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    2005 Amendment to the 2002 Update to the 1996 Town of Clayton Comprehensive Plan
    (2006-03-03T16:53:42Z) Raab, Linda; Wollaston, Martin; and IPA Planning Services
    The 2005 Amendment to the 2002 Update to the 1996 Town of Clayton Comprehensive Plan is the third amendment to the 2002 plan update adopted on January 16, 2003, and certified by the Office of State Planning Coordination on January 24, 2003. Changes in the Clayton area continue and prompt this amendment of Clayton’s comprehensive plan. This plan amendment consolidates the provisions of the 2002 Update, the July 2003 amendment, and the April 2004 amendment into a single document. It provides current information on population, transportation, housing, employment, the environment, municipal services, and land use, and it establishes a new municipal growth plan for the town. It articulates the Clayton community’s vision for its future and its position on land use and growth. As such it becomes a guide for decisions on development proposals, annexations, and capital improvements.
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    2005 Update to the 1999 Town of Bethany Beach Comprehensive Plan
    (2005-10-11T12:19:07Z) Wollaston, Martin; Fasano, William; and IPA Planning Services
    This Comprehensive Development Plan is intended to serve as a guideline for the future development of Bethany Beach. It has been adopted by the town council and is given official recognition as a guide for future planning efforts as a considered reflection of the wishes of the community and its representatives. The legal means for the implementation of the goals and objectives of this plan are included in zoning codes and other municipal codes and ordinances. This plan is a flexible guideline, and the updating or revision of planning goals and objectives is essential to keep the planning program responsive to the changing needs of the community. The public’s understanding of the role, and contribution to the efforts of the Planning Commission are needed to keep the community’s best interests aligned with the town’s growth and development plans for the future. Community interest and cooperative commitment to practical planning and the timely implementation of the goals and objectives of comprehensive development planning will contribute to a higher quality of life in Bethany Beach.
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    2006 Update to the 2001 Town of Odessa Comprehensive Plan
    (2007-02-22T19:25:59Z) Wollaston, Martin; and IPA Planning Services
    State law requires that planning be an ongoing process and that municipalities identify future planning activities. This document serves both as an update to Odessa’s 2001 comprehensive plan and Odessa’s Municipal Comprehensive Development Plan as required by state law. It is intended to cover a ten-year planning period and be reviewed at least every five years.
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    2008 Update to the 2002 Town of Blades Comprehensive Plan
    (2009-03-04T13:43:20Z) DeCoursey, William J.; and IPA Planning Services
    The Town of Blades Comprehensive Plan has several purposes. First and foremost, the plan is a unified advisory document to the Council and the Planning Commission on land use and growth issues. It should be used to guide future development decisions, re-zonings, annexations, and capital improvements throughout the town. The plan is also an informational document for the public. Citizens, business people, and government officials can turn to the plan to learn more about Blades and its policies for future land use decisions. Finally, the Blades Comprehensive Plan is a legal document.
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    2010 Update to the 2003 Town of Townsend Comprehensive Plan
    (2011-06-29) Wollaston, Martin; and IPA Planning Services
    This comprehensive development plan update is intended to serve as a document for the future development of the Town of Townsend. When adopted by the Town Council, it will be given official recognition as a guide for future planning efforts of the community and its representatives. The legal means for the implementation of the goals and objectives of this plan are included in zoning codes and other municipal codes and ordinances. This plan is a flexible document, and the updating or revision of planning goals and objectives is essential to keep the planning program responsive to the changing needs of the community. The plan is also an informational document for the public. Citizens, business people, and government officials can turn to the plan to learn more about Townsend and its policies for future land use decisions. Potential new residents can use the document as an informational resource about the town, including its characteristics and facilities, to help them make decisions about moving to Townsend. This document contains the most current information on population, housing, land use, transportation and the environment, which may be of interest to land developers, economic-development professionals, and financiers. Finally, the Town of Townsend comprehensive plan update is a legal document. The Delaware Code specifies that “. . . any incorporated municipality under this chapter shall prepare a comprehensive plan for the city or town or portions thereof as the commission deems appropriate.” The code further specifies, “after a comprehensive plan or portion thereof has been adopted by the municipality in accordance with this chapter, the comprehensive plan shall have the force of law and no development shall be permitted except as consistent with the plan.” (§ 702, Title 22, Delaware Code)
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    2010 Update to the 2004 Town of Elsmere Comprehensive Plan
    (2011-01-21) O'Donnell, Edward; Wollaston, Martin; and IPA Planning Services
    The 2010 Update to the 2004 Town of Elsmere Comprehensive Plan provides information on population, housing, employment, the environment, public services, and land use. Most importantly, the 2010 Update provides the Town of Elsmere’s vision for its future land use and is, therefore, the town’s guide for making decisions on development proposals and capital improvements.
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    City of Lewes Comprehensive Plan
    (2006-03-03T16:59:52Z) Wollaston, Martin; Athey, Lori; and IPA Planning Services
    The City of Lewes has conducted many planning studies since the last Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 1992. This Plan reviewed those studies, brought forward those issues and recommendations that were deemed still relevant, and analyzed new issues of concern to the city. All of these elements have been compiled and prioritized into one document that meets Delaware's requirements for a Certified Comprehensive Development Plan for the City of Lewes.
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    Delaware City Comprehensive Plan
    (2009-03-04T13:50:21Z) O'Donnell, Edward; and IPA Planning Services
    The plan is a legal document serving as a foundation for Delaware City’s land use decisions and annexation policy. It also serves as a consolidated reference guide containing demographic, economic, environmental, and historical information about Delaware City.
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    Town of Clayton Comprehensive Plan
    (2009-03-04T13:37:20Z) Raab, Linda; and IPA Planning Services
    The 2008 Town of Clayton Comprehensive Plan provides current information on population, transportation, housing, employment, the environment, municipal services, and land use, and it establishes a new municipal growth plan for the town. It articulates the Clayton community’s vision for its future and its position on land use and growth. As such, it becomes a guide for decisions on development proposals, annexations, and capital improvements.
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    Town of Dewey Beach Comprehensive Plan
    (2008-01-31T18:37:32Z) Wollaston, Martin; and IPA Planning Services
    State law requires that planning be an ongoing process and that municipalities identify future planning activities. This document is Dewey Beach’s Municipal Comprehensive Development Plan as required by state law. It is intended to cover a ten-year planning period and be reviewed at least every five years.
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    Town of Frankford Comprehensive Plan
    (2009-08-18T19:49:31Z) Wollaston, Martin; and IPA Planning Services
    The plan is a legal document serving as a foundation for Frankford’s land use decisions and annexation policy. It also serves as a consolidated reference guide containing demographic, economic, environmental, and historical information about Frankford.
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    Town of Magnolia Comprehensive Plan
    (2009-08-18T19:51:57Z) Wollaston, Martin; and IPA Planning Services
    The plan is a legal document serving as a foundation for Magnolia’s land use decisions and annexation policy. It also serves as a consolidated reference guide containing demographic, economic, environmental, and historical information about Magnolia.
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    Town of Middletown Comprehensive Plan
    (2006-03-03T19:12:25Z) Wollaston, Martin; Mix, Troy; and IPA Planning Services
    The Town of Middletown Comprehensive Plan is Middletown’s authoritative statement of land use policy. This plan brings Middletown into compliance with Title 22 of the Delaware Code, Chapter 7, Section 702, which requires municipalities to prepare comprehensive plans to direct land use. The plan is a legal document serving as a foundation for Middletown’s land use decisions and annexation policy. It also serves as a consolidated reference guide containing demographic, economic, environmental, and historical information about Middletown.