Comprehensive Town Plans & Planning

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This collection provides reference information for state and local governments, elected officials, citizens, and students on comprehensive plans and planning-related issues and includes research reports, comprehensive plans, land-use ordinances, and community growth and planning information. Visit the IPA website for more information.

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Browsing Comprehensive Town Plans & Planning by Author "Barnes, Philip"

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    2018 Update to the 2008 City of Milford Comprehensive Plan
    (2018-01) DeCoursey, William J.; Raab, Linda P.; Minni, Nicole M.; Eisenhart, Scott; Barnes, Philip; Oza, Jeel
    This plan was prepared by the City of Milford Planning and Zoning Commission with assistance from the Institute for Public Administration (IPA), a unit within the School of Public Policy & Administration at the University of Delaware. IPA links the research and resources of the University of Delaware with the management and information needs of local, state, and regional governments in the Delaware Valley. IPA provides assistance and research projects as well as training programs and policy forums. it serves as the 2018 update to the original 2008 City of Milford Comprehensive Plan. It was adopted in January of 2018 and certified in May of 2018.
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    Climate-Conscious Comprehensive Planning in Delaware: Developing and Piloting a Planning Process in Milford, Delaware
    (2017-08) Barnes, Philip; Sussex County, Delaware
    Given the extent of Delaware's vulnerability to three climate change impacts—sea-level rise, heavy precipitation, and increased temperatures—climate-conscious planning must become normal practice for Delaware’s municipalities. The climate-conscious planning process was piloted in Milford as the municipality updated its comprehensive development plan. The vulnerability assessment was completed using both the geographic information system and public mapping strategies, and the results were communicated through the language in the comprehensive plan chapters. This was the first effort in Delaware to develop a fully climate-conscious comprehensive plan. In previous comprehensive planning efforts in other municipalities, climate change had only been addressed a handful of times and only very narrowly in the environmental chapter.
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    Coastal Resiliency Needs Assessment in Sussex County
    (2017-05) Barnes, Philip
    Communities in Sussex County, Delaware, must address their vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts such as frequent flood events, sea level rise, and increased temperatures. To assist communities along the way, many Delaware state agencies and organizations offer a range of resources to local municipalities for hazard mitigation and resiliency-building. An important question is whether these state-level resources, which include technical and financial assistance programs, align with and serve the local needs of Sussex County communities. To help answer that question, a needs assessment was conducted at the municipal level to evaluate the level of fit between state offerings and the hazard mitigation and resiliency-building demands of Sussex County towns. Delaware Coastal Programs (DCP) partnered with the Institute for Public Administration (IPA) at the University of Delaware to conduct research on the local hazard mitigation and resiliency needs of Sussex County municipalities. Information on local needs was acquired through interviews with municipal leaders in several Sussex County towns. The interview data was analyzed, local needs were identified, and they were compared to a recently completed inventory of state agency service offerings to determine gaps. This report provides a summary of the completed research. It begins with a description of the research context, including discussion of a newly formed resiliency partnership comprising representatives of various state agencies. The report outlines the research methodology, describes the findings, and concludes with a set of recommendations to improve and enhance the effectiveness of resiliency-building activity in Sussex County municipalities.
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    Lewes Executive Committee on Resiliency: A Resilient Community Partnership
    (Institute for Public Administration, 2022-05-26) Barnes, Philip; Reitz, Jennifer
    The City of Lewes is one of Delaware’s most climate-vulnerable communities and is committed to developing and implementing climate resiliency policies and practices. In 2021, the Mayor and City Council empaneled an eleven-member Lewes Executive Committee on Resiliency (LECR) to identify, debate, and recommend resiliency measures that City Council could adopt. This brief provides details of the options and an analysis of their impacts.