior citizens in some cities when their residences were located in close proximity to facilities for young people such as schools and orphanages. This latter technique should be investigated for use in the Edmonton situation by those agencies which are responsible for providing accommodation for the aged."
- 5 CHAPTER VI - COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT A2-VI-1
Page 55 - Column 1, Principle 8 AMENDMENT:
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"Principle 8, Page 55, Column 1 of the Commercial Development Chapter is deleted from the General Plan and the following principle renumbered accordingly."
Page 58 - Column 2, Paragraph 1, Lines 12 to 14 ORIGINAL:
"The succeeding section outline techniques and improvements that could be implemented to strengthen strip commercial areas.
AMENDMENT:
"The following section provides examples of the types of techniques and improvements which could be implemented to strengthen strip commercial areas. The exact nature of such improvements, however, can only be determined after a thorough examination of the area through the district plan process. Such an examination would take into account deficiencies presently existing in the area and would rely heavily on the suggestions of the residents and businessmen of the area as to how the area could be improved."
LHAPTER VIII - PARKS AND RECREATION A2-VIII-1 Page 82 - Column 2, Principle 6 (See Appendix No. 1, Page 18, Amendment VIII-19) AMENDMENT :
"The following sentence is added to the revised version of Principle 6, Chapter VIII as stated on Page 18 of Appendix No. 1: 'This public upland area should have a minimum average width of twenty-five feet from the topographic top of the bank but will vary in width according to the nature of the terrain and local requirements as reflected in the design of the subdivision.'"
CHAPTER XI - URBAN RENEWAL
A2-XI-1
Page 114 - Column 1, Paragraph 3, Lines 1 to 6; Column 2, Lines 1 to 6,(See Appendix No. I, Page 23, Amendment XI-3) ORIGINAL:
"A primary goal of government is the responsibility of ensuring that every citizen is afforded an equal opportunity of having a decent place in which to live. Some families and individuals, through reasons of disability, fixed income levels or lack of economic capacity are presently forced to depend upon substandard accommodations located in the older blighted residential districts of the City. For these reasons public housing is necessary to provide safe, decent accommodation at reasonable rent levels. In response to this critical need for adequate low-cost accommodation the City of Edmonton, in conjunction with the Provincial and Federal Governments, has initiated a public housing program. Under the auspices of the Edmonton Housing Organization (E.C.H.0.) a City of Edmonton agency, a program is being implemented to provide low-income housing to citizens of low-income in the City."
AMENDMENT:
"A primary goal of government is the responsibility of ensuring that every citizen is afforded the opportunity to have a decent place in which to live. Some families and individuals, through reasons of disability, fixed income levels or lack of economic capacity, are presently forced to depend upon substandard accommodations located in the older blighted residential districts of the City. For these reasons public housing is necessary to provide safe decent accommodation at reasonable rent levels. In response to this critical need for adequate low-cost accommodation the City of Edmonton, in conjunction with the Provincial and Federal Governments, has initiated a public housing program. Under the auspices of the Edmonton Community Housing Organization (E.C.H.O. a City of Edmonton agency, a program is being implemented to provide housing to citizens of low-income in the City. It should be recognized, however, that it is the responsibility of the senior levels of government to provide the financial backing for this program as it is beyond the City's present financial capacity to implement the program with its awn limited resources."
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Page 114 - Column 2, Paragraph 1, Lines 14 to 18 (See Appendix No. I, Page 24, Amendment XI-4) AMENDMENT:
"The statement: 'The amount cf the subsidy and the development of public housing is shared by the three levels of government on the following basis: Federal Government - 75 percent, Provincial Government - 15 percent, City 10 percent.' on Page 114, Column 2, Paragraph 1, Lines 14 to 18 is deleted from the General Plan as is the statement which amends this sentence contained on Page 24 in Appendix No. I."
- 9 CHAPTER XII - TRANSPORTATION A2-XII-1
NOTE:
Page 124 - Column 2, Following Line 2 COMMENT:
An additional statement is added to the end of the section dealing with the Canadian Bechtel Rapid Transit Study.
AMENDMENT:
"It should be emphasized that this section is included for information purposes only.
At the May 18, 1971 meeting of City Council, prior to the adoption of the General Plan Bylaw, the following motion was passed: "That the Transportation Chapter be held in abeyance for further study."
- 10 CHAPTER XIII - PUBLIC UTILITIES A2-XIII-1 Page 141 - Column 1, Paragraph 1, Lines 1 to 5 (See Appendix No, 1, Page 28, Amendment XIII-4) ORIGINAL:
"Additional incinerator capacity will be required in the near future and new sites should be located to minimize hauling distances. These could be located in industrial areas in the northeast, northwest and southeast."
AMENDMENT:
"Although the economics of operation preclude the establishment of additional incinerator facilities within the City at the present time, a continuing awareness of new technological improvements in this field should be maintained and the costs of incineration as opposed to landfill studied to ensure that refuse disposal is carried out with a maximum of economy and a minimum of pollution."
- 11CHAPTER XIV - PROGRAMMING A2-XIV-1 Page 146 - Column 2, Following Objective 6 COMMENT:
AMENDMENT:
An additional objective is added to the list of objectives for programming. To ensure that the location and timing of parks development on a neighbourhood, district and City basis are related to the rates of growth of the various expansion areas of the City and to the degree of parks deficiencies in older areas."
A2-XIV-2 Page 148 - Column 1, Immediately Following Principle 11 AMENDMENT:
"The following statement is added to the Programming Chapter, Page 148, Column 1, immediately following Principle 11: 'The program contained within this Chapter is a guide to further reports by the Administration on other development alternatives and costs for consideration by City Council.'"
A2-XIV-3 Appendix No. 1 - Page 30, Lines 1 to 4 under the Program for Residential Development
A2-XIV-4
ORIGINAL:
"The program for residential development is based on population projections and the anticipated distribution of people into new and built-up areas."
AMENDMENT:
"The program for residential development is based on population projections and the probable distribution of people into new and built-up areas."
Appendix No. 1 - Page 31, Lines 5 to 8 under Distribution of Growth Table ORIGINAL:
"These figures should be used only as a rough approximation as the actual figures in each area will vary depending upon the demand at any given time for different housing types and densities."
- 12 AMENDMENT:
"These figures and areas of growth should be used only as guidelines as the actual figures in each area will vary depending upon the economics of servicing, demand and willingness of private developers to initiate private development."
- 13 CHAPTER XV - FINANCING AND CAPITAL PROGRAMMING A2-XV-1
A2-XV-2
Page 151 - Column 1, Paragraph 2, Lines 1 to 10 ORIGINAL:
"The rapid economic and population growth imposed serious fiscal burdens on Edmonton forcing the City to meet these expenditures from the existing limited and inadequate revenue sources. Although while net assessment increased substantially from 83 million dollars in 1947 to 646 million dollars in 1965, the property tax yields and assessment increased at a rate well below the expenditure rate, hence greatly aggravating Edmonton's debt position."
AYENDMENT:
"The rapid economic and population growth has created the need for capital expenditures amounting to $437,639,000.00 in a twenty year period January 1, 1947 to December 31, 1966. Approximately forty percent of the expenditures were financed by other than debenture issues. Although net assessments increased substantially from $83,000,000.00 in 1947 to $646,000,000.00 in 1965 the property tax yield and assessment increased at a rate well below the expenditure rate."
Page 151 - Column 2, Lines 2 to 9 ORIGINAL:
COMMENT:
"The net schools debenture debt increased from 3.5 million dollars to over 44 million dollars during the same period, giving Edmonton a gross funded debt of over 226 million dollars in 1965 or 608.67 dollars per capita. A large portion of this debt does not affect taxes, however, as it consists of utilities debt which is self-liquidating." A large part of the gross funded debt of over $266 million was not serviced by taxation as it was borrowed for the purpose of financing utilities, property share of of local improvement, etc. As such it is not appropriate to refer to this total debt in per capita terms. Furthermore,
- 14there are, in addition to the utilities debt, other portions of the gross funded debt which are self-liquidating. AMENDMENT:
"The net schools debenture rate increased from 3.5 million dollars to over 44 million dollars during the same period, giving Edmonton a gross funded debt of over 226 million dollars in 1965. A large portion of this debt does not affect taxes to the same extent however, as it consists of utilities debt, property share of local improvement debt and other similar long term accounts receivable which are selfliquidating."
.2-XV-3 Page 151 - Column 2, Following Line 11 COMMENT:
AMENDMENT:
Not all of the debt affecting taxes was municipal debt - a large part is school debt. "Column 2, Page 151 is amended with the addition of the following statement following Line 11: 'The municipal debt supported by taxation amounted to $64,947,000 and had a per capita equivalent of 227.46 dollars.'"
Page 152 - Column 1, Paragraph 1, Lines 4 to 8 ORIGINAL:
"As a matter of City policy, current revenues from realty taxes, licenses, special frontage taxes, utility contributions and taxes, business taxes and government grants have equalled current expenditures."
AMENDMENT:
"As required under provincial legislation, current revenues from realty taxes, licenses, special frontage taxes, utility contributions and taxes, business taxes and government grants, are budgeted to equal current expcnditures."
Eage 153 - Column 2, Lines 14 to 18
ORIGINAL:
"Annual utilities contributions and the utility revenue tax increased from 1.8 million dollars in 1956 to over 10 million dollars in 1966 or from 7.5 percent to 15 percent of the City's current revenues."
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AMENDMENT:
"Annual utilities contribuions (net of the Transit System deficit) and the utility revenue tax increased from 1.8 million dollars in 1956 to over 10 million dollars in 1966, representing an increase of from 7.5 percent to 15 percent of the City's current revenues."
A2-XV-6 Page 155 - Column 1, Paragraph 1, Following Line 22 COMMENT:
AMENDMENT:
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To emphasize the possibility of making more of the debenture debt self-liquidating and thus not supported by the mill rate, the following additions are proposed. "Column 1, Page 155 is amended with the addition of the following statement following Line 22, Paragraph 1: 'In addition, an examination should be made of all possible non-tax revenue sources. User-charges which are specifically related to certain services provided by the City should as far as possible cover the costs of providing such services, by applying user-benefit criteria. In this manner servicing of the general debt will not fall so heavily on the mill rate.'"
Page 156 - Column 1, Paragraph 1, Lines 1 to 5 ORIGINAL:
COMMENT:
AMENDMENT:
"The annual operating budget is the first year of the capital improvement program and contains a detailed list of capital expenditures and methods and resources with which to finance them." It was felt there may be confusion between the term used for the first year of the capital improvement program and the current (or operating) budget. "The annual capital budget is the first year of the capital improvement program and contains a detailed list of capital expenditures and methods and resources with which to finance them.
A2-XV-8 Page 157 - Column 2, Paragraph 1, Lines 1 to 6 ORIGINAL:
"The first year's total of the capital improvement program or the annual operating
- 16 budget will be prepared by the Finance Department and submitted to the Board of Commissioners for their review and eventual presentation to Council for approval." COMMENT:
AMENDMENT:
Under definitions, annual operating budget has been changed to annual capital budget. "The first year's total of the capital improvement program or the annual capital budget will be prepared by the Finance Department and submitted to the Board of Commissioners for their review and eventual presentation to Council for approval."
A2-XV-9 Page 157 - Column 2, Paragraph 2, Lines 1 to 9 ORIGINAL:
"The five-year capital improvement budget and the annual operating budget should be adopted separately. Council may alter or adjust the capital improvement budget as it sees fit and strike a mill rate to provide the necessary funds for the annual expenditures. Following approval by Council, the annual operating budget is implemented by the Board of City Commissioners and the Departments."
COMMENT:
It is not necessarily the case that the five year capital improvement budget and the annual operating budget should be adopted separately, so long as both are adopted. Furthermore, the mill rate is not struck to provide funds for capital expenditures, except indirectly in that subsequent current budgets must provide principal and interest payments on the general debt.
AMENDMENT:
"The five year capital improvement budget may be adopted together with the annual capital budget, or may be adopted separately. Council may alter or adjust the capital improvement budget as it sees fit and provide the necessary funds for the annual expenditures. Following approval by Council, the annual capital budget is implemented by the Board of City Commissioners and the Departments."
- 17 A2-XV-10 Page 158 - Column 1, Paragraph 2, Following Line 8 COMMENT:
AMENDMENT:
To reflect the concern expressed with regard to establishing a limit to the City's debenture debt and to determining an optimum or maximum level of debt for the City, the following amendment is proposed "Column 1, Page 158 is amended with the addition of the following statement following Line 8, Paragraph 2: 'As noted above, a large part of current revenues is allocated to debt service charges. The rate of interest paid on City of Edmonton debt is determined in part by the City's credit rating; to the present time this rating is favorable and the primary criterion applied in borrowings was the maintenance of this rating. This rule will no longer effectively establish an upper limit to borrowings. A review must be made as to the desirable level of debt service charges in relation to total current expenditures and a program established to aim for the relationship shown to be desirable. It is recommended that such a study be undertaken for a separate report to Council for consideration and discussion. A long-range objective for the City should be that it pays off more principle than interest payments with the ultimate object to eliminate capital debt.'"
A2-XV-11 Page 158 - Column 2, Objective 5 ORIGINAL:
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To provide the City of Edmonton with a guide for the implementation of a tax rate levy which does not fluctuate violently from year to year."
-18The mill rate is determined in part by expenditure items other than capital expenditures and various constraints operate on it and prevent its violent fluctuation. Hence this objective is deemed to be not appropriate in this chapter.
COMMENT:
AMENDMENT:
n 5.
To maintain the most favourable credit rating for the City by arranging annual capital expenditures and borrowings within limits determined by the rating agencies, in order to provide a source of funds at a reasonable rate of interest."
A2-XV-12 Page 158 - Column 2, Principle 1 ORIGINAL:
"1. The capital improvement program should be prepared by the Planning Department and reviewed and revised concurrently with the General Plan five year revisions."
AMENDMENT:
"1. The Commission Board should be responsible for the preparation of a capital improvement program, with the establishment of an effective procedure within the administration to accomplish this, through the establishment of appropriate administrative procedures incorporating advanced budgetary techniques."
A2-XV-13 Page 158 - Column 2, Principle 2 ORIGINAL:
"2. The capital improvement program should list: all major capital projects, proposed priority dates, approximate cost for each project, source of funds for the projects and make observations as to the feasibility of the suggested program in light of existing revenue sources."
AMENDMENT:
"2. The capital improvement program should complement the goals set out in the General Plan, and should reflect re-
- 19 visions and changes made to the General Plan." A2-XV-14 Page 158 - Column 2, Principle 3 ORIGINAL:
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The five year capital improvement budget should be prepared by the Finance Department but with the assistance of the Planning Department to ensure compatibility with the General Plan and capital improvement program." The capital improvement program should outline in general form, as related to anticipated development of the City: all major capital projects, proposed priority dates, approximate cost for each project, source of funds for the projects and make observations as to the feasibility of the suggested program in light of existing revenue sources."
A2-XV-15 Page 158 - Column 2, Principle 6 ORIGINAL:
"6. The policies, procedures and performance of the capital improvement budget should be subject to annual review."
AMENDMENT:
"6. The policies, procedures and performance of the capital improvement program should be subject to annual review."
A2-XV-16 Page 158 - Column 2, Principle 7 ORIGINAL:
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AMENDMENT:
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The annual operating budget, prepared by the Finance Department, must show each contemplated project in detail and include accurate cost estimates of each scheduled project. The annual operating budget should, in addition, carry a summary of the approved capital improvement budget." The annual capital budget prepared by the Finance Department should show each contemplated project in sufficient detail for Council to properly evaluate its worth to the community, its cost
- 20and the implications such an expenditure may have on the annual operating budget of the City. The capital budget should portray planning, co-ordination of purpose and resources and its effect on subsequent operating budgets." A2-XV-17 Page 158 - Column 2, Principles 8 and 9 AMENDMENT:
"Principles 8 and 9, Column 2, Page 158 are deleted from the General Plan and Principle 10 is accordingly renumbered Principle 8."
- 21CHAPTER XVI - URBAN DESIGN A2-XVI-I Page 159 - Column 2, Objective 10 AMENDMENT:
"Objective 10, Page 159, Column 2 of the Urban Design Chapter is deleted from the General Plan and the following objective renumbered accordingly."
-22CHAPTER XVII - IMPLEMENTATION A2-XVII-I Page 170 - Column 2, Following Paragraph 2 COMMENT:
An additional paragraph, objective and several principles are added to the Citizen Participation section of the Implementation Chapter.
AMENDMENT: "The following section is added to the General Plan, Page 170, Column 2, following Paragraph 2: 'Traditionally, citizen participation has only been actively encouraged in the plan presentation stage of the planning process. A comprehensive review of procedures should be undertaken to establish a system through which the community at large can constructively interact in all stages of this process also to determine particular techniques of participation in different types of planning projects. For example, the method of citizen participation in the outline plan process for new areas would, of necessity differ greatly from that in the district plan process which involves older areas. Effective citizen participation in planning studies will most certainly necessitate an increase in the time, energy and cost of such studies and will also require some adjustments in the manner in which the administration reports to City Council and the public. The exact extent of these changes, however, will only be determined after a full review is completed and new methods of citizen participation investigated in actual project preparation situations. The following objectives and principles are suggested as general guides to
- 23citizen participation which may immediately be followed but final and more specific programs can only be evolved after their comprehensive review and after gaining greater experience in this complex area. This study, by Lts very nature, will be a lengthy and time consuming undertaking if it is to achieve a truly effective program of citizen participation. Objective for Citizen Participation 1. To encourage and facilitate effective citizen participation at each stage of the planning process. Principles for Citizen Participation 1. Specific planning programs should include procedures whereby interaction with citizens can take place in order that the values, needs and goals of the community may be determined and embodied as an integral input into the study. 2. The results of the analysis of the survey stage of the planning process, which would include an assessment of community desires, should be made available to the couilliunity together with alternative objectives and development concepts for the study area. This will help stimulate and guide constructive public participation into determining the constraints and opportunities of different courses of action and, at the same time, enable the community to achieve continual readjustment of values, needs and goals. 3. Prior to the adoption of a plan, public hearings in the affected community should be held involving both elected and technical representatives of the City. This would provide an opportunity for local residents to express their opinions before the adoption of a plan. 4. When an adopted plan is implemented, local citizens should be given continued opportunities to scrutinize and comment on plan progress, and changes in implementation procedure made accordingly where necessary.
5. The post plan analysis and feedback stage of the planning process should receive significantly more attention in order that the full results of implemented plans may be properly reviewed, assessed and used for future guidance."
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