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City of Loves Park Comprehensive Plan

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The Comprehensive Plan is the City’s official policy guide for future land use, development, and c

Comprehensive Plan is the City’s official policy guide for future land use, development and conservation within the community. It considers the needs and concerns of the community in the short term and projects future improvements and developments for the next 10-20 years. The primary purpose of the Plan is to advance the welfare of people by creating an increasingly better, sustainable environmen

t composed of three interrelated parts – social, economic, and built environment. The purpose of the Plan is to guide the quality, timing, and intensity of future growth. Guiding Principles:
There are five overarching themes that will guide the City of Loves Park over the next twenty years. These themes are the overall guiding principles for the following goals and objectives. These principles are intended to provide a solid foundation upon which the City of Loves Park can begin to plan and implement. The guiding principles are:

• Enhance Community Character
• Involve All Sections of the Community
• Communicate
• Know Our Assets and Remove Liabilities
• Diversify and Expand

09/26/2017

The ninth and final goal of the Loves Park Comprehensive Plan is Fiscal & Economic Development. This goal centers around how the City can continue to grow existing business while attracting new businesses to the area over the next 10-20 years.

For more information on this goal or the ways Loves Park plans on increasing its citizens’ quality of life through economic development, check out Chapter Eight: Economic Development of the draft Loves Park Comprehensive Plan at http://loves-park.il.us/page/101/comprehensive-plan-update.

09/21/2017

The eighth goal of the Loves Park Comprehensive Plan is Administrative, Intergovernmental, and Organizational Cooperation. This goal is focused on the interactions and collaboration between Loves Park and its neighboring communities, as well as Federal, State, local governments to address the needs of the community-at-large and implement the goals outlined in this plan over the next 20 years.

For more information on this goal or some of the ways Loves Park plans to implement the elements of the comprehensive plan, check out Chapter Ten: Implementation Plan of the draft Loves Park Comprehensive Plan at http://loves-park.il.us/page/101/comprehensive-plan-update.

09/19/2017

The seven goal of the Loves Park Comprehensive Plan is Parks, Recreation, & Open Space. One of Loves Park’s biggest attributes are the quality community parks and open space that already exist, such as Olson Swedish Heritage Park and Rock Cut State Park. Community parks provide essential aesthetic, environmental, health, recreational, and other benefits. Over the next 10-20 years, Loves Park wants to continue to build upon this strength.

For more information on this goal or on the plans for community facilities and services in Loves Park, check out Chapter Six: Community Facilities and Public Infrastructure of the draft Loves Park Comprehensive Plan at http://loves-park.il.us/page/101/comprehensive-plan-update.

09/14/2017

The sixth goal of the Loves Park Comprehensive Plan is Community Facilities and Services. As Loves Park looks to the future, community facilities (particularly schools and parks) will play a large role in the growth of the city, as it is a major factor in someone’s choice to live or locate a business in a particular place.

For more information on this goal or on the plans for community facilities and services in Loves Park, check out Chapter Six: Community Facilities and Public Infrastructure of the draft Loves Park Comprehensive Plan at http://loves-park.il.us/page/101/comprehensive-plan-update.

09/12/2017

The fifth goal of the Loves Park Comprehensive Plan is Transportation. Over the next 10 to 20 years, it is the City of Loves Park’s intent to provide multi-modal transportation infrastructure in which residents and visitors of all ages and mobility can access services, places of employment, recreation, and neighborhoods safely and efficiently, as well as connect directly into the regional transportation system.

For more information on this goal or on the transportation system in Loves Park, check out Chapter Five: Transportation Element of the draft Loves Park Comprehensive Plan at http://loves-park.il.us/page/101/comprehensive-plan-update.

09/07/2017

The fourth goal of the Loves Park Comprehensive Plan is Light Industrial & Employment Use development in Loves Park over the next 10-20 years.

This goal is intended to improve the community as a whole by encourage the reuse of existing industrial land/buildings, promote conservation design principals and energy efficiency, and improve appearance of industrial facilities through design standards and landscaping.

For more information on this goal or on future industrial development in Loves Park, check out Chapter Four: Land Use Element or Chapter Eight: Economic Development of the draft Loves Park Comprehensive Plan at http://loves-park.il.us/page/101/comprehensive-plan-update.

08/31/2017

The third goal of the Loves Park Comprehensive Plan is Commercial, Retail, & Office Development. The goal of the Commercial, Retail, and Office development in Loves Park over the next 10-20 years is to provide residents with employment opportunities, increased sales tax, and assessed evaluations, while enhancing the image and appearance of the community.

For more information on this goal or on future commercial development in Loves Park, check out Chapter Four: Land Use Element of the draft Loves Park Comprehensive Plan at http://loves-park.il.us/page/101/comprehensive-plan-update.

08/24/2017

Today, we wanted to highlight the second goal of the plan, Residential Development & Housing. Over the next 10-20 years, Loves Park’s overall housing goal aims to address the needs of the existing and future population to ensure that the community remains vibrant and sustainable.

The Residential Development & Housing goal reads “Maintain and provide a broad range of housing types and prices that supports the local population, attracts new families, retain existing families, and enhances the overall quality and character of the City.”

For more information on this goal or on residential development and housing in Loves Park, check out Chapter Seven: Housing Element of the draft Loves Park Comprehensive Plan at http://loves-park.il.us/page/101/comprehensive-plan-update.

08/22/2017

Loves Park is excited to announce the release of the draft City of Loves Park Comprehensive Plan. We are looking for public comments and feedback on the draft plan. Each week we will be presenting and goal or element of the Plan. Comments or feedback can be emailed to Loves Park staff using the Send Email button on our page. The full draft can be accessed at http://loves-park.il.us/page/101/comprehensive-plan-update.

The first goal of the Comprehensive Plan is centered around Community Form & Character.

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