The vendor is required to provide that professional planning services to assist the township in the update of the zoning ordinance with a focus on bringing the ordinance into alignment with the recently adopted master plan and resilience best practices.
- Township adopted re-envision, a new master plan, in January 2024
- re-envision takes a systems approach to land use planning and considers land use, transportation, housing, infrastructure, and the environment in the broader context of resilience and sustainability
- The plan was developed using an inclusive and robust public engagement process that identified key issues, concerns, and desired outcomes.
- The plan departs from previous master planning efforts in the township in many ways.
- Re-envision systems approach looks at economic development, housing, infrastructure, and the environment through the lens of creating a more resilient community
- The plan is a blueprint for creating an economically resilient community; one that builds a range of housing types to address the diverse needs of people across the range of the socio-economic spectrum; one that offers a range of transportation options; and one that is prepared to recover quickly from climate-related weather events.
- Implementing the re-envision plan necessitates a complete revision of the zoning code and many city policies and procedures, including capital improvements planning and municipal budget prioritization.
- Many communities try to update codes and policies in a piecemeal manner and typically fail to achieve the goals set out in ambitious plans. as mentioned, code changes need to be paired with capital improvement planning and budgeting to fully achieve the goals in re-envision.
- This proposed project is a complete revision of the township’s development policies – including the zoning and land use code, township policies and procedures, and the administration and enforcement of regulations.
- The following items shall be addressed by the consulting firm, along with specific tasks detailed below, and the anticipated project schedule provided above.
- Contract Period/Term: 5 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: March 24, 2025